The University of Tennessee introduced Derek Dooley as the 22nd head coach in school history during a press conference Friday inside Neyland Stadium’s Peyton Manning Locker Room Complex. Dooley,...
January 19, 2010 10:45 am / no comments
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Tennessee track & field teams kicked off the 2010 indoor season with very limited action on Friday night at the Kentucky Invitational. Vol freshman...
January 19, 2010 10:23 am / no comments
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Tennessee track & field teams turned in 11 top-five finishes, including two victories, a pair of runner-up efforts and four NCAA provisional qualifying marks on Saturday,...
January 19, 2010 10:14 am / no comments
WASHINGTON — IRS e-file, the popular electronic tax return delivery service used by two-thirds of the nation’s taxpayers, opens for business January 15 and marks 20 years of safely and securely transmitting nearly 800 million individual...
January 19, 2010 6:18 am / no comments
NORCROSS, Ga. — Junior Boris Conkic became the fifth Volunteer and the second in as many years to win the SEC Coaches Indoor Championships, defeating Georgia's Javier Garrapiz 7-5, 6-2 in the finals Monday.
Conkic won six matches during...
January 19, 2010 6:14 am / no comments
Tennessee head coach Derek Dooley announced the addition of NFL veteran Charlie Baggett to the Vols staff on Monday. Jim Chaney will stay on staff as offensive coordinator.
Charlie Baggett, who has coached nine 1,000-yard receivers in the NFL,...
January 19, 2010 6:12 am / no comments
The Seymour Athletics program has had an outstanding year (2009 – 2010) for individual athletic awards.On the Eagles football team, eight players were placed on the All IMAC District team. On the first team was; Keegan Newport, Blake Overton,...
January 19, 2010 5:56 am / no comments
Last Friday at the Pigeon Forge Community Center Bowling Alley, the Seymour Eagles Bowling team defeated the West Rebels 24 to 3 with the pin count at 3162 to 2449. A match consists of three games.The leading bowler for the Eagles as usual was...
January 19, 2010 5:54 am / no comments
Here are highlights from the past week of the Special Session of the Tennessee State Senate. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about matters being considered by the General Assembly. You can also get...
January 18, 2010 9:41 pm / no comments
Sevierville, TN (Jan. 13) – The Sevier Chapter of the American Business Women's Association (ABWA) would like to announce grant and scholarship opportunities coming in spring 2010. An education grant of $1500 is available through our...
January 15, 2010 4:17 pm / no comments
The following is a preview of the 2010 session of the Tennessee General Assembly. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or concerns about matters being considered by the General Assembly. You can also get information...
January 13, 2010 3:55 pm / no comments
What’s happening to the world seems to be happening right here in our own back yard.UT’s head coach Lane Kiffin leaving the team, the university and the entire community in a lurch.Where’s the loyalty, the commitment, the character?It...
January 13, 2010 9:02 am / no comments
By: Lee RamseyThe Tennessee basketball team pulled off what was probably the biggest upset in the UT basketball history. It was absolutely the most amazing accomplishment of the Bruce Pearl era. The Vols overcame tremendous odds with the...
January 13, 2010 8:15 am / no comments
By: Lee RamseyFive players have been chosen from Sevier County to play in the Tennessee and Kentucky football All-Star game.Seymour Eagles linebacker Keegan Newport, tackle Nick Smith and kicker Stephen Martin will join quarterback Zack Flynn...
January 13, 2010 8:14 am / no comments
By: Lee RamseyThe weather in Greeneville, Tennessee was cold and snowy but the action was hot and furious inside the Greeneville High School gymnasium on Saturday, January 9.Sixteen high school wrestling teams were competing for the tournament...
January 13, 2010 8:13 am / no comments
By: Lee RamseyOn a cold night in Pigeon Forge, the Seymour Eagles girls and boys lost to the Pigeon Forge Tigers.The Lady Eagles lost by a score of 45-41 while the boys lost 63-57. The weather was very indicative of the Lady Eagles shooting.They...
January 13, 2010 8:12 am / no comments
Lane Kiffin quit his job as Tennessee head football coach to take a job with the University of Southern California. This comes after just one season with the VOLS.A USC athletics spokesperson announced Tuesday afternoon that Kiffin will be hired...
January 13, 2010 8:10 am / no comments
Harlem Globetrotters 2010 “Magical Memories” World Tour this Friday, January 15 at the Thompson Boling Arena at 7:30 p.m. Tickets: Start at $15.00Coming off the most successful year in the franchise’s illustrious history, with...
January 13, 2010 7:36 am / no comments
The Sevier County Emergency Communications District released its financial statements for the 2009 fiscal year this week. Operating revenues for the emergency communications district were $922,914 for fiscal...
January 12, 2010 3:21 pm / no comments
A relatively new church with an old mission: to go into the entire world with the gospel of Jesus Christ. They desire to serve the Lord in the Seymour community by being good stewards of what God has given to them.With the economy being what...
January 12, 2010 3:18 pm / no comments