SEVIERVILLE, TN – The United Way of Sevier County announces that ticket sales for the 6th Annual Great Gatlinburg Shark Race have now begun for the chance to win a 2009 Nissan Cube or one of five other fabulous prizes. The Great Gatlinburg...
July 21, 2009 3:16 pm / no comments
The Knoxville Museum of Art’s Alive After Five concert series presents Rolando Matias & the Afro-Rican Ensemble on Friday, July 31, 2009, from 5:30-8:00 pm.Thanks to their blistering performances at festivals, music halls and jazz...
July 21, 2009 3:02 pm / no comments
NEW ORLEANS – The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) has announced that the University of Tennessee and Arizona State University were chosen as the 2009 Indoor Track & Field and Outdoor...
July 21, 2009 2:48 pm / no comments
NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for June was 10.8 percent, up 0.1 percentage point from the May rate of 10.7 percent. The June rate...
July 21, 2009 2:41 pm / no comments
RACCOON ON A STICK
If you are tired of the same old board games here is one that will get the adrenaline flowing. To participate you will need an angry wild raccoon 20 pounds or so, a catch pole, gloves, pre-rabies vaccination, and a cage .
The...
July 21, 2009 2:32 pm / no comments
With the current economic situation and the rising unemployment, cattle rustling could be on the increase.Cattle rustling is a term that originated in the United States when early ranchers and farmers grazed cattle on “open range”...
July 21, 2009 2:18 pm / no comments
With the current economic situation and the rising unemployment, cattle rustling could be on the increase.Cattle rustling is a term that originated in the United States when early ranchers and farmers grazed cattle on “open range”...
July 21, 2009 2:17 pm / no comments
By now most of you are aware of Connie’s Kitchen, next to where the Seymour Hardware store was. Connie got to us through our stomachs, her personality, clean good food and fair prices. If you can’t find something good...
July 21, 2009 2:08 pm / no comments
The Seymour Breakfast Rotary Club inducted Deanna Mendenhall-Miller as its newest member July 15. Assisting with the induction ceremony are, left to right, David Phillips, chairperson of the club’s New Member Committee; Jeff Foster,...
July 20, 2009 6:01 pm / no comments
Andrew Ramsey recently shot a two under par 70 on the 6,700 yard Egwani Farms golf course in Alcoa to qualify for the Men’s Tennessee State Amateur Championship at the Honors Course in Ooltewah, TN near Chattanooga. It was the lowest...
July 19, 2009 8:52 am / no comments
Leads close at hand
Several Seymour Herald newspaper boxes have been stolen over the last two weeks from various South Knoxville and Seymour locations. "With the amount of boxes stolen this is not a small crime and we plan to prosecute...
July 17, 2009 9:58 pm / no comments
According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals 3 subjects have been arrested for burglarizing rental cabins in Sevier County. Using state-of-the-art equipment, thefts are taking a major risk by stealing anything of value, because items can no...
July 17, 2009 5:33 pm / no comments
A Seymour man was arrested after he was reportedly lost and intoxicated trying to find his home, but lost his way in Madisonville before nearly striking a city officer head-on.According to Madisonville Police Sgt. Jeremy Harrill, his officers...
July 17, 2009 2:22 pm / no comments
Last week a car fire on Chapman Hwy next to the Hot Rod Cafe kept motorists at bay as officers waited for firefighters to arrive on the scene. The cause of the blaze was unknown at press time, but no injuries were reported. Chapman Hwy...
July 17, 2009 11:55 am / no comments
Remaining two-day Fan Fest to go on as scheduled including Janie Fricke and Cooter’s Garage BandMerle Haggard’s scheduled appearance headlining the evening portion of this weekend’s Smoky Mountain Fan Fest at Smokies Stadium...
July 17, 2009 11:51 am / no comments
“It all started with one crazy mockingbird.” That’s how professional quilter Kathy Drew tells the story of the latest addition to the Knoxville Convention Center’s $1 million permanent art collection. The Village Quilters...
July 17, 2009 11:46 am / no comments
A recent educational grant provided by the Alcoa Community Foundation through Friends of the Smokies is supporting a 6-week paid work experience for teachers in Great Smoky Mountains National Park this summer. A pilot program was developed...
July 17, 2009 11:42 am / no comments
Area high school baseball players were chosen to be part of the All-Star teams by members of the Tennessee Sports Writers Association, including several from Sevier County.
In Class AAA state champion Farragut were lucky enough to grab three...
July 17, 2009 12:06 am / no comments
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today delivered remarks on the Senate floor urging Congress to use Medicare savings to help restore the solvency of the Medicare system and not to pay for a new government-run health care...
July 16, 2009 11:10 pm / no comments
South Doyle Middle School cheerleaders try to get ready for the upcoming football season by having a fundraiser outside of Wal-Mart in South Knoxville Thursday, July 16th. Cheerleaders Destiny Caughorn and Alyson Hurst man the table as they...
July 16, 2009 10:19 pm / no comments