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michele@theheraldnewspapers.com Several Sevier County runners participated in the 2006 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon this past Sunday. Sponsored by The Knoxville Track Club this is the marathon’s second year. The weekend included a...
Sevier Chapter of ABWA presents it’s 15th Annual Basket Auction & BrunchSaturday April 1 Holiday Inn PF. Viewing begins at 9AM, Brunch at 9:30, and auction at 10:30am. All proceeds go towards our scholarship and member education fund.Ticket...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com The Sevier County Public Library System (SCPLS) is in the process of organizing a private fundraising campaign to fund the construction of a new Main Library Branch in downtown Sevierville. The goal of the campaign,...
The City of Sevierville Police Department (SPD) has scheduled a Child Car Safety Seat Checkpoint at Larry Hill Pontiac/GMC, 1040 Dolly Parton Parkway, on Saturday, April 1, 2006, 10:00AM – 1:00PM. The event will be held rain or shine,...
Plan focuses on affordability, portability for working Tennesseans As the next step in the future of health care in the Volunteer State, Governor Phil Bredesen today unveiled a new strategy he called Cover Tennessee to provide affordable and...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com Pigeon Forge city officials have formally approved a recommendation that the city’s former vice mayor Bill Maples serve on the Sevier County Economic Development Council (SCEDC). “A letter of recommendation came...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com After much deliberation, members of the Sevier County Election Commission voted to accept a bid of $341,655 for 95 new voting machines to be used in voting precincts across the county. The bid came from Nebraska-based...
An early-morning house fire in Gatlinburg claimed the life of the home’s occupant while she was asleep. According to Kenneth Ogle with the Gatlinburg Fire Department, the station received a call just after 2 a.m. Tuesday morning when firefighters...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com Amazingly, no one was seriously injured in this two car accident that happened at 500 Maryville Hwy. just before noon on Tuesday. Four-year-old Michael Boisture suffered the only injuries in the accident, receiving...
Rita Clabo Ellison, candidate for Circuit Court Clerk met supports at a local restaurant in Seymour last night. “I’m so pleased with the turn-out and support I’ve received,” Ellison told The Herald. The event was geared towards the...
michele@theheraldnewspapers.com With his public defender and attorney Ed Miller by his side, Terry Edwin Justus pleaded guilty yesterday in Sevier County Court to two counts of second degree murder in the deaths of Sharon Acosta and her unborn...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Every year, fire departments from across the county do their part to fight fires by preventing them. Members of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department made their rounds at Seymour Primary School last Tuesday to...
Joe Karl County Commission holding old fashioned Hoedown April 8th Joe Karl, candidate for 9th District County Commission, is inviting the people to come to an old fashioned Hoedown April 8th at the Seymour Business Park on Highway 411 at...
Home school? What is it? At one time it was limited to a few people with a specific need. But now this educational trend is rapidly on the rise and meets the needs of families for a variety of reasons. In this series of four sections published...
michele@theheraldnewspapers.com Faith in the Word Church is relocating from 10650 Chapman Highway to the corner of Simmons Road and Chapman Hwy, approximately .5 miles from previous location. The first Sunday church service will be held on...
michele@theheraldnewspapers.com South Knoxville native Mary Carroll Winkler confessed Friday to shooting her husband before fleeing to Alabama where she was found with her three children. “It’s a shock,” said a Winkler life-long friend...
The City of Maryville has hired Seymour-native Jane M. Groff to fill the position of events coordinator. Groff started her career in 1990 at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge where she served several capacities until being named Special Events Operations...
michele@theheraldnewspapers.com The man accused of two first degree murder charges, Terry Edwin Justus, 38, will begin his trial today. Justus is charged with strangling Sharon Jeanne Acosta to death using a black wire. According to the warrant,...
The Sevier County High Choral Department has been awarded a $3,000 grant to purchase new technologies to help train students in a variety of music-related jobs. The grant was one of many divvied up from a $105,000 pool and distributed amongst...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com More than 3,500 runners took to the streets of Knoxville Sunday morning for the various footraces held as a part of the Second Annual Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon. “Knoxville does really well with this sort...
