Archive for: February, 2007

14th Annual Student Art Show

14th Annual Student Art Show

The 14th annual Sevier County Student Art show award ceremony was held Friday, February 23, at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. The awards were juried by Sevierville artist Beverly Gwinn Jones, of Two Coyotes Studio, and Gatlinburg artist...

 

Seymour store is in the top 10

Seymour store is in the top 10

The competitive business of the Cingular Wireless cell phones seems to have a lead store in Seymour.Sean Woods, store manager of Cingular Wireless in the Food City Shopping center is excited about what's happening at his store.The store,...

 

Annual Sparkle Days Scheduled to Spruce Up Gatlinburg

GATLINBURG – City residents and business owners will once again have a chance to clean up their acts on the eve of the upcoming tourist season. Sparkle Days ’07 – this year’s version of the City’s annual rite of spring –...

 

Annual Sparkle Days Scheduled to Spruce Up Gatlinburg

GATLINBURG – City residents and business owners will once again have a chance to clean up their acts on the eve of the upcoming tourist season. Sparkle Days ’07 – this year’s version of the City’s annual rite of spring –...

 

Seymour prepares for Second Season; District accolades announced

Seymour prepares for Second Season; District accolades announced

The second season is about to begin in high school basketball. Both the Seymour Eagles and Lady Eagles wrapped up regular-season play Tuesday night by hosting non-conference county foe Sevier County. The Lady Eagles capped a 22-7 regular...

 

Police Caution Residents and Businesses Regarding Persons Soliciting Donations For Firefighters

The SPD was notified today, Friday, February 9, 2007 that a person soliciting donations for firefighters reportedly approached at least two area businesses. The Sevierville Fire Department does not solicit donations and the Sevier County Volunteer...

 

Sevierville Police Department Chief Don Myers has issued the following statement:

“Sheriff Montgomery was a friend and important Sevier County leader, and he will be greatly missed by those of us in the law enforcement community. We extend our prayers to his family and the Sheriff\’s Department.” Chief Don Myers …...

 

Sheriff Bruce R. Montgomery died today, February 9, 2007.

Sheriff Bruce R. Montgomery died today, February 9, 2007.

Sheriff Montgomery took office on September 1, 1994 after serving for 23 years with the United States Marshals Service as Marshal for the Eastern District of the state of Tennessee and as Deputy United States Marshal. Sheriff Montgomery passed...

 

“Hearts For Healing” Fundraiser During Valentine Season To Benefit Hospitalized Children.

“Hearts For Healing” Fundraiser During Valentine Season To Benefit Hospitalized Children.

Gatlinburg, TN, February 9, 2007 – When a 17-year old Gatlinburg-Pittman High School student was simply pondering how she might participate in a community service project to help hospitalized children, she was soon compelled by her own...

 

American Red Cross Offering Informational Meetings on Disaster Response

Pigeon Forge – The American Red Cross will host an informational meeting on Wednesday, February 21, 2007, at 7 p.m. in the Pigeon Forge Community Center. This informal meeting will provide instructions for becoming a disaster volunteer...

 

Thompson-Boling Arena’s orange seats to be sold

Thompson-Boling Arena’s orange seats to be sold

The University of Tennessee announced Thursday that the orange seats in Thompson-Boling Arena are available for fans to purchase. As part of the renovations to Thompson-Boling Arena, all seats in the facility will be replaced. With this...

 

Two Seymour teens injured in accident

Two teenagers from Seymour who were injured in a two-vehicle accident are still recovering. Mary Mise, one of the two teenagers involved in the accident and a student at Seymour High School, was listed in Critical condition Wednesday at UT Medical...

 

County prep football stars sign with colleges

County prep football stars sign with colleges

The King’s Academy, Gareth Rowlands, signed a football scholarship with Tusculum College on National Signing Day in the academy’s library conference room Wednesday morning. The all-purpose athlete for the Lions signed as a kicker for the...

 

UT Gardens Event Wins National Educational Award

The Blooms Days Garden Festival and Marketplace offers visitors more than just a relaxing day outdoors, or so says All-America Selections®, a non-profit organization that supports the testing of new flowers and vegetables for home gardening. All-America...

 

Tennessee Holds on to No. 1 Ranking for Prescription Drug Use

A look inside Tennessee’s medicine cabinet reveals that the Volunteer State is again No. 1 in its use of prescription drugs. That’s the finding of BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee’s latest health care industry report, “Inside Tennessee’s...

 

Seymour Primary School Library to Host a Scholastic Book Fair!

Seymour Primary will host a Scholastic Book Fair February 23- March 2 daily from 7:45am-2:30pm. so that the parents and students can share in their love of reading together. Families, teachers, and the community are invited to attend the Fair,...

 

Original Seymour Community Park people concerned

The Seymour Community Park, which has struggled under various leadership for the past twenty years, is concerned that the few dollars they receive each year from Sevier County will vanish now that the deed to the 14 acres behind Smoky Crossings...

 

Scholarship Now Available for Sevier County Students

East Tennessee – East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) announces the availability of a scholarship for Sevier County students for the 2007-2008 school year. The Ruby A. Brown Memorial Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications from current public...

 

Police Arrest Four Persons Regarding Explosive Devices

The Sevierville Police Department (SPD) has arrested three juveniles and one adult on charges stemming from two separate incidents. All four arrests were made on January 31, 2007. According to SPD Sgt. Ken Garner, at approximately 2:45AM on...

 

Notice of Public Meeting

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will conduct a public meeting to present an overview of the draft Statewide Storm Water Management Plan (SSWMP) from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 8, 2007 at the TDOT Region 1...