Archive for: January, 2011

Public Forums Held

The Sevier County Public Library System invites the public to attend a community forum for its libraries.The forum, moderated by News Sentinel columnist Greg Johnson, will include a panel of representatives from the library and Friends of the...

 

Gas Prices Rise

Average retail gasoline prices in Knoxville have risen 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.92 per gallon Sunday. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.09 per gallon,...

 

This Week with Dolly

This Week with Dolly

By Duane GordonSevier County songbird Dolly Parton reached her milestone 65th birthday on Wednesday, resulting in numerous media mentions last week. Dolly’s management even passed along a message to her fans that morning via her Twitter...

 

Winter Special Olympics Held

Special Olympics athletes from around the state are waxing their skis and snowboards, and sharpening their ice skate blades in preparation for the Tennessee Winter Special Olympics Games to be held Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at Ober Gatlinburg.Over...

 

Eagles Finish Bowling Season

Eagles Finish Bowling Season

By:  Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Eagles bowling team ended their season on a bitter sweet note.They ended the regular season schedule with a big win over the Sevier County Smoky Bears at the Sevierville Community Center.Total...

 

Seymour Wrestling 2nd in District

Seymour Wrestling 2nd in District

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comIt wasn’t a championship but it was the next best thing which served its purpose by qualifying the Eagles for regional competition.The district tournament took place at South-Doyle High School as the...

 

Seymour Eagles Hold Football Banquet

Seymour Eagles Hold Football Banquet

By:  Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe 2010 Seymour Eagles Football banquet was held recently at Riverside Plantation in Sevierville.Head Seymour football Coach Jim Moore was in charge.The banquet flowed well and was a very pleasant experience. ...

 

Eagles Lose to the Canes

Eagles Lose to the Canes

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Eagles basketball team dropped one to the Morristown East Hurricanes by a score of 64-48.  The loss makes Seymour’s record 10-6 overall and 2-4 in the IMAC.Morristown East was a tough...

 

Lady Eagles Keep on Rolling

Lady Eagles Keep on Rolling

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comUnder the leadership of Seymour head coach Brandi Stalling, the Lady Eagles seem to be getting better as the season goes along as they defeated Morristown East by a score of 52-37 at Seymour.The big district...

 

Second Arrested in Abuse Case

Second Arrested in Abuse Case

A second person has been arrested in connection with the child abuse of a Sevier County toddler.Jeremy R. Haroldson, 25 of Sevierville and stepfather of a three-year-old boy whose mother was arrested in connection to abuse charges nearly three...

 

Pair Faces More Charges

Pair Faces More Charges

Additional charges have been placed against the two Sevier County men who burglarized several rental cabins in the Sky Harbor community during the weekend of Jan. 15. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said that the additional charges were p resented...

 

Lady Vol Tennis Defeats Illinois

By Donnie Conley, Media Relations Student AssistantCHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The No. 13-ranked University of Tennessee Lady Vol tennis team opened its season in style on Sunday, defeating No. 25 Illinois, 4-3, at the Atkins Tennis Center. UT...

 

Two Arrested for Adult Neglect

Two Arrested for Adult Neglect

Two Sevier County residents have been arrested and charged with felony Adult Neglect, Abuse or Exploitation by Sevierville Police Department (SPD) Sgt. Rebecca Cowan.According to Sgt. Cowan, 36-year old Christopher Anthony Perry and 37-year...

 

Unemployment Rates Remain Unchanged

Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development Karla Davis announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for December was 9.4 percent, unchanged from the November rate.  The national unemployment rate for December 2010...

 

Podcast Details Threat to Bats

Podcast Details Threat to Bats

Bats play a significant role in the natural world and this biological function is being threatened by a disease that has already killed off millions of bats in the northeast United States.  A new podcast recently released by Great Smoky...

 

Public Speaking Winners Announced

Public Speaking Winners Announced

The Sevier County 4-H Public Speaking Contest was held recently at the Sevier County Courthouse.First, second and third place winners were named at each grade level and included:Fourth grade; 1st place – Lindsey Hedrick, Homeschool; ...

 

Hunter Soars to SEC Honors

Hunter Soars to SEC Honors

It didn’t take Justin Hunter long to demonstrate what kind of difference he can make for the University of Tennessee track & field team. After a sensational showing at the Kentucky Invitational on Saturday afternoon in Lexington, the...

 

Digital Format Available

Nearly 40,000 pages of Maryville College publications are now digitized and available for viewing and downloading from the Internet.The publications include more than 100 years of The Chilhowean, Maryville College’s yearbook; catalogs...

 

GSAC Honors Milton Stanley

GSAC Honors Milton Stanley

The Great South Athletic Conference has awarded its Player of the Week honor in men's basketball for the week ending January 16 to Milton Stanley of Maryville College.  The honor is the first this season for the Oviedo, FL native though...

 

Leap Welcomed to Faculty

Leap Welcomed to Faculty

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Business Administration, welcomes Terry Leap as head of its Department of Management. Leap brings almost 33 years of academic experience to UT as chair of the Department of Management at Clemson...