The community came together this past weekend for a good old-fashioned fish fry and for a good cause, to help with medical expenses for Mary Mize. Mize was injured in a two-vehicle accident the first part of February and has been at recovering...
April 30, 2007 10:38 pm / no comments
This May, National Foster Care Month will serve as a platform for connecting vulnerable children with concerned adults who can help nurture children in foster care. This year's theme, Change a Lifetime, focuses on getting more foster...
April 30, 2007 7:03 pm / no comments
ANNUAL BOOK SALE
The Sevier County Public Library System will hold its annual book sale during the week of Thurs., May 18 through Thurs., May 24 during scheduled library hours. The book sale will also have special sale hours on Sunday, May...
April 30, 2007 6:44 pm / no comments
Gov. Phil Bredesen today proclaimed April 29-May 5 as *811 Call Before You Dig* week across Tennessee to publicize the phone number people should call to help them avoid digging into buried utility lines.
The federally mandated national "Call...
April 30, 2007 6:31 pm / no comments
Medic Regional Blood Center invites all eligible blood donors to give blood in honor or in memory of their mother. All blood donors receive a year's credit towards Medic's Family Blood Coverage Program each time they donate. ...
April 30, 2007 3:45 pm / no comments
When we think of insider trading, Ivan Boesky, Michael Milken and Martha Stewart come to mind – but last month brought a pair of unusual cases:
Marvel Comics decided to kill off Captain America. They wanted this to be a surprise to readers...
April 30, 2007 3:43 pm / no comments
The Cherish the Child Foundation has recently donated two 12-passenger vans to the Smoky Mountain Children's Home.
One has been given to them already and the second is coming this week stated Todd Rose Executive Director of the...
April 30, 2007 3:27 pm / no comments
Sevier Chapter of American BusinessWomen's Association presents Sharese Fluker with the Business Associate of the Year Award at their April meeting. Sharese is Facility Controller at TRW Fuji Valve, Inc. Sharese was nominated by associate...
April 30, 2007 2:48 pm / no comments
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN), member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, rode in a prototype of the fully electric Tesla Roadster on Capitol Hill Thursday. Developed by Tesla Motors, the vehicle...
April 30, 2007 2:10 pm / no comments
The King's Academy invites men and women to participate in its Thirteenth Annual Spring Golf Tournament, Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Eagle's Landing Golf Club in Sevierville. The tournament is part of the school's ongoing development...
April 30, 2007 2:01 pm / no comments
Thirty-six fourth-grade students from The Episcopal School of Knoxville will serve as docents at James White's Fort, one of the most-visited historic sites in Knoxville, on Thursday, May 10, from noon until 2 p.m.
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April 30, 2007 1:33 pm / no comments
The U.S. Small Business Administration recently introduced a new online training resource for budding entrepreneurs to provide the fundamentals of starting a small business. The Small Business Primer Strategies for Success online training...
April 30, 2007 1:26 pm / no comments
WDVX Americana Classic Music Series Fundraiser Concert featuring national recording artist James McMurtry with Jeff Finlin, May 5, THE SHED at Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson & Buell, 1820 W. Lamar Alexander Parkway, Maryville. Live Americana...
April 30, 2007 1:02 pm / no comments
STACI REYES MEMORIAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
SET FOR JUNE 15-17
Proceeds from sports event to benefit Children's Hospital
Girls ages 16 and under will have an opportunity...
April 30, 2007 12:24 pm / no comments
STACI REYES MEMORIAL SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT
SET FOR JUNE 15-17
Proceeds from sports event to benefit Children's Hospital
Girls ages 16 and under will have an opportunity...
April 30, 2007 12:20 pm / no comments
UNDERSTANDING A CHILD'S MENTAL HEALTH
According to the Surgeon General, one in five children experience a diagnosable mental illness at any given time. That...
April 30, 2007 12:17 pm / no comments
MOTHER'S DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
TO FEATURE FLOWERS, TREATS AND CARDS
Several area businesses are joining with Children's Hospital again this Mother's Day to make the holiday special for mothers whose children are...
April 30, 2007 12:15 pm / no comments
Caroline is a calico with beautiful markings. She is a year old and Caroline is waiting for her new home at Little Friends Adoption Center. Her adoption fee is $100. What big ears you have Kit!! Kit is a 3 yr old heeler mix who can...
April 30, 2007 10:10 am / no comments
Ideas, not money will solve the problem of poverty? Baloney! That kind of thinking comes from the same misguided school of thought that proclaims, "money can't buy everything." Horsefeathers!
That line had to have originated from...
April 30, 2007 8:02 am / no comments
According the Sheriff Ron Seals dispatchers received a call about a burglary in progress at 1:36 p.m. Friday afternoon.
A 56-year-woman, who's name is Leilani Williams was found tied up when deputies arrived. She told deputies that two...
April 29, 2007 2:05 pm / no comments