A Seymour couple has been arrested in connection with the rape of a 14 year old Seymour girl. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said that a joint investigation between Sevier County Sheriffs Office Criminal Investigation Division Child Crimes...
April 27, 2011 12:32 pm / no comments
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker spoke to a large group of Rotarians on Tuesday during at joint meeting of the Sevierville and Sevier county Rotary Clubs in Sevierville. During the meeting Corker focused on the American debt crisis and warned the group...
April 27, 2011 9:41 am / no comments
By Bob Becker What a season it has been. With all the severe weather and the temperatures bouncing from hot to cold, people keep asking me, when is it going to calm down? I'm afraid the active weather pattern is still in place but on a bright...
April 27, 2011 9:08 am / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAs the amount of school traffic increases year after year, parents and school officials remain divided on what, if anything, needs to be done with Boyd’s Creek to alleviate the burden. Ultimately,...
April 26, 2011 4:22 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comTwo Seymour teenagers were taken to the hospital for minor injuries after a two-vehicle accident blocked off Chapman Highway Monday afternoon.Traffic was blocked at the intersection of Simmons Road and Chapman...
April 26, 2011 3:42 pm / no comments
Library officials invite all residents to attend a party in honor of K.C. Williams, departing Sevier County Library System Director.An open house will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. with a recognition program at 5:30 p.m. May 11 at the SCPLS King...
April 26, 2011 3:18 pm / no comments
Dollywood’s Imagination Playhouse Penguin Players visited the Seymour Branch Library during Pre-K Story Time on Monday. The players presented the animated story of Otis, a small tractor that befriends a lonely young calf on the farm....
April 26, 2011 3:12 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAs the days until summer break creep closer, the Boys & Girls Club of Seymour looks forward to providing a fun and safe place for kids.Spring break is currently showcasing some of what the club staff has...
April 26, 2011 2:59 pm / no comments
Two Sevier County students, including a soon-to-be King’s Academy graduate, recently received the Tennessee Sheriff’s Association Scholarship.David Wayne Lamon, a senior at The King’s Academy in Seymour, and Pigeon Forge High...
April 26, 2011 2:32 pm / no comments
The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department is joining forces with other states in the region to bring the Great Central ShakeOut to the Seymour community. Currently, there are 1.8 million people primarily from Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana,...
April 26, 2011 1:57 pm / no comments
“We will not go quietly into the night! We will not vanish without a fight! We’re going to live on!” Bill Pullman as President Thomas J. Whimore in the movie Independence DayFrank McCourt may have uttered...
April 26, 2011 9:04 am / no comments
Medic Regional Blood Center continues to register donors for the chance to win a trip for two to Memphis In May’s World Championship BBQ Cook-Off. Donors can stop by any blood drive location for their chance to win the prize package...
April 25, 2011 4:12 pm / no comments
Children from Seymour Head Start recently participated in a Zumbatomic class led by Adriana Gomez Mannon.The 20 minute class was part of a health and fitness week where students learn the advantages of a healthy lifestyle. Zumbatomic is a program...
April 25, 2011 3:46 pm / no comments
By Trudy Baker Seymour Heights Christian Church and C.R.O.S.S. food ministry will jointly host a rummage sale on May 20 and 21 at Seymour Heights Christian Church. The sale will be open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday and from 8 a.m....
April 25, 2011 3:16 pm / no comments
The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, will be collecting non-perishable food items May 14 to help families in need in the Seymour community. Food items needed include canned...
April 25, 2011 2:39 pm / no comments
By Ben LawsonAt least one person was transported by ambulance after a two-car accident blocked off Chapman Highway Monday afternoon.Sevier County Sheriff’s deputies redirected traffic at the intersection of Simmons Road and Chapman Hwy....
April 25, 2011 2:27 pm / no comments
On April 30 and May 1, photographs will be taken for entry to the annual “Cutest Little Baby Face Contest” at West Town Mall to benefit East Tennessee Children’s Hospital. Photographs will be taken on Saturday, April...
April 25, 2011 2:01 pm / no comments
A section of Court Avenue in Sevierville will be temporarily closed from approximately 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. May 5 to facilitate a special event. Court Ave. between Bruce Street and Commerce Avenue will be closed for a National Day of Prayer...
April 25, 2011 1:26 pm / no comments
Kevin M. FitzGerald, Deputy Superintendent, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, recently was presented the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) Meritorious Award, the Department’s second highest honor. On April...
April 25, 2011 12:36 pm / no comments
The five Area Rotary Clubs of Pigeon Forge, Sevierville, Gatlinburg and Seymour are forming a Sevier County Rotaract Club. Rotaract is an international organization of young professionals and students ages 18 to 30 that are committed...
April 25, 2011 12:28 pm / no comments