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Standing room only crowd watches Mooresburg native capture $20,000 payday news@theheraldnewspapers.com Volunteer Speedway has hosted several big-purse special events since the track opened in the mid-1970s, but in just three short years the...
J.J. Clark’s Three-Time Defending Champs Collect Five Of 12 First-Place Votes Despite returning four all-league performers from a squad that won its third straight Southeastern Conference championship last season, the Tennessee Lady Volunteers...
Brett Baer from Greenback picks up fourth Classics victory of ‘06 Late Model Stock Feature:1) Brad Seagle, Seymour, Car #31 (Second win in a row & third for the year in this division)2) Dale Gibson, Seymour, Car (73) Jason McMahan, Knoxville,...
Fans get chance to win up to 15 gallons of free gas during Sunoco promotion The roaring sound echoing through Thunder Valley this weekend will be coming from five-horsepower junior dragsters as Bristol Dragway hosts the Mikebosracing.com Junior...
Graham is all-time leader with nine straight games of over 100 yards Tennessee sophomore tailback Arian Foster put together what appeared to be an impressive streak last season when he ended 2005 with five consecutive 100-yard rushing games.In...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com Not a single word about the JonBenet Ramsey case, except… You have to feel a bit sorry for Boulder County public defender Seth Temin, who from Friday of last week to Monday of this week was perhaps the highest-profile...
news@theheraldnewspapers.com You remember nasty Katrina. One year ago Tuesday, she violently spiraled into the Gulf Coast, killing more than 1,800 people, destroying 353,000 homes, doing $81 billion in damage, drowning 80 percent of New Orleans...
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) today announced an initiative aimed at increasing farm income in Tennessee by providing cost-share funds to farmers for the improvement of beef and dairy cattle genetics and livestock handling facilities. Cattle...
Foster care gone wrong again Three-year-old Marcus Fiesel who was developmentally disabled and in foster care of David and Liz Carroll was found dead. It is alleged the couple locked the boy in a closet while they went away for two days to a...
Tom Garland, Chair of the Tennessee Ethics Commission, yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Bruce Androphy as Executive Director of the Commission. Bruce Androphy is currently the General Counsel of the New York State Ethics Commission,...
Realities associated with aging are numerous, and often negative. However, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia researcher, the aging process isn’t all bad because it helps most individuals become more autonomous and self determined,...
The following service and facility schedules will be in effect in observance of the Labor Day holiday on Monday, September 4, 2006: • City Hall will be closed. • The Sevierville Community Center will be closed. • ...
Slow down Knoxville- Despite efforts to slow motorists down for emergency vehicles working a scene, officials are still in danger. Back in 2003 Tennessee Law makers passed a “Move Over Law”. This law states that if you (the motorist) come...
A record number of Tennessee public school students took Advanced Placement (AP) exams and earned high scores during the 2005-06 school year, according to data from The College Board. The number of Tennessee public school students taking AP...
The dog days of summer usually does not conjure up thoughts of sugar plum fairies, snowy days and holiday memories, but this is the time of year many participants in The National Gingerbread House Competition start thinking about those creative...
chantalle@theheraldnewspapers.com Two confiscated SUV’s won first and second place at the National Dare Vehicle Competition. Two routine traffic stops, turned drug busts, allowed Pigeon Forge to confiscate two top of the line SUV’s. The...
michele@theheraldnewspapers.com With winter just around the corner it’s time to start thinking about ways to save on your electric bill. While summer heat can cause higher bills and problems, many people are not able to afford their power...
The city of Gatlinburg received a $100,000 grant to construct an ADA accessible fishing pier at Herbert Holt Park. The city of Sevierville also received a $400,000 grant to renovate the Sevierville Family Aquatics Center at Sevierville City...
Senator Elizabeth Dole proclaimed to the supporters It was meant to be a fund raiser, but soon turned into true admiration for both Senator Elizabeth Dole and Senator Bob Corker hopeful. The $1000 a plate couple entrance fee didn’t hold back...
chantalle@theheraldnewspapers.com For the second time in ten years, Gatlinburg – Pigeon Forge Airport is named Airport of the Year in Tennessee. The Tennessee Aeronautics Commission Award of Excellence was announced at the recent Airport...
