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The Pigeon Forge City Commission will be considering committing to a $1 million contribution to help pay for expansions to the Walters State Community College’s (WSCC) Sevierville Campus. The donation would match funds already approved by...
Signs located all over Sevier County gives a strong indication that Dean Lewis, a Sevierville native who is married to Linda McMahan, with four children and four grandsons is very serious about running for Sheriff. Lewis is a member of Richardson’s...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Election candidates for those campaigning in Sevier candidate face a variety of regulations regarding where campaign signs can be posted and how long they can be there. While the rules change from city to city,...
Engineering consultants have recommended that Pigeon Forge plan on building a new wastewater treatment plant beginning in the next fiscal year, which was estimated to cost the city about $40 million. Senior Vice President with Smith, Seckman...
Potential flood damages est. at $133 M casey@theheraldnewspapers.com The City of Sevierville is currently in the process of developing a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to address potential threats from natural disasters. The plan is intended...
About 3,300 animals taken to Sevier County Humane Society are composted in Sevier County Waste Management Inc. digesters that creates compost used in local gardens Sevier County Waste Inc. for years has been combining dog, cat and other...
As many as 500 anglers expected to participate The Music City Division of the $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League will visit Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna, Tenn., March 4 for the first of five regular-season events. As many as 200 boaters...
Lady Vols Currently Off to Second-Best Start in Program History at 8-0 It’s been an historic week for the Lady Vol softball program. Tennessee climbed to a highest-ever No. 2 ranking in both national polls, junior shortstop Lindsay Schutzler...
BetUS.com posts odds on Williams NFL future For all the importance Ricky Williams placed on returning to the Miami Dolphins roster and competing at a high level last season, it seems drug use is a higher priority. Williams once again has been...
bill@theheraldnewspapers.com The 2005-06 SEC basketball season has seen many surprises on the men’s side, with the Tennessee Volunteers being the biggest. Nobody projected the Vols having such a great year after a losing campaign in 2004-05....
Junior hit .733 with six RBI and nine runs scored during 5-0 run in Las Vegas The softball awards continue to roll in for Tennessee junior shortstop Lindsay Schutzler after her incredible weekend effort during the Big Orange’s perfect roll...
UT Professional & Personal Development will offer a 1-day course on the causes and health effects of indoor air pollution. The course will also cover techniques for testing and remediation. The class will meet Thursday, March 16, 9 a.m....
March is Women’s History Month. But according to Ja-Nae Duane, president and founder of Wild Women Entrepreneurs (www.thewildwe.com), women are making history every month – especially in business. The number of female business owners has...
More than 80 percent of parents in Tennessee expect their children to get college degrees, but 17 percent of high school juniors and seniors have not yet decided how far they will go in school. Just over one-half of high school juniors and seniors...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com The jewel in Tennessee’s crown is on top again. A long 15 years after her most recent stop at No. 1 and an impressive 35 years after her first country No. 1, Dolly Parton is shinning once more at the pinnacle...
Supreme Court hearings announced The Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission will hold two separate meetings to fill vacancies on the state Supreme Court being created by the Aug. 31 retirements of Justices E. Riley Anderson of Knoxville and...
In a 24/7 world, the U.S. isn’t keeping up with its enemies in the communication battle news@theheraldnewspapers.com Our nation is engaged in what promises to be a long struggle in the global war on terror. In this war, some of the most critical...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com Beef producers should consider constructing or remodeling cattle handling facilities during the winter months, said Clyde Lane, a professor of animal science with University of Tennessee Extension. “Adequate...
ECD promotes partnerships between state’s large entities and small businesses Large corporations, manufacturers and government entities, or “buyers” are encouraged by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (ECD)...
Cades Cove Loop to close for a week The 11-mile loop road circling Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will be closed to vehicle traffic for a week beginning next Monday. Officials say that a portion of the road had been damaged...
