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By: C.T. Stockton Why? Why? Why? Parents, why do you feel it’s appropriate to take your children out in public places if you can’t control them? Let me give you an example. When you go to a restaurant in Seymour or even in Knoxville,...
Many people are suffering with the current condition of the economy, and this includes the country’s senior citizens. Seniors are struggling to finance living expenses, home improvements and even health care. Sevier County Bank will provide...
Assistance from throughout the world is being sought to ensure that the school built by WWI hero Sgt. Alvin C. York is saved from demolition. The National Register of Historic Places-recognized York Agricultural Institute building (circa 1925),...
John Lawson, a Seymour Community Christian School 5th grader, spent a week this summer at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC, with the National Young Scholars Program. John was nominated by his teacher, Mrs. Linda Williams. The goal...
The Sevier County 4-H Poultry Show was held recently, at the Sevier County Fairgrounds, in Sevierville. The event highlighted the year for 4-H'ers participating, in the 4-H Chick Chain...
EAST TENNESSEE CONSTRUCTIONSeptember 17 – 23, 2009 (Recovery Act Project) ANDERSON COUNTY, SR 61 Bridge over Poplar Creek in Oliver...
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) made the following statement regarding the draft health care reform plan unveiled Wednesday by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-MT). "I have a number of major concerns with the Baucus...
Home Invasion/Armed Robbery ReportedThe Sevierville Police Department (SPD) responded to a reported home invasion/armed robbery on Beverly Hills Drive yesterday evening, Wednesday, September 16, 2009, at approximately 8:18PM. According to SPD...
The upstart Lady Eagles volleyball team rebounded from their loss on Tuesday to Sevier Co. to play Morristown West a close match last Thursday evening. Seymour led most of the first set, but at 23-21 in favor of Seymour, Morristown ran off 4...
All Games Streamed Free of Charge on CBSSports.com; Mobile App Available for iPhone & iPod Touch CBS Sports, the exclusive national over-the-air broadcaster of Southeastern Conference home football games, will stream its entire 2009 SEC...
Hola amigos! Nickelodeon’s own Dora the Explorer, everyone’s favoriteseven-year-old adventurer, comes to Knoxville Zoo on Sunday, September 20 from 12:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. for a special appearance presented by Comcast.Dora...
By W. Alan Bruhin Weed your garden one last time. Eliminating weeds now may prevent problems next spring. Plant spring-flowering bulbs in late October and early November. Collect wildflower seeds. Sow them now or early next spring. ...
With junior college transfer Peter Sigilai leading the way, the University of Tennessee men's cross country team opened its 2009 season with a second-place finish at the Crimson Classic on Friday evening. ...
Jackie Areson paced the Lady Vol cross country team for the second straight meet, leading Tennessee to a third-place finish at the Crimson Classic on Friday evening. Areson navigated...
The University of Tennessee volleyball team (6-4, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) dropped an extremely hard-fought, five-set contest to LSU (7-3, 1-0) in its SEC opener, 31-29, 23-25, 22-25, 25-12, 15-11, on Friday evening at the Pete Maravich...
Local playwright, Brandon Daughtry Slocum, has been published! Her new plays, THE LAST DAY AT W.O.R.K. and FRANK'S 75TH CHRISTMAS have been selected by ArtAge Publications' Senior Theatre Resource Center. The scripts were selected from...
Two never-before-released tracks from Dolly Parton's 1970 appearance at Sevier County High School from the concert used to create her "A Real Live Dolly" album later that year will be issued as part of the first-ever CD release...
Bailey Webb and Megan Gamble qualified for the TSSAA high school Region 1-AAA golf tournament on Monday in the District tournament held at Clinchview Golf Course in Morristown, Tennessee. Webb (senior) finished fourth with a 101 while...
In between threatening showers, the 2009 Seymour Middle School Homecoming celebration turned out to be a rousing success. The homecoming queens were presented at halftime. The Eagles football team was defeated by Union Grove Middle...
Like many other residents of Seymour, Mary LePori is a transplant who no longer has the urge to roam. Having lived in San Antonio, Texas for the first 12 years of her marriage, the Mississippi native and her family returned to Laurel, Mississippi...
