Archive for: January, 2006

Eagles’ wrestlers advance to state

Eagles’ wrestlers advance to state

Young Seymour team features 13 freshmen and eight sophomores news@theheraldnewspapers.com Exceeding expectations, the Seymour High School wrestling squad is on its way to Clarksville this weekend to compete for a state championship. The Eagles...

 

Eagles’ wrestlers advance to state

Eagles’ wrestlers advance to state

Young Seymour team features 13 freshmen and eight sophomores news@theheraldnewspapers.com Exceeding expectations, the Seymour High School wrestling squad is on its way to Clarksville this weekend to compete for a state championship. The Eagles...

 

RACIN\’ ROUND: NASCAR doesn’t spell American anymore

news@theheraldnewspapers.com You can tell that we’re getting close to the Daytona 500, news is picking up. We have been through several breaking stories over the last week including the addition of Toyota into the Cup ranks. This announcement...

 

The King’s Academy swept by St. Joe’s

The King’s Academy swept by St. Joe’s

Despite 11 point, nine rebound effort from Kirkpatrick, Lions can’t overcome early deficit news@theheraldnewspapers.com The King’s Academy Middle School basketball squads lost both ends of a double-header Friday night to St. Joe’s. The...

 

Player of the Week

Player of the Week

The Herald Newspapers High School Basketball Player of the Week is Sevier County senior post Jacqueline Kremer. Kremer had a season-high 24 points in the Bearettes’ 61-56 win over district leading and state-ranked Heritage. Kremer has been...

 

Baker scores career-high 35 points in 95-76 Wingate win

Wingate University junior guard Justin Baker hit a career-high 35 points to lead the Bulldogs to a 95-76 South Atlantic Conference victory over the Carson-Newman Eagles Saturday night in Holt Fieldhouse. Baker hit 13-of-18 field goals and eight-of-11...

 

Coaches prepare for baseball

Coaches prepare for baseball

The Seymour Optimist baseball coaches met at The Barn of Highway 411 Sunday evening to discuss the upcoming season. League Commissioner Gary Rader said 53 prospective coaches were at the meeting discussing everything from field cleanup to tournaments. Rader...

 

LOCAL SPORTS COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Greater Sevierville Little League to conduct registration for the 2006 season Children ages 5 (by July 31) -age 15 (on or before April 30) who live within Sevier County are eligible to enroll to play baseball or softball. Registration is required...

 

Wingate remains in first place with 63-47 SAC road win

Lady Eagles suffer second conference setback losing to Wingate news@theheraldnewspapers.com The Wingate University women’s basketball team built a 22-point first half lead and weathered a second half rally to take a 63-47 South Atlantic Conference...

 

2005 track champions honored

Vic “The Thrill” Hill honored for exceptional year   By Robert Walden news@theheraldnewspapers.com   Another successful racing season at Volunteer Speedway, located in Bulls Gap, Tenn., culminated Saturday night with the 2005 track champions...

 

EARTH TALK

Dear EarthTalk: Is it true that some sponges used for cleaning and bathing are real sea sponges? If so, are they endangered by our using them? Which are more eco-frindly, real or synthetic?                                                  –...

 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor;   Quite awhile back, when you were just getting started with the Herald you did an article in the Smoky Mountain Cat House in Pigeon Forge.  We have had a request from a writer who is doing an article on us in a national magazine...

 

OBITUARIES

WILLIAM WALLACE (BILL) ALBRIGHT, of Jefferson City, TN died January 27, 2006 at home under family and Hospice care. He was a lifelong resident of Jefferson County. Bill was born in Jefferson City, TN to Wallace Daniel Albright and Nellie...

 

Meet The People: Are you Stephanie or John?

news@theheraldnewspapers.com In 2000 I met a young gal by the name of Stephanie. She was in her twenties. Due to a birth defect, she had limited use of her hands and arms. Nevertheless, she completed college and earned a degree in special education....

 

NATIONAL NEWS

Gov. proposes more funding for emergency preparedness Governor Phil Bredesen today announced his plans to allocate $4 million as part of his upcoming budget proposal to take the first steps toward implementation of a statewide emergency preparedness...

 

Four Tennessee cities make “America’s 50 Hottest Cities” ranking

Nashville tops list for the second year in a row Tennessee’s attractive business climate continues to get national attention, this time landing four metropolitan cities in Expansion Management magazine’s “America’s 50 Hottest Cities”...

 

Economic Development Group holds First East Tennessee Regional Meeting

Tennessee Industrial Development Council, a professional association for those involved in economic development, held a regional meeting at the Knoxville Area Chamber Partnership in Knoxville. The January 25th meeting was the first East Tennessee...

 

$4 million to be used For first phase of Statewide Interoperability System

Governor Phil Bredesen today announced his plans to allocate $4 million as part of his upcoming budget proposal to take the first steps toward implementation of a statewide emergency preparedness system for Tennessee. The money, which will be...

 

Bredesen announces eHealth Council

Medical records go digital Governor Phil Bredesen has announced a statewide council to guide the ongoing development of eHealth initiatives across the state and a new initiative in the Tri-cities area. Since Bredesen’s State of the State address...

 

Eminent domain policy hailed as absolute

BB&T Corporation (NYSE: BBT) today said it will not lend to commercial developers that plan to build condominiums, shopping malls and other private projects on land taken from private citizens by government entities using eminent domain. The...