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The doors to the 8th Annual Sevier County Hospitality Trade Show will swing open Thursday, March 12, at the Holiday Inn Pigeon Forge Conference Center. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is invited. There...
By Kimberly Hood The Vols claimed another SEC win Wednesday night, defeating Mississippi State 81-76 in a close one at home. After losing back to back games to Mississippi and Kentucky, UT needed the win, not just for morale sake, but to keep...
By Kimberly Hood The SHS Color Guard and Percussion team each took first place honors at the Regional Carolina Indoor Performance Association Competition last Saturday at Volunteer High School in Church Hill, Tenn.This is the first year Seymour...
A backyard trash fire Thursday afternoon traveled across a fence row to a neighboring property destroying a storage building and damaging a home on Winston Drive in Seymour. Firefighters from Seymour and Blount County responded to the blaze...
With uncertainty in the economy affecting millions around the world, it’s not surprising that people right here in Sevier County might be looking for help. The Community Connections Fair this weekend at the Sevierville Civic Center is...
The Seymour High School Concert Choir along with the Seymour High School Freshman Choir competed this past Wednesday in Knoxville in the J.B. Lyle Senior High Choral Festival. Both groups scored high enough to qualify for the ACDA State Choral...
Charges have been filed against a Sevierville man who allegedly caused a chain-reaction accident that resulted in the death of another driver. According to reports, the driver, Anthony Lambert, 31, of Sevierville was traveling westbound on West...
Charges have been filed against a Sevierville man who allegedly caused two chain-reaction accidents that resulted in the death of another driver. According to reports, the driver, Anthony Lambert, 31, of Sevierville was traveling westbound on...
Gorgeous Views, Great People, the slogan at the bottom of the new Welcome to Seymour sign says it all. The colorful three dimensional sign, located on the southbound side of Chapman Highway, was unveiled Monday after months of fundraising efforts...
The Bill of Rights Institute announced their collaboration with National History Day (NHD) today. The Institute is sponsoring the Constitutional Rights in History prize, awarded to an outstanding entry in any category from both the senior and...
Last month an 11 year old fifth grader with unusual intelligence wrote an essay that has received national attention. According to a New York Times story headlined “Students Unite Against Homework,” the child’s essay criticized...
By Kimberly Hood The Lady Eagles fell just short of winning the District Championship Monday night, losing a close one to Fulton 42-36. The game was everything a championship should be, with both teams evenly matched, a good crowd and all...
It’s that time of the year again. The Girl Scouts will be out in force this weekend selling the every popular and tasty Girl Scout Cookies. Several Merchants have agreed to provide the opportunity for the Girl Scouts in Sevier County...
By Arnold Collins Sevier County voters will have to wait until April 30 to vote on a .25–cent tax increase that could bring in as much as $8 million for school capital projects. In a specially called meeting Monday, the Sevier County Commission...
The University of Tennessee Extension While this economy poses huge challenges for households on the financial edge or those who have lost income, it can provide unique opportunities for frugal households who have saved enough through the years...
By Kimberly Hood Maryville College has only recently announced the addition of a golf team to its athletic department, but its golfers are wasting no time preparing for competition. The inaugural recruits to the team are...
This week, President Obama signed the so-called stimulus bill into law, effectively borrowing $1 trillion from future generations of Americans who will have to find a way to pay it back. For perspective, if you spent $1 a second, it would take...
On February 12th, WBIR General Manager Jeff Lee made an announcement that has shaken the Knoxville area, as well as those areas and counties surrounding their viewing area. The announcement was, that WBIR has decided to end production...
NASHVILLE – The Internal Revenue Service continues to see a large number of tax returns with errors in claiming the Recovery Rebate Credit and is hearing from taxpayers who are confused by the way the credit is calculated by some tax software. "The...
By Kimberly Hood The Lady Eagles had no problem advancing to the next round of the district tournament, defeating Alcoa 60-32. Seymour jumped out to a quick lead, finishing the first quarter up 13-4. Alcoa would gain a little momentum in the...
