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Former Tennessee football coach Phillip Fulmer, amidst a round of public confusion and controversy, decided to decline university president John Petersen’s offer to serve as a special assistant to the president for the next three months....
Dolly Parton is helping out an independent family film with a selection of several new, original songs to make up its score. “First Dogs” is being filmed over the next few weeks in Morgan Hill, Calif., with Dan Aykroyd and...
SEYMOUR – Lights glittered and voices rang out during the recent Seymour High School choral concert.The event, which took place Dec. 11 at the school, was combined with a chili supper and silent auction to raise funds for the Concert...
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued an interim final rule for new lender oversight regulations in its guaranteed loan program. The regulations, which take effect January 12th, give SBA greater enforcement authority...
Judy McQueen, president of the Seymour Family and Community Education (FCE) Club was honored with the 2008 Sevier County FCE Best of the Best Award. This award recognizes individuals for their leadership and commitment to local, regional and...
GATLINBURG – Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies, voted the Number One aquarium in America by TripAdvisor Travelers, will ring in the New Year with its “8th Annual Dance with the Sharks New Year’s Eve Party.” Guests...
Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center’s 25th annual A Country Christmas celebration has added a new—and familiar—face to its Christmastime events. Straight from her highly popular theater in Tennessee’s...
For more than 75 years, the Radio City Christmas Spectacular has captivated audiences around the country. Add all of that history to the 25-year-span of Gaylord Opryland’s world-famous A Country Christmas, and that’s 100 years...
Tennessee freshman linebacker Daryl Vereen was selected to the Southeastern Conference Freshman All-SEC Team, the league office announced Thursday. The Charlotte, N.C., native played in eight games and recorded three tackles. He played a...
By Kim Steele SEYMOUR – The sixth-grade projects heading to the Seymour Middle School science fair in January cover some weighty topics. There’s “Plastic – Natural versus Artificial,” a science project by Quinton...
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development announced today its newest online research tool, the Tennessee County Data Sheets. The latest reports are a complement to the Community Data Sheets already...
The Sevier County 4-H Public Speaking Contest was held recently at the Sevier County Courthouse. First, second and third place winners were named at each grade level and included: Fourth grade: 1st place – Donnie Richmond, Sevierville...
NASHVILLE – The Internal Revenue Service wants you to know there may be a scam waiting in your e-mail inbox that looks official but could be dangerous to you and your computer. “We’re getting reports of an e-mail that appears...
Sevier County 4-H recently had five senior 4-H members inducted into the State 4-H All Star organization. The induction ceremony was held at the Eastern Region 4-H Fall All Star Conference in Gatlinburg. Tennessee 4-H All Stars is...
Girl Scouts from the Seymour Service Unit, which is composed of about 100 girls in the Seymour and Boyd’s Creek school districts, donated more than 500 books to the Boys and Girls Club in Seymour for Reading Rocks 2008. … read...
Dear Savvy Senior With Christmas right around the corner, I’m looking for some new toys for my grandkids but could use some help. First, where can I go to get some good toy/gift ideas? Second, how can I find out if the toys are good quality...
SEVIERVILLE – The Sevier County Economic Development Council (SCEDC) announced Tuesday that eight new physician’s clinics have joined the provider network for the Smart Card Health Plan. This affordable primary health care plan...
Twenty teachers have received $25 Achievement Awards from the Sevierville Sunrise Rotary for the number of students in their classes participating in Future Voters of America program. Each class was presented with a certificate of achievement....
KNOXVILLE, TENN. –More lay-offs could be on the way for East Tennessee businesses according to a recently released survey by Ackermann PR. Some 300 business leaders responded to the survey and most said they are adjusting their business...
NASHVILLE – Overall November revenue collections were $711.9 million, or 13.16 percent below November 2007 collections. “November is the fourth consecutive month this fiscal year in which sales taxes and corporate income taxes have...
