Archive for: July, 2007

PILOT RANKS 30TH AMONG TOP 100 RETAILERS In USA and Canada

PILOT RANKS 30TH AMONG TOP 100 RETAILERS In USA and Canada

KNOXVILLE, TENN. – Pilot ranked 30th among the top 100 U.S. and Canadian retailers in the July issue of STORES magazine, published by the National Retail Federation. Walmart ranked No. 1 and Saks was 100th."This achievement reflects...

 

Pets for Adoption

Pets for Adoption

Clara is a great gal and will be a good pet for a very lucky family. She is about 6 months old and Clara can be adopted from the Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter Tuesday thru Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Dodie is a beautiful white domestic...

 

ENTRIES NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FIRST BLUE RIBBON COUNTRY FAIR

ENTRIES NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FIRST BLUE RIBBON COUNTRY FAIR

Townsend, TN – Get your vegetables planted, your peaches put up and your sheep heared – it's almost Fair time! Entries are now being accepted in the following divisions for the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center's first-ever...

 

Sevier County Commission votes to raise property tax

Sevier County Commission votes to raise property tax

Story Update: Video 1: Bryan Delius on taxes Video 2: Part one of County Commission Meeting Video 3: Part two of County Commission Meeting Video 4: Part three of County Commission Meeting Video 5: Part four of County Commission Meeting Video...

 

Major Accident with minor injury on Boyds Creek blocks traffic

Major Accident with minor injury on Boyds Creek blocks traffic

A VW Jetta pulled out in front of a truck and received only minor injuries. Traffic on Boyds Creek was blocked both ways for some time. On Monday afternoon at approximately 4:00 PM a VW Jetta pulled out from Old Sevierville Pike onto Boyds Creek...

 

Sevier County Heritage Museum is in shambles

Sevier County Heritage Museum is in shambles

The Sevier County Heritage Museum has buckets on the floor to catch the water that flows freely into the building from the ceiling. Located at 167 Bruce Street in Sevierville, the museum received $2,500 from the county to make the necessary...

 

It’s all about service

With so many eating places in Seymour, you'd think there would be great service at all of them. Not so. We went to a restaurant Sunday where you would have thought it was a major crime to have the toast buttered. The first irritation was...

 

Children of Single Parents to Receive free support

Children of Single Parents to Receive free support

Saturday, July 28, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., marks the second annual Give a Kid a Chance back-to-school program for single parent families at New Hope Church. The fastest growing demographic group in America is single parents. Give A Kid A...

 

Knob Creek group to possibly meet with Optimist Club

After several weeks of negotiations North Knob Creek Association (NKCA) is ready to file suit against Sevier County and the Optimist Clubof Seymour over the alleged illegal lease of 14 acres. Sevier County attorney Joe Baker, NKCA attorney,...

 

Five interns make cold-calls

Five interns make cold-calls

Five UT students are getting life experiences while providing local businesses a real service.Katie Waller, Jacob Burns, Andrew Urbain, Megan Neal and Ashley Steel make up the Knoxville Sales Team for the UT Directory. A unique directory they...

 

Local 4-H”ers Attend 4-H Electric Camp

Local 4-H”ers Attend 4-H Electric Camp

Sevier County 4-H members Trace Dixon, Bobby McCarter and Kaitlin Williams along with volunteer leader J. R. Dixon attended UT Extension's 4-H Electric Camp in Knoxville, June 26-29.They were among over 260 youth representing counties from...

 

MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM PLANNED FOR SEVIER COUNTY

MASTER GARDENER PROGRAM PLANNED FOR SEVIER COUNTY

The University of Tennessee Sevier County Extension Office will be conducting the Fourth Master Gardener Program in Sevier County this Fall, starting October 1 and ending November 29. Fourteen classes will be taught to local homeowners and gardeners. Master...

 

Potter Mania in Sevier County

Potter Mania in Sevier County

Friday 12:25 AM Hundreds of Sevier County residents lined up inside Books-A-Million for the release of the newest Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The line started around 11:00 PM though the store was buzzing with excitement...

 

June Unemployment Rate 4.1 Percent

June Unemployment Rate 4.1 Percent

NASHVILLE – Tennessee's unemployment rate for the month of June is 4.1 percent, down from the seasonally adjusted May 2007 rate of 4.7 percent, Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development, James Neeley, announced today. The national...

 

ENTRIES NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FIRST BLUE RIBBON COUNTRY FAIR

ENTRIES NOW BEING ACCEPTED FOR FIRST BLUE RIBBON COUNTRY FAIR

Townsend, TN – Get your vegetables planted, your peaches put up and your sheep sheared – it's almost Fair time! Entries are now being accepted in the following divisions for the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center's first-ever...

 

SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM HARRY POTTER PARTY!

SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM HARRY POTTER PARTY!

Sevierville, TN. The Sevier County Public Library System (SCPLS) is celebrating the final release of the J.K. Rowling book, ?Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.? The Sevier County Main Library, Seymour Branch and Kodak Branch Library have...

 

Pickup bursts into flames

Pickup bursts into flames

Thursday afternoon a pickup truck was burning uncontrollably as the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department arrived on the scene at 2494 Oakview Lane in Seymour.The pickup truck was positioned next to the driveway.Sevier County Sheriff's Deputy...

 

Tennessee Governor’s Academy Names Inaugural Class

Tennessee Governor’s Academy Names Inaugural Class

KNOXVILLE — The Tennessee Governor's Academy for Mathematics and Science has named its inaugural class of 24 high school juniors. The students, 12 young men and 12 young women, are the first selected to take part in the new academy,...

 

Traffic stop nets big bust

Traffic stop nets big bust

According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals, a traffic stop lead to the discovery of a meth lab in the vehicle. On July 17, 2007 Deputy Blaine Lewis stopped a car on New Center Rd. in Sevier County driven by Nick Burkhart from Thorngrove Pike...

 

UT extends Pearl’s contract through 2013

The University of Tennessee announced earlier this week that head basketball coach Bruce Pearl has agreed in principle to a one-year contract extension and increased compensation. The new agreement reportedly will be finalized soon and comes...