Archive for: October, 2005

Citizens National Bank hires new Mortgage Loan Originator

Citizens National Bank hires new Mortgage Loan Originator

SEVIERVILLE – Citizens National Bank has announced an addition in their mortgage loan department. Lori Amos has joined Citizens National Bank as a mortgage loan originator, providing customers with financing for new homes and mortgage refinancing....

 

$179 Million approved for evacuee care

ATLANTA. – More than $179 million in emergency funding has been approved by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide care for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita who have been evacuated...

 

Maryville event to support hurricane victims

Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson & Buell in Maryville will host an event Oct. 15 to help the employees of the fire and police departments of Bay St. Louis, Miss., a majority of whom lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. RELIEF AID will take...

 

Get down on the farm at Quincy Farms’ fall festival

Quincy Farms Garden Center to Hold its 4th Annual Fall Festival Oct. 21-23 Visitors can “get down on the farm” Oct. 21-23 during Quincy Farms fourth annual Fall Festival at Quincy Farms Garden Center, 3303 Wears Valley Road, in Wears Valley. The...

 

Assistance to firefighters grants to aid

Tennessee Receives $123,257.00 to Assist Local Fire Departments in Latest Round of Grants WASHINGTON, DC – Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced 145 grants to fire departments throughout the United States in the eighth...

 

Hellcat crashed

Shipboard fighter of the US Navy takes final flight jani@theheraldnewspapers.com The antique airplane that crashed in the median of Interstate 40 in Putnam County on Saturday was a World War II Grumman F6F Hellcat. The fighter plane was owned...

 

Commissioners consider several subdivisions

casey@theheraldnewspapers.com The Sevier County Regional Planning Commission will meet Tuesday to review several subdivisions seeking approval. Those seeking final approval are: Eagle Creek, Eagle Watch, Creswell Estates, Golden Leaf, The Preserve...

 

Body found Saturday afternoon

SEVIERVILLE – A male body was found Saturday afternoon in the Burden Hill area. The body is identified as Mark A. Grzesiak, 45 years old from Sevierville. At this point it appears there is no foul play. However an investigation is on going...

 

Tease your brain at the East Tennessee Discovery Center

An exhibit now on display at the East Tennessee Discovery Center promises to deliver a tough workout for your mind. Brain Teasers 2, the traveling exhibit created by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, offers a collection of 21 hands-on...

 

Rezoning request fails

Persistent residents speak out against rezoning casey@theheraldnewspapers.com A request to rezone 95 acres of property on Ogle Drive failed due to a lack of a motion from the Pigeon Forge City Commissioners, at their meeting Monday. “We’ve...

 

Mally Paige Gent crowned Miss Food City 2006

Mally Paige Gent crowned Miss Food City 2006

ABINGDON, VA. – Each year, the Miss Food City 500 Pageant is a highly popular event.  The 2006 edition of the Miss Food City Pageant showcased 21 young women from across the region.  Each girl entered the beautiful Paramount Center...

 

Say cheese, Dolly!

Say cheese, Dolly!

The statue of Dolly Parton on the lawn of the Sevier County Courthouse puts on a smile Monday afternoon for amateur photographer Sharon Barry of Tampa, Fla. Barry, a Knoxville native, said she visits the Smoky Mountains two to three times each...

 

Turning PF ‘upside down’

Turning PF ‘upside down’

Anyone passing the Music Mansion Theater on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge will soon begin seeing the hustle and bustle of construction. The Dollywood property was sold Friday to WonderWorks, an Orlando, Fla.-based company, for $7.25 million....

 

Hellcat crashed

Shipboard fighter of the US Navy takes final flight jani@theheraldnewspapers.com The antique airplane that crashed in the median of Interstate 40 in Putnam County on Saturday was a World War II Grumman F6F Hellcat. The fighter plane was owned...

 

Body found Saturday afternoon

SEVIERVILLE – A male body was found Saturday afternoon in the Burden Hill area. The body is identified as Mark A. Grzesiak, 45 years old from Sevierville. At this point it appears there is no foul play. However an investigation is on going...

 

Tease your brain at the East Tennessee Discovery Center

An exhibit now on display at the East Tennessee Discovery Center promises to deliver a tough workout for your mind. Brain Teasers 2, the traveling exhibit created by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, offers a collection of 21 hands-on...

 

Get down on the farm

Quincy Farms Garden Center to Hold its 4th Annual Fall Festival Oct. 21-23 Visitors can “get down on the farm” Oct. 21-23 during Quincy Farms fourth annual Fall Festival at Quincy Farms Garden Center, 3303 Wears Valley Road, in Wears Valley. The...

 

Mally Paige Gent crowned Miss Food City 2006

Mally Paige Gent crowned Miss Food City 2006

ABINGDON, VA. – Each year, the Miss Food City 500 Pageant is a highly popular event.  The 2006 edition of the Miss Food City Pageant showcased 21 young women from across the region.  Each girl entered the beautiful Paramount Center...

 

WBIR selects Seymour Intermediate teacher as educator of the week

WBIR selects Seymour Intermediate teacher as educator of the week

Local third grade instructor honored jani@theheraldnewspapers.com LeeAnn Litton, a third grade teacher from Seymour Intermediate School, has been selected by WBIR-TV as the Educator of the Week. Litton has been teaching at the school for seven...

 

Turning PF ‘upside down’

Turning PF ‘upside down’

Anyone passing the Music Mansion Theater on the Parkway in Pigeon Forge will soon begin seeing the hustle and bustle of construction. The Dollywood property was sold Friday to WonderWorks, an Orlando, Fla.-based company, for $7.25 million....