Archive for: December, 2005

Fatal accident kills Alcoa man

Fatal accident kills Alcoa man

According to the Tennessee Highway patrol, Harold Garland, 78, of East Buffalo, Alcoa apparently died instantly when the late model Dodge Ram pickup truck he was driving northbound on rain slick Highway 129 went out of control in a curve about...

 

Breaking World Records

Be a part of history in the making! As the Sevierville County Boys & Girls Club pairs up with World Record Federation and the Netherland X-Break Team to present the Largest Martial Arts concrete break in History.Watch as 3-time Guinness...

 

Ending 2005 with a Swashbuckling adventure

While pirates may have spent a fair amount of time looting and pillaging on the high seas a few centuries back, these notorious plunderers and privateers still took time off every now and then to enjoy a good party. On December 31, Ripley’s...

 

Knoxville man arrested on drug charges

Sheriff James Berrong said today that a 22-year-old Knoxville man was arrested and charged with several charges stemming from a traffic stop recently in Alcoa. Dawon Robert Moulton, 22, Bradshaw Garden, Knoxville, is being held on bonds totaling...

 

Children’s Home receives $35,000

news@theheraldnewspapers.com The Cherish the Children Foundation (CCF), the corporate fundraising arm for the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home (SMCH), has recently been awarded two grants totaling $35,000. The foundation received word on Thursday...

 

Half-price zoo admission

Winter has arrived, but don’t let that stop you from visiting the zoo. Knoxville Zoo is open daily, and is currently offering special half-price admission for all visitors through Feb 28, 2006. Now is a great time to visit Knoxville Zoo. Animals...

 

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,...

 

Chapman accident is “My early Christmas Present”

Chapman accident is “My early Christmas Present”

news@theheraldnewspapers.com Sixteen-year-old Tyler Neitz was involved in a nasty car wreck last week on Chapman Highway and Titsworth Springs Road. A shocked and distraught Michele Soloway happened upon the scene of the incident just moments...

 

New SVFD Chief steps in

New SVFD Chief steps in

A tireless lifesaver takes a break SVFD Chief retires casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Long-time Seymour Volunteer firefighter Darryl Kerley will be stepping down December 31, 2005 as chief of the volunteer force and handing over the reigns to...

 

Christoph, Rosse chosen for Soccer Buzz National honors

Christoph selected as third-team All-American; Rossi grabs second-team freshman All-America honors Junior midfielder Ali Christoph and freshman forward Kylee Rossi added more hardware to their shelves today, as both earned Soccer Buzz postseason...

 

Auriemma at Hall for book signing

Lady Vol nemesis to be at Knoxville signing in January Geno Auriemma, coach of the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team, will be at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame, on Friday, January 6, to sign copies of his new book, Geno:...

 

Local teams on the tourney grid

Local teams on the tourney grid

Both Seymour teams and Sevier County girls face challenging week of tourney games By Staff reports news@theheraldnewspapers.com The Seymour High School boys and girls basketball teams will begin play today in the Pilot-Foodmart Winter Classic...

 

What are we saying?

expose@theheraldnewspapers.com Editors note; The Herald Newspapers receives mail via the post office and the internet of all types. A writer approached us about writing a column wherein he can put some of the confusion in perspective from all...

 

INCIDENT REPORTS – Sevier County

Ø A theft was reported at 5147 Bogard Road, early Friday morning. Ø There was a report of a structure fire at 5:09 a.m. Friday morning at 3164 Cagley Circle. Ø Police were called to another structure fire at 1463 Chapman Hwy at 7:44 a.m. Ø A...

 

INTAKE REPORTS – Sevier County

Ø Daniel RA Myers, 26, of Maplewood Circle was arrested Friday night on theft and evading arrest charges and was released on $2,500 bond. Ø Jennifer Hope Dennis, 27, of Upper Middle Creek Road was arrested and released on domestic violence/assault...

 

NATIONAL NEWS

Remarks of Interim Safety Commissioner Gerald Nicely: “Today, I have accepted the report and recommendations from the review panel examining the cases of 41 troopers and dispatchers whose names appeared on a list submitted to the Governor...

 

OBITUARY

Billie Jean Layman, age 71, of Talbott, TN passed away at 6:15 a.m. Friday, December 23, 2005 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital following an extended illness. She is preceded in death by her husband, Herbert Layman; father and mother, Fred and...

 

LOCAL NEWS

Notice of BMA Meeting Changes This will serve as notice that the Monday, January 2, 2006 and Monday, January 16, 2006 meetings of the City of Sevierville Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) have been changed to Monday, January 9, 2006 and Monday,...

 

Ripley’s hosts New Year’s Eve Pirate Style

While pirates may have spent a fair amount of time looting and pillaging on the high seas a few centuries back, these notorious plunderers and privateers still took time off every now and then to enjoy a good party. On December 31, Ripley’s...