Archive for: May, 2002

No Hangin’ or Stuffin’ Mail Boxes – Mail Only

Local residents are in a “stir” over “everything from soup to nuts” being placed in their mail receptacles. “I’d like to put my garbage in their mail boxes for awhile and see if they would be so happy with it. This time of the year...

 

Restaurant Review :White Star Market and Deli

Gas and food, food and gas. It is the chicken and egg argument. Which came first? When the two meet it can spell disaster, but in the case of White Star Market the combination works. I have had several opportunities to taste the menu items at...

 

411 show Seymour Primary a good time

411 show Seymour Primary a good time

Ms. McMahan’s first grade class from Seymour Primary School had a wonderful time Saturday night at 411 Raceway. The class was invited by one of Ms.McMahan’s students Tanner Blake. Ms. McMahan got into the spirit of the evening (It was 60s...

 

Seymour Primary Relay for Life Team Fundraiser a Success

Seymour Primary Relay for Life Team Fundraiser a Success

The Seymour Primary School Relay for Life team held a fundraiser benefit night this past Thursday May 9th at the Chapman Hwy. Burger King. A portion of the sales from the restaurant from 5:00 to 8:00 pm were donated to the team to help fight...

 

Seymour High students wash cars for costumes

Seymour High students wash cars for costumes

Seymour High School students worked hard this last Saturday in McDonalds parking lot. The group was cleaning cars to raise money for costumes for their upcoming Shakespeare play, “Romero and Juliet”. Ms. Trainer stated, “We raised about...

 

Schools Aid Those Less Fortunate

Have any old eyeglasses sitting around collecting dust? Wondering what to do with them? Well, the Seymour area school children can tell you, DONATE THEM! During the week of May 20th through the 24th Seymour Primary, Intermediate, Middle and...

 

Keeping Their Feet to the Fire: All Politics is Local

Well, the election is over! Some new commissioners are on board, and some retained their posts. What have we learned? Some people need to rethink the way they campaign, and some have succeeded by promising to work to improve their community...

 

Baseball Diamond Journal

The Atlanta Braves have sent down Tim “Spoony” Spoonybarger, the phenom reliever, to AAA Richmond. Spoony had a 3.14 ERA and no record when he was shipped down to the farm. It seems Bobby Cox needed to make roster room and “he can get...

 

Martin contends that Rowe is Wrong

Former Tennessee Quarterback Tee Martin has vehemently denied any wrong doing in the latest “Car-Gate” scandal accused at the University of Tennessee. Tee Martin admits to having been friends and even acknowledges he helped introduce Diane...

 

Third Annual Phillip Fulmer Golf Classic Benefits Knoxville Youths

More than 200 golfers will participate Friday in the third annual Phillip Fulmer Golf Classic, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Knoxville, Inc. Fulmer has invited former UT quarterback Heath Shuler...

 

Pinky decides against returning to Vols

Tight end recruit Leon Pinky has decided not to return to the Tennessee football team, ending months of speculation regarding his status for the 2002 Vols. The Northridge, Calif., native enrolled at UT in January, joining signees Jason Allen,...

 

‘60s night at 411 Raceway

‘60s night at 411 Raceway

411 Raceway in Seymour, TN. is the place to be on Saturday nights and if you missed it this past weekend, you missed a lot. It was 1960’s night. They had .25 cent hotdogs, a Hula-Hoop contest for the kids, and if you dressed in 60’s clothes,...

 

Sports in General College Football

Cheer, cheer for old Notre Dame… With the Catholic Church looking ever more like it might need to hire John Rocker’s publicist, I was hoping that the Notre Dame football team might be able to give the denomination some positive vibes this...

 

Collectors turn up the volume on music memorabilia

Collectors turn up the volume on music memorabilia

Music memorabilia is the fastest growing area of collecting in the hobby. Having a one-of-a-kind item or one that there are few of, such as a gold record award certainly would make any collector the envy of his or her collecting peers.”...

 

William Doyle auction highlights

William Doyle auction highlights

PAUL POIRET MILITARY STYLE EVENING COAT French, circa 1917 Estimate: $12,000-18,000 This extraordinary coat by legendary designer Paul Poiret is made of French blue ribbed silk, and features turned back cuffs held up with Oriental style...

 

Patriot Park from pg 1

Patriot Park from pg 1

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Patriot Park from pg 1

Patriot Park from pg 1

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Editorial

Well, the Election is over and with any race we have winners and losers. Many of you went to the voting polls. Many of you did not. Those who did not probably thought that their vote would not matter. The results of this election proved that...

 

Eight New Sevier County Commissioners

Eight New Sevier County Commissioners

Sevier County voters have elected eight new county commissioners during the May 7th Republican Primary election. They are Rev. Ronnie Allen, Mike Hillard, Kent Woods, James Dykes, Martha (Marty) Hamilton, Jim Keener, Gerold Rhea and Greg Patterson. Blount...

 

Fitness Center Family Fitness Closes Doors

Fitness Center Family Fitness Closes Doors

A portion of the $150,000 worth of equipment that was donated went to King’s Academy Family Fitness Health and Fitness Club in Sevierville closed its doors this past week to the surprise of many of its members. Manager Scott Hawn attributed...