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...
November 29, 2010 12:32 pm / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 12:26 pm / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 12:22 pm / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 12:16 pm / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 12:12 pm / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 12:09 pm / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 12:04 pm / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 11:58 am / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 11:49 am / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 11:44 am / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 11:17 am / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 11:01 am / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 10:57 am / no comments
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...
November 29, 2010 10:46 am / no comments
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...
November 23, 2010 5:03 pm / no comments
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...
November 23, 2010 4:25 pm / no comments
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...
November 23, 2010 4:21 pm / no comments
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...
November 23, 2010 4:16 pm / no comments
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)...
November 23, 2010 4:09 pm / no comments
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...
November 22, 2010 5:08 pm / no comments