Archive for: October, 2002

Fall colors of Dollywood’s Harvest Celebration unfolds

Fall colors of Dollywood’s Harvest Celebration unfolds

Theme Park Celebrates 25 Year Anniversary of Popular Autumn Event Pigeon Forge, TN – It’s been 25 years since folks in East Tennessee began honoring the pioneer days of bringing in the fall harvest. What was once a small affair called...

 

Alcoa to observe planned power outage

The Alcoa Electric Department has scheduled an outage on Friday night, October 11, 2002 for its service area served by Wildwood Substation. The outage will begin at midnight and it is estimated that the outage will last approximately four hours....

 

It’s Leaf Collection Season

The City of Sevierville Public Works Department will begin annual leaf collection service on Monday, October 14, 2002. The service will continue through mid-January (final date is dependent upon seasonal needs). For leaves that fall after...

 

Search for man who sexually assaulted 8-year-old widens

Search for man who sexually assaulted 8-year-old widens

The FBI Miami Division and the Miami-Dade Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Bernard Perez Thomas, who sexually assaulted an 8-year-old girl in Miami, Florida. R. Joe Clark, Special Agent in Charge of the...

 

Suspected bank robber nabbed after shootout

At approximately 9:46 a.m. on Friday, October 4, a person and vehicle answering the description of a man wanted for robbing the Citizens Bank in Harrogate, TN, were observed at a traffic light in Middlesboro, Kentucky, by officers of the Middlesboro,...

 

Frist, Thompson applaud committee approval of Moccasin Bend agreement

U.S. Senators Bill Frist (R-TN) and Fred Thompson (R-TN) announced that the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources today approved legislation making Moccasin Bend a National Archeological District. “Senator Thompson and I have been...

 

Frist introduces bill to support trauma centers

U.S. Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) introduced legislation authorizing the “Trauma Care Systems Planning and Development Act,” which provides federal grants to states to improve statewide trauma care systems. The legislation was introduced late...

 

Tennessee State Bank Announces the Promotion of Several Employees

Todd Proffitt, President and CEO of Tennessee State Bank, is pleased to announce the promotion of key staff whose banking experience totals 60 years. Billie Greene has been recently promoted to Vice President. Greene has been employed with Tennessee...

 

What Does it Mean to be a “Long-term” Investor?

During times of market turbulence, you may hear how important it is to stay focused on the long term. But what, exactly, does it mean to be a long-term investor? And what can you do to become one? To begin with, you need to set your long-term...

 

Looking for a good book?

BOOK Heaven has at least 35,000 pre-read books. The only used bookstore in Sevier County, BOOK Heaven, under the previous owner, was known as Sandy’s Books. Books are still traded, and there is a new service, Search. Request a certain book...

 

David’s Abbey Carpet Returns to Morristown

After leaving the Morristown market in 1998, David’s Abbey Carpet has reopened at a new location in Morristown. The new store is located at the corner of West Andrew Johnson Highway and Kidwell Ridge Rd. (4010B West Andrew Johnson Highway)....

 

Speaker planned for South Knoxville/Seymour Business & Professional Association meeting

The Director of the Knoxville Area Tennessee Small Business Development Center, Teri Brahams, is planning to speak at the next meeting of the South Knoxville/ Seymour Business & Professional Association. Brahams is an honors graduate of...

 

Holy Trinity Lutheran presents check to local firefighters

Holy Trinity Lutheran presents check to local firefighters

Holy Trinity Lutheran Church presented the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department with a check at a ceremony held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, October 2, in the amount of $1600. The check was made up from the proceeds of a benefit barbeque the church held...

 

America’s largest Southern Gospel event returns to Dollywood in October

7th Annual Southern Gospel Jubilee to Feature Over 30 Gospel Acts in More Than 275 Performances This fall, a spectacular celebration of gospel sounds will once again fill the autumn air at Dollywood as the park presents its 7th Annual Southern...

 

Without pride, you can’t have full potential

Last issue I said I’d talk more about Pride. In particular, Seymour Pride. One of the many reasons I’ve gotten to really love this place is partially due to the pride. The businesses that take pride in their work, their products and even...

 

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, On your web site listing area schools, how about adding Johnson Bible College? I realize all of the other schools listed are elementary and secondary, but since we are located in the Seymour area it would be nice to be included...

 

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor, That was an incredible picture on the front page of the last issue of a wreck. I understand the reason for why they put that wreck on the Highway, but I was curious as to what happened to that car. How did it get that way? Steve...

 

Obituaries WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2002 • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2002

Allen, Retha Virginia Bailey September 30, 1914 – October 02, 2002. Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home. Cemetery: Allen Cemetery. Retha Virginia Bailey Allen, age 88, widow of Fred R. Allen, died Wednesday, October 2, 2002. Born in Bentonville,...

 

Seymour High School Alumni Cheerleaders come back

Seymour High School Alumni Cheerleaders come back

Seymour Herald Staff Photo Pictured from left to right are: Front Row: Ginger Elliott, Megan Montgomery, Jana Cole, Julie Berry and Lori Lane. Back Row left to right: Andi Householder, Courtney Gibson, Mandy Payne, Alisha Houston, Cherish...

 

Seymour Intermediate School gets visit from Knoxville Zoo

Seymour Intermediate School gets visit from Knoxville Zoo

The Seymour Intermediate School welcomed Steve McGuffin, the Outreach Coordinator at the Knoxville Zoo, to the school on Monday through Thursday of last week to give a one-hour program to all four of the school’s fourth grade science classes...