Archive for: July, 2002

East Tennessee’s only teen nightclub opens in Seymour

East Tennessee’s only teen nightclub opens in Seymour

Seymour, TN-Total Kaos, a teen dance club, has finally opened its doors. The club, located on Highway 411 in the Seymour Business Park, is for teenagers and is open Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On Fridays and Saturdays, the club is open...

 

$16,000 raised by Survivor Ride

The First Annual Survivor Ride and Benefit was held last Saturday, raising over $16,000 in proceeds for this year’s chosen recipient, Bonnie Webb. Over 100 bikes gathered at Knoxville Harley Davidson on Clinton Highway for the event. The entourage...

 

Internationally known cartoonist welcomed to The Seymour Herald

As the quality, content, and reporting in The Seymour Herald continues to improve with each issue, publisher Joseph Karl has struck a deal with Cagle Cartoons to provide high quality, professional, timely political cartoons. Daryl Cagle, former...

 

110 Accidents in 29 years on or near my property

110 Accidents in 29 years on or near my property

Jane David, a former Collins employee, was at her wits end when she came up to me at an accident hoping that I was a newspaper reporter. “Are you from the Seymour Herald?” she asked. I responded that I was. “I’ve lived there in that...

 

Welcome back Dynamite Quick Mart!

Welcome back Dynamite Quick Mart!

Dynamite Quick Mart and Gas Station, according to the sign pictured, has officially reopened! The store had to be rebuilt after a fire destroyed it earlier this year. The Dynamite Quick Mart is located on the corner of Chapman Hwy and White...

 

Vandalism on Chapman Highway

Vandalism on Chapman Highway

Frank Hembree, driver of the 18-wheel Karaoke Semi Truck and Trailer, returned from an event this past Sunday (July 28th). After parking his tractor-trailer in front of the old Mama’s Karaoke Café on Chapman Hwy., he discovered the passenger...

 

Three-car accident on Chapman Hwy.

Three-car accident on Chapman Hwy.

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Monday July 29th, Officer Wilds, from the Sevier County Police Department, responded to a three-car accident on Chapman Hwy. near the Seymour Public Library. According to Craig Valentine, who was driving a 2001...

 

Senate homeland security bill includes Thompson language on national labs

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced that the Senate Homeland Security bill includes language crafted by Senators Pete Domenici (R-NM) and Thompson, which will allow the new Department of Homeland Security to benefit from...

 

Frist Hail increased education funding for Tennessee

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) praised the Department of Education’s announcement specifying state-by-state education funding levels for the new year under the No Child Left Behind Act. The bill, which was signed into...

 

Castle found competent to stand trial

Knoxville, TN–Dr. Christopher Ellis Castle, a former Seymour physician facing more than 500 charges of distributing illegal narcotics, was found competent Friday to stand trial. Castle, along with a group of co-conspirators, allegedly used...

 

Middle Creek Road causes traffic delays

Sevierville, TN-Construction is well under way affecting traffic flow on some widely traveled roads. Middle Creek Road connects Sevierville to Pigeon Forge allowing those, who know about it, a bypass around heavy Parkway traffic. Construction...

 

King’s Academy gets by with a little help from their friends

King’s Academy gets by with a little help from their friends

Krista@seymourherald.com Mission teams, from all across the United States, have converged on King’s Academy throughout the summer. Their mission was to aid the school in up keep. Every year the Seymour private school creates a “to do”...

 

Can Home Improvements Give You Tax Benefits?

Your home probably will be the biggest investment you ever make. And, in many ways, it’s an investment that will reward you. For one thing, most homes tend to appreciate over time. Furthermore, your house can give you something you always...

 

New Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center’s Senior Center

New Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center’s Senior Center

The new Ft. Sanders Sevier Medical Center’s Senior Center is almost complete. The facility, located on Chapman Highway in Sevierville, is being built by General Contractors, LLC and should be completed within the next two weeks. …...

 

Seymour needs more to see

editor@seymourherald.com Last week I talked about Seymour being an epicenter for several counties. As that epicenter, isn’t it time we provide ourselves and our neighbors, with a reason to – not just pass through our community –...

 

Letters to the editor:

Krista, I want to thank you for doing such a wonderful article on Natural Hormone Replacement Therapy. You really did a great job. Thank you also for taking interest in such an important topic. Hopefully because of this article, we will be...

 

Obituaries 07-31-02 • 08-06-02

Ellie S. Ownby, May 17, 1913 – July 22, 2002 age 89 of Gatlinburg, passed away Monday, July 22, 2002 at Fort Sanders- Sevier Medical Center. Her son, Roy Lee Gibson, preceded her in death. Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home. Cemetery:...

 

Missing dog causes heartbreak for Seymour woman

Missing dog causes heartbreak for Seymour woman

Loving, kind, compassionate, and generous are all characteristics we hope all pet owners have. Seymour resident Cindy Williams is that type of person and shows it by taking in stray animals whenever she can. Williams’ compassion for living...

 

A church where a gym used to be

A church where a gym used to be

Sevierville, TN – A million miles in eight years is a lot of covered ground. Pastor Gene Wolfenbarger didn’t mind because he was called to evangelize and so, he did. Traveling all around the country, spreading the word of God to a...

 

The big fat Seymour Herald challenge

The big fat Seymour Herald challenge

The Seymour Herald decided to challenge itself to a weight off. Joe Karl, Michele Karl, Cristine Sailors and Krista Laughner have challenged each other to a diet contest, which is sure to provide weeks of entertaining reading. The nice thin...