The icy roads finally forced the Sevier County School District to declare that the schools are closed today.
It was a last minute call by the administration. The call came at nearly 7:10 am this morning there will be no Sevier County...
January 22, 2008 7:35 am / no comments
Americans donated an estimated $295 billion to different charities in 2006, a new record, according to “Giving USA 2007,” a report from the Giving USA Foundation. Our generosity allows us to make a difference to a wide range of worthy...
January 21, 2008 2:14 pm / no comments
The women of Sevier County have a new, exciting ministry opportunity–the Christian Women's Job Corps.
As one of only twenty sites in Tennessee, Sevier County is a nationally registered and certified site for the Christian Women's...
January 21, 2008 7:56 am / no comments
The Richard Haiman National Park Foundation of Winter Park, Florida, has granted a total of $21,000 to Friends of the Smokies to support education programs and trail and shelter projects.
The Haiman Foundation grant includes $11,000 to support...
January 21, 2008 7:50 am / no comments
The League of Women Voters of Northeast Tennessee will host a program for the public entitled "We the People: Counting Votes in America", on Saturday, January 26, at 12:00 noon at the Johnson City Public Library, 100 West Millard Street...
January 21, 2008 7:44 am / no comments
Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for December was 5.3 percent, up 0.4 percentage point from November. In 2006 the December unemployment rate was...
January 21, 2008 7:37 am / no comments
Gary Woods, a local photographer with national recognition was recently honored with the degree of Master of Photography by the Professional Photographers of America Association.
Created in 1937, the Merit & Degree program is the oldest...
January 21, 2008 7:15 am / no comments
Tennessee law requires that anyone born on or after January 1, 1969, beginning at age 10 must possess proof of satisfactory completion of an approved hunter education course before hunting any species in Tennessee.
In order to enroll in a hunter...
January 21, 2008 7:08 am / no comments
Tennessee’s 2008 youth waterfowl hunt will be held on February 2 and 3, 2008, with the Reelfoot Lake Zone set for the following week, February 9 and 10, 2008, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA). The Reelfoot...
January 21, 2008 7:04 am / no comments
Tennessee’s public education system was recently ranked 16th in the nation by Education Week's 2008 Quality Counts report. Each year this report ranks all states on a comprehensive range of education policies and outcomes. Tennessee’s...
January 21, 2008 6:55 am / no comments
According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals the following is a list of persons arrested in Friday's drug roundup.
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January 18, 2008 6:28 pm / no comments
A kitchen fire in a south Knox County home brought out the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department.
The call came in at 7:57 A.M. Thursday from 7320 Werkbund Way in South Knoxville
Engine 12 arrived at 08:10 A.M. to find a single level home...
January 18, 2008 12:00 pm / no comments
Seymour Volunteer Fire Department was called to 10840 Chapman Hwy for an auto accident Thursday at 3:51 P.M.
Squad 3 arrived to find a small sedan on its top. The 20 year old driver was removed by bystanders,
According to reports, her injuries...
January 18, 2008 6:50 am / no comments
Events offer opportunities to experience the teaching of non-violence through games, songs, discussion, and other peaceful activities.
The two day workshop will partially consist of a panel-led discussion: Teaching Non-Violence in church, in...
January 18, 2008 6:30 am / no comments
According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals inmate Bradley Baldwin age 36 of Sevierville died of an apparent suicide while being held in Sevier County Jail on theft charges. The incident is being investigated by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation...
January 17, 2008 7:41 am / no comments
In the past few years, metal roofs have become increasingly popular with homeowners across the country. Although one reason is the introduction of new designs that replicate the look of traditional residential roofing materials, many homeowners...
January 16, 2008 2:52 pm / no comments
Tennessee Team Hustle is a basketball organization based in Knoxville, Tennessee.
TTH recently held try-outs and will have six teams between the ages of twelve to fourteen. The organization’s players come from Knoxville as well as the...
January 16, 2008 1:29 pm / no comments
It’s an annual attempt, really.
Various media outlets hitch their wagons to the new up-and-coming power conference; the hip, emerging story. Conference-X proponents and SEC opponents spend the duration of the season, it seems, trying...
January 16, 2008 12:44 pm / no comments
Arian Foster understood that either road meant uncharted territory. He would realize his boyhood dream of playing in the NFL or return for his senior season with the chance to become Tennessee’s all-time leading rusher. Seems the Big Orange...
January 16, 2008 12:06 pm / no comments
Tennessee offers a health insurance program called Cover Tennessee to provide insurance options that are affordable and meet the needs of the uninsured in our state. As part of Cover Tennessee, CoverKids offers qualifying families comprehensive...
January 16, 2008 11:57 am / no comments