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The University of Tennessee women’s track & field team will have a busy week in store as it gets in its final preparations for the championship portion of the outdoor campaign. The 19th-ranked Lady Vols travel to Philadelphia, Pa., to...
Cherokee Reservoir: The water level is still on the rise with surface temperatures reaching 65 degrees up in the day. The water is fairly clear on the main parts and murky on others. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are active in early morning...
By Duane Gordon news@theheraldnewspapers.com The famed duo of Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton have completed their first full duet in more than a quarter-century, it was revealed this week on Dollymania.net. The pair have recorded a song which...
A group of 20 federal offenders are hard at work on several projects in the Smokies that will count towards their community service requirements while improving the experience of thousands of visitors who hike in the Park. The twenty men and...
Prescription program to allow donation unused drugs The State Senate passed legislation this week that will allow unused prescription drugs to be donated to charitable clinics for dispensing to indigent patients. “Over $1 billion worth of...
Howard Baker, Jr. to speak next week The Knox County chapter of the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association will host an evening with Howard Baker Jr. at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at the Alumni Memorial Building’s Cox Auditorium...
Howard Baker, Jr. to speak next week The Knox County chapter of the University of Tennessee National Alumni Association will host an evening with Howard Baker Jr. at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 2, at the Alumni Memorial Building’s Cox Auditorium...
Spring is here and our Senior Citizens are going to be out and on the roads. If we can save just one life or injury, then we have done a great thing. There are 9 classes scheduled for this month as follows: May 8 & 9 9:00AM to 1:00...
The Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will join in the celebration of the 14th Annual Spring Festival and Old Timers Day in Townsend by presenting an a concert by Four Leaf Peat, a traditional Irish music band, on Saturday, May 6 from 3:00-5:00...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is offering a ranger guided sunset hike to Clingmans Dome on Saturday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m. The 1.5 mile hike will start from the Clingmans Dome parking area. At 6,643 feet Clingmans Dome is the highest...
Old computers, TVs, paint, oil, etc. accepted Keep Sevier Beautiful and the Tennessee Department of Environmental Conservation are sponsoring this year’s Sevier County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event on Saturday, April 29, from...
LobiVision DVD TV Production Company celebrated the Grand Opening of their new business by hosting a Gatlinburg Chamber of Commerce Business During Hours on Tuesday, April 25, 2006. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony took place as well that day. Officials...
State Senator Raymond Finney, who represents the Eighth Senatorial District (Sevier and Blount Counties), is beginning a new community outreach effort in each of the two counties he represents. Explains Senator Finney: “I regret that Tennessee’s...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com “It’s a monumental time for the Sevier County School System,” said SCSS Finance Director Karen King who was presented with an $800,000 check by Pittman Center Mayor Glenn Cardwell on Thursday. In all, $1...
The parents of Kali Melina Bales, Bill & Marsha Bales, of Gatlinburg, are proud to announce the nomination of their daughter for The National American Miss Tennessee Pageant. The pageant will be held on July 8th & 9th, 2006 at the...
Construction during peak tourist season casey@theheraldnewspapers.com A $2.1 million sewer project to increase the flow capacity in the north end of Pigeon Forge could begin immediately with lane closures along the Parkway during the peak tourist...
Sev. County city officials to meet City Mangers from Gatlinburg, Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Pittman Center will be meeting in the office of County Mayor Larry Waters today for their regular series of monthly board meetings. The Sevier Water...
City officials deliberate on their options casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Consulting engineers for the City of Pigeon Forge reiterated their recommendation that city officials move forward towards a solution to increase their capacity to treat...
Student’s at The King’s Academy had the chance to show the grandparent’s around campus Friday The second annual Grandparent’s Day was held at the sprawling Seymour campus of The King’s Academy Friday. The lunchroom lines weaved around...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Cure Finders will be holding their 4th annual Vulcan Materials ‘Make-A-Break-Thru’ Sporting Clays Tournament today and Friday. This popular tournament, now in its 4th year will be held at East Tennessee’s...
