Archive for: September, 2007

Construction to start

The long standing building and storage units that were next to McDonalds have been dismantled to make way for the construction of a 4,000 square foot building. The new construction will be the location of the Seymour branch of Sevier Pawn...

 

Early morning fire destroys home

Early morning fire destroys home

An early morning fire has destroyed a home in Seymour on Nails Creek Road Wednesday.A call came in to the Seymour Volunteer Fire Dept at  7:10 A.M. that a home was on fire.By the time the four Seymour Volunteer Fire Engine and single Blount...

 

Crisis Management Bag gives school staff a weapon in emergencies

An improved crisis management plan designed specifically for area schools was developed prior to the start of the current 2007/2008 school year. Among the implementations to come out of the pre-school year review and training session by the...

 

Guilty plea heard

The former manager of a Sevierville cabin rental business pleaded guilty Monday to 30 counts of sales tax evasion. In return, she received a suspended sentence. Nicole Lynn Tibbs managed Sleepy Bear Cabin Rentals at 1000 Parkway...

 

Woman stabbed in Kodak

Woman stabbed in Kodak

A woman was repeated stabbed in Kodak by her estranged husband. According to Sheriff Ron Seals SCSD officers received a 911 call from 351 Ironwood Dr. in Kodak of a stabbing at approximately 9:00PM on Wed. Sept. 5th 2007. Officers arrived and...

 

GSA Venture Promotes Quality of Life, Environment, and National Security

Name something that: Reduces energy use; Cuts down on greenhouse gases; Eases traffic: Reduces America's dependence on foreign oil; Increases worker productivity; Saves taxpayer dollars; Helps persuade talented individuals to build...

 

Townsend Fall Festival: A Step Back in Time for the Whole Family

Townsend Fall Festival: A Step Back in Time for the Whole Family

If bluegrass music makes you swoon, storytelling legends captivate your mind, or southern style cooking makes your mouth water, the 15th annual Townsend Fall Heritage Festival and Old Timers Day offers these treats and much more. On September...

 

Auction netted $500,000 over listed price

Auction netted $500,000 over listed price

A commercial property commonly known as D's Appliance sold at auction for approximately $1.4 million Saturday September 8th. The price listed for a large part of that property with Teresa Luttrell, a real estate broker, was for just over...

 

Police Provide Summary of Recent DUI Checkpoint

The City of Sevierville Police Department (SPD) participated in a multi-jurisdictional DUI checkpoint on Friday, August 31, 2007. The SPD, along with the Sevier County Sheriff's Department and the Tennessee Highway Patrol, conducted the...

 

Pets for adoption

Melody is a little grey domestic short hair mix. She is 9 weeks old and Melody can be adopted from our new cat house at the Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter. Lacy is 4 months old and she is a beagle mix who will make a great pet. Lacy can be...

 

GOV. BREDESEN DESIGNATES THIRD WEEK IN SEPTEMBER AS SECOND ANNUAL IMAGINATION LIBRARY WEEK IN TENNES

Communities statewide will publicize the benefits of books for young children in a big way, as Gov. Phil Bredesen proclaims Sept. 16-22, 2007 as Imagination Library Week in Tennessee, kicking off a celebration of Dolly Parton's Imagination...

 

New Books for the Sevier County Public Library System

  NEW BOOKS FOR THE SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM Adult Fiction Peony in Love by Lisa See (Main) The Overlook by Michael Connelly (Main) (Seymour) Double Take by Catherine Coulter (Main) (Seymour) (Kodak) Exact Revenge by Tim Green (Audio...

 

Sevier County Public Library System Summer Reading Program

  Sevier County: As the summer heat rages on, the Sevier County Public Library System state-sponsored, Rompin' Stompin' Reading Roundup Summer Reading Program ends in a blaze of special programs and reading tons of books. This year...

 

The Smartest Card Is @ Your Library

  THE SMARTEST CARD IS @ YOUR LIBRARY®: GET IT, USE IT AT THE SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM (Sevier County, Tennessee) – September is Library Card Sign-up Month, and the Sevier County Public Library System wants to make sure that...

 

NKCCA to sue county

A group has formed to prevent the county from continuing with a lease to the Seymour Optimist Club. In an email, flyer and personal calls, the members of the North Knob Creek Community Association (NKCCA) were notified on the first of September...

 

Miss Tennessee American Preteen 2007 plans drive for local animal shelters

Miss Tennessee American Preteen 2007 plans drive for local animal shelters

The new Miss Tennessee American Preteen 2007, Angela Karl, has had a lot of fun since she was crowned on August 19th in Clarksville, TN. One benefit was being able to appear as visiting royalty at the 2007 Sevier County Fairest of the Fair...

 

Nationwide Tour Player Visits Local Golf Course

Nationwide Tour Player Visits Local Golf Course

Current Nationwide Tour Player, Keith Nolan, Visited Creekside Plantation Golf Course (in Seymour). Keith meet the staff at Creekside Golf Course, members of the Seymour High School golf team members along with some Creekside residents....

 

Pets for adoption

Pets for adoption

Maxwell is a border collie mix who will make a great companion. He is available for adoption at the Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter for $100. 18 month old Carlton is a domestic short hair mix. Carlton is waiting for a good home at the new...

 

Winners crowned at Fair

Winners crowned at Fair

Congratulations to the Fairest of the Fair winners for Monday evening. They include: Miss Sevier County Fairest of the Fair Mika Leatherwood, Mika is a 19-year-old student at the University of Tennessee. The Little Miss Fairest of the Fair is...

 

GRADUATING CLASS LARGEST IN ACADEMY HISTORY

The Tennessee Fire Service and Codes Enforcement Academy will graduate its largest class in history. State Fire Marshal and Commerce and Insurance Commissioner Leslie A. Newman will deliver the commencement address to the class of 25 recruit...