Archive for: October, 2006

Best of the Best in Seymour

The results are in! Seymour area residents voted and here it their list of winners for the Best of the Best in the Seymour area. Some of the voting was extremely close with just a few points separating first from second place. The Seymour Herald...

 

Queen is crowned

Queen is crowned

The Seymour Middle School held their homecoming on Thursday, October 5, and crowded a 6th and 7th grade Princess and an 8th grade Queen. Despite threatening weather reported the evening remained dry and all class princesses were able to walk...

 

Foothills Classic Marching Band Festival

Foothills Classic Marching Band Festival

By Michele Karl michele@theheraldnewspapers.com It was another success year for the Foothills Classic Marching Band Festival as Seymour High School played host to at the 13th Annual Foothills Classic Marching Band Festival and contest Saturday,...

 

C.R.O.S.S. Ministries auction a success

C.R.O.S.S. Ministries auction a success

By Michele Karl michele@theheraldnewspapers.com While the crowd was a little thinner than at past auctions several turned out to bid on furniture, landscaping equipment, collections, toys, tools and a great mix of items for C.R.O.S.S. Ministries...

 

Winterfest lights up the night

Smoky Mountain Winterfest runs Nov. 6, 2006 – Feb. 28, 2007 During the winter months, Sevierville and the Great Smoky Mountains area sparkle with millions of twinkling lights during Smoky Mountain Winterfest (Nov. 6 – Feb. 28). Now in its...

 

Support SafeSpace by shopping at Food Lion

Food Lion in Sevierville is doing its part in making a commitment to the community that extends beyond the aisles of their store. Food Lion’s LionShop & Share program will donate a portion of your purchases to SafeSpace every time you...

 

Burglary suspect caught in Morristown

A suspect is in jail this morning after he was caught at the scene of a business burglary and a possible attempted business burglary early Saturday morning. Michael L. Thomas, 54, of 330 Clarks Creek Road, Jonesboro, is in jail facing burglary,...

 

UT to Facilitate Forum about Little River Watershed Future

Area residents interested in the future of the Little River Watershed are invited to a public forum on Oct. 30. The meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Blount County Public Library in Maryville. It will last no longer than two hours. The...

 

Local News

Trial Delayed Again for School Shooter The court hearing for the alleged Campbell County High School shooter has been delayed again. 14-year-old Kenny Bartley Jr and his father appeared in court this morning, where a judge said that an attorney...

 

National News

Diplomats Propose Sanctions Against North Korea U.S. diplomats at the United Nations want to pass a Security Council resolution containing sanctions against North Korea. The proposed sanctions come as a result of North Korean claims that they...

 

Swift Justice

By Nathan Tabor news@theheraldnewspapers.com Sexual scandals are nothing new to the nation’s capital. But when the potential victim is a minor and the predator is a Congressman, the episode takes on a particularly sinister cast. Former Rep....

 

Stuart Rothenberg sees big trouble for GOP

With Nov. 7 just four weeks away and the Republican Party looking less and less likely to hold on to its dual control of Congress, it’s a good time to check in with political handicapper Stuart Rothenberg. Rothenberg edits and publishes “The...

 

Governor Bredesen elebrates National school lunch program

Governor Phil Bredesen has proclaimed October 9-13 2006 as National School Lunch Week for Tennessee in recognition of the program’s role in fostering the nutritional health and well-being of Tennessee students. The United States Department...

 

Woman selected for state award

LaFollette resident Phyllis Clingner has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious “E” Award for the East Tennessee Development District from the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. Ms. Clingner serves as a Families First Counselor...

 

TN earns sweep of Georgia

The No. 18 University of Tennessee volleyball team (15-3, 6-2 SEC) notched its first sweep in a month, defeating Georgia (4-14, 0-8 SEC) in three games, 30-21, 30-27, 30-23, Sunday afternoon at Stokely Athletics Center. Sophomore setter Chelsea...

 

Ainge nominated for All-America Player of the Week

Ainge nominated for All-America Player of the Week

Vols’ junior quarterback among four nominees nationally Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge, Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill, California quarterback Nate Longshore, and Notre Dame running back Darius Walker have been selected by a panel of...

 

Ainge nominated for All-America Player of the Week

Ainge nominated for All-America Player of the Week

Vols’ junior quarterback among four nominees nationally Tennessee quarterback Erik Ainge, Wisconsin running back P.J. Hill, California quarterback Nate Longshore, and Notre Dame running back Darius Walker have been selected by a panel of...

 

Woman selected for state award

LaFollette resident Phyllis Clingner has been selected as the recipient of the prestigious “E” Award for the East Tennessee Development District from the Tennessee Economic Council on Women. Ms. Clingner serves as a Families First Counselor...

 

Governor Bredesen elebrates National school lunch program

Governor Phil Bredesen has proclaimed October 9-13 2006 as National School Lunch Week for Tennessee in recognition of the program’s role in fostering the nutritional health and well-being of Tennessee students. The United States Department...

 

Stuart Rothenberg sees big trouble for GOP

With Nov. 7 just four weeks away and the Republican Party looking less and less likely to hold on to its dual control of Congress, it’s a good time to check in with political handicapper Stuart Rothenberg. Rothenberg edits and publishes “The...