Archive for: December, 2010

SVFD Safety Tips

Seymour Volunteer Fire Department Officer Kevin Nunn said that while many holiday safety tips may seem like common sense, it is always important for residents to keep them in mind.One of the major fire hazards of the holiday season is over loading...

 

Truck Struck

Truck Struck

A two vehicle accident sent one of the drivers to the hospital last week.The accident involved two pickup trucks and took place at the intersection Payne School Drive and Cedar Springs at 8:50 a.m. Dec. 9. The accident was caused by one of the...

 

Seymour Christmas Parade

Seymour Christmas Parade

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Community Calendar

DECEMBER 16: The Seymour High School Drama Department will perform a selection of Christmas plays directed by Niki Thomas. The plays will include, “The True Story of Rudolph,” “A Tour of Santa’s Workshop,” “How...

 

Local Business Joins Donation Effort

Local Business Joins Donation Effort

Jerviss Family Chiropractic in Seymour recently finished their Hats, Scarves, and Mittens Drive to donate to CROSS.Office staff collected 121 pairs of gloves, 59 hats, and 20 scarves. CROSS is a non-profit organization established by local churches...

 

Seymour Bowling Wins Big

Seymour Bowling Wins Big

By: Lee RamseyThe Seymour Eagles Boys’ Bowling Team displayed their superiority over The Kings Academy Lions by a score of 27-0.The shutout consisted of a pin fall total of 2,683 for Seymour and 2,065 for Kings Academy.As usual the Eagles...

 

Seymour Hosts Eagle Challenge Duals

Seymour Hosts Eagle Challenge Duals

By: Lee RamseyThe Seymour Eagles Wrestling team hosted the 2010 Eagle Challenge Duals Wrestling Tournament at Seymour High School last Saturday.If you have never been to a wrestling tournament, it is very much like a three ring circus. ...

 

Late Rally Not Enough

The Maryville College men’s basketball fell to 3-6 on the season following their second consecutive three-point loss while traveling in North Carolina this weekend. The Scots dropped a 75-72 decision to the Monarch’s of Methodist...

 

Reunion Celebrates Successes

Reunion Celebrates Successes

Brent and Candy Griffin gave out lots of hugs while at a special gathering at The University of Tennessee Medical Center Dec. 12. The hugs, the Griffins say, were well deserved for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) staff at UT Medical...

 

Seymour’s Fox Signs with Carson-Newman

Seymour’s Fox Signs with Carson-Newman

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comOne of the happiest days of an athlete’s life is when he or she signs a letter of intent to play their particular sport at the college level.  It is a dream come true and he reward for all the years...

 

Man Arrested for Seymour Burglaries

Man Arrested for Seymour Burglaries

A Seymour man has been arrested in connection with burglaries in the Seymour area. Joseph Brandon Pique, 23 of the 800 block of Dayton Drive, was arrested without incident after a traffic stop on Chapman Hwy. Dec. 9 by Sevier County Officers....

 

Research Success Featured in Report

A technology based on an invention developed at the University of Tennessee was selected by the 2010 Better World Report as one of the top examples from across the globe of the positive impact of academic innovations on quality of life. UT was...

 

New Director Named

New Director Named

Heather Hirschfeld, a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, associate professor of English, has been named the new Riggsby Director of the university's Marco Institute for Medieval and Renaissance Studies.Hirschfeld is set to begin work Jan....

 

Double Heartbreak for Seymour Basketball

Double Heartbreak for Seymour Basketball

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comSome losses in sports hurt worse than others. Last week was one of those times as the boys lost in overtime 54-53 while the girls lost in regulation 42-41 to Morristown West, in District 2-AAA competition.For...

 

Study: Charismatic Leadership Can Be Measured, Learned

Much has been written in business management textbooks and self-help guides about the role that personal charisma plays in leadership. In "Leaders: The Strategies for Taking Charge," authors Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus wrote that...

 

Free Museum Family Day

The Knoxville Museum of Art celebrates the holidays on Dec. 18 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a Free Family Fun Day packed with art activities, artist demonstrations, continuous entertainment on stage, and docent-led gallery talks. Children can...

 

College Part of Effort

College Part of Effort

Walters State Community College is helping develop the workforce needed across Tennessee and in 13 other states to make the national switch from paper to electronic health records a reality thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Health...

 

Class Scheduled

The University Of Tennessee Sevier County Extension Office has scheduled the 2011 Master Beef Producers class. The class will start on January 8 and conclude on Feb. 5. Cost for the 12 session class is $175, but the Tennessee Enhancement funds...

 

Hollingsworth Joins WUOT

Hollingsworth Joins WUOT

Brandon Hollingsworth has been named the local host for NPR's "All Things Considered" at the University of Tennessee's public radio station, WUOT 91.9 FM. In addition to hosting the popular nationally syndicated program for...

 

This Week With Dolly

This Week With Dolly

By Duane Gordon The Disney Channel has revealed that Dolly Parton's fourth season guest spot on goddaughter Miley Cyrus's “Hannah Montana” program will be the episode "Kiss It All Goodbye" that premieres on Dec....