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Families are invited to a story telling event at the SCPLS King Family Library on the first Monday of each month.Parents, grandparents, and caregivers are welcome to wear pajamas, bring a blanket and listen to great stories May 2 at 5:30 p.m....
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comOn May 14 the Seymour Breakfast Rotary Club will host their third annual Ride for a Polio-Free World, joining Rotary Clubs nationwide in working to match the $200 million donation by the Bill and Melinda Gates...
The USA Track & Field Foundation has presented Elite Athlete Development Grants to ten athletes, according to Foundation Executive Director Tom Jackovic and Chairman Bob Greifeld. Among that group is former Vol sprint standout Evander...
By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant Tennessee Lady Vol junior swimmer Jenny Connolly has been named to Team USA for the 2011 World University Games and will compete in the 100m backstroke at the meet taking place from Aug. 14-19...
“Who would have thought that sleeping in the cold and getting up early to carry rocks and work on trails could have been as much fun as lying on the beach,” mused Michael Mathias, one of the 30 spring break students from across the...
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour boys’ tennis team defeated Jefferson County 6-3 while the Seymour girls lost 4-5 in a very close contest.The boys were led in the individual matches by standout senior Jake Gann who won 8-4....
Walters State Community College is now taking applications for its summer math and science camps, which will be held on all Walters State campuses. The camps are funded through a state diversity grant and offered at no cost to participants....
Redshirt freshman Chase Brannon made his return home to Nashville a successful one Friday, carding Tennessee’s top performance on the first day of the Vanderbilt Invitational track & field meet.Brannon, who hails from Brentwood and...
One day after falling to the Berry College Viking in Rome, Georgia, the Maryville College Scots diamondmen returned to Scotland Yard to earn a strong 5-3 victory on ”Senior Day”.Each of the Scots 13 seniors contributed toward MC’s...
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comEver heard of cross town rivalries? How about cross street rivalries; literally schools across the street from each other. That describes Seymour and The Kings Academy when they play soccer.The...
The No.2 ranked Eagles of Emory University swept the Scots softball squad on “Senior Day” on Saturday. Emory pitched a two-hit shutout and won the first game 8-0 before taking the second challenge 8-3.In game one, Emory’s Lena...
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comSome things never change. No matter what the sport, Seymour and Pigeon Forge are always battling it out. This time it was softball as the Lady Eagles showed why they are in first place in the IMAC as...
Competing in one of the nation’s premier meets for throws events, the Tennessee track & field teams managed to record three top-10 finishes Saturday at the UCSD Triton Invitational in LaJolla, Calif.Lady Vols Annie Alexander and Laquoya...
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comIn only their second season in the tough IMAC Conference, the Seymour Eagles have clinched at least a share of the District AAA Championship title by defeating district rival Jefferson County 5-4 on the...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Superintendent Dale Ditmanson has announced that the Park’s newly-restored Appalachian Clubhouse is now available for public day-use rental. The rustic frame building lies about 9 miles from Gatlinburg,...
By Bob BeckerI hope your Easter outfit this year includes some light clothes as we will see some very warm temperatures this weekend. Partly cloudy Thursday with temperatures cooling slightly to the low-mid 70s. A front may sit close enough...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comSafety concerns were cited by the state as the reason a new traffic light was installed at the Boyd’s Creek and Old Sevierville Pike intersection over the one at Pitner Road.According to the Tennessee...
By Ben LawsonWhen hunting for summer, after school and weekend activities, Seymour kids routinely turn to Knoxville or Sevierville.“There’s nothing to do here,” said a Seymour mother with children at the intermediate and middle...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comPreliminary design work continues on the planned Chapman Highway turn lane in Seymour.The project, which is aimed at widening a 1.18 mile section of Chapman Hwy. between Macon Lane and Hwy. 411, is currently...
After 46 years of service in law enforcement in Sevier County, T.J. Cantwell was recognized by the Sevier County Commission on Monday.Cantwell was appointed State Trooper in the Tennessee Highway Patrol in 1951 and opened the Sevierville station...
