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I think John Ashcroft has lost his mind. Take the case of Zacarias Moussaoui, an al-Qaeda member and allegedly the 20th 9/11 hijacker. The Justice Department decided to try him in a civil court for his part in that disaster. If you are going...
Two items on the agenda of the Pigeon Forge City Commission workshop and an item from the floor got entangled together as the range of issues about Waldens Creek Road collided. Commissioners had to sort out what needed to be done first as the...
Wednesday’s special called meeting of the Pigeon Forge Planning Commission took an alternative turn when it got into the subject of the alternative vehicle rentals within the city limits. City Attorney, Jim Gass, made a report to the commission....
Seymour students could benefit from Scholarship money A $2 million bequest from the estate of Conchita Bertran Blazer will endow scholarships at Maryville College for years to come. Blazer, who passed away Dec. 17, 2002, graduated from Maryville...
Third time the charm? – The five-year search to replace Bonnie Loveday as Elections Administrator ended this week with the announcement that Liz Nichols had been selected for the job. Nichols won a close vote over Ronee Flynn, the other...
Walters State Community College president Jack Campbell said he regrets that his students, as well as those at other state two-year colleges, will have to pay an additional $325 in tuition per year, bringing the total amount to around $1,031...
Within hours of each other two separate accidents occurred on Chapman Hwy. Friday, July 11th. The first accident occurred at the intersection of Chapman Hwy. and Boyds Creek Rd at approximately 11:50 a.m. A red Honda Passport was headed south...
Pigeon Forge closer on restaurant beer A week of work moved the proposal for on-site beer consumption in restaurants one hurdle away from passage in Pigeon Forge. The proposal was discussed at last Wednesday’s commission workshop before being...
Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries celebrates second year As Smoky Mountain Area Rescue Ministries (SMARM) celebrates their second year of operation next month, SMARM board member Judge Dwight Stokes says that his heart is touched by the...
The citizens and businesses of Seymour came together on the Fourth of July to show their support for the country, the community, and each other on July 4th at Seymour Community Recreational Park on Chapman Highway. The celebration, whose major...
The sleepless days and nights on the mattress in front of the TV with CNN murmuring war news to a hushed living room are now over. Delores King, whose nephew, Lance Corporal Eric C. Hunt of the First Battalion Fifth Marines is home at last,...
An apparent homicide, the first in at least seven years in Sevierville, is still under investigation by the Sevierville Police, with assistance from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department. Found...
July Fourth Celebration You and your family are invited to attend Seymour’s own special birthday party for the U.S.A. to be held on Friday, July 4, Independence Day at Seymour Community Park. Featured events include live entertainment by music...
Seasonal workers bring you a blast They pop up every summer, like mushrooms, overnight. Suddenly, tents dot the landscape around the county, with hordes of people milling about them to get their yearly dose of fireworks fun. The workers inside...
County tries to fund shortfall Five raised hands at the conclusion of Thursday’s Budget Committee meeting at the County Courthouse indicated the members would reconvene at a future date with numbers from County Executive/Mayor Larry Waters...
