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Johnny Bohanan we want to thank-you for your 20 years of service with law enforcement. Our family is blessed knowing that you are protecting us. And our community is grateful of your service after all of these years. I am so proud of you...
An earthquake was felt in E. Tennessee that originated in Southern Illinois this Friday morning. It was a moderate quake, which centered near the Illinois-Indiana state line, and measured 5.4 on the Richter Scale according to the U.S. Geological...
Following an investigation by officers with the Sevierville Police Department (SPD), a 16-year old male Sevier County High School (SCHS) student has been charged with making a threat of violence. The charge is a class D felony. According to...
Park managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have announced that the public will be invited to an Open House on the un-opened section of the Foothills Parkway in Blount County (Tenn.) from 10 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday,...
The next scheduled meeting of the Sevier County Commission is set to begin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2008. After hearing the reports from various commission committees and elected officials, there will be multiple resolutions up for...
Today, the Tennessee Scenic Vistas Protection Act (SB 3822) was passed by the Senate Committee on Environment, Conservation and Tourism by an overwhelming 8 -1 vote. Sponsored by Senator Raymond Finney (R- Maryville), the bill limits...
In the aftermath of Tuesday’s easy 7-0 win over Austin-East and last week’s impressive run through what is arguably one of the toughest stretches of their schedule, the Seymour Eagles’ soccer team appears to playing at a particularly...
It seems that having a simple one on one with a county commissioner has hit the hot button with the readers. There were 54 comments at press time (we usually run the paper around 2PM Wed). Mostly commenting on how difficult it is to get a hold...
The Sevier County Utility District put up a nice display in the Kroger parking lot last Friday. The display was set up to showcase the benefits and uses of natural gas. Employees were on hand to inform the public of the many benefits of gas...
Absolutely beautiful weather settles back into Seymour and East Tennessee and most of the region for a few more days! But showers will move in for the start of our weekend! Did the FREEZE scare you into covering your plants? Driving around...
Tennessee's bleak financial picture: The State Senate tackled a number of important issues this week, as committees began to close, including competitive cable services, healthcare, illegal immigration, and lottery scholarship funds. However,...
The closure of I-40 in downtown Knoxville begins in just fifteen days on May 1 and tonight the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will begin the first of six major traffic shifts in conjunction with the ongoing SmartFIX40 project. "Travelers...
A poem that came via the internet this could be to all people that have teenagers or have already raised teenagers, or have children who will soon be teenagers or those who will be parents someday. Poem to MOM and DAD: Our son...
Based on a variety of indicators, ALEC’s Report Card on American Education has found no direct correlation between conventional measures of education inputs, such as expenditures per pupil and teacher salaries, and educational outputs,...
Sevier County 4-H Honor Club members are excited to announce “4-H Day of Caring” for Sevier County. How Can You Help? There are two (2) opportunities for you to help. On Saturday, May 3rd there will be members of the 4-H Honor Club...
On April 22, 2008, children from across Sevier County will again meet at Pigeon Forge Primary for Sevier Couoty's Seventeenth Annual Young Authors' Conference. The conference will begin at 5:30 p.m. and will end at 7:15 p.m. The conference...
On April 5th Boy Scout Troop & Pack 585 spent an adventurous night at the Lost Sea in Sweetwater, TN. This special tour is made for organized groups such as the Scouts, schools, camps, churches, etc. Those who participated in the tour were...
Former Tennessee Volunteers Chris Lofton and JaJuan Smith were named to the all-tournament team at the 56th annual Portsmouth Invitational this past weekend. Sixty-four of the top college seniors are invited to compete before representatives...
Late Model Feature: 1) Brad Lowe, Knoxville,Tn. Car #16 2) Josh Collins, Powell,Tn. Car #63 3) Charles Hurst, Knoxville,Tn. Car #1 4) Brian Carswell, Morganton,NC. Car #4 5) Eric Tipton, Powell,Tn. Car #21 6) Brian Patty, Jacksboro,Tn. Car #15...
During the month of April hundreds of universities around the country will commemorate National Student-Athlete Day. National Student-Athlete Day honors student-athletes and the network of parents, coaches, teachers and school systems...
