Archive for: December, 2005

INCIDENT REORTS – Pigeon Forge

ü 2626 Parkway was the location of a family quarrel. An arrest was made. ü There was a suspicious person reported at 1684 Waldens Creek Road. ü Another suspicious person was reported at 3625 Parkway. ü Officers responded to a break in at...

 

INTAKE REPORTS – Sevier County

• Robert Wayne LaFollette, 24, Sevierville, was arrested for violation of probation, unlawful carry/ poss. Of weapon, and public intoxication. He is being held with no bond. • Adam Kendall Kitts, 20, Morristown, was arrested for DUI, driving...

 

INCIDENT REPORTS – Sevier County

v There was a vehicle accident with no injuries reported around 5:48am at 11306 Chapman Highway. v 2402 Oakview Lane was the location of a vehicle accident with no injuries reported around 7:58am. v No injuries were reported at a vehicle accident...

 

INCIDENT REPORTS – Sevierville

Ø Police checked the property at 1421 Old Newport Highway after a prowler was reported. Ø Fire was reported at Timber Tops Laundry on Highway 441. Ø 114 East Loop Road was the location of a reported prowler. Ø An abandoned vehicle located...

 

OBITUARY

Wattie Wilburn Galyon, age 89 of South Knoxville went to be with the Lord unexpectedly Tuesday December 27, 2005. He was a member of Valley Grove Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Edna Jones Galyon. Brothers, Fred...

 

NATIONAL NEWS

Tenn. town to buy Hybrid buses The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development’s (ECD) Energy Division has awarded the City of Franklin a $200,000 grant to help purchase heavy duty electric hybrid passenger buses for the Franklin...

 

State program aids small business owners

If you’ve ever dreamed of starting your own business, you might want to consider the possibilities of successfully growing your idea and business right in Tennessee. Fayette County resident Mary Williamson did, creating a home and office cleaning...

 

Index annuities offer peace of mind

If you owned stocks or stock mutual funds at the start of the 21st century, you no doubt felt the financial pain of the market’s crash. Between the stock market’s peak in March 2000 to its subsequent bottom in October 2002, the combined...

 

LOCAL NEWS

Holiday schedule for Sevierville city services The following schedules will be in effect for City of Sevierville facilities and services during the New Year’s holiday:  Dumpster garbage collection service and bulk item pickup scheduled for...

 

Foothills Mall announces New Year Holiday Hours

As with most businesses, Foothills Mall will close early on New Year’s Eve, Saturday, December 31. While the mall will open that day at its usual 10 a.m., it will close at 6 p.m. so that mall employees may help usher in 2006. On Sunday, January...

 

Walland man charged with rape of a child

Blount County Sheriff James Berrong said that the Sheriff’s Office has charged a 30-year-old Maryville man with two counts of rape of a child. John William Price, III, East Lamar Alexander Parkway, Walland, is being held on bonds totaling...

 

Two arrested in thefts

news@theheraldnewspapers.com Blount County Sheriff James Berrong said today that two Maryville men were arrested and charged with theft of property from a building in connection with construction site thefts. Chevy Lynn Cupp, 22, Southview Drive,...

 

Reduce abuse, reduce violent crime

Report on affects of child abuse Tennessee law enforcement leaders released a report this month that showed child abuse and neglect will produce 350 violent criminals in Tennessee. The report cites evidence that in-home parent coaching for at-risk,...

 

Four-vehicle accident on Highway 66 results in four injuries

The Sevierville Police Department (SPD) responded to a four-vehicle accident on Winfield Dunn Parkway (Hwy. 66) this afternoon, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at approximately 12:25PM. According to SPD Officer Mike Israel, a 1980 Oldsmobile...

 

Senior Outreach Sevier Volunteer Graduation

The Sevier County Office on Aging announces that the first Senior Outreach Sevier volunteer graduation has been scheduled for Thursday, January 5, 2006. The event will begin at 6:00PM at the Fort Sanders Sevier County Senior Center, 1220 Main...

 

Passenger extricated from vehicle partially in river

The Sevierville Police Department (SPD) responded to a single vehicle accident on Snapp Road, near the intersection with Ernest McMahan Road this afternoon, Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at approximately 12:13PM. According to SPD Officer Laura...

 

Xtreme Winter conferences rock

news@theheraldnewspapers.com Several massive Christian youth conferences will be happening simultaneously in Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg this week. In Gatlinburg, the Xtreme Winter Conferences is holding three separate, back-to-back events with...

 

Knoxville Firm audits PF

Knoxville Firm audits PF

PF needs “better internal controls” news@theheraldnewspapers.com Pigeon Forge city officials held a special meeting Wednesday morning to hear a presentation of an independent annual audit of the city’s finances for the fiscal year ended...

 

Candidates prepare

casey@theheraldnewspapers.com The list of potential candidates for the up-coming county-wide elections in May continues to grow with still a month-and-a-half left before the February deadline to sign up. Those looking to run for one of the many...

 

Lady Vol notes

Top-ranked Lady Vols prepare for Temple The #1-ranked Tennessee Lady Vols (10-0) travel to Philadelphia to face #22-ranked Temple (8-2) at 7 p.m. on Dec. 28. The last time the Lady Vols played at the Liacouras Center, Tennessee advanced to the...