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On the second Wednesday of each month, the American Cancer Society will offer its Look Good…Feel Better® program to residents in Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and the greater Sevier County area. Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center sponsors the...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Pigeon Forge city officials are considering hosting a major softball tournament at City Park with a grand opening ceremony at Patriot Park to kick off the competition. Representatives with the Sporting Events Association...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Walters State Community College is asking for help from Sevier County for planned expansions to the college’s Sevierville Campus. WSCC President Wade McCamey and President Emeritus Dr. Jack Campbell spoke with...
A Sevier County man, already awaiting trial for drug charges in Sevier County, was arrested Wednesday by agents of the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force. Jerry H. Whaley, age 60, of 3049 Birds Creek Road, was arrested at his residence...
The community is invited to Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts on Friday, Feb. 24, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. to meet the artists for the closing reception of their current exhibition, “Sevier County Invitational: A Sense of Place.” Hors d’oeuvres...
Two more Morristown juveniles have been charged with making false reports after implying that bombs were located within their schools. On Wednesday, February 22, 2006, a message was left at Meadowview Middle School claiming that a bomb was in...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com Qualifying candidates for the Sevier County Primaries and non-partisan School Board Elections this May have been certified by the Election Commission. The commissioners passed around packets of information for each...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com It’s time for 4-H’ers to get out the apron and warm up the oven for the annual 4-H Baking Contest, which will be held at 4-H club meetings in March. The Baking Contest has been a traditional favorite over the...
TGI Friday’s in Sevierville is being is being recongnized by Carlson Restausrants Worldwide for being ranked 4th in the nation among all T.G.I. Friday’s for their outstanding guest satisfaction. “It is our goal to create an environment...
Lady Tigers will face county rival G-P in girls title tilt news@theheraldnewspapers.com Already guaranteed of a region tournament berth, the Pigeon Forge Tigers are currently in the midst of making a run at a 2-AA District Tournament Title. The...
Universal design is in demand Baby Boomers. Born between 1946 and 1964, they are 77 million strong. They constitute more than 25 percent of the U.S. population. And every 8 seconds another boomer turns 50 years old, making the mature market...
Thursday, Feb. 16— • There was a vehicle accident with injuries involved on Rainbow Road at 12:05 a.m. • Another early morning accident occurred on Mason Lane at 4:44 a.m. • At 6:43 a.m. officers responded to a report of a corpse on...
TVA invites anglers to help survey sport fish TVA is inviting anglers in the Tennessee Valley to help survey the sport fish population in the Tennessee River this spring. Fish are collected using boat-mounted electro-fishing equipment. The units...
Bill “Pap” Teaster, age 78 of Sevierville, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2006. He was preceded in death by his son Roger Teaster and his parents Harmon and Mimmie Teaster. Survivors: Wife of 54 years: Liza Teaster; Children: Faye Wear,...
Watercraft Loan Program to enhance public safety Personal watercraft manufacturers launched the second annual loan program today that will involve Members of Congress applying for a personal watercraft (PWC) vessel to be loaned to public safety...
The Tennessee Department of Education has launched a new program to promote enthusiasm for reading called Passing Literacy Onward (PLOW). PLOW reinforces avid reading by rewarding students who devote 30 hours or more to extracurricular reading...
The death sentence Memphis jurors imposed on a man who raped and murdered his 13-year-old stepdaughter after luring her into a wooded area has been upheld by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Charles Rice was sentenced to death for the June 18, 2000,...
Vacations to tropical locales are all the rage during winter months. Residents of snow-covered areas seek the relief and refuge of sandy beaches and warm ocean waters. High school and college students frequent Caribbean resorts during school...
The avian (bird) flu figures to be the topic du jour for public officials and news organizations. If predictions are correct, a new bird flu pandemic may rival the devastation that occurred in 1918, when a strain of bird flu mutated and killed...
Knox Co. officials take questions from residents Knox County officials are holding a “Neighborhood Night” this evening with the county mayor and other county officeholders in attendance. According to a media release entitled “Meet Your...
