Archive for: April, 2007

Woman’s Health

Woman’s Health

Americans are constantly reminded of the importance of proactive participation in their health care.  Public health awareness campaigns tell us that vigilantly observing changes in our bodies, staying current with preventive health screenings,...

 

Crime Scene Investigation To Intrigue Young Inventors in Sevierville

Crime Scene Investigation To Intrigue Young Inventors in Sevierville

Crime scene investigation and hovercraft design are among activities that Sevierville children have the opportunity to do when the Camp Invention program visits the Sevierville Intermediate School this summer. Created in 1990 by the National...

 

Culture Artist Column, April 19, 2007: Green Transportation: Flexible-fuel Vehicles

Flexible-fuel vehicles are designed to run on more than one type of fuel; usually either gasoline or E85 ethanol or both. The advantage of flex-fuel vehicles is that they come in the about the same sizes and have about the same performance as...

 

Motor Vehicle-related Fatality in the Smokys

At 3:40 p.m. Sunday, April 15 Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park responded to a single vehicle accident on the North-bound Spur (U.S. 441). Terry L Fox, 45, of Gatlinburg was driving north on the Spur when his 2005 Dodge Caravan...

 

Pets need home

Pets need home

Bullet is only 11 weeks old. He is a shy little rottweiler and hound mix hoping for a new home. Bullet can be adopted from our Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter for $100. Fannie is just as sweet as she is pretty. She is a 3 yr old domestic long...

 

Single Vehicle Accident Results In Fatality

The Sevierville Police Department (SPD) responded to an accident at approximately 12:30AM Saturday, April 14, 2007. The accident occurred near 1245 Smithwood Road. According to SPD Officer Eric Denton, a 1995 Chevrolet pick-up truck was apparently...

 

Accused child molester will have four trials in Sevier Co.

A former Dixie Stampede staff member, accused of molesting four children performers in 2004, will stand trial four times. Criminal Court Judge Rex Ogle made the ruling on trials for Armando Gonzalez during a motions hearing Tuesday....

 

T UP FOR TRAUMA GOLF TOURNAMENT BENEFITS TRAUMA VICTIMS

T UP FOR TRAUMA GOLF TOURNAMENT BENEFITS TRAUMA VICTIMS

Join Congressman John J. Duncan, Jr. as he serves as guest of honor at the second annual T Up for Trauma golf tournament on Saturday, May 5 at Egwani Farms Golf Course in Rockford, near McGhee Tyson Airport. The tournament will raise money to...

 

The girls performed under pressure

The girls performed under pressure

Teachers, mothers, some fathers, friends, competitive team coaches, and even kids from Seymour High School filled the bleachers to watch and cheer for their favorite sixth or seventh grade cheerleader while they tried out for a spot on the...

 

State House weekly wrap May 13

State House weekly wrap May 13

Republicans in the House Agriculture Committee this week were successful in rolling back the sales tax on essential food items. Reducing the sales tax on food has been a key provision of the "Tennessee Trust" plan promoted by Republican...

 

PARK RECRUITS FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST WITH ELK PROGRAM

The Great Smoky Mountains National Park Volunteers-in-Parks program is currently enlisting volunteers to assist with the experimental elk reintroduction project in Cataloochee Valley, N.C., during the period May 25-November 19.  A new...

 

Townsend man stabbed

Blount County Sheriff James Berrong said that a 27-year-old Townsend man was stabbed tonight, and another man is in custody. The victim was brought by personal vehicle to the Parkway Grocery on East Lamar Alexander Parkway in Townsend, and...

 

Should Tune in to a New Era of Cable Competition

Imagine a law limiting every town to one restaurant and giving the local government the right to choose which restaurant to allow. Let's say your town chose to give its one restaurant license to Burger King. You don't have to be an economist...

 

AARP CALLS ON SENATORS ALEXANDER AND CORKER TO TAKE A STAND

Nashville, Tennessee – With the aid of 685,000 members in Tennessee, AARP is calling on U.S. Senators Alexander and Corker to stand with the overwhelming majority of Tennesseans and vote to give Medicare the power to negotiate for lower...

 

Arrowmont’s National Historic Register Status Approved

Gatlinburg, Tenn. – The National Park Service announced earlier this week that Pi Beta Phi Settlement School buildings on Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts' campus dating back to the early 1900s are now included on the National Register...

 

Modern design offers free pond designing class

FRIENDSVILLE, TN- John Adams, of Modern Design, is bringing the newest and best pond-designing practices and techniques to the gardeners of Tennessee. The seminar, ?Creating a Successful Water Feature?, will be put on for The Sevierville Flower...

 

Food for Thought: Top 5 Reasons to Quit Dieting

International No-Diet Day, which is celebrated on May 6th, began in 1992 as a way to bring awareness to the hazards of dieting.   Millions of Americans are currently dieting despite the volumes of research that shows that for 95 –...

 

7 Tips for Constructing a “Wit Kit” for Life’s Unexpected Turns

The problem-free life we all seek is more than an illusion.  It's become a myth – one that too many of us have fallen victim to.  Reinventing oneself time and again is a skill we all need to develop in today's increasingly...

 

FREE ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s

Boards, Bikes and Blades of Sevierville is pleased to announce Ben & Jerry's Free Cone Day on Tuesday, April 17.  Stop by either (or both) Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops in Sevierville and Gatlinburg from noon until 8 p.m. for...

 

Knoxville Art Gallery agenda

May 1 - May 26 the Art Market Gallery of Knoxville spotlights two members: Bob Quinn - photography and Morgan Fitch - metal sculpture.  Gallery hours are11 am – 6 pm, Tuesday-Saturday, Sunday 1-5. ...