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The American Needle, Inc. (ANI) v. NFL case has some legal experts predicting doom and gloom while others are adamant there’s nothing to fear. Who’s right? We won’t know until the U.S. Supreme Court issues a ruling...
Archive for: July, 2009
$19.5 Million In Recovery Funds Approved For Tennessee
Governor Phil Bredesen today announced the approval of $19.5 million in federal stimulus funding for Tennessee to help low income citizens weather these tough economic times. The funds are made available through the American Recovery and...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s 75th anniversary festival
Mountain music claims many modifiers—driving, soulful, plaintive, lively, joyful—and Pigeon Forge’s StringTime in the Smokies adds another: free.Five diverse bands are scheduled for the two-night festival, Aug. 14 and 15 (Friday...
The Media – A Great Athletic Scholarship Tool
If you have a child or you have friends who have children athletes from middle school through high school and that child is interested in playing college athletics don’t forget the media such as your local newspaper, sports talk shows...
Seymour High School Golf Team Holds Tryouts
The SHS boys and girls golf team is currently holding tryouts throughout this week (July 27 through July 31) each morning at 9 am at local Golf Course. If the teams are not finalized by the end of the week, more selections will be made...
Tn Firearms Association Has Special Speaker
The Knoxville Chapter of the Tennessee Firearms Association will have a special speaker at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 4, at the IHOP restaurant in front of Lowe’s, on Chapman Highway in South Knoxville. The...
Scenic Drive Closes
The city of Sevierville Water and Sewer Department announced Monday the temporary closure of Scenic Drive in Sevierville, to through traffic. The department will be rehabilitating approximately 1,200 feet of sewer line. The work will not...
City to Honor Bishop, Dedicate Bridge
The City of Sevierville announces the dedication of the Douglas P. Bishop Memorial Bridge on Sat., Aug. 1, at 9 a.m. The dedication will take place on the east side of the Gists Creek Road Bridge near the intersection with Winfield...
Bolze Indicted in Ponzi scheme
Dennis Bolze, age 60, of Gatlinburg has been indicted for wire fraud and money laundering by a federal grand jury according to a news release from U.S Attorney James R. Deadrick. He is charged with on several counts including three for money...
Church buys Boyds Creek property
The bidding was fierce and there was a victor. The auction of the property located at 434 Boyds Creek Hwy. in Seymour has gone to a new owner, Seymour Church of Christ who had the winning bid of $175,000 (plus 10% buyer's premium)...
Seymour signs new soccer coach
There are a lot of changes going on at Seymour this year. For starters, there’s a new head football coach (Jim Moore), the school has changed classifications due to TSSAA modifications to Class AAA, the largest classification in the...
Economic Stresses
It’s not necessary to mention that times are tough.The resulting effects are what are bothering the officials in our county as well as the nation.What am I talking about? Im talking about the theft.Needless to say you're probably are...
Players take to the field
The Seymour High School football season will soon be on us and the players are now hitting the field in to prepare. Tuesday July 21st the coaches finished passing out equipment and the players began a ‘light workout' to kick off the...
Sevier Co. man arrested for Homicide
According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals a Sevier County man has been arrested in connection with a 1985 Homicide that occurred in Fulton Co. Ohio. Walter E. Zimbeck II, age 42, of 901 Navaho Lane. on Kodak was arrested on a fugitive...
Is summer over?
It may still seem like sumner for most kids in the area but for those in sports, cheerleading and band the work for the new school year has already begun. Members of the Seymour High School Band practice on a warm Tuesday afternoon to get ready...
Local Youth do their part
Seymour First Baptist Church had an idea last year to find ways to help in the community. The idea was so well received they decided to do it again this year. So the week of July 13th through the 17th children from the congregation, lead by...
New addition to Seymour Middle School sideline
Seymour Middle School coach Chad Pfeffinger had a busy summer taking care of his new son Brady. Brady is now eight-months-old and keeping the coach on his toes. Pfeffinger will kick off this years football season with practices beginning July...
Wild Blue Yonder Returns to Heritage Center
Townsend, TN – Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s Sunset Music Series presents Wild Blue Yonder on Friday, July 31 at 7 pm.Back by popular demand, Wild Blue Yonder is the only band to perform in all four years since the...
DESPITE TROUBLED ECONOMY, CHILDREN STILL RECEIVING SUPPORT
The Tennessee Department of Human Services collected more than $557 million for children though its child support program over the last state fiscal year, surpassing the previous year’s record of $530 million. “Children depend not...
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