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No entertainer can move and excite an audience like Tony Orlando. One of America's most endearing and enduring stars, Tony's famous song, "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree" is over thirty years old yet still many...
Thunderstorms swept through Seymour Wednesday afternoon, delivering much needed rain for local farmers. Some area roads were temporarily flooded when water runoff overfilled smaller creeks. No injuries, or accidents resulted from the storm,...
Attention motorcycling enthusiasts! Marks your calendars now for the Ride For Their Tomorrow Cystic Fibrosis Benefit Ride on Saturday, July 21. This ride is an exciting opportunity to rev your engines and set out on the open road...
The wonderful weekend of not paying taxes on clothing and other back to school necessities is coming soon. Aug. 3-5 is the sales tax holiday for this coming school year. It will start at 12:01 a.m. on the 3rd and end at 11:59 p.m. on the 5th. ...
Veteran Seymour Eagles head football coach and school athletics director Gary Householder confirmed Monday that 58 youngsters showed up for the first day of the Eagles’ annual youth football camp held at the school. Aspiring gridiron stars...
So many new businesses opening in the past year has changed the face of Seymour. One such business is across the street from Food City. The storage units that have been on Chapman Highway for years next to McDonalds, have been removed to make...
Shep is our 11 yr old senior citizen. He is a neutered collie mix and Shep is a gentle soul who is looking for a good home to live out his golden years. He would be happiest as an only pet in a home with no small children. Shep can be...
This Tuesday, a local group hosted a "Get Acquainted" type breakfast where new potential members could meet the current BNI (Business Network International) members and find out more about the organization. Billed as the "The...
Sevier County schools budget seriously affected Up to 11 teachers may lose their jobs Recently Governor Bredesen was in Knoxville promoting the success of his new Basic Education Program 2.0 that is about to have serious adverse effects on the...
NASHVILLE – A Knox County woman is charged with TennCare fraud for using the program to pay for a fraudulent prescription. The Office of Inspector General (OIG) today announced the arrest of Laura Ezell, 24 of Knoxville. The arrest was...
Nashville, TN- An amendment to the Emergency Communications District law went into effect July 1, 2007, creating a new Class A misdemeanor for placing aggravated false 911 calls. If the caller makes repeated false 911 calls or if a false call...
Fans eager for a football fix now have a new alternative. The Tennessee Stallions, a first year semi-pro football team made up mostly of players with East Tennessee roots kicked off their inaugural season Saturday night with an 8-0 loss to...
You'd think that having lunch with someone that you do business with would not involve an act of congress. I just called a local business person to have lunch.He is employed by one of the cities in the county in an unrelated capacity. Since...
411 Late Models Feature: 1) Jeff Hamby, Wartburg,Tn. Car #5 2) Scott Gardner, Knoxville,Tn. Car #16 3) Stephen Rogers, Knoxville,Tn. Car #144 4) Barrett Terry, Sevierville,Tn. Car #12 5) Mike Price, Lenoir City,Tn. Car #77 6) Rubein Mayfield,...
A Pigeon Forge attraction, WonderWorks, is hosting Teacher Preview Days August 6-10. Teachers and staff from schools statewide and beyond are invited to preview this educational, interactive and fun "amusement park for the mind". ...
A new member of the Sevier County Utility District Board experienced his first meeting Thursday at the SCUD offices. Jerry Hays of Gatlinburg has been named to the SCUD board to complete the seat which vacated by untimely death of former board...
NASHVILLE – Franchise and excise taxes, coupled with strong sales tax collections in June raised revenue collections for the month to $1.2 billion, or $110.0 million more than the state budgeted. "Corporate taxes are highly volatile,...
There were 100 sticks of dynamite discovered in the Wears Valley area of Sevier County according to Sevier county Sheriff Ron Seals On July 10, 2007 at 6:44 PM the Sevier County Sheriff's Department received a call from the homeowner at...
Seymour Branch Library ?Summer Reading Program: Joel Reese ? The Singing Cowboy!? Joel Reese, The Singing Cowboy will entertain preschoolers and children through grade six with songs and music at the Seymour Branch Library on Monday, July 23...
Bonnie McCuen has been named Vice President and Branch Manager at the Strawberry Plains Branch. She attended the University of Tennessee and is active with Komen Race for a Cure. McCuen resides in Knoxville with her husband, Shane and their...
