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Dear Amy, Today’s your birthday. How I wish I could be there. But, although I don’t get a big piece of cake this year, I didn’t miss out entirely. I could hear the excitement in your voice and could imagine the sparkle in your big brown...
Harry A. “Cotton” Berrier has been chosen to be the 23rd inductee into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame. The hall, located in Franklin, also includes memorabilia from its inductees. Berrier worked at the Gatlinburg Golf Course. He retired...
The fifth annual “Bluegrass in the Smokies” Bluegrass festival, hosted by the Fritts family at Riverside Campground and Resort on Boyd’s Creek Highway, is now in the history books. Festival promoters Jeremy and Sarah Fritts were almost...
Awarded spot on Team USA At the age of 13, Shauna McCullough of Seymour is the youngest member of the United States In-Line Skating World Team. This month, she won the Senior World Class In-line Singles Event at the National Championships...
Boyds Bears coming to Pigeon Forge The Boyds Bears Job Fair was held on Wednesday Aug. 25 at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. Over 200 people stopped by to get information about the new store, which will open in November. Pigeon...
Couple caught in motel mattress theft Gatlinburg Police apprehended a couple allegedly trying to steal mattresses from a motel after the woman made accusatory statements to police regarding her boyfriend, Saturday, Aug. 21.According to Gatlinburg...
Celebration a bang-up success with fireworks Celebrate Freedom, in Pigeon Forge came to a colorful finale this year with the addition of a gigantic fireworks display that spanned the length of the city. Freedomworks in the Forge, began at 9...
Ralph Chance, best known as the Mayor of Pigeon Forge, has become quite the Renaissance man. Besides his membership with a variety of organizations, plus his position as mayor, he has decided to try his hand in real estate last February. After...
Northview makes history It was not exactly the Music City Miracle, but Northview Middle School’s first play from scrimmage on Aug. 19, 2004 will always be remembered. The Cougars began their football existence at the Middle School Jamboree...
NASCAR puts all three series in the mix Bristol Motor Speedway is the most popular race in the Nextel Cup Series, the most attended in the Busch Grand National Series, and will bring more people to the Craftsman Track Race than any other race...
ACT scores improve National ACT scores for 2004 were released on Aug. 18 and Tennessee’s composite ACT score increased slightly from last year. National scores show Tennessee rose a tenth of a point to 20.5 compared with 20.4 in 2003. The...
Tennessee researchers join the ranks of American Cancer Society Grantees leading the fight against cancer The American Cancer Society is one step closer to finding cures for cancer through new research being conducted in Tennessee.In East Tennessee,...
Dollywood family adventure park becomes a unique outdoor classroom as it welcomes home school students from as far away as Maryland, New York and Florida to its annual Home School Day on Aug. 27. The event gets under way at 9 a.m. Dollywood...
A convenience to some, an annoyance to others; billboards are a central part of the commercial landscape along the much-traveled Chapman Highway. It was just a little over two years ago that the soaring McDonald’s sign was erected in the...
The “back to school” bus is getting ready to board for Sevier County, August 18. Many of the surrounding counties have already made the jump and have the kids firmly planted in their seats. Blount County started their program August 9 and...
Local orchard has no shortage of fruit Pat Wilson strongly believes in the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Take one step onto her property at Wilson Orchard and you’ll see that she may never have to go to the doctor again. Most...
On August 10, Sevier County Commissioners approved a 14 percent increase in property taxes. Twenty commissioners voted for the increase. For every $100 of assessed value $1.66 will be collected, a $.21 increase from the past two fiscal years....
A convenience to some, an annoyance to others; billboards are a central part of the commercial landscape along the much-traveled Chapman Highway. It was just a little over two years ago that the soaring McDonald’s sign was erected in the...
In with the new Part Two in a weekly series on the growth of Seymour and how it affects the community as a whole. This week’s installment focuses on the increasing development of businesses in the area and how it has affected already existing...
Local orchard has no shortage of fruit Pat Wilson strongly believes in the saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Take one step onto her property at Wilson Orchard and you’ll see that she may never have to go to the doctor again. Most...
