Townsend native Bill Burns continues to lead the points races at 411 Dragway after a pair of top finishes on Saturday night to go along with a Super Street win on Friday.
Burns, the veteran driver of a 1937 Chevy Truck racecar, beat Terry Joe...
June 25, 2007 3:21 pm / no comments
The Seymour Middle School Cheerleaders attended Cheer Camp this past Saturday, Sunday and Monday at the University of Tennessee. The girls had a great time and learned lots of new cheers.
Seymour placed first in the ‘Cheer' competition...
June 25, 2007 2:43 pm / no comments
A year ago, his star seemed to be on the rise. Having been appointed to complete the term of the former Durham (North Carolina) district attorney, he'd latched onto a high-profile case: the rape of a black exotic dancer by three white members...
June 25, 2007 2:39 pm / no comments
Wednesday was Dolly Parton's night in Nashville as Sevier County's own legend was honored with the Academy of Country Music's highest honor, the Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award. The trophy was presented during a non-televised, private...
June 25, 2007 1:22 pm / no comments
Limited Late Model Feature: 1) Jeff Adkisson, Petros, Car #1 (Protested & Found To Be Legal) 2) Brad Lowe, Knoxville, Car #16 3) AJ Russell, Kingston, Car #27 4) Darrick York, Oakdale, Car #7yellow 5) Freddie Simpson, Lenoir City, Car...
June 25, 2007 11:57 am / no comments
Ginger is a 6 yur old spayed female Chihuahua mix Kayla is an 8 wk old female Both are available at our Little Friends Adoption Center at 1117 Oak Cluster Dr in Sevierville Adoption fee is $100. Open Monday thru Saturday 12-5 pm
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June 25, 2007 9:03 am / no comments
Space in the courthouse is in short supply and the strain is starting to show in the Election Commission office. Already cramped, two more desks were moved into that office last Friday as workers squeezed past one another to serve customers...
June 25, 2007 6:00 am / no comments
From the family oriented luncheon cruise to the late-night party cruises, a trip on the Star of Knoxville is a pleasurable experience. Operated by the Tennessee Riverboat Company, the Star of Knoxville is an authentic Mississippi-style paddle...
June 25, 2007 6:00 am / no comments
Countless people observed one of the areas largest fires Friday night around 8:00 PM.
A massive fire burned at the former Maplewood Farms shopping center in Sevier County that could be seen for miles.
The building at 2510 Winfield Dunn Parkway,...
June 23, 2007 10:02 pm / no comments
Senator Raymond Finney made a special trip to Seymour Middle School Thursday, June 21st to help honor students who excelled in an essay contest..
The students were winners of the Club Herald – Seymour Herald Essay Contest sponsored by...
June 22, 2007 9:28 pm / no comments
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, in cooperation with Great Smoky Mountains Association, is unveiling four new Junior Ranger activity booklets for children who want to become Junior Rangers this summer. The booklets are designed to...
June 22, 2007 3:14 pm / no comments
ALL AMERICAN WEEKEND CELEBRATION TO FEATURE FREE CONCERTS AND MOTORCYCLE STUNT SHOWS
Two exciting days of great food, fun and free entertainment await you on Saturday, June 30 and Sunday, July 1 during Smoky Mountain Harley-Davidson...
June 22, 2007 12:37 pm / no comments
Tennessee experienced record revenues during this past fiscal year.
Legislators have made some wise decisions to use this excess revenue, including:
** Purchase of a tract of forested land in the northern Cumberland Mountains approximately...
June 22, 2007 8:28 am / no comments
The Sevier County Rotary Water Task Force distributed 200 test kits May 17 to county residents in an effort to assess well water sanitation throughout the county. The following week 185 kits were returned for evaluation by Microbac Laboratories...
June 21, 2007 6:02 pm / no comments
Families across the country celebrate many occasions by enjoying fireworks – the bigger the display and the louder the explosions, the better. For the family dog however, the Fourth of July and other firework-laden celebrations can be...
June 21, 2007 6:00 am / no comments
Dawn Noel Fouse of Seymour, Tenn., has been named to the spring semester Dean's list at Radford University.
Fouse, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Gale Fouse of 114 Vista Lane, is a senior biology major.
To be named to the Dean's list,...
June 20, 2007 12:43 pm / no comments
The Sevier County Public Library Genealogy & History Center is offering genealogy classes free of charge for the beginning genealogist during the months of July and August. The classes are designed to teach the basics of tracing a family...
June 19, 2007 7:21 pm / no comments
It may be Dollywood Country here in Sevier County but at the Black Bear Jamboree Dinner and Show it's more like Hollywood. The theater showed off its newest theatrical presentation to media and guests this week with a Hollywood theme and...
June 19, 2007 7:09 pm / no comments
At about 6:15 P.M. Monday evening a 1994 Pontiac Sunbird ran off Chapman Highway and rolled over several times seriously injuring a female driver.
Rea Brown, 46 of Sevierville, driver of the Sundbird, sustained serious injuries in the one car...
June 19, 2007 5:27 pm / no comments
An unidentified baseball fan wasn’t arguing balls and strikes when he was ejected from the Tennessee Smokies important Fathers Day game against the West Tenn Diamond Jaxx Sunday afternoon.
Actually, it wasn’t clear what the man was yelling...
June 19, 2007 12:31 pm / no comments