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Customers of the Sevier County Utility District were treated to a day of fun and food on Friday, June 20, as the folks who bring you natural gas turned out to show how much they appreciate their customers. The annual event featured plenty of...
For years she sat and waited. Storms nipped at her flanks, rust gnawed at her fittings, and Father Time took his slow toll, and still she patiently forbore all that the world could throw her way. But now, Engine 605 is going home. Originally...
Cherokee Hills Neighborhood Association’s growing pains While zoning in the Seymour area remains a hot topic of debate, some citizens that live in the Cherokee Hills area are starting to take matters into their own hands. In an attempt to...
Locals taking up the slack As the economic recovery slowly continues, area businesses are looking hard for the silver lining in the dark cloud of reduced revenues the tourism slump has brought. Some are finding that local residents are enjoying...
This past Thursday, Friday and Saturday local resident Sandra Tanaba opened her craft show at 114 Community Park Dr. just before Seymour Community Park. This was the first show for Tanaba and one that she plans to continue with in the future. The...
Brownlee Benefit Golf A golf tournament will be held at Bent Creek on June 30. The 4 man scramble is $100 per person with lunch and drinks included.All proceeds will go to the Brownlee family. Contact Bent Creek or Aaron Maples at 654-3917 Lady...
NASCAR President Bill France Jr. announced Thursday June 19th that a new sponsor had been found for the top series in the NASCAR family. After thirty years of sponsorship, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. will end the company’s reign as the series...
The annual trek out west to Sanoma, California for the Dodge/Savemart 350 at Infineon Raceway may not be the most popular race to the competitors in Winston Cup, but the two mile road course always produces some excitiment for the fans and...
The Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce held its 4th Annual Golf Tournament on Thursday, June 12, at Bent Creek Golf Course. The idea for the tournament originated several years ago when the Board of Directors wanted to bring its membership together...
Abingdon, VA driver Eric McClure showed the fans and the UARA drivers he knows how to get around Lonesome Pine Raceway Saturday night in the Advance Auto Parts/Hobart UARA 150 as he sat on the pole and lead all 150 laps to win the event. With...
Faith in the Word Church, formerly of the Seymour Business Park, is getting settled into their new tabernacle at 10650 Chapman Highway. With the official move coming on June 1, Pastor Tony Wright is both pleased with the new location and excite...
Representative John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) yesterday introduced the American ParaProfessional Learning Equity (APPLE) Act to protect teachers’ aides who may lose their jobs because of unfair burdens imposed by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB)...
Over the past four-plus decades, The Beatles contributions and impact on the music world, pop culture and society have been immeasurable. In “The Beatles Digest, 2nd Edition,” the editors and publishers of Goldmine and Discoveries magazines...
The city of Pigeon Forge, its businesses and attractions are winners in the eyes of the readers of Blue Ridge Country. To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the award-winning magazine asked its readers to choose the best and the brightest of the...
When DeWayne and Leigh Ann Leftwich assumed ownership of Olde City Subs and Pizza on Chapman Highway, they always knew they’d eventually change the name. Now, the restaurant, which specializes in fine Italian food and subs, is sporting a...
Like bookstores across the country, the Books-A-Million in Sevierville kept its doors open late and transformed the store into a part of the wizarding world for a midnight release of the fifth Harry Potter book, “Harry Potter and the Order...
By Herald staff writer The July Fourth Celebration to be held on Independence Day at Seymour Community Park is ramping up to be an even bigger show than last year’s first annual event, with more vendors and exhibitors lining up to be a part...
Meeting the members of a Grammy-winning band and watching them perform from your on-stage seat may sound like a fantasy. But for the winner of a local karaoke competition, this was her very real experience on Saturday night. The “Live Like...
Nestled into the line of school entrances in Seymour, White Star Market has recently added inside seating for their deli crowd. The tables and chairs aren’t fancy but it’s added convenience and comfort for the customers that swarm in from...
DESTINATIONS Forbidden Caverns in Sevierville The ‘coolest’ place in Sevierville this summer for family fun is Forbidden Caverns. Hot temperatures and rainy weather present ‘nary’ a problem for the folks discovering the caverns under...
