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The Sevierville Lion’s Club works hard in the community to help others, as the entire Lion’s Club’s do. Many of the events they have been working on over the last few weeks includes White Cane Day, Zone Meeting, Vision Screening, and discussions...
It’s safer in Knox County Whether you live in the county or city around Knox County, you feel relatively safe, at least most of us do. Now there may be some proof to that statement. New statistics released show that Knox County is one of the...
NASCAR driver arrested Jimmy Spencer, driver of the Virginia based Morgan McClure Motorsports Chevrolet was arrested on Sunday after police tried to serve his son with an arrest warrant. According to reports, the police went to the elder Spencer’s...
Forty-seven percent of adults would like to improve the quality of their sleep, and 37 percent feel that they do not get enough sleep, according to a new survey conducted by the Better Sleep Council (BSC). “Growing demands on our lives and...
Game 8Tennessee Volunteers (6-1) vs. South Carolina Gamecocks (5-2)Oct. 30 – Williams-Brice Stadium (80,250) – 12:30 p.m. ET – JP Sports SERIES HISTORY The Volunteers and Gamecocks meet for the 23rd time in the history of the...
Not sure what to do this Halloween season? The following is a list of activities and events in the community. Creekside Plantation Haunted Golf Course & Harvest Festival 326 North Shiloh Road Seymour, TN 37865 Activities include moonwalk,...
Rate rises from 86 percent to 98 percent The University of Tennessee athletics departments announced today that the academic success rate for University of Tennessee student-athletes has risen dramatically. Last year, the university had an academic...
The Sevier County Library at 321 Court Ave. in downtown Sevierville held a Scavenger Hunt on Friday, October 22 at 6:00 p.m. The event was open to teens and all were welcome. Librarian Robin Cogdill stated, “It’s been pretty cool. The kids...
Smokies Winter Schedule Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced its winter season operations schedule. As cooler weather approaches and visitation decreases, various facilities will close, including 7 of the 10 campgrounds, and operational...
With only 11 days remaining until the 2004-05 season tips off with an exhibition game against Carson-Newman, the Tennessee Lady Volunteer basketball team returned to the practice floor on Monday for an intense session at Thompson-Boling Arena. “We...
Lady Vol sophomore pitcher Monica Abbott and her USA Softball Elite teammates are scheduled to open the 1st World University Softball Championship on Tuesday, Oct. 26, at a time and against an opponent still to be determined. The six-day event...
Melissa Manchester to perform Nov. 12 & 13 She’s not from Tennessee but she’s spent a lot of time in the Volunteer state writing many of her songs and performing. Now Grammy Award winner Melissa Manchester will be returning to entertainment...
Q. Why do umpires use hand signals for “Strike!” “Safe!” and “Yerr Out!” Is it to accommodate those poor suckers in the nosebleed seats who sit so far away that they have trouble following the game? A. Nope. Not even close. The...
I decided long ago that John Kerry would be a better president than George Bush. We need a new president because we need to change the course of this country. We need a new president because we need our country to be fiscally healthy with more...
Pregnancy and exercise Pregnancy is a special time in a woman’s life. Very often, first time “moms” are uncertain about a great number of things. One of course being, “Will I ever be the same again?!?” The answer to that is certainly...
A mother can’t make up her mind I can’t believe I’m actually a believer of a double standard, but as I think back to the day I dropped my daughter off at high school and saw the boy and girl in each other’s arms, swapping spit, I have...
A Knoxville man was killed as a result of traffic accident. Blount County Sheriff James L. Berrong said that a 50-year-old Knoxville man was killed in a traffic accident on Wildwood Road at around 1 a.m. Sunday. Dennis Sparks, 50, of Knoxville,...
First call leads to an arrest at another residence Blount County Sheriff James Berrong said that deputies responded to a burglary in progress at a residence on Rocky Branch Road Monday night at around 7 p.m. When the deputies arrived, they spoke...
The program makes the transition from school to work or college easier. Eligible high school students age 16 and over can receive special tutoring, work experience, mentoring and comprehensive counseling services designed to help them stay in...
During one Saturday and Tuesdays in November, Ijams Nature Center will present a series of Living Clean and Green programs at the Blount County Public Library. The programs are sponsored by Ijams Nature Center, KUB and WBIR-TV Channel 10. The...
