Archive for: May, 2007

The Seymour 2007 Graduates Future Changes Ahead

The Seymour 2007 Graduates Future Changes Ahead

The Seymour High Graduation Commencement is the culmination of a number of events over the past 12 years. It is an occasion to gather with family, friends, peers, faculty and staff to celebrate their accomplishments. All will make time for...

 

Unidentified Male Body found

Unidentified Male Body found

The skeletal remains of a male body was found off of Creek Hollow Way Saturday afternoon in Sevier County. According to Sevier County Sheriff, Ron Seals, Sevier Co. Sheriffs Dept. received a call that a body had been found at a location off...

 

4 H clubs of the year announced

            The David B Hendrix 4-H Clubs of the Year have been announced for the 2006-2007 4-H year.  David B Hendrix was the Agricultural Agent, in Sevier County, from 1930-1960.             The top two placing clubs,...

 

SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM STORY TIME

Seymour Branch Library ?Sign Up for the Summer Reading Program!? The Seymour Branch Library invites children in preschool through the twelfth grade to sign-up for the Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 11 from 11am-5pm at the Seymour Branch...

 

Senior Olympics not far off

The June 20th deadline is quickly approaching for the seven open event competitions at this year's Tennessee Senior Olympics state finals.Tennessee seniors can register to compete in archery, racquetball, cycling (5K/20K), the 5K and 10K...

 

What Every Graduating Senior Needs to Know About Money

High School graduation represents a milestone for teens, and in many ways, it marks their transition to adulthood. For parents – those who have spent their lives trying to prepare their children to lead productive and successful lives...

 

Weekly Column by Senator Alexander

May 27, 2007"Memorial Day"Memorial Day is a time of remembrance when the sacrifices of the past can serve to light our nation's future. This Memorial Day, we honor our fallen heroes – including the 81 Tennesseans who have...

 

Help Dad get organized for Father’s Day

By Jason Alderoman Father's Day is almost upon us. This year, along with the traditional necktie or dozen golf balls, why not give your dad something that will make him feel like he's truly taking care of his family and watching out...

 

SMARTBANK Grand Opening

SmartBank, organized by veteran Sevier County bankers Bill Carroll and Billy Carroll, today, announced the grand opening of its Sevierville branch location just five months after the opening of its first branch location in Pigeon Forge.Operating...

 

Officials say keep alert

Cover Tennessee and Tennessee Division of Consumer Affairs officials alerted Tennessee consumers to watch for any correspondence, Web sites, e-mails, and telephone calls falsely promoting an association as a health insurance provider with Cover...

 

GOVERNOR BREDESEN ANNOUNCES $4.2 MILLION IN WASTE TIRE GRANTS

  Nashville, Tenn.  Governor Phil Bredesen and Environment and Conservation Commissioner Jim Fyke announced today that the state will provide Waste Tire Grants totaling more than $4.2 million to assist communities across Tennessee with...

 

North Knob Creek Association Forms

North Knob Creek Association Forms

North Knob Creek area residents gathered on May 24th to discuss and vote on forming a legal entity that would collectively represent the community's subdivisions and neighboring farms. After a presentation by Patrick Doyle, residents voted...

 

TBI releases 2006 Crime statistics

TBI releases 2006 Crime statistics

The TBI has released it's yearly crime stastics report on their website for all to see. You can conpare from county to county to see the difference in numbers. Click to see the numbers for Sevier County. See PDF in column to the right....

 

Shady Grove Community targeted for burglary

Shady Grove Community targeted for burglary

Sevier County Sheriff, Ron Seals announced May 23, 2007 that two Sevier County men have been arrested for burglarizing a rental home in Sevier County. On Tuesday 5/22/07 Sheriff's Deputy Mark Nottage was dispatched to a suspicious vehicle...

 

Many honored at 2007 CMT Awards

For the third year in a row Kenny Chesney has won the trophy of entertainer of the year which was presented at the Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 15th. Newcomer Carrie Underwood won album of the year for her debut CD...

 

Pi Beta Phi Students Showcase Heritage

Pi Beta Phi Students Showcase Heritage

GATLINBURG – Pi Beta Phi Elementary School showcased the work and knowledge of its students with a full day of activities at the Bicentennial Celebration Social Studies Fair on school grounds Friday. Students, members of the community...

 

Carson-Newman graduates four from Seymour

Carson-Newman graduates four from Seymour

Carson-Newman College President James S. Netherton presented degrees to two hundred fifty-eight graduates and masters degree candidates at Carson-Newman's Spring Commencement, held on May 12. Jim Ethier, president of Bush Brothers and a...

 

Fort Sanders Sevier Break Ground with special guest

Fort Sanders Sevier Break Ground with special guest

Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center Celebrates new hospital with groundbreaking Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center broke ground on their new medical campus Monday, May 21, 2007 The $110 million dollar project will feature a new 200,000 square...

 

First ever Sewer Line headed west of Chapman

First ever Sewer Line headed west of Chapman

"Sewer goes on the west side of Chapman to Smoky Crossing, but this is the first time the line has been laid along a road west of Chapman," Mike Williams told the Seymour Herald. The sewer is being laid along Simmons Road to two condo...

 

Nurse convicted of Healthcare fraud and obstruction of Justice

Nurse convicted of Healthcare fraud and obstruction of Justice

The co-owner of a Tazewell Healthcare Clinic has been convicted of one count of Obstruction of a Criminal Investigation and four counts of Healthcare fraud in conjunction with an investigation conducted by the TBI's Medicaid Fraud Control...