Archive for: March, 2009

Lady Eagles drop home game to Gibbs

Lady Eagles drop home game to Gibbs

By Kimberly Hood The Lady Eagles dropped a tough one to conference archrival Gibbs Tuesday night, losing 10-0 at home in six innings. "We hung with them for four innings, and then they scored on us, and we put our heads down. It's...

 

SHS football players to be college teammates

SHS football players to be college teammates

By Kimberly Hood Amidst family and friends, SHS football standouts Brandon Dockery and Erik Tucker made their decisions official Friday, signing letters of intent with Pikeville College in Kentucky. Coach Gary Householder said that both young...

 

Something that knows no boundaries

Big city, small town, suburb or country community.  We in Seymour are in a slightly unique situation, we are a sprawling country community which slips and slides into three counties.  Most folks identify with Sevier County, next is...

 

SHS track does well in first meet

SHS track does well in first meet

The SHS track team opened up the season with the girls finishing first and the boys taking second in a three-way meet with Sequoyah and Alcoa last Thursday.  "I thought for the first track meet of the season the boys and girls...

 

Seymour drops tough one to Alcoa 2-1

Seymour drops tough one to Alcoa 2-1

Seymour took a hard loss to Alcoa Tuesday night, losing 2-1 as the result of a controversial no-call in the final minutes of the game. Alcoa struck first, drilling a shot past the keeper at the 25 minute mark, but Seymour was quick to answer....

 

Seymour sweeps Gibbs 7-1, 6-0

Seymour sweeps Gibbs 7-1, 6-0

By Mark Danby II Inspired by a strong pitching performance by Keegan Funderburke, Seymour posted its second win over Gibbs in as many days, winning 6-0 at home Tuesday night. Starting for Gibbs were Joey Nipper, Cody Armstrong, Austin Turner,...

 

Film fest focuses on environmental issues

As a part of 2009 Earth Week activities throughout East Tennessee, the Center for Strong Communities will host the International Film Festival on Water and Climate Change, to be held April 19-21 at Maryville College. The film festival aims to...

 

Woman in plane crash fights for job

Woman in plane crash fights for job

The day that Debbie Ramsey stepped off US Air Flight 1549 in the middle of New York’s icy Hudson River on Jan. 15, she stepped into the pages of history.Whether she wanted it or not, she was in the media spotlight, along with the other...

 

Pets for adoption

Pets for adoption

Jezabel is a 3-month-old Jack Russell Terrier mix waiting for adoption into a good home. Sam is a 5-year-old neutered Boston terrier. Jezebel and Sam can be adopted at the Gnatty Branch Animal Shelter Tuesday through Sunday from noon to 5...

 

Roe’s staff to meet 1st District residents

Congressman Phil Roe will send staff to hold office hours in Sevier County from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday, April 6, and again Monday, April 20, at the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department.  Roe’s staff will be available to assist First...

 

Driver safety classes

Following is a listing of AARP Driver Safety classes during April in this area:3/30 & 3/31   9 a.m.to 1 p.m.   First Baptist Church, 317 Parkway, Sevierville,4/7 & 48   8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.  ...

 

Free sports injuries clinic after race

Sevier County participants of the 2009 Covenant Health Knoxville Marathon will have easier access to free post-race injury clinics. The Fort Sanders Sevier Sports Medicine program will provide one of five sites offering free medical service....

 

MC Faculty Showcase has Irish-American focus

MC Faculty Showcase has Irish-American focus

“Isaac Anderson and Irish-American Memory in the History of Maryville College” is the topic of the college’s Spring Faculty Showcase, which is scheduled for 1 p.m., April 4 in the Samuel Tyndale Wilson Center for Campus Ministry.The...

 

Cubs cheer Pinewood Derby race

Cubs cheer Pinewood Derby race

Cub Scout Pack 585 in Seymour held its annual Pinewood Derby Pack race at the Seymour United Methodist Church on March 21 following a pancake breakfast to benefit the Boy Scouts. Scouts enthusiastically cheered as their favorite cars rolled...

 

‘Twilight’ fans mob midnight release party

‘Twilight’ fans mob midnight release party

Leave it to “Twilight” fans to stand in line for hours until midnight to get their hands on the new release of the “Twilight” movie DVD. That’s just what happened Friday, March 20, as people from Sevier and Blount...

 

Maryville College hosts transfer students

Students who are looking to transfer from two- or four-year colleges and universities are invited to learn more about Maryville College during an open house scheduled for Thurs., April 2. The event begins at 3:30 p.m., in Fayerweather Hall,...

 

Accused doctor’s license suspended

Accused doctor’s license suspended

The state Board of Medical Examiners has suspended the license of Dr. Rodney G. Carter of Sevierville effective March 20. As a result of the suspension, Carter is immediately prohibited from practicing medicine in the state. Carter’s license...

 

Sevier seniors get break with property tax freeze

Are you 65 or older and have a limited income? If so, you may qualify for Tennessee’s property tax freeze program.Sevier County opted to participate in the program in 2008. As a resident, you have until April 1 to get in on the program,...

 

TV Corridor to meet in Oak Ridge

The Tennessee Valley Corridor, a multi-state regional economic development organization, is bringing this year's National Technology Summit back to Oak Ridge, Tenn. where the first Summit wasconvened by Congressman Zach Wamp nearly 15 years...

 

Helpers, too, often need help

Helpers, too, often need help

It’s not even 8 in the morning, but Charlie Duso is already at the Food City, buying bread to put into food boxes to give to his clients.“We’ve been blessed in this,” said Duso who leads a small army of volunteers for...