Archive for: February, 2010

Ramsey, Crash Survivor to Speak

Ramsey, Crash Survivor to Speak

When Debbie Ramsey, a local Seymour resident, stepped off US Air Flight 1549 in the middle of New York’s icy Hudson River on Jan. 15, she stepped into the pages of history.Whether she wanted it or not, she was in the media spotlight, along...

 

Burglary Suspects Arrested

Burglary Suspects Arrested

     Two Knox County men have been arrested in connection with a weekend burglary at a rental cabin resort office in Sevier County.      Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said that at approximately 12:05...

 

Weaver Signs With Roane State

Weaver Signs With Roane State

“Big Weave becomes Red Raider,” is how Corbin Weaver’s Seymour High School baseball coach Scott Norman put it.The red headed lefty from Seymour High School inked his papers to play for the Roane State Community College Red...

 

Seymour Middle Basketball Wraps up Historical Season

Seymour Middle Basketball Wraps up Historical Season

They say “all good things must come to an end”.  This quote applies to the Seymour Middle school girls’ basketball team, especially the eighth graders.  This group of girls has basically played basketball together...

 

SVFD Assists in Cabin Fire Efforts

    The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department was one of eight fire departments to respond to a fire that destroyed three cabins in Sevierville last Thursday.     The cabins were located on Buck Lane and fire departments...

 

Seymour Club Helps Children Excel

Seymour Club Helps Children Excel

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com    Though there aren’t many spaces, the Boys & Girls Club Seymour Branch is currently accepting new members.     The club averages between 100 and 110 children...

 

Elderwatch to Host Conference

     East Tennessee ElderWatch is sponsoring a conference, “Journey to Justice, Confronting Elder Abuse in the Real World,” on April 22, at the Knoxville Airport Hilton in Alcoa.       This...

 

Special Service Provided by Seymour Salon

Special Service Provided by Seymour Salon

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com        Seymour’s Salon 101 offers something special.    Salon proprietor and master cosmetologist Veronica Sharp and her mother Al Baker offer a unique...

 

Science Fair Winners

Science Fair Winners

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Intermediate School Teachers of the Year

Intermediate School Teachers of the Year

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com    Two teachers were honored with the title of “Teacher of the Year” title at Seymour Intermediate School.    Fourth grade teacher Tina Taylor and fifth grade...

 

Students of the Month

Students of the Month

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com    Three students were honored with the title “Student of the Month” at Seymour Intermediate School in January.      Third grader Elizabeth Bogardus,...

 

Seymour Health Department Inspection Results

    Eight Seymour food service establishments were inspected during the month of February.     Each of the restaurants passed inspections performed by the Tennessee Department of Health. The health department considers...

 

UT Vice Provost Appointed President of MBA Roundtable Board

UT Vice Provost Appointed President of MBA Roundtable Board

     KNOXVILLE — Sarah Gardial, vice provost of faculty affairs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, became board president of the MBA Roundtable, the premier organization that provides guidance and leadership...

 

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Art Exhibit

Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church Art Exhibit

     Knoxville Watercolor Society members will present recent works at the Art Gallery of the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church from March 7t through April.      An opening reception with...

 

Basketball Season Ends for Seymour Boys and Girls

Basketball Season Ends for Seymour Boys and Girls

This past week was not a good one for the Seymour basketball program.  Both the boys and the girls teams lost their first district games and were eliminated from the post season tournament.The Eagles lost to county rival Sevier County by...

 

Wrestlers Represent Seymour well in State Individuals

Wrestlers Represent Seymour well in State Individuals

Led by outstanding wrestlers Luke Hall (Jr.) and Michael Raimondi (Senior), the Seymour Eagles Wrestling team finished their successful season on a high note in the Individual TSSAA Division 1 State Wrestling Tournament.As a team, Seymour finished...

 

Candidates Submit Applications

    The deadline to turn in candidate applications for the Sevier County 2010 election was last Thursday.    Running in the Republican Primary for Sevier County Mayor are incumbent Larry Waters and challenger Howard...

 

First District Wide Hall of Fame

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com         Sevier County Schools, in partnership of Sevier County Bank, will hold the first ever Educational Hall of Fame.       The Hall of...

 

Former Idol Finalist to Appear at Miracle Theater

     PIGEON FORGE — American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle will be the guest star in the Miracle Theater’s Broadway-style production of Tim Rice’s and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Joseph and the...

 

Pi Beta Phi Foundation Awards Grant to Arrowmont

     For the second consecutive year, Pi Beta Phi Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity, has announced a significant grant to Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.    ...