Archive for: September, 2003

Driver seriously

Sevierville Police responded to a reported single vehicle accident in the southbound lanes of Winfield Dunn Pkwy. (Hwy. 66), on the Ray L. Reagan Bridge, Thursday, September 4, at approximately 4:35 p.m. According to Sevierville Police Officer...

 

County Fair wraps up in Sevierville

County Fair wraps up in Sevierville

The Sevier County Fair came to a close this past weekend and according to Sevier County Fair Association President Jack Thurman the event was a success. “We’ll be down some because of Wednesday night raining us out but the nights that...

 

News Around Our Area

Nashville GA lottery chief to TN Tennessee lottery officials announced Monday morning that Georgia’s Lottery directory Rebecca Paul will be appointed to head up Tennessee’s new game to benefit education in the state. Paul, who has been the...

 

Sevierville

The Sevierville Water System (SWS) recently received the national “Directors Award of Recognition” from the Partnership for Safe Water. SWS received the award after successfully completing the “Self-Assessment and Peer Review” phase...

 

FBI seeks help in robbery ID

FBI seeks help in robbery ID

R. Joe Clark, Special Agent in Charge of the Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man responsible for the robbery of the First National Bank at 5235 Highway...

 

FBI seeks help in robbery ID

FBI seeks help in robbery ID

R. Joe Clark, Special Agent in Charge of the Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the man responsible for the robbery of the First National Bank at 5235 Highway...

 

Ripley’s, Medic promote blood donations

Medic Regional Blood Center will be holding a community blood drive at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies on Thursday, September 11, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Each donor at this blood drive will receive one free, non-transferable ticket to...

 

Annual Men’s Health Fa

Men have long been regarded as disinterested in seeking care or making decisions about their own health. Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center and Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse are meeting men on their own territory with HisHealth, a health...

 

Third suspect caught in burglary

Third suspect caught in burglary

Sevierville Police arrested a third suspect in connection with a recent string of downtown burglaries on Thursday, September 4. Mickey Ramsey, 27 years old from Sevierville, TN, has been charged with 12 counts of burglary and one count of aggravated...

 

Childhelp USA coming to Seymour

Dave Martin dmartin@theheraldnewspapers.com 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...

 

Driver testing center burglarized

The Sevierville Police Department was notified Tuesday morning of an apparent burglary at the Drivers Testing Center, at 980 Eastgate Road in Sevierville. According to Sevierville Detective Sgt. Ted Agee, it appeared that the point of entry...

 

Walk on the Wild Side

Pvt. Jessica Lynch fought fiercely and shot several enemy soldiers after Iraqi forces ambushed the Army’s 507th Ordnance Maintenance Company, firing her weapon until she ran out of ammunition,” The Washington Post breathlessly reported. Citing...

 

Walk on the Wild Side

I’m a bad person. Despite all the warnings and really guilt-laden commercials from the Office of Homeland Security, I can’t seem to keep my emergency terror attack kit assembled. I have a case or so of bottled water put away, but I keep...

 

Walk on the Wild Side

The recent execution of Paul Hill, who murdered Dr. John Britton and his bodyguard in Pensacola, FL in 1994, was a grim reminder to anti-abortion activists that crime does not pay. Hill, a former Presbyterian minister, shot the two men and wounded...

 

Walk on the Wild Side

Walk on the Wild Side

The spotlight will be on grandparents, Saturday, September 13 as Baptist Health System’s Senior Plus program sponsors Walk on the Wild Side, a fun-filled, health conscious day at the Knoxville Zoo. The theme of the day is exercise. “There...

 

WSCC Outdoor Club sets hiking schedule

Walters State Community College’s Outdoor Club has announced its fall semester hiking schedule. The club is open to everyone and has no fees or requirements. Hikers ranging in age from nine to 70 have participated in the past. Hikers provide...

 

WSCC brings big bucks to county, state

Walters State Community College is a significant force in the economic vitality of upper East Tennessee, according to a recent five-year study of the college’s economic impact on the area. From 1997 to 2002, Walters State contributed over...

 

CNB officers graduate Southeastern

CNB officers graduate Southeastern

The Southeastern School of Commercial Lending recently announc-ed the graduation of two Citizens National Bank Loan Officers, along with 71 other banking students. “We encourage our employees to continue gaining knowledge in the rapidly...

 

CNB officers graduate Southeastern

CNB officers graduate Southeastern

The Southeastern School of Commercial Lending recently announc-ed the graduation of two Citizens National Bank Loan Officers, along with 71 other banking students. “We encourage our employees to continue gaining knowledge in the rapidly changing...

 

Ray Abbas joins

Ray Abbas joins

Ray Abbas has joined the staff of the Five Rivers Regional Career Center in Talbott. Abbas will be serving as a career center specialist. He holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Tennessee. He formerly worked at the...