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The arrival of Spring marks a great time to begin planning to participate in the 17th Annual Bicycle Ride Across Tennessee (BRAT), which will begin its seven-day ride on Sat., Sept. 16, featuring a loop through some of Tennessee’s most beautiful...
May 15 open-enrollment deadline approaching Some 493,600 Tennesseans are now enrolled in prescription drug plans through Medicare, according to numbers recently released by the federal government. This number includes those signed up for...
SCHS student is Presidential Scholar semifinalist Sevier County High School student Anne Calkins is one of only twelve Tennessee students that have been selected among the semifinalists in the annual Presidential Scholars award program. Of the...
Our own U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander recently described the Bush administration’s proposal to sell off national forest land to fund rural schools as “selling off the back 40 to pay the rent.” In my line of work, it’s like selling off...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com This is not an article on William Shakespeare, nor will it be written in the style of the incredible Mr. Shakespeare. Although he was born in 1564 and lived until 1616 and his plays are still quite popular today,...
Smokies lead-off man goes 3-for-3 in victory The Tennessee Smokies continued to receive strong pitching from their young starters on Monday night, holding the Carolina Mudcats to a second straight night of a lone run in a 3-1 victory at Smokies...
The Seymour tennis team made it a clean sweep Monday of the Alcoa Tornadoes. About as clean it can get. The Eagles and Lady Eagles both claimed 9-0 victories over the teams from Alcoa. The Eagles picked up singles wins from Ryan Pierce (6-4),...
Eagles come away empty against Webb news@theheraldnewspapers.com A Jarrett Milke goal in the opening minutes of the game was all the offense the Sevier County Smoky Bears would need Monday night in a 1-0 soccer win at county-rival Gatlinburg-Pittman. The...
The King’s Academy soccer squad remained unbeaten on the season after weekend tournament From Compiled Reports news@theheraldnewspapers.com The King’s Academy won the Region 2A Tournament last weekend for the fourth time in the tournament’s...
No. 4 Tennessee (44-6, 15-6 SEC) fought past a game South Carolina squad (24-25, 4-16 SEC) on Wednesday afternoon to register a 3-0 victory and sweep the three game league series between the two teams. The Big Orange are currently on a nine-game...
College students’ schedules are filled with classes, dorm meetings and study sessions. Yet all these activities are sedentary and only burn mental – not physical – energy. If you are a college student, it’s crucial that you get...
The King’s Academy soccer squad remained unbeaten on the season after weekend tournament news@theheraldnewspapers.com The King’s Academy won the Region 2A Tournament last weekend for the fourth time in the tournament’s five-year history. On...
Former U.S. Attorney Jerry Cunningham has decided to throw his hat into the Blount County Mayoral Race and will be on the ballot for the county’s May 2 Republican Primaries. The 63-year-old Blount County native was appointed by former President...
casey@theheraldnewspapers.com Assistant District Attorney and navy veteran Mike Gallegos is one of several candidates competing for the job of Blount County General Sessions Judge. “My current job requires that I make decisions in court on...
Beads, baubles, cute clothes and a great atmosphere. Those are just a few of the things you will find when you visit Tieke, the new shop that opened next to Krogers in the Macon Shopping Center. Owned by long time Seymour resident Leslie...
Early this month, a mobile home in Seymour was savagely vandalized and every window in the home was smashed. The home, located at 1130 Matthew Lane, was unoccupied at the time, but received over $1,000 worth of damage during the incident. According...
Body Works Fitness has changed the name and reopened. South Knoxville’s Fitness Inc. has taken over the gym and reopened on Monday. Body Works Fitness Center located at 114 Peacock Ct. in Seymour has reopened their doors. Fitness Incorporated...
Blount County Sheriff James Berrong announced today that a Maryville couple is in custody at the Blount County Correctional Facility following their arrest on the charges of aggravated child abuse. Bradley Wade Wright, 28, Silverbell Drive,...
michele@theheraldnewspapers.com A three vehicle accident occurred Thursday morning, April 20, at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Hwy. 411 near Chapman Hwy in Seymour. Eddie Milligan of Seymour was driving west on Hwy. 411 when he said he swerved...
William Henry McParland, age 76, 0f Sevierville, passed away Friday April 21, 2006 He was a member of the Old Detroit Light Guard unit 425-225, Life Officers Club of Grayling, Michigan, and the Life Military Officers Association of America,...
