Archive for: April, 2008

Juicy Ribs! Tasty Wings! It’s Gatlinburg’s 7th Annual Ribfest & Wings

Juicy Ribs! Tasty Wings! It’s Gatlinburg’s 7th Annual Ribfest & Wings

GATLINBURG – Roll up your sleeves and dig into the tasty menu at Gatlinburg’s 7th Annual Ribfest & Wings festival on Thursday, April 17, from 4 to 8 p.m. on River Road and Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Plaza. Come out...

 

NEW BOOKS FOR THE SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

NEW BOOKS FOR THE SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM

Adult Fiction ·         Invasion of the Widows’ Club by Joyce Livingston (Large Print) (Seymour) ·         The Longing Season by Christine Schaub...

 

Motorcycle Accident Sends Rider To Hospital

Motorcycle Accident Sends Rider To Hospital

An accident between a motorcycle and an SUV threw the 20 year old motorcycle rider approximately 50 feet from the point of impact Friday morning at 7:17 A.M. The accident, which occurred on Chapman Hwy at Joy Street, near the CNB Bank, was reported...

 

Seventh-inning error dooms Smokies’ home-opener

A three-run seventh inning induced by a Tennessee Smokies’ error provided the final margin in Wednesday’s 2008 home-opening loss for the Tennessee Smokies at Smokies Park in front of 2,475 fans. In losing the first of the four-game...

 

Vols Holbert undergoes first of two surgeries

Tennessee head athletic trainer Jason McVeigh reports that fullback David Holbert has undergone the first of two surgical procedures to correct ligament damage in his left knee. A Nashville native, Holbert was injured March 29 in the Vols’...

 

RIVER CLEANUP IN GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS

Two local chapters of Trout Unlimited, a leading trout conservation organization, are sponsoring litter cleanup volunteer efforts with a complimentary lunch in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  They are scheduled on two Saturdays in...

 

Perfect Perfection ‘Worx’

Perfect Perfection ‘Worx’

The concern for something better turned into a great business that has opened their doors in Seymour. In the late ‘80’s Dan Rateike had been riding motorcycles for a couple of years when he noticed that some of the items on the bikes...

 

The Seymour Eagles Marching Band Fund Raiser

The students of the Seymour Eagles marching band have worked extremely hard this past year and have won many awards and accolades for their efforts. There will be a benefit car was Saturday April 19th at the Sevier County Bank Seymour Branch...

 

A Brief One on One With Commissioner Godfrey

I finally ran into County Commissioner Judy Godfrey at the grocery store. It’s been very difficult to get a response from her. So I used the opportunity to ask a few questions about different subjects people have posed to me. Here is how...

 

Lady Vols win eighth national title

Tampa, Florida got painted Tennessee Orange Tuesday night after the Tennessee Lady Vols captured their second Women’s Basketball National Championship in the last two years with a 64-48 victory over the Stanford Cardinal. Tennessee held...

 

Lady Eagles try to get on track at tourney

A pair of tight setbacks to begin the week has dropped the 2007-08 Seymour Lady Eagles to 6-8 overall and 0-1 in District 3-AA going into this weekend’s Eastman Invitational Tournament in Kingsport. Seymour was upended by a final score...

 

New 2-Day Big Fish Pass Adds Value for Chattanooga Visitors

New 2-Day Big Fish Pass Adds Value for Chattanooga Visitors

Families across the region are searching for ways to make the most of their travel opportunities as gas prices continue to climb. Like modern-day treasure hunters, parents are surfing the web for a map to nearby destinations where they can relax...

 

Pigeon Forge Student is Senate Page

Pigeon Forge Student is Senate Page

A local Pigeon Forge student, Turner Whaley, has served as a Senate Page in the Tennessee State Senate.  Whaley served at the invitation of State Senator Raymond Finney (R-Maryville).  He is a fourth grade student in Ms. Jolley’s...

 

Weather Delays Kites at the Academy

Due to rain, The King’s Academy’s Kites at the Academy event was postponed from Saturday, April 5, to Saturday, April 12.  The event is again scheduled to take place between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the baseball field at...

 

MARCH State Revenues

Finance and Administration Commissioner Dave Goetz reported today that overall March revenues were $866.7 million or $65.0 million less than the state budgeted. "The current year budget was based on sales tax growth of just over four percent,...

 

Lynam no-hits Carter

Matt Lynam made a little bit of history Monday night in the Seymour Eagles’ 2-0 District 3-AA home win over Carter. Lynam (4-1) threw the first solo, complete-game no-hitter for the Seymour Eagles in recent memory, striking out 12 Hornets...

 

Senator Finney Presents Flag To Seymour Class

Senator Finney Presents Flag To Seymour Class

  State Senator Raymond Finney (R) presented a flag to Ms Betsy Edmond's Class recently. … read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

Students of the Month for February

Students of the Month for February

The students of the month for February for Seymour Intermediate School are; Chase King – 4th grade;  Taylor Rolen – 5th grade; Mark DeLeay – 5th grade; Myles Bowman – 3rd grade. Congratulations … read the...

 

Saturday morning was the day scheduled to Keep Sevier Beautiful in Seymour with volunteers.

Saturday morning was the day scheduled to Keep Sevier Beautiful in Seymour with volunteers.

Mary Lee Reed and Gene were present at Seymour First Baptist Church Saturday morning representing Keep Sevier Beautiful. Merwyn Borders is the Seymour Keep Sevier Beautiful representative, but was unable to attend so the Reeds stepped in to...

 

PIGEON FORGE MIDDLE SCHOOL FESTIVAL OF NATIONS

“From the tropical sandy beaches of the Caribbean, to the ice regions of Ukraine.  From the rice fields of Japan, to the jungles of India.  Enjoying the Tennessee cloggers and the Mexican dancers.  Tasting food from many...