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Free Career Planning Training Offered
School counselors and administrators are invited to a free training on using the Tennessee College and Career Planning System on July 27 at Walters State Community College. The training session...
Archive for: June, 2010
D’Aprile Recipient of Annual Manning Scholarship
Marianela D’Aprile, an honors graduate from Westview High School in Martin, Tenn., has been named 2010 recipient of the Peyton Manning Scholarship. The scholarship has been awarded annually...
Man charged with solicitation
A 48-year-old Knoxville man was charged with two counts of solicitation of a minor on June 17 by the Blount County Sheriff’s Office. The charges were brought after an online undercover operation...
Hard work produces rewarding assets
By Jim Callicott The University of Tennessee has far reaching arms when it comes to attracting students. Some areas of attraction have unusual names and locations; for example, Grosse Ile, Michigan. ...
Zoo animals visit Seymour library
By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com The children who attended this week’s story hour at the Seymour Branch Library were in for an extra special treat. In addition to hearing a story...
Ghost Hunters to Explore Local Inn
Ghost Hunters will begin investigating paranormal activity in the historic Alexander Inn, also known as the Guest House, in Oak Ridge later this month. Built in 1943, the Guest House served...
Trim blast brings down portion of mass
Crews working to remove and repair a rockslide on U.S. 129/SR-115 in Blount County continue to pump water onto a mass of unstable rock above the roadway. Workers conducted a trim blast...
Park Program Gets Whitehouse Attention
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is one of 20 national parks kicking off “Let’s Move Outside” Junior Ranger. “Let’s Move Outside,” led by the Department of the...
School holds Art Auction
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts will host the Arts for Art’s Sake auction on June 24. The event will include both a silent and live auction featuring artwork by Arrowmont instructors...
Alumni Affairs will Hold Summer Program
Opera music, theater and museum tours and prehistoric art are just a few of the cultural activities planned for this year's Alumni Summer College at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The...
Library Holiday Closing
The three branches of the Sevier County Public Library System will be closed for the Independence Day Holiday July 5. All locations of the library system will open for regular hours on July 6. ...
Professor’s Film Wins Award
The vampire and zombie trend have been all the rage in the movie industry lately and now UT School of Art Professor Norman Magden has turned it into award-winning art. Magden's...
Open Mic Night at Guild Meeting
The Knoxville Writers’ Guild will hold its annual open mic night for readings by Guild members at its July 1 meeting. The program will begin at 7 p.m. at the Laurel Theater, at the corner...
Managers Receive National Recognition
Three senior National Park Service managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been awarded the U.S. Department of Interior Honor Award for Superior Service. The Park’s Chief...
Paisley Falls in Amateur Semis
Former Tennessee golfer Chris Paisley won easily but then lost narrowly in Friday's action at the British Amateur. Paisley, 24, scored the quarterfinal round's most convincing win with...
Adopted Children Reunion
Children adopted from China will soon have the opportunity to reconnect with the culture they left behind. The Smoky Mountain Palace in Sevierville is hosting its Second Annual Adopted Chinese...
Cook-out celebrates birthdays
Sevier County Relay for Life will hold an All-American Cook-out to celebrate the United States’ birthday and more birthdays for cancer survivors. The cook-out will be held from 4 to 8 p.m....
This Week with Senator Overby
The 106th General Assembly adjourned to become a part of Tennessee history in the early morning hours of June 10. Although the state's budget and education reforms adopted during the Special Session...
Library to Digitize Newspapers, Preserve History
It has been said that newspapers are a "first draft of history" but JoAnne Deeken, head of University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Libraries' Technical Services and Digital Access, believes — for Tennessee...
Hokum’s Heroic Return
The “Sunset Music Series” at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center presents Hokum’s Heroes at 7 p.m. June 25. In the days before ragtime, jazz, blues and country music were...
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