Archive for: August, 2008

New Deadline for Fair Booth Vendor Applications

Sevier County – The deadline for applications to reserve vendor booth space at the 2008 Sevier County Fair has been extended to Tuesday, August 26th.  Limited space is still available for inside and outside booths.  Spaces...

 

Dancing Bear Bicycle Bash

It began with an inaugural event in early spring of 2006 and drew so many participants that four more followed, with an even greater turnout. Dancing Bear Lodge will host the sixth Bicycle Bash September 5 – 7, 2008. The event is expected...

 

Food City Set to Kick-Off Apples for the Students Program

As students across the tri-state area of Kentucky, Virginia and Tennessee head back to school, Food City is gearing up for the kickoff of their popular Apples for the Students program.  Students are supplied with a letter containing a...

 

Preaching and Hiking

Preaching and Hiking

When he's not preaching Pastor Kim D McCroskey Pastor at Roaring Fork Baptist Church likes to spend time with Herbert Clabo 97 years old, Clellon Watons and Ken Mason fellow church members hiking in the mountains. … read the...

 

CNB Grills for Kids Bass Fishing Tourney

CNB Grills for Kids Bass Fishing Tourney

The 18th Annual Mountain Music Kids Invitational Bass Fishing Tournament on Douglas Lake was held on Saturday, July 26th.  There were nearly 400 teams entered in the tournament.  Citizens National Bank was a sponsor of the event and...

 

Shooting at Knoxville high school

Shooting at Knoxville high school

A shooting at Central High School ended the day before it even began as one student was fatally shot Thursday morning. Students were in the cafeteria of the school when witnesses said they saw two male students shoving and would end with the...

 

HEALTH FAIR IN SEYMOUR TO BRING FREE SCREENINGS TO COMMUNITY

The University of Tennessee Medical Center is hosting a free community health fair in Seymour, 8 a.m. – Noon on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at UT Family Physicians Seymour, located at 11606 Chapman Highway, Suite 2. Come take advantage of the free...

 

Pair Alleged To Have Robbed The Neighbor

Pair Alleged To Have Robbed The Neighbor

According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals a Kodak pair has been arrested in connection with a burglary. Seals states that on Tuesday Aug 19th 2008 Sevier Co. Sheriffs Dept. received a call of a burglary in progress at 4630 Herman Snyder Way...

 

Finney drops bid for recount

Senator Raymond Finney officially withdrew his petition for recount of the votes in the August 7, 2008 election for the Eighth Senate District Republican Primary Finney said in an open letter that he filed the petition for recount after receiving...

 

VIDEO AND WRITING COMPETITION HONORING SCHOOL EMPLOYEES WHO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

The Tennessee Schools Boards Unemployment Compensation Trust (UCT) is conducting video and writing competitions to provide students and former students an opportunity to recognize and express appreciation to school employees who have made a...

 

Arrowmont Property Is For Sale

The Gatlinburg property that has been leased to the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts form many years by the Pi Beta Phi fraternity for women is up for sale. Arrowmont began in 1945 for children and the University of Tennessee's craft...

 

NCAA grants Vols’ waiver requests

The NCAA Membership Services staff notified UT associate athletics director Brad Bertani on Tuesday morning that it had approved Tennessee’s waiver requests on behalf of sophomore tight end Brandon Warren. The Alcoa native now is eligible...

 

10 Things to Watch for in Week One

1. The competitiveness in the Georgia Dome – What a great game this has the potential to be. Clemson has been named a darkhorse national championship contender, and for good reason. This top arguably has the top collection of skill position...

 

What’s Wrong With Helping

No more lazy days of summer. It's time for students in Sevier County to grab those backpacks and head back to school. "It's an exciting time," Greg Clark, principle at Seymour High School told me.  "There's...

 

Guitar Hero Tournament Coming to Sevier County Fair

Guitar Hero Tournament Coming to Sevier County Fair

The interactive video game sensation Guitar Hero is coming to the 2008 Sevier County Fair.  The Grand Champion of the 2008 Guitar Hero competition will receive a fabulous prize courtesy of the Hard Rock Café in Gatlinburg, proud...

 

Fulmer reviews Vols’ Saturday scrimmage

Tennessee returned to practice Monday morning with fresher legs and a fresher sense of where things stand just two weeks prior to the 2008 kickoff. The Vol players enjoyed Sunday’s off day — only their second since camp began Aug....

 

Hometown drivers have big night at 411 Motor Speedway

Hometown drivers have big night at 411 Motor Speedway

With as much time as the 15-year old Blount County resident has spent in 411 Motor Speedway’s Winner’s Circle of late, Tiffany Sheehan might start adding fixtures and decorations to give the bland-looking concrete a more homey feel…just...

 

It’s Sevier County Fair Time

The Fair Fun begins on September 1st and runs through September 6th. As always, Sevier County chapter of Tennessee Right to Life is sponsoring two booths. One will have information on legal issues, election information, breaking news on adult...

 

Letter to the Editor

I was reading in the paper that the director of Sevier County schools wants to raise the sales tax to put up a new high school, etc. Whatever became of government "living within their means" like the TAXPAYERS have to? May I suggets...

 

Sevier County Library NEWS

NEW BOOKS FOR THE SEVIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM Adult Fiction ·         Remember Me? Sophie Kinsella (Main) (Seymour) ·         Playing for...