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A fire in the early morning hours of Saturday, January 18 completely destroyed a house at 618 Black Oak Ridge in Seymour. The blaze left the resident and her three children without a home. The fire occurred at approximately 2:30 a.m. No one...
As bidding for subcontractors on building the new Boyd’s Creek Elementary School gets underway over the next three months, and as tax season approaches, the Sevier County School System (SCSS) can be happy about at least one big tax break,...
On January 13, 2003 the Spencer Clark Chapter DAR honored the 2002-2003 Good Citizen, Logan Thomas R. Haggard a senior at Seymour High School. Logan is the son of Gary and Kim Haggard. Logan’s essay entitled “Our American Heritage and Our...
“Before Night Falls” was the theme for Seymour Community Christian School’s homecoming activities on Tuesday, January 21. Six lovely ladies were presented as candidates for homecoming princess. They were: 7th graders, Miss Elizabeth...
Willemssen, Rachel V. Rachel V. Willemssen 81 of Maryville died Monday January 20, 2003 at her home in Maryville. She was born March 21, 1921 in Lyon County, Iowa. She was a long time resident of Memphis. She was preceded in death by her...
Hold it! Wait a minute! What’s going on here? To the Editor, Seymour Herald I have been watching and listening to George W. Bush for the last few months on television, radio and newspapers, and I feel that the man is no longer in control....
Part 3 Can teenage suicide be prevented? This is the conclusion of a three-part series of articles related to the alarming rise in teenage suicide, and the efforts to prevent what many have called “a permanent solution to a temporary problem.”...
The ice may be gone for now, but when it returns the Sevier County Ambulance Authority will be ready. Kevin McClure, EMT-IV with Sevier County Ambulance Authority, said his team was prepared to deal with snowy roads before adverse weather conditions...
presented by CBT as part of UT’s Africa Semester Celebration KNOXVILLE — The Clarence Brown Theatre will kick off 2003 with “The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite” Feb. 6 – 22, in conjunction with UT’s Africa Semester Celebration....
The Dollywood Company announced the addition of Rick Baker as Vice President of Marketing for Dollywood and Dolly’s Splash Country replacing Susan Hinchcliff Whitaker, the newly appointed Tennessee Commission of Tourism. Baker has been associated...
Academy Award nominee Peter O’Toole has been chosen to receive an Honorary Award by the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Award, an Oscar® statuette, will be presented at the 75th Anniversary Academy...
Knoxville, Tennessee – Young cancer survivors pursuing higher education may be eligible for scholarships from the Mid-South Division of the American Cancer Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization. For the third consecutive...
The Scholastic Art Awards is the largest and longest running program for the visual arts in the United States. The Awards attract more than 250,000 entries each year and reach students in 99% of American schools (public, private, and parochial)....
“Return with us now, to those thrilling days of yesteryear, … the Lone Ranger!” Do you remember those old television programs, like the Lone Ranger, Marshall Dillon on Gunsmoke, Hopalong Cassidy, Lash LaRue, Roy Rogers, and Gene Autry?...
Two drivers collided in front of Floyd’s Market late Wednesday morning, temporarily slowing traffic in the immediate area. The accident occurred at approximately 11:23 a.m. on Wednesday, January 22 when Eric Harrell, the driver of a late-model...
Special events volunteer Jack Goodman (center) helps display some of this year’s winning entries in the 13th annual Wilderness Wildlife Week Photo Contest. From left: Shane Eubanks, Dee Murphy, Goodman, Lori, Cooper, and Penny Core. Winners...
Community service alerts emergency response personnel to pets inside 100.3 The River is proud to announce a new promotion that also serves as an important community service to listeners, as well as others in the East Tennessee area. The River...
In a joint statement released by Joseph Karl, Publisher of the Seymour Herald and Norbert Stovall, CEO of Chartbuster Karaoke they announced that they have finalized plans and will begin publishing the “Karaoke Singer News”. Distributed...
Big Mama Digital Entertainment announced that “America’s Rising Stars” contest finals will be held at Big Mama’s Karaoke Café in Seymour on Wednesday, January 29, 2003 beginning at 8 p.m. The $25,000 Karaoke Contest Finals, sponsored...
Boy Scouts from Troop 585 in Seymour spent the weekend of January 17-19, 2003 at the FOP lodge off of Martin Mill Pike in Knoxville. The Derby was sponsored by the Sequoyah Chapter, Order of the Arrow, Pellissippi Lodge #230. Their main purpose...
