Archive for: November, 2010

Road Closes for Spraying Operation

Road Closes for Spraying Operation

Managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced plans to partially close the 11-mile Cades Cove Loop Road to all vehicular traffic on Dec. 2.  During that time, Park forestry technicians will treat hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA)-infested...

 

Maryville downs Marlins

Maryville downs Marlins

The Maryville College Lady Scots claimed the 2010 Methodist University Cross Creek InnKeeper Turkey Shootout title following a 67-52 victory over the Marlins of Virginia Wesleyan College on Sunday afternoon.MC’s Janell Menard posted her...

 

Second half surge sends Emory past Scots

Despite a strong first half effort, the Maryville College Scots fell to Emory University 103-99 in Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday evening to conclude the 2010 Emory Invitational Tournament.MC posted a 55-43 halftime advantage as Eryk Watson and...

 

Lady Vols Claim No. 11 Seed

Lady Vols Claim No. 11 Seed

The University of Tennessee volleyball team will enter the 2010 NCAA Tournament with the highest national seed in school history at No. 11. The Lady Volunteers will travel to Bloomington, Ind., for the first and second rounds of the tournament...

 

Gas Prices Dip

Average retail gasoline prices in Knoxville have fallen 3.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.63 per gallon earlier this week.This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.85...

 

School selects Interim Executive Director

This week the Board of Governors of Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts announced the appointment of Bill May as the organization’s Interim Executive Director.  May, a professional stained glass artist, has served as an instructor...

 

Lady Eagles Win Again

Lady Eagles Win Again

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comWinning is becoming a habit as the Seymour Lady Eagles basketball team defeated the Heritage Lady Mountaineers by a score of 48-40, giving them a 3-0 record.The Lady Eagles are now 3-0.The major turning point...

 

Seymour Defeats Heritage

Seymour Defeats Heritage

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comIt was the game Seymour head basketball coach Brian Jessie has been waiting for.  Everything came together as the Eagles defeated the Mountaineers soundly by a score of 69-58.The outcome was never in doubt...

 

Production Brought to College

Production Brought to College

Actor Nathan Rouse, along with actors from Starving Artist Productions, will perform “The Birth: A Reflective Celebration of the Coming of Christ” at King College on Dec. 3 and 4, 2010, as part of The Buechner Institute’s 2010-11...

 

Teens Nabbed After Attempted Burglary

Two teenagers were arrested last weekend in connected with an attempted burglary of a house.The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office responded to a burglary in the Mount Conley Subdivision off Allensville Road on Nov. 26.Officers arrived eight...

 

Brothers Busted after Burglary

Brothers Busted after Burglary

Two Sevier County brothers were arrested in connection with a weekend burglary. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said that at approximately 10:45 p.m. Nov. 26 the Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call from an occupied rental cabin on Boogertown...

 

Society Holds Concerts

The Sevier County Choral Society will present its Christmas concerts on Dec. 3 and 5 and will feature carols from around the world, some popular Christmas pieces by J. S. Bach, and F. Handel, John Rutter, Irving Berling, Kirby Shaw. These are...

 

Parade Has Unique Entries

Parade Has Unique Entries

The Sevierville Christmas Parade is set for Dec. 4 at 11 a.m. and will wind through historic downtown Sevierville and feature some of the most unique entries ever seen at the event.Lumberjack Feud, a new area attraction opening in 2011, will...

 

Santa Spotted Surfing, Sliding

Santa Spotted Surfing, Sliding

Everyone knows December is a busy month for Santa Claus. With all of the festivities leading up to the holidays, the always-elusive Santa was spotted this week at Wilderness at the Smokies resort in Sevierville, Tenn. enjoying summertime fun...

 

Vehicle Flips

Vehicle Flips

A one car accident blocked both lanes of Old Sevierville Pike in Seymour on Tuesday.At approximately 4:30 p.m. a 2001 Ford Explorer flipped after the driver lost control of her car.Seymour resident Tabatha Lindsay said she felt her Explorer...

 

Spooner Concludes Season At NCAAs

University of Tennessee senior Michael Spooner, running in winds gusting as high as 32 miles per hour, finished in 125th place Monday afternoon at the NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships.Oklahoma State scored 73 points to easily win...

 

Gendron Tabbed Athlete of the Week

Gendron Tabbed Athlete of the Week

By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant Following her exceptional performance over the weekend at the Tennessee Invitational, freshman swimmer Lindsay Gendron captured the Lady Vol Athlete of the Week award on Monday.Gendron continued...

 

Project Saves County Money

Sevier County is spending less on electricity at the courthouse, thanks to an energy-efficient lighting project. More than 1,000 interior lighting fixtures were replaced and sensors were installed to help reduce energy consumption. “Our...

 

Park Receives Hybrids

Park Receives Hybrids

Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently took delivery of seven Ford Escape Hybrid vehicles that were purchased using a $197,550 grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)...

 

Seymour Brothers Steal Truck

Seymour Brothers Steal Truck

Two Seymour brothers have been arrested after stealing a truck on Saturday. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said that on Saturday a Sevier County man reported his 1995 Chevrolet truck stolen.A short time later the truck was recovered on Chapman...