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By Kim Steele RALEIGH, N.C. – Sevierville Police Department detectives have captured and charged Julio Enrique Fernandez with the November 2008 murder of 17-year-old Melissa V. Foster of Sevierville. Fernandez was arrested at 9 p.m. February...
PIGEON FORGE – Tennessee Shindig is presenting the 4th annual Western Jamboree: Cowboys & Indians from Feb. 19 to 21. This year, the theater is officially sponsoring the city’s Saddle Up! Celebration, which takes place that...
MARYVILLE – No, they didn't have to settle for what they could find in the locker room because they forgot their dress shoes. Maryville College coaches donned tennis shoes with their regular game-day attire during the game Jan....
By Henry Piarrot In 1797, King George of England, the monarch who had been George Washington’s mortal enemy during the Revolutionary War, publicly praised his former foe’s recent resignation from the presidency of the USA. ...
KNOXVILLE – Problems faced by small, women-owned businesses, particularly agriculturally based enterprises, will be the focus of a new conference being conducted by University of Tennessee Extension experts. “Homefront to Heartland:...
By TDOT Commissioner Gerald Nicely It is a fact that a competitive and growing economy requires a quality transportation system. For a decade, the nation’s truckers have recognized the Volunteer state as one of the top five...
Lady Vol fans are asked to “Bleed Orange” the week of February 16 to prove to Vanderbilt that the Volunteer spirit is alive and well in East Tennessee. This fan-based competition is in its eighth year, and according to Medic...
I’m sitting here on a cloudy, drizzly Monday morning. That would be a pretty good excuse to be down in the dumps. The blues, they’re called. Nope, I don’t have them today, not to say that I never go there.Today...
SEVIERVILLE – Due to market conditions for recyclables that are beyond the city’s control, the current recycling contractor, Advanced Polymer Recycling (APR) is no longer able to provide recycling containers for the City of Sevierville. ...
By Kim Steele SEYMOUR – The snow is falling, the days are shorter, the weather is colder and the sun shines less. It’s the dead of winter. Hendrons Chapel United Methodist Church is trying to combat the blues – common at...
Don’t listen to the politicians and the naysayers. Yes, we can become energy-independent. It’s happening all over the country. What better time than now? New jobs and investments can be developed. There is no doubt that...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park managers are recruiting volunteers to help carry out a one-day assault on two very invasive non-native plants to be conducted from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sat., Feb. 21, at the Park’s Big Creek Campground...
By Mark Danby II KNOXVILLE – After falling to Greenback in a match for the Region 2 title, the Seymour Eagles beat Gibbs 46-33 in a divisional elimination match up.The first four matches of the night were split with pins by Gibbs’...
The Seymourherald.com website has placed a registration option for anyone wanting to leave comments on the website.It’s no secret the world is moving to the internet. There are both positive and negative results.The Seymour Herald has...
I was talking with some people this past week who were wondering what is going to happen in Sevier and Blount counties regarding the belt-tightening going on everywhere. Wondering what county departments are going to lose staff or close completely,...
By Kimberly Hood Georgia coach Andy Landers sent Pat Summitt a text wishing her luck before her game at number two Oklahoma Tuesday night, which could have been her 1,000th career win. It might be a genuinely nice gesture between...
Tennessee State Bank has announced the 2008 staff members of the year. Once again this year, Tennessee State Bank chose two staff members to receive this recognition. Marsha Romines and Lisa Fishel were both selected by fellow...
By Kimberly Hood GATLINBURG – Wild Bear Falls Indoor Water Park, part of the Westgate Resort, is holding a food drive to benefit the Sevier County Food Ministry in Sevierville. During the month of February, admission to the...
By Kimberly Hood SEYMOUR – Sevier Services opened its doors in December and is dedicated to helping people who are behind on their mortgage or struggling financially through loan modification. A loan modification is simply when...
Four percent fewer visitors traveled to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Calendar Year 2008 when compared to the same period in 2007. During a year of soaring automotive fuel prices and a highly-publicized faltering economy,...
