Archive for: August, 2002

2002 enrollment marks 20 percent growth over last year

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.- This Saturday Johnson Bible College will welcome its largest student body to date with approximately 825 students, a 20 percent increase over last year’s enrollment. The school is expecting 270 new students to join its campus...

 

Artist honored at Seymour Library

Artist honored at Seymour Library

Ms. Hoff, an accomplished artist was honored at an open house last Monday night at the Seymour Library. The artist, who died last August at age 82, left 900 art books and other materials to the library. Hoff was a former resident of the Goose...

 

Tennessee Martial Arts University nearly doubles in size

Tennessee Martial Arts University nearly doubles in size

The Tennessee Martial Arts University, located on Hwy. 411, nearly across the street from the Seymour Business Park, at 415 Maryville Hwy, increased their size this summer by 800 square feet. This augmented the total square footage of the dojo...

 

Lions get 21-0 jamboree win over TSD

Lions get 21-0 jamboree win over TSD

The King’s Academy Lions took part in a high school football jamboree Friday night at Neyland Stadium and came away from the contest with some added confidence after a 21-0 win over the Tennessee School for the Deaf. “I think we finally...

 

Smokies must make up ground quick during final home stand

Smokies must make up ground quick during final home stand

Tennessee closed a four game road trip by splitting a double-header with the Greenville Braves Saturday night to pull 5 1/2 games behind Eastern Division leader Jacksonville with eight games left in the season. The Smokies must sweep the two...

 

Sports in General: The National Football League…

By Jeff Drews The Pittsburgh Steelers are the early favorites. The thirty something Raiders aren’t far behind. The Miami Dolphins think running back Ricky Williams will be the difference and the Tennessee Titans claim they’re ready to get...

 

Gordon Ends winless streak, gets first Bristol night win

Gordon Ends winless streak, gets first Bristol night win

Bristol, TN.- Jeff Gordon took the lead with two laps remaining and held off a strong challenge from Rusty Wallace to take his first Bristol night race win Saturday night at Thunder Valley. In winning the Sharpie 500 in Bristol, Gordon also...

 

Heroes were out at BMS: not racers but NYFD members

Heroes were out at BMS: not racers but NYFD members

The heroes that most racing fans admire are guys like Rusty Wallace and Jeff Gordon. But on Saturday night, in the hills of Tennessee, a group of unlikely heroes were honored. As part of the pre-race ceremonies, New York Fire Department personnel...

 

News and notes from the Bristol weekend

News and notes from the Bristol weekend

Overheard conversation- Actor David Keith speaking to Billy Ray Cyrus on Pit Lane. Keith asked Cyrus to call him to get together a jam session and possibly contribute to an album with a band Keith apparently has put together. Marriage Vows-...

 

Collectors get a charge out of glass insulators

They have to rank as one of the more esoteric categories of collectibles. Glass insulators, those crown jewels that sat atop electrical poles preventing leakage of current, have become dear to many collectors. The most valuable examples can...

 

What’s happening in celebrity news

What’s happening in celebrity news

Baby Time! Supermodel Claudia Schiffer, 31, is expecting. She is now in her first trimester. The model is married to British film producer Matthew Vaughn. * Renee Zellweger, 33, who recently starred in “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” has bought...

 

Movie Review “Simone”

Movie Review “Simone”

“Simone,” is a satire about a synthetic actor manufactured by computers. She is perfect in every way and everyone loves her. Al Pacino, who stars as Simone’s creator, moves the movie along. The show opens telling about a washed-up movie...

 

AMBER Alert to come to our area

AMBER Alert to come to our area

Last week, Knoxville Police Chief Phil Keith held a meeting for members of the media to discuss instituting the AMBER plan in East Tennessee based on the AMBER alert. With the help of the media and several police agencies, Keith is ready...

 

Cup-a-Joe heads to The Stables

August’s Cup – a – Joe Day will be held this Friday (August 30th) at The Stables subdivision. The Stables is located on Boyd’s Creek Rd. a mile passed Seymour High School. Cup – a – Joe Day is sponsored by the Seymour Herald and...

 

‘Town Meeting’ held at Seymour Primary School

‘Town Meeting’ held at Seymour Primary School

Channel 10 WBIR-TV aired their popular evening show, “Town Meeting” last Thursday evening at Seymour Primary School. Between 40 to 50 concerned parents and educators joined to discuss the topic of Parent Support Groups in schools, their...

 

Seymour resident fights pollution single-handedly

Seymour resident fights pollution single-handedly

It was a hot sunny day last Tuesday. As Seymour resident Debbie Hatcher drove her daughter to band practice something in the road caught her attention. In the middle of Chapman Hwy., a quarter mile before Floyd’s Market, lay a full bag...

 

School’s back and so is the traffic

School’s back and so is the traffic

With school back, traffic will be heavier than normal. Be sure to check the traffic safety tips on the top of the page. … read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle...

 

Fred Thompson to star in hit series

Fred Thompson to star in hit series

According to a reporter in Hollywood Reporter, Sen. Fred Thompson of Tennessee is on track to be the new chief prosecutor on the long-running NBC drama “Law & Order”. Thompson is said to be joining the cast of the Emmy-winning drama,...

 

Former Seymour Valedictorian enters medical school

Former Seymour Valedictorian enters medical school

Brooke Anne Elliott, 1998 Seymour High School Valedictorian, was presented with a white doctor’s coat in a ceremony held August 3rd 2002, at East Tennessee State University. Elliott, who is the daughter of Betsy (a fourth grade teacher at...

 

School has started take precaution

Since area schools re-opened Monday, August 19th, pedestrian and vehicle traffic will be increased significantly. Please take note of the following recommendations from the Sevierville Police Department: * Arrive at least one half hour early...