Archive for: May, 2010

Pennies for Peace

Pennies for Peace

     Dr. Greg Mortenson wrote Three Cups of Tea and other books that describe his life’s work with building schools for girls in Afghanistan.       It is his belief that if girls become educated,...

 

Sheriff’s Activity Report

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com     The Sheriff Department’s Activity reports for March and April were recently released.      In April the department received 3,603 calls, resulting...

 

Sale Held in Old Hospital

     A rummage sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 22 at the Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center.      Items for sale include chairs, tables, lamps, artwork, garbage cans, and more. Everything...

 

Businesses Flock to Sidewalk Sale

Businesses Flock to Sidewalk Sale

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com     The first Seymour Business Association Sidewalk Sale is fast approaching and a multitude of local businesses are signing up to participate.      The sale...

 

Request, Resolution Causes Resident’s Concern

    The Sevier County Commission passed an emergency resolution at their meeting Monday night.      The action came about after a resident, Brad Lowe, was asked by deputies to move to a designated area to film...

 

Community Calendar

May 22: The American Cancer Society will host the Sevier County Relay for Life at 2 p.m. at Patriot Park in Pigeon Forge. The family-friendly event continues all night, raising money for cancer research, education, services, and advocacy. For...

 

Ambulance Service Reports

     The Sevier County Ambulance Service recently released its April report.      During April the service received a total of 1,076 calls, with 228 classified as non-emergency calls and 848 classified...

 

Eagle Pride Basketball Camps

     Seymour High School Basketball Head Coach Brian Jessie and staff will host two separate player development camps at SHS.      The first camp will be held from June 21 through 24 for boys and girls...

 

Lady Eagles Softball Runner-Up in District

Lady Eagles Softball Runner-Up in District

By:  Lee Ramsey     The Seymour Lady Eagles softball team has finished District 2-AAA runner-up in the very tough IMAC Conference.      They finished second only to Jefferson County who defeated them...

 

Seymour Girl Scouts Volunteer

Seymour Girl Scouts Volunteer

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com     Three local Cadette Girl Scouts have made it their priority to give back to the community.      Cadette Girl Scout Troop #20779 from Seymour Middle School...

 

Seymour Baseball ends Successful Season

Seymour Baseball ends Successful Season

By: Lee Ramsey     In life things don’t always end the way they are suppose to.   That was the case for the Seymour Eagles baseball team as they closed out their season by losing to Morristown West by a score...

 

Seymour Farmers’ Market

     The Farmers’ Market in Seymour will open next month.      It will be open from 7 to 11 a.m. every Saturday from June 5 through October 16 in the parking lot of First Baptist Church on Chapman...

 

Pets for Adoption

Pets for Adoption

     There are several pets available for adoption at the Young-Williams Animal Center.     One of those pets is Marline, a nine-month old Chihuahua mix with large ears, one blue eye and one brown, and...

 

Arrowmont Task Force Presents Findings

     The task force charged with investigating the options for the future location of the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts presented its preliminary findings to the school’s Board of Governors during their two-day...

 

Seymour Soccer Wins District Championship

Seymour Soccer Wins District Championship

By: Lee Ramsey     The amazing Seymour Eagles soccer team brought home the 2-AAA District Title for 2010 as they defeated the South-Doyle Cherokees by a score of 2-1 at the Sevier County Soccer Complex in Sevierville with...

 

Summer Vacation Begins

     The last full day for students in Sevier County will be Thursday, May 27.    May 28 and June 1 will both be administrative days for teachers and principals and May 31 is a vacation day as planned in the...

 

Charitable Sale Expanded

     Seymour Heights Christian Church has merged with C.R.O.S.S. Ministries to hold a Community Rummage Sale.      The sale will be held from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. May 28 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 29 at Seymour...

 

SHS Class of 2010 Graduates

SHS Class of 2010 Graduates

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com     Several of the 251 seniors to graduate from Seymour High School will do so with honors and scholarships.     A total of $3.547 million in scholarship money...

 

Lady Vols Punch Tickets to Nationals

By Zach Stipe, Media Relations Graduate Assistant      CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Four Lady Vol swimmers punched their tickets to this summer's 2010 Conoco Phillips National Championships and USA Swimming National Team Trials...

 

LSU, Florida dominate Championships

     KNOXVILLE – LSU’s women and Florida’s men were crowned Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field champions Sunday night after rain cleared out from Tom Black Track at LaPorte Stadium.   ...