Archive for: July, 2009

SHARKS HAVE BEEN SEEN IN SEVIER COUNTY

SHARKS HAVE BEEN SEEN IN SEVIER COUNTY

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...

 

Hot Latin Jazz Heats Up Art Museum

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...

 

LADY VOLS SELECTED AS NATIONAL INDOOR TRACK & FIELD SCHOLAR TEAM OF THE YEAR

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...

 

June UNEMPLOYMENT RATE 10.8 PERCENT

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...

 

WORDS FOR WILDLIFE

WORDS FOR WILDLIFE

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...

 

CATTLE RUSTLING COULD BECOME A PROBLEM WITH BAD ECONOMY

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”...

 

CATTLE RUSTLING COULD BECOME A PROBLEM WITH BAD ECONOMY

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”...

 

Good Things Happen in Seymour

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...

 

New Rotary Member

New Rotary Member

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,...

 

Seymour’s Ramsey Fires Two under Par 70 in Qualifier

Seymour’s Ramsey Fires Two under Par 70 in Qualifier

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...

 

Newspaper Boxes Stolen

Newspaper Boxes Stolen

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...

 

Cabin Burglars Arrested

Cabin Burglars Arrested

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...

 

Seymour man charged after nearly striking Madisonville Police officer

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...

 

Car Inferno Blocks Chapman

Car Inferno Blocks Chapman

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...

 

SATURDAY MERLE HAGGARD PERFORMAMCE HAS BEEN CANCELLED

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...

 

KNOXVILLE CONVENTION CENTER ADDS ‘UNDER TENNESSEE SKIES’

KNOXVILLE CONVENTION CENTER ADDS ‘UNDER TENNESSEE SKIES’

“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...

 

SUMMER WORK PROGRAM CONNECTS TEACHERS TO SMOKIES RESOURCES

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...

 

Players Make Baseball All-Star Team

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...

 

Corker: Medicare Savings Should Be Used to Make Program Solvent, Not to Fund Government-Run Health C

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...

 

Football season near

Football season near

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...