Archive for: September, 2006

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

AARP Driver Safety Program Scheduled Classes for September: September 20 & 22,  8:30 – 12:30  West Hills Baptist Health Care Center – Knoxville For more information, please call Sarah Hatfield 922-8247 Art Market Gallery of Knoxville September...

 

CHURCH CALENDAR

Beech Springs Baptist Church The Church is located at 337 West Mount Rd., Kodak, TN. For more information, please contact the church office at 865-933-0692. Bible Fellowship Church Located at 424 Maryville Highway #2, Seymour, TN. For more...

 

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

AARP Driver Safety Program Scheduled Classes for September: September 20 & 22,  8:30 – 12:30  West Hills Baptist Health Care Center – Knoxville For more information, please call Sarah Hatfield 922-8247 Art Market Gallery of Knoxville September...

 

Lions victim of fierce comeback

Lions victim of fierce comeback

Grace Baptist scores 21 unanswered points in Friday night win over Lions From staff reports news@theheraldnewspapers.com Despite a gallant effort by Luke Stair, The King’s Academy Lions allowed Grace Baptist to rally for a 21-point second...

 

OBITS

Melvin Lee Kreider, Sr., age 71, of Kodak, loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, went home to be with our Lord on Sunday, September 24, 2006. He was born in New Castle, Delaware to Miles and Bertha Kreider who preceded him in death...

 

Current blood needs are O Negative and B Negative

Medic Regional Blood Center is currently reporting a low inventory on O Negative and B Negative blood types. It is vital for Medic to maintain its inventory of O Negative—the universal blood type. This special blood type is transfused during...

 

Ragsdale named vice president of County Executives of America

Knox County Mayor Mike Ragsdale was named Vice President of the County Executives of America (CEA), effective September 15, 2006, at the fall Board of Directors meeting held in Washington, D.C. The organization is composed of County Executives,...

 

StrokeScore & More in Stptember

Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center is offering a StrokeScore & More during the month of September (and first week of October). Tennessee has one of the nation’s highest death rates from stroke, and it is the leading cause of severe long-term...

 

Juan Williams has had ‘enough’

By Bill Steigerwald news@theheraldnewspapers.com Anyone who reads “Enough: The Phony Leaders, Dead-End Movements, and Culture of Failure That Are Undermining Black America — and What We Can Do About It,” Juan Williams’ angry indictment...

 

Compassionate Torturer

by Will Durst news@theheraldnewspapers.com I always tremble like a hamster duct-taped to a rototiller when George Bush struts into the spotlight on the world stage, as he did this week when addressing the U.N. The same feeling I get when San...

 

SEVIER COUNTY INCIDENT REPORTS

• No injuries were reported from an accident that took place on Top View Circle around 12:12 a.m. on 9/22. • Boyds Creek Hwy. was the location given about an accident that has no reported injuries at 8:02 a.m. on. • Theft was the reason...

 

SEVIER COUNTY INTAKE REPORTS

• Robert Fasano Jr., 19, Pigeon Forge, was charged with reckless endangerment. He was released with no bond. • Steven Frederick Gary Jr., 26, Sevierville, was arrested for domestic violence assault and resisting arrest. He is being held...

 

Arts & Crafts Community takes spotlight

Great Smoky Arts & Crafts Community is the only zoned crafts community in the United States, and comprises Glades Road, Buckhorn Road, and the section of East Parkway that connects these two roads in Gatlinburg. About 100 artists and craftspeople...

 

Neaw Books

Adult Fiction •        Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal by Aaron Allston (Main) (Seymour) (Kodak) •        One Good Knight by Mercedes Lackey (Seymour) •        Twelve Sharp by Janet Evanovich (Main) (Seymour)...

 

National News

Soldiers in Iraq for Longer than Expected The United States Army has decided that soldiers in the First Brigade of the First Armored Division, which includes about four thousand men, will stay in Iraq for several more weeks. The Third Infantry...

 

Local News

First Lady Scheduled to Speak in Knoxville Knoxville-Campaign officials for Republican Senate nominee Bob Corker expect first lady Laura Bush to attend a fundraising dinner for the former Chattanooga mayor, who is running against Democrat Harold...

 

My how we have changed!

My how we have changed!

Congratulations to Bob and Karen Burch for 44 years of marriage. Submitted photo … read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle...

 

Rotary Scramble Golf Tournament- Set for October 4th

How many times do you get the opportunity to play golf, have fun, enjoy the beautiful surroundings of Bent Creek Golf Course, and support children, scholarships and many other worthy causes in your community? The Gatlinburg Rotary Club has openings...

 

Tennessee lady soccer team drops 3-2 decision to Mississippi State

Treena Ferguson’s two goals propels Bulldogs to first win against UT since 2000 Mississippi State junior Treena Ferguson knocked in two goals including a header game-winner in the 85th minute to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-2 victory over eighth-ranked...

 

OBITUARY

James “Jim” Oliver Coar, age 75 of Sevierville, passed away Friday, September 22, 2006. He was a member of Voice of Victory Full Gospel Church and a veteran of the United States Navy. He was preceded in death by his parents Walter and Meritta...