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I find it very amusing that so many conservatives are worried about Hillary Clinton. She’s not gonna run in 2004, fellas! Her new book, “Living History” has caused quite a stir in the Republican ranks. Michael Reagan, the ultra-conservative...
Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. (R-TN) has introduced legislation that hopes to significantly improve emergency response times and data collection systems for commercial airline crashes in the United States. The Safe Aviation Flight Enhancement...
At 1:34 p.m. on Friday June 20th, Sevierville Police responded to a report of a disorderly white male who had threatened employees at the TVA Credit Union on Dolly Parton Parkway. When officers arrived at the Credit Union they learned the suspect...
Road construction and closings in the Sevier County area All dates are subject to change, based on weather conditions and other factors. Currently, the county is approaching the end of its fiscal year, and most projects are repair work instead...
Great Smoky Mountain Chamber of Commerce will truly miss one of their employees, Bishop William Loudy Redmon of Sevierville, who went to be with the Lord Monday June 23, 2003. A World War II veteran, he served in the Army and was a Bishop in...
Gatlinburg celebrates the 4th of July The city of Gatlinburg will celebrate the Fourth of July Independence day holiday with the first parade in the nation held just after midnight the morning of the Fourth. Scheduled to appear at the event,...
“Whatever you do, don’t call them bands.” This advice comes from Dr. Russell Ramsey, director of the Sevier County High School band program, whose boosters sponsored Friday’s “Drums Across America.” The 28th annual competition held...
There are tons of places to buy fireworks across the county, and they all claim to have the lowest prices. How do you know where to go for the best deal when you’re shopping for fireworks? The Herald has done your comparison-shopping for...
Winning streak runs to 8 games Tennessee (10-1, 45-36) won its seventh in a row over the Greenville Braves (1-10, 37-42) and its eighth straight overall with a 5-1 victory Sunday night at Smokies Park. It was the second sweep for the Smokies...
Kevin Koeneman is headed to Cleveland State in the fall on a full scholarship to play baseball for the Cougars. Kevin, a standout pitcher for the Seymour Eagles who tripped to the state tourney in 2003, signed the letter of intent on Wednesday...
“It is the inevitable course of all democracies to die.” Not my words but those of one of our founding fathers, President Adams. As we approach the 227th celebration of Independence, it is important to take a step back and examine why some...
Over 300 Arizona families are victims of terrorism, made homeless not by al Qaeda’s terrorists, but instead, by our home-grown variety who masquerade under the banner of environmentalism while committing what amounts to arson in our nation’s...
President Bush has stolen all the Democratic issues. Offering prescription-drug benefits under traditional fee-for-service Medicare. Expanded education funding. Boosting Head Start. Banning road construction in Wilderness Areas. Providing tax...
Staff members of Sevier County Food Ministries (SCFM) in Sevierville were pleased with the results of Tuesday’s annual fundraiser for Second Harvest, recognizing the relationship between Second Harvest and food partners in the 18 counties...
As NASCAR has taken a weekend off before the long stretch run of continual racing, it’s given us time to ponder the recent change in brand sponsorship from tobacco giant Winston to cellular giant Nextel. That will of course bring some name...
To the nearly 200 named scholarship funds in the Volunteer Athletic Scholarship Fund, you can add a new one: “The Ray and Dana Mears Basketball Athletic Scholarship.” That fund, started by Mears’ sons Steve and wife Karen, Mike and wife...
The Tennessee Smokies will send four players to the Southern League All-Star Game in Jacksonville, Fla., July 8th. Catcher Yadier Molina and relief pitcher Mike Lyons will join infielders Bucky Jacobsen and Caonabo Cosme on the Eastern Division...
• Debbie Ann Mills, 47, Kodak, for theft over 10,000.00 and assault (aggravated), and held on $40,000 bond. • Glen Edward Mellon, 48, Seymour, for robbery: aggravated, and held on $40,000 bond. • Marry Lynn Henry, 62, Sevierville, for...
• Allen Dwayne Branning and Reneisa Leone Baker, of Seymour, TN. • Clark Russell Maples and Teresa Annette Webb, of Seymour, TN. • Timothy John Sutton and Brenda Gail Jones Crooke, of Seymour, TN. • William Christopher Berry and Chenoa...
Lucile Connatser Atchley February 23, 1916 – June 26, 2003 • Funeral Home: Atchley Funeral Home • Cemetery: Walnut Grove Cemetery Lucile Connatser Atchley, age 87, of Sevierville, passed away Thursday June 26, 2003 at Jefferson...
