Archive for: August, 2009

COUNTRY STAR DARRYL WORLEY TO PERFORM FREE CONCERT

COUNTRY STAR DARRYL WORLEY TO PERFORM FREE CONCERT

AT WILSON COUNTY FAIR IN LEBANON, TENNESSEE MONDAY, AUGUST 24 Country music hitmaker Darryl Worley will perform a FREE concert (with fair admission) at the Wilson County Fair in Lebanon, TN on Monday, August 24 at 7pm. For more information,...

 

Good Time Stringband Swings at Heritage Center

Good Time Stringband Swings at Heritage Center

Townsend, TN – Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s Sunset Music Series presents Y’uns on Friday, August 14 at 7 pm.Y'uns is a goodtime acoustic band that blends jugband music with elements of folk, swing, country, and...

 

New Programs for Scouts Offered

Townsend, TN – This year, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center of Townsend, Tenn., is expanding its programming to accommodate Boy and Girl Scouts throughout the region.Sponsored by Foothills Kiwanis and the Cornerstone Foundation,...

 

NATIONAL PARK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERED TO SCHOOLS

NATIONAL PARK EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERED TO SCHOOLS

Great Smoky Mountains National Park is pleased to offer its fall Parks as Classrooms (PaC) program, September – November, for students in grades K-8 from Tennessee schools.   Resource Education Park Rangers are the subject experts...

 

Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center Offers New Programs for Scouts

This year, the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center of Townsend, Tenn., is expanding its programming to accommodate Boy and Girl Scouts throughout the region.Sponsored by Foothills Kiwanis and the Cornerstone Foundation, these programs enable...

 

Christ Covenant Full Gospel Church

What a wonderful singing we had Sunday Night !  The presence of God was so strong.  I feel that it is important as believers that we come together to worship the Lord in service to Him.  Even the angels sing, praise and worship...

 

TAX FREE Holiday

TAX FREE Holiday

Don’t forget – this weekend is TAX FREE on certain items.The State of Tennessee's Annual Sales Tax Holiday is held every year on the first Friday in August and ends the following Sunday night. This year's tax-free holiday...

 

I needed this

Thanks to a great staff and the invention of computers, I am writing this column at 5:20 AM Wednesday in our condo at Myrtle Beach. We came here for two reasons. One to compare the area business climate to that of Sevier County, and two to combine...

 

Chapman Driving Range – More Than Just Golf

Chapman Driving Range – More Than Just Golf

There are very few golfers in the Seymour-South Knoxville area who haven’t hit a bucket of balls at the Chapman Highway Driving Range.  It is located across from Bower Field on Chapman Highway.  The range is owned by Rick Hill...

 

Voice Auditions To Be Held

The Knoxville Choral Society will hold auditions for all voice parts on Thursday, August 31 st from 6 until 9 p.m. No prepared piece is required. Auditions include assessments of vocal quality, sight-reading and tonal memory. For more information...

 

Subject of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Search Found in Good Condition

      The search for a woman who was seen jumping into the rain-swollen Little River Friday afternoon ended on a positive note when the subject walked out in good condition at the Townsend Wye, about 7 miles downstream...

 

Sevier County Bank Completes New Building for Seymour Branch

Sevier County Bank Completes New Building for Seymour Branch

Sevierville, TN (July 31, 2009) On Friday, Sevier County Bank officially opened a new building for its Seymour banking operations and announced plans to open a new branch in Gatlinburg in September. – As many businesses and organizations...

 

Tennessee Moms, Dads and Grandmas Meet With Senator Corker’s Office to Discuss Healthcare for Childr

Moms and Others Press for Family Friendly Healthcare Plan Tennessee moms, dads and grandmothers met today with staff in Senator Bob Corker's Knoxville office to share their unique perspectives on how the current healthcare system is...

 

Tennessee Titans’ Kicker Rob Bironas Surprises Charlie Daniels With Golden Shoe

Tennessee Titans’ Kicker Rob Bironas Surprises Charlie Daniels With Golden Shoe

Tennessee Titans' kicker Rob Bironas surprised Charlie Daniels with one of his game worn shoes after a recent Charlie Daniels Band appearance at the Grand Ole Opry.  The shoe had been dipped in gold and was given to Charlie as a thank...

 

SENIOR ATHLETES WIN BIG AT 29TH ANNUAL TENNESSEE SENIOR OLYMPICS

Tennessee senior athletes were awarded medals for their outstanding display of athletic ability in this year's 29th annual Tennessee Senior Olympics State Finals, July 17-23 in Williamson County, Tenn.         ...

 

Dirty White Boy scores feature win at 411 Motor Speedway August 1, 2009

An outstanding field of late models came to race on Saturday, August 1st at the 411 Motor Speedway. Unfortunately, a number of early race incidents eliminated several of the top contenders. Anthony White, Brad Lowe, Jason Cardwell, Allen Champ,...

 

DR. ROBERT F. THOMAS FOUNDATION MARKS 20 TH ANNIVERSARY OF

To mark the 20 th anniversary of the Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation’s annual Evening of Elegance fundraiser on Aug. 15, attendees can bid on never-before-offered access to entertainment legend and Sevierville native Dolly Parton’s...

 

Sevier County Youth Attend Annual Tennessee 4-H RoundUp

    For the 86th year, 4-H members from across Tennessee gathered at the University of Tennessee, Martin for State 4-H Roundup and All Star Conference. The annual event, which took place July 20-24, recognized the outstanding...

 

Regional Artists Participate in “Spiritual Influences” Exhibition

The Arts & Culture Alliance is pleased to present “Spiritual Influences: Touching the Spirit through Visual, Healing, and Performance Art”, a new exhibition of works coordinated by Awakened Reiki Yoga and Archangel Reiki. Nearly...

 

Cool Down in the Caves

Bring the family and Cool Down in the Cave at Historic Cherokee Caverns! The cave is only open to the public a few days a year so come and enjoy the geological beauty of the cave in a comfortable 58 degree year round temperature!Guided tours...