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Ralph E. Whaley announces for County Commissioner, 6th District, Sevier County Ralph Whaley is a native of Sevier County a U.S. Navy veteran and has served three (3) terms previously on the Sevier County Commission. Ralph is married to Mary...
Many and sincere congratulations to Joe and Michele Karl for giving birth to “ The voice of Seymour”. As a happy subscriber and avid reader, I find all the stories and articles well written and easy to read. They are not filled with cumbersome...
As everyone from this area already knows and it needs no mention, Seymour is growing. The recent auction at Peacock’s Crossing is a prime example. Over $1.5 million dollars for just over 14 acres of land. And don’t forget the recent $1 million...
Mike Campbell has recently joined the family at Chartbuster Karaoke as the Director of Marketing. Campbell, who is originally from Nashville, was recently married and has two children, one boy and one girl, ages 10 and eight. Prior to accepting...
Margaret Ruth Ogle May 22, 1934 April 17, 2002 Funeral Home: Atchley’s Smoky Mountain Chapel Cemetery: Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Margaret Ruth Ogle, age 67 of Gatlinburg died Wednesday, April 17, 2002. She was preceded in death by her...
Edna Fay Remkus January 22, 1923 April 19, 2002 Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home Edna Fay Remkus, age 79 of Seymour, formerly of Melrose Park, Illinois, died Friday, April 19, 2002 at Pigeon Forge Health and Rehabilitation. She was preceded...
Louise Mandrell, in her sixth season here, allows school groups to perform as openers before her appearance. Rave Revue, performing high school choir hailing from Ravenswood, West Virginia, garnered Mandrell’s best ever. Mandrell encourages...
chris@seymourherald.com Why is it that the genre of music associated with this part of the country is so . . .so abnormal? Hey, I love country music as much as the next guy, but have any of you ever really sat and listened to the lyrics? We...
At the beginning of The King’s Academy’s soccer season the Lions set four goals, two of which have already been accomplished. Their first goal was to beat Seymour, something that they had not done in five years when Coach Paul Mobley first...
Well once again rain was in the forecast for Saturday the 20th of April. It was overcast at Galaxy 411 Raceway, but as time came to open the gates to the pit, the clouds moved out and it was a beautiful day. The Cars rolled thru the gates,...
If you need to get your car worked on in Seymour, more than likely you go to Baker’s Transmission. If you want to do a little bench racing after the Saturday night show at Galaxy 411 Raceway, you go to Baker’s Transmission. If you want...
It was reported that the black car in the forefront went through a red light and struck the other car, which landed upside down at the intersection of Chapman Hwy and Boyds Creek. Saturday April 6th. There were injuries and traffic was back...
This issue of the Smoky Mountain Herald that you are holding is the first ever. We hope it is the first of very many more to come. You probably picked this one up for free at the newsstand or perhaps from a friend or relative, and you’re looking...
Rod Run puts pedal to metal in Pigeon Forge Thousands of classic car owners, enthusiasts, and well-wishers flocked to Pigeon Forge on April 10th -13th for the Spring Grand Rod Run hosted by the Grand Resort Hotel & Convention Center....
As part of our series on the banking systems here in Seymour, it was discovered that the largest percentage of growth in the banking market has been in home financing. Growth in the Seymour area has skyrocketed in the past five years. With...
“Faith looks back to mercies given, to promises fulfilled, to victories won. Faith looks forward to new songs of deliverance, new wells of understanding, new reasons for rejoicing. Faith fills the past with gratitude, the present with...
Dennis Buchholz and Matt DeRop will soon be busy with there new business, Seymour Flooring, located at 10520 Chapman Hwy. Seymour Flooring is just one store Buchholz has opened in the floor covering business. He will be moving from his current...
The elections are nearly upon us and the temperature is rising and so are the tempers. You might have noticed that one constable has been arrest for assault. The talk is heating up almost as hot as the unfortunate fire’s we have had in the...
Well, the opening bell has sounded on the baseball season and it looks like some teams did not answer the bell. First up, the lowly Detroit Tigers. My favorite team has fallen upon hard times and former Knoxvillian Phil Garner was let go after...
As part of our series on the banking systems here in Seymour, it was discovered that the largest percentage of growth in the banking market has been in home financing. Growth in the Seymour area has skyrocketed in the past five years. With a...
