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Governor’s Highway Safety Office and Memphis Agency Chandler Ehrlich Awarded MEMPHIS – The State of Tennessee is honored today with the announcement that its ‘Booze It and Lose It’ Public Service Announcement (PSA) has been awarded...
Annual costume contest yields large turnout jani@theheraldnewspapers.com The Food City in Seymour held their second annual Halloween costume contest on Thursday and it was an amazing sensation. Over 66 contestants participated in the event...
Tennessee’s animal-friendly license plates just got friendlier. PetSmart Charities is partnering with the Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture and the Companion Animal Initiative in Tennessee (C.A.I.T.), a program of the University of Tennessee...
darrin@theheraldnewspapers.com Sevier County Circuit Court Judge Rex Henry Ogle plans to meet with two groups on Monday, Nov. 7, the first day of a new circuit court session. The tone of each meeting promises to be different, according to Circuit...
The University of Tennessee Sevier County Extension Office will conduct its second annual Master Gardener Program in Sevier County this winter, starting Jan. 23 and ending March 9. Fourteen classes will be taught to local homeowners and gardeners.Master...
Food drive benefits SC’s needy families casey@theheraldnewspapers.com The Sevier County 4-H Club is holding an Officer Workshop, during which the 4-H clubs from around the county will weigh in on their annual food drive. Last year’s “4-H...
The 18th annual Appalachian Lecture Series comes to a close this fall as Maryville College brings best-selling and award-winning author, Dorothy Allison, to campus Nov. 8. Her presentation will begin at 7 p.m. in the Music Hall of the Fine...
Author David Kirby is featured speaker casey@theheraldnewspapers.com The East Tennessee chapter of the Autism Society of America will be holding its annual fall conference in Knoxville, Saturday. The featured guest speaker will be author and...
Tennessee State Parks is now offering special rates for its 360 villas and cabins and six inns during the winter months. From Nov. 1 through March 31, 2006, all state park lodging will be discounted with the presentation of a winter discount...
By Patty Waszak news@theheraldnewspapers.com My apologies for the absence of my column the past few weeks. The process of getting my own theater in Gatlinburg opened up was a bit time consuming and a lot of projects had to be put on hold including...
> Paul O. Buss, 32, Gatlinburg, was charged with DUI and violation of implied consent law. He was released on $1,500 bond. > Christopher Allen Childress, 27, Kingsport, was arrested for the following: evading arrest, reckless endangerment, DUI,...
§ Officers were called to 2898 Parkway to investigate a suspicious person. § Wears Valley Rd. was the location given about a suspicious person. § Huskey St. was the location of a family quarrel which received a verbal warning. § Damages...
ü Police were called to 1618 Ridgecrest Dr. to investigate a report of a prowler at 2:24 a.m. ü Injuries were the result of an accident that happened at the intersection of McCleary Rd. and Hodges Bend around 7:12 a.m. ü No injuries were...
Last-minute score pushes Tigers past Claiborne, 21-19 darrin@theheraldnewspapers.com Bret Shields didn’t have time to get nervous.Pressed into immediate duty with the game on the line, the backup quarterback fired an 11-yard touchdown strike...
Q. A meteor is headed for Earth! Is it coming your way? A. One night, says astronomer Bob Berman in “Secrets of the Night Sky,” an alarmed woman called his observatory to report a fiery ball slashing across the heavens, lighting up...
For anyone who values individual freedom, free enterprise and a limited government that minds its own business at home and abroad, the real world of big, dumb, dangerous government and partisan politics can be a mighty discouraging place. But...
Dear EarthTalk: Why do people consider the Endangered Species Act to be the country’s most important environmental law when it only protects a few hundred plant and animal species? – Mark McGrath, Greenwich, CT According to the latest...
Murray Mizell 86 of Maryville went home October 16, 2005. He was a beloved member of Unity Baptist Church. He was a decorated member of the Army Air Corps serving Three years over seas. He is preceded in death by his Parents: Edwina &...
NASHVILLE – Governor Phil Bredesen this week proclaimed October 10-14, 2005, as National School Lunch Week in Tennessee. School systems across the state provided fun and educational activities for Tennessee’s children in an effort of...
ABINGDON, VA – Food City is preparing to launch their 3rd Annual Race Against Hunger campaign to raise funds for hunger relief. The four-week promotion (October 30 – November 26, 2005), is co-sponsored by Miller Brewing Company,...
