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“Finding Nemo” is a first class family film that combines topnotch computer animation with ample creative wit. Judging by the popularity of their last five films, Pixar Animation Studios is arguably the most reliable creative force in Hollywood....
Trucks and tractors pull lots of fans at Sevier County Fair Grounds The Sevier County Fairgrounds came alive with the sound of horsepower on June 13 and 14 for the annual ATPA pulling event, drawing huge crowds over the two days. Truck...
Staser, John Alvin John Alvin Staser, age 57 of Seymour, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2003. He attended Providence Baptist church. He was preceded in death by his father, John Carl Staser and sister, Brenda Sue Staser. Survivors: Wife: Rayma...
Getting married is something that most people at least attempt once in their lives. What’s amazing is that so many of them choose to do it here in Sevier County. Joe Keener, Sevier County Clerk, says that 20,153 marriage licenses were issued...
The long awaited Chapman Highway (SR 441) turn lane addition project south of the SR411/SR441 traffic light in Seymour will begin this summer. Blalocks Construction won the bid from the Tennessee Department of Transportation. The $1.4 million...
Two Seymour Intermediate School cafeteria workers have decided to work together on a new venture: house cleaning. Debbie Ruttencutter and Kathy Jones who have worked at the school for the last few years aren’t replacing their regular job...
Want to get married in Cades Cove? On top of Mount Leconte? Then Dr. Alden Marshall is your man. The ordained Presbyterian minister, former pastor of the Gatlinburg Presbyterian Church, has conducted weddings in just about every nook and cranny...
How does a bride-to-be in Iowa wind up getting married in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee? She must have stumbled across a Web site for one of the local chapels, you say. Logical answer, but incorrect. Believe it or not, she heard about Mountain Valley...
Catering Collier Foods We have restaurants that are available for private catered events for up to 300. 865-774-8004 Rosa’s Catering Service A wedding cake specialist. The finest in full service custom catering since 1971. Wedding & groom’s...
Kenny Glenn from North Carolina was one of the featured artists at the 20th Annual Main Street Festival in Franklin, TN. Collegiate Campus Spirit prints are Glenn’s specialty and can be ordered according to the year of graduation. Recently,...
The old stands at Benton Householder Field came down this month to make way for new metal bleachers that will nearly double the capacity in the visitor’s stands. The construction project came just in the nick of time. John F. Kennedy was...
In case you’ve missed it on your calendar, the World Pole-Sitting Championship kicked off or rather sat down May 1 in Berlin. Pole-sitting is no longer a prominent sport in the United States. For those who are unfamiliar with this European...
The Vols went searching for gold in California at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships, but came short of repeating their 2001 upset title with a seventh-place finish. Arkansas took its first NCAA outdoor title since 1999 with a distance-powered...
Storms, rain, and damaging winds moved through Sevier County in the late afternoon and early evening hours of Wednesday, June 11, felling trees, toppling power lines, and wreaking damage that left many homes without power, and in at least...
The Herald Newspapers is pleased to offer a special section offering information on weddings in Sevier County, including chapels, catering, and formals. With over forty thousand weddings taking place in the county each year, brides are coming...
“One of the best fireworks shows I’ve ever seen,” stated Bill Oakes, Sevier County Commissioner. He was talking about last year’s Fourth of July fireworks at the Seymour Community Park. The family event featured children’s face painting,...
There is still hope, but the disappointment is real already. The initial projections of the 2003-2004 state money for the Sevier County School System showed the system would be receiving at least $29.7 million with the possibility of a little...
At approximately 7:04 p.m. on June 12, the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department received a report of an accident on Old Douglas Dam Rd. at Boat Launch Rd. A white Chevrolet Prism driven by 21-year-old Carols E. Palacios-Mejia of Pigeon Forge...
Officers of the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department have closed a methamphetamine lab on Asheville Highway in connection with an ongoing investigation and charged two of the occupants of the home with the manufacture of narcotics. In the early...
Thursday, June 12, at approximately 11:00 a.m., the Citizens Bank of Blount County (CBBC), located at 2041 Topside Road, in Louisville, TN, was hit by a lone male robber, according to the Blount County Sheriff’s Department. The alleged robber,...
