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The recent announcement by retired General Wesley Clark that he is entering the run for the presidency has added some spice to the Democratic primary race. The 58-year-old Clark has a sparkling academic record, including being first in his...
If Arnold Schwarz-enegger is serious about becoming governor of California he had better climb down from his celebrity perch and start acting like a candidate. When I look at the way he’s campaigning on Larry King and on Oprah and Howard Stern...
Sam Shepard’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, “Buried Child,” delves into the breakdown of the American family and the disintegration of the American dream on the CBT stage, Oct. 10 to 25. In an effort to bring out the musicality and jazz-like...
The 4th Annual Dumplin Valley Bluegrass Festival, also known as, DVBGF, hosted by Joe and Mitzie Soward, got off to a great start. The Festival started on Thursday, September 18th and ran through Sunday, September 21, and was held at 525 East...
Smoky Mountain Ridge is one of the newest residential developments in the Sevierville area. The resort boasts incredible mountain views, quality built log homes, exquisite landscaping, three-plus miles of walking trails and many other amenities....
Seymour United Methodist Church sponsored a missionary trip to the city of Mutaka in Zimbabwe. Associate pastor Jason Roe led the mission. On August 4, six members of the church went to Zimbabwe and spent eighteen days ministering the gospel...
Saving for college isn’t easy, but the earlier you start the better off you’ll be. For example if you save $60 a month for 17 years earning 8% per year, you will have over $25,000 by the time college begins! There are several savings...
One thing that probably gets overlooked quite often when winterizing a recreational boat is the “lower unit:” the bottom section of the motor that houses the drive train from the engine to the propeller. “Always check the lower unit for...
The Way-Oma Motel is an unpretentious little landmark in Seymour that has been quietly doing business for around fifty years. The current owner, Ernie Ford, has been there for about forty of those years. “Originally, I bought it for my mother-in-law”...
Phoenix Court is a new upscale office complex in Seymour located next to the Peacock Plaza Development on Chapman Highway. The first of the three buildings planned for the development is nearing completion with just minor touch up remaining. Local...
A local small business, Something Precious Fine Jewelry, located at 7341 Chapman Plaza, is pleased to present online shopping at their newly redesigned web site: www.somethingpreciousjewelry.com “I am thrilled to have this important new aspect...
Walters State Community College has announced the addition of four new faculty members to the staff at the school. Birgit Austin is assistant professor of Spanish at the college’s Sevier County Campus. She holds a master’s degree in Spanish...
A wedding is a day, but the marriage is forever. “Before You Tie The Knot,” a marriage preparation class, will be offered October 13 and 14 by the Sevier County Extension Service in Room 102 of the Sevier County Courthouse. Each class consists...
Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded the Knoxville Airport Authority a grant totaling $500,000 through the Department’s Small Community Air Service Development Pilot Program. The...
Like almost every homeowner, I have a yard. With a yard comes a lawn. With a lawn comes the responsibility of keeping it mowed. Which is one of the reasons I wanted kids. Before my wife smacks me with the latest issue of The Herald I should...
For over forty years, one of the nation’s oldest and largest organizations dedicated to the prevention and treatment of child abuse and neglect has been Childhelp USA. The Tennessee regional office located in West Knoxville opened in 1995...
District 2 County Commissioner passes Sevier County lost another of its familiar faces Saturday when County Commissioner Riley King passed away due to an apparent heart attack. King served as a second district commissioner for many years and...
Two people were shot and killed Thursday September 4th in what police suspect was a murder/suicide. At approximately 2:54 p.m. the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department received a 911 call at 1152 Deer Trail Way in Seymour. The caller stated...
Two arrests have been made in the string of property thefts that occurred in Cherokee Hills subdivision as reported in the August 27 edition of the Seymour Herald. Michael Shaun Doan, 24, of Putnum, Kentucky and Nichole Meagan Hill, 20, of...
The Kailee Elizabeth Taylor Seat Belt Check will be held from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. this Saturday September 13, in the parking lot of Seymour Business Park on Hwy. 411 just beyond the Cherokee Hills subdivision. It is free to residents of Sevier...
