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Students from Seymour High School competed in the math contest at Maryville College on Tuesday, April 20. Sami Norwood, Leslie Griffith, Bobby King (Seymour Middle), Lindsey Clark, Josh Alston, Jordan Lawson, and Anna Maples (Seymour Middle)...
Dych sentenced for September 2000 murders Janet V. Dych will spend the rest of her life in prison without the possibility of parole for her involvement in the September 2000 murder of Melissa Collier. Judge Rex Henry Ogle handed down the maximum...
Proposed garbage dumpsite not sitting well with Seymour residents During a meeting held at the home of Donna McGlothin on Saturday, May 22, the message was clear, “We don’t want it here.” McGlothin lives across the street from a proposed...
Lamar Alexander meets with Sevier County constituents United States Senator Lamar Alexander was in town Monday, May 24, to have breakfast and discuss issues with some of his Sevier County constituency. State legislators, local elected officials,...
Outdoor World superstore to open in late 2005 On what Mayor Bryan Atchley described as “one of the greatest days Sevierville has ever seen,” the city welcomed officials of Bass Pro Shops on Friday, May 21, as they announced their intention...
Jim Davis, the artist behind Garfield, in an exclusive interview with The Herald Newspapers Herald: What’s it like after all these years finally bringing Garfield to the silver screen? Davis: Thrilling. We’ve always wanted to see Garfield...
The highly successful and anticipated Seymour Skyburst, the Herald’s Fourth of July annual event needs an adequate location to hold this year’s event. Last year, over 7,000 people attended the annual Seymour Herald Fourth of July Fireworks...
Figures released from the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) that break down the call types they have answered seem to show a normal trend for this time of year. For numbers that include incident responses through the end of March 2004,...
Although the Sevier County Election Commission had hoped to bring in a number of new registered voters during the registration drive held Saturday, May 22, the turnout was disappointing. At the Seymour polling location at the Intermediate School,...
Humane Society auction proves successful For anyone who loves animals it was great to see the response to the auction items that went up for bid at the Art and Antique Auction held by the Sevier County Humane Society on Saturday evening May...
Dott Baker Agency celebrates 50 years in business To be in business for half a century, somebody must be doing something right. The people at the Dott Baker Agency have been doing all the right things since 1954, providing multi-lines of insurance...
John Byers returned to 411 Motor speedway for the first time this season and dominated the Modified Mini Feature on Saturday night. Byers won his heat race and started at the back of the field, but wasted no time getting to the front of the...
A new program is being developed as we speak to involve some of our high school age youth in racing right here in Seymour. Last Saturday night a meeting was held at 411 Motor Speedway, setting the stage for this program which will run with a...
A minor fire at a home on Tennessee Circle in the Cherokee Hills subdivision in the afternoon hours of Sunday, May 23, brought out the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department (SVFD) and damaged the kitchen of the homeowner. Virginia Rickett of 224...
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“Troy” not the classic of yore, but warm weather fun “The Iliad,” Homer’s legendary story, took place long before “The Simpsons,” in fact it even predates the events depicted in “The Passion of the Christ” by 1,226 years. In...
A crowd of approximately 5000 baseball fans watched at Smokies Park as the Tennessee Smokies fell to the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx 9-2 in a home game Friday, May 21. It was the Smokies’ last home game until May 31, as they now start an 8-game...
On Thursday, May 20, Seymour Middle School held a fundraiser at Eagle’s Landing Golf Course. The event brought out parents, teachers, Principal Faye Nelson and many business people in the community. The four man (and women) swat format had...
It was standing room only at Valley Grove Baptist Church on Monday, May 24, as students from Seymour Middle School’s 8th grade class received their diplomas. Pictured, Principal Faye Nelson presents a diploma to a new graduate. ...
House Joint Resolution 990 by Senator Jeff Miller (R-Cleveland), the Marriage Protection Amendment, received its third and final required reading on Wednesday (May 19) and the Senate then approved the measure 29-1. The Marriage Protection Amendment...
