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Volunteer fire department much more than blaze battlers The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) is a vital asset in the community. Few would argue that the brave men and women who work to keep our homes and families safe from fire aren’t...
Woman’s generosity means safer transport for SFVD, victims It was 2 a.m. on a foggy morning when Rod Davis and Roger McCarter of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) responded to a call on Indian Warpath Road where James Brewer lay...
Bob Stahlke and his team are the hub of information for Sevierville We live in the Information Age. Like our parents who lived through the Jet Age and the Nuclear Age, we’ve seen the world transformed by information and its rapid retrieval. Bob...
Authorities are investigating the cause of a small plane crash at Tri-Cities Regional Airport that killed a Sevier County pilot and severely injured his only passenger. Jack V. Key of Seymour died on impact when the single-engine Cessna 210...
The wild west made a pit stop in Pigeon Forge Feb. 26-28 for the city’s fourth annual Saddle Up event. The event, headquartered at Music Road Hotel Convention Center, was a western-themed entertainment bonanza, including two performances...
Fifteen juniors and seniors from The King’s Academy, along with four adult chaperones left Knoxville Airport early Friday morning, February 27, to spend eight days in California on their annual class trip. The academy has a decades old tradition...
Smoke detector safety for all Everyone wants to keep their family safe. You buckle your children up in seat belts when driving in the car. You watch over them and protect them. Yet how many people take chances with the lives of their family...
Often it is necessary to borrow money in order to make large purchases like cars, home improvements, college expenses and emergency purchases. Fortunately, our financial institutions make such loans readily available, and fairly easy to get....
The family and friends of Dustin C. Kitts have established a scholarship in his name for Seymour High School students in the amount of $1,000. The scholarship will be awarded to a Seymour High senior who demonstrates “a persevering spirit...
Hempels serve as a true example of teamwork in a relationship Two creative minds met in 1972 at the University of Missouri and since that meeting they have been inseparable. Dean and Linda Hempel were married after just two years of courtship...
For those of us that are lucky enough to have The Speed Channel, there is now a reality show on the day-to-day operations of three Busch Grand National teams. If you haven’t had the chance to watch these shows, it’s worth the hour to do...
Since Winston announced that they would no longer sponsor NASCAR’s premier series, fans and participants have wondered what the affect would be on the races, collectables and television coverage.After two races, it seems to be a positive reaction...
Hit the hiking trails this year with the best and newest in hiking technology The majority of trails in the Great Smoky Mountains do not require massive amounts of hiking equipment. In fact, the day hike gear ranges from as little as an old...
Eurotrip works through juvenile humor to give genuine laughs “Eurotrip” is almost the total opposite of the week’s other mainstream comedic release, “Welcome to Mooseport.” Whereas the big-budget, conservative “Mooseport” put...
Hackman dominates as Mooseport passes to the left By Wes Bennett Herald film critic When I first saw the previews for “Welcome To Mooseport,” it seemed like a film that could have been either really good or really bad. On one hand, since...
The Blalock companies, along with a silent partner, topped the county’s bid for the Magnetic Ideas Building when it was auctioned off last week on the courthouse steps. The Blalock group outdid the county’s top bid of $2 million by a thousand...
Parkway to be repaved in Pigeon Forge Blalock’s has won the project from the Tennessee Department of Transportation to repave the parkway through Pigeon Forge this spring. The project will resurface the road from the bridge at Community Center...
Hiking in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park is a luxury most locals don’t take the time to enjoy, but the trails and scenic sites are not just for tourist anymore. The old thought that hiking is just for young, fit individuals no longer...
Excitement filled the Greenwood household when I heard that Hammers was opening in Sevierville. As an Extension Agent in Sevier County, one of the duties of the job was to help judge exhibits at area county fairs. I always enjoyed going to...
Isn’t it amazing how an accounting scandal as far away as the Netherlands caused ‘my’ supermarket chain to be up for grabs? I stopped at ‘my’ Bi-Lo last week and watched, amused, as shoppers stripped the shelves of milk and bread....
