By Kim Steele
SEYMOUR – Debbie Ramsey gingerly pulled out a sketch of the hands of God holding an airplane up in the water as she talked about her experience during the recent crash of a jetliner in the Hudson River.
“I was really...
January 30, 2009 4:55 pm / no comments
SEYMOUR- The property of the South Knox-Seymour Times, both tangible and intangible, of any nature located at or incident to the operation of the paper, will be sold at public auction at 10 a.m. Wed., Feb. 11, at the front door of the business,...
January 30, 2009 4:05 pm / no comments
By Kimberly Hood
SEVIERVILLE – Unfortunately for Seymour, the only score that matters is the score at the final buzzer. The fourth-seeded Eagles ended their season with a heartbreaker to fifth-seeded Pigeon Forge...
January 30, 2009 12:36 pm / no comments
By Kim Steele
SEYMOUR – Character Night at Seymour Primary School meant different things to those attending the January 29 event.
“I came to visit my children who have gone on to the classroom,” said Amy Worley, a preschool...
January 30, 2009 10:52 am / no comments
KNOXVILLE – The Arts & Culture Alliance of Greater Knoxville announces a call for entries for its “Top 40 Exhibition,” a new group exhibition of 2-D and 3-D works selected by the general public and art enthusiasts around...
January 30, 2009 9:36 am / no comments
By Duane Gordon
For the first time in 21 years, local gal Dolly Parton does not hold the record for the most top 10 singles by a female country artist, it was revealed last week when the new country charts came out.
“Cowgirls Don’t...
January 30, 2009 9:27 am / no comments
Sevier County 4-H has received the Energizing Tennessee 4-H Grant valued at $2,000.
Energizing Tennessee 4-H Grants represent a partnership between the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and Tennessee 4-H. ...
January 29, 2009 2:46 pm / no comments
PIGEON FORGE – Wilderness Wildlife Week, a Top 20 Event in the Southeast according to the Southeast Tourism Society, tallied a cumulative attendance of more than 25,300 in almost 300 classes, presentations, musical programs, hikes and...
January 29, 2009 1:21 pm / no comments
Christ Covenant Church would like to invite everyone to its special benefit singing featuring The Supernals Quartet at 6 p.m. Sat., Jan. 31, at 5759 411 Hwy. S. in Seymour.
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January 29, 2009 12:08 pm / no comments
SEVIERVILLE – Sevierville Police Department detectives have arrested two more men on accessory after the fact charges in connection with the murder of Melissa V. Foster in November 2008.
Detectives, working with Oak Ride Police Department...
January 29, 2009 12:04 pm / no comments
KNOXVILLE – Members of the Knoxville Symphony Youth Orchestra Association are gearing up for their second performance of the season.
This free concert, supported by First Tennessee Foundation, will feature performances from members of...
January 29, 2009 11:53 am / no comments
By Earnest Ball
When people talk about changing attitudes towards education, the usual rhetoric is that we need “tougher standards.”
I look at the rousing numbers of graduating students who are barely qualified to make a bed...
January 29, 2009 10:58 am / no comments
By Kimberly Hood
SEYMOUR – The Seymour boys started off with a bang when Logan Jenkins sank a three less than 30 seconds into Tuesday night's game, but Carter High School eventually proved to be more than the Eagles could handle,...
January 28, 2009 10:03 am / no comments
By Kimberly Hood
SEYMOUR – Though it wasn't evident in the final score of 55-41, the Seymour girls had a hard time putting away the visiting Carter Hornets Tuesday night.
In uncharacteristic fashion, the Lady Eagles...
January 28, 2009 9:40 am / no comments
One of my great concerns has always been that due to the actions of a few, they adversely affect and consequently control the masses.
Case in point: Take the two planes that flew into the Twin Towers. As a result of that action, the world population...
January 28, 2009 6:45 am / no comments
By Kim Steele
GATLINBURG – Sharks and stingrays swam behind Jim Pattison Jr. on Monday at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies as he accepted a trophy from TripAdvisor.com for being named the top U.S. aquarium.
“This is a very...
January 27, 2009 5:17 pm / no comments
By Kim Steele
SEYMOUR – Duane and Lillian Marshall loaded up their bowls and plates with hot food on Saturday and joined the crowd gathered to welcome Kasey Veach to a benefit in her honor at the Sevier Masonic Lodge.
“We don’t...
January 27, 2009 4:04 pm / no comments
By Kimberly Hood
SEYMOUR – While at first glance it may have looked like a PTA meeting gone terribly wrong, Tuesday’s battle ball match between the parents of Seymour Primary kindergarteners and their children’s teachers was...
January 27, 2009 3:51 pm / no comments
SEYMOUR – Potential Girl Scouts got a chance to sign up recently during the “Becoming a Girl Scout Day” at Ashley’s Dance Academy.
Girls from kindergarten through twelfth grade viewed Girl Scout literature and learned...
January 27, 2009 2:53 pm / no comments
By Kim Steele
SEYMOUR – Rainy weather didn’t dampen Joshua Rimel’s spirit as he and the members of his Boy Scout troop attempted to build a fire in a timed event.
“I am having a lot of fun here,” said Rimel, 14,...
January 27, 2009 1:57 pm / no comments