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The April meeting of the Sevier County Planning Commission opened with a one-hour workshop to review the troubled Douglas Lake and Eagle Springs projects left in limbo by Stetson. The regular meeting started after the presentation by Knoxville...
Traffic was backed up along Boyd’s Creek Rd. Thursday morning at approximately 8:00 a.m. holding up school traffic after a three-car accident. A 2002 Kia driven by George Earl rear-ended a 2001 Grand Prix driven by Terry Day which pushed...
If you are looking for a family event to do you may want to check out the Bluff Mountain Saddle Club. The club, which started in 1972, is geared to be a family event. They hold a horse show every second Saturday of the month at 6:00 p.m. which...
Parents who are proud of their graduating students are urged to contact The Herald Newspapers immediately for a special pull-out section to be dedicated to this year’s class. High school students who have completed their course of education...
This Sunday, April 20, marks the celebration of Easter, a major Christian holiday. Most local churches will be observing this day of reverence, which turns on themes of rebirth, renewal, and regeneration. Among the various observances around...
First I received an email about it, and then another. I just deleted them. Then Tony Lambert our production manager walks over to tell me he just received a strange phone call. He hands me an email to read. It’s from a Dr. Akeem Abiloa. He...
In Maryville the East Tennessee Chapter of the Antique Automobile Club of America sponsored a car show in downtown Maryville this past Sunday. Many antique cars lined Broadway Ave., which was closed down for the show. Several turned out to...
All meetings are schedule for 7 p.m. The Sevier County Planning Office will continue its survey of the county’s communities on the zoning issue. David Taylor stated in his monthly report to the Planning Commission that he has three parts in...
The National Taxpayers Union (NTU) has awarded Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) its annual “Taxpayers’ Friend Award” for the year 2002. The award is given to those Members who have consistently voted to reduce taxpayer burden. Congressman...
No “Park”ing for Bredesen The Senate Environment, Conservation, and Tourism Committee told the Bredesen administration to cut evenly when it unanimously voted to restore over $15 million in funding to four funds for parks, wetlands, and...
“The opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the columnists and not necessarily those of The Herald Newspapers, the publishers, or our advertisers and sponsors.” – The Editors The alienation between the government of the...
“The opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the columnists and not necessarily those of The Herald Newspapers, the publishers, or our advertisers and sponsors.” – The Editors Now that Saddam’s regime has crumbled, a difficult...
“The opinions expressed on the editorial page are those of the columnists and not necessarily those of The Herald Newspapers, the publishers, or our advertisers and sponsors.” – The Editors Like millions of my fellow Americans, I rejoiced...
Residents braved the nasty weather and came out to Olde City Italian Eatery & Ice Cream Parlor on Chapman Hwy. in Seymour to listen to the tunes of the gospel group, “The Jeff Treece Band.” Attendance was estimated at around 100 people...
This week the sun is out, the birds are singing and afternoons are filled with the sounds of bats cracking, balls bouncing, rackets swishing and feet pounding. This time last week the rain was pouring down and only the pitter-patter of rain...
The difference a year can make: last season the Lady Tigers didn’t win a game on the softball field, going 0-24 and losing a majority of those games by mercy-rule five-inning outings. At the start of the season, nobody looked twice at Pigeon...
If the score was anything to go by, Coach Fulmer ran the score up on himself in the spring Orange-White game 69-7. The lopsided Orange win came as a result of an Orange team comprised of next fall’s projected starters against the rest of...
Sevier County High will host this year’s county track meet on Thursday. The teams come into the county show down as their athletes are beginning to peak for regionals. Pigeon Forge and Seymour tuned up Tuesday in a five way meet at Seymour...
UT center fielder Jordan Czarniecki tried to steal the key to the broom closet against Georgia with seven stolen bases in their three game series this weekend, but after two UT victories, the Dawgs Marshall Szabo hit an eighth inning fence-clearer...
Sevier County 8, Heritage 2 The Bears skimmed over the mud that left district rival Heritage mired down as they claimed an 8-2 win in 4-AAA Tuesday. Sevier County held a commanding 5-0 lead on the strength of goals from Ryan Trentham, Luis...
