Archive for: May, 2010

Champions Junior Golf Tour

Champions Junior Golf Tour

     Dedicated to providing affordable, local opportunities for junior golfers to compete in tournaments, Champions Junior Golf offers tournaments designed for boys and girls 14 and under using age and gender appropriate...

 

Park Visitor Injured by Bear

     A Park visitor sustained a minor injury when he was bitten on the foot by a black bear while hiking the popular Laurel Falls Trail in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on May 12.     In his effort...

 

Body Believed to be Missing Man

    Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals announced that the body of a man believed to be that of a missing Sevier County man has been recovered.     He said that at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday a body was found...

 

Parton Inducted into Hall of Fame

Parton Inducted into Hall of Fame

      Just as Dolly Parton is officially opening the 25th Anniversary of Tennessee’s Dollywood Theme Park, the Country Gospel Music Association of Branson, Missouri, has inducted Dolly Parton into the Country Gospel...

 

It’s all in the family

It’s all in the family

     By Jim Callicott      On the road of life’s interesting twist and turns, round a bend and you will meet Rob and Ragen Rathbun. Rob is the Associate Pastor of the Seymour Community Church, a...

 

Program Gives Students Apprenticeship Opportunities

     KNOXVILLE — Twenty-three female students are wrapping up a year-long mentorship with the national Women in Cable Telecommunications (WICT) organization and two of them have had the chance to work as interns at...

 

Air Force Band Performs

     The U.S. Air Force Band of Mid-America’s Ensemble Hot Brass will present a performance at the Sevierville Civic Center at 6 p.m. May 24.      The United States Air Force Band of Mid-America’s...

 

Knoxville Gets Its Own Music Row

      Country Duo Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn are participating in the dedication of the “Brooks & Dunn” house, the first of the “Music Row” houses made possible by the Charlie and Moll Anderson...

 

Beauty and the Beast at SHS

Beauty and the Beast at SHS

     There is still limited seating available for Seymour High School Choral Department’s presentation of the musical "Beauty & the Beast."     Shows are at 7 p.m. May 13, 14 and 15,...

 

saxophonist Jeff Coffin to perform

saxophonist Jeff Coffin  to perform

Three time GRAMMY award winning saxophonist Jeff Coffin (Dave Matthews Band) will be performing with the Knoxville Youth Jazz Orchestra at Rush Music in Knoxville on Wed, May 19th.  The ensemble will join Jeff by playing some of...

 

Students of the Month

Students of the Month

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com     Four students were honored with the title “Student of the Month” at Seymour Intermediate School in March.      Third grader Carley Gibson, fourth...

 

Family Business Moves to Seymour

Family Business Moves to Seymour

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com     A new business has moved into Seymour right on Chapman Hwy.      Tennessee Mobil Home Parts was opened by Bruce Hull and his wife Crystal two weeks ago....

 

Murder Suspect in Custody

Murder Suspect in Custody

     A man suspected of First Degree Murder is now in custody after a four day search for him in the Knoxville area.      Stephen Eugene Weaver, 56, of Wynn Ave. in Knoxville has been taken into custody...

 

Resident Reaction to Election Results

    Some Seymour residents were surprised by different aspects of last week’s Primary Elections.      Whether it was the results, or the low voter turn out, the outcome after Tuesday’s primaries...

 

Kincaid Honored for Volunteer Service

     Newark, Delaware ––Randall B. Kincaid, Supervisor of Instruction for the Sevier County School System, has received the International Reading Association (IRA) Maryann Manning Outstanding Volunteer Service...

 

Food Distribution

     USDA Commodity Food will be distributed by Douglas Cherokee Economic Authority at the Sevier County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed from noon to 1 p.m.) May 18.      Proof of household income...

 

Annual Church Motorcycle Event

     Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Farragut will host its annual “Blessing of the Biker and the Bike” at 11 a.m. May 16.      During this music filled, patriotic service the church...

 

Great Smokies Chapter DAR to Meet

     SEVIERVILLE —The Great Smokies Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) has set its calendar for its May meeting.      The organization will meet at the Pigeon Forge Library...

 

UT Gardens to Premier Summer Camp

      KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee Gardens is excited to present its first summer camp opportunities for children ages four though 12.     Each two-hour to six-hour camp will explore a...

 

New Business Association Expands

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourhearld.com     Less than two months after the group was reformed, the Seymour Business Association has doubled in size.      The association meets at noon every Tuesday...