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National Library Week
This week during Pre-K Story Time at the Seymour Branch Library the children celebrated National Library Week. Library assistant Spencer Perry read the children “Wild About Books” and “Dewey The Library Cat.” The theme...
Archive for: April, 2011
District Salaries Ranked 15 in State
Educators’ salaries and benefits have been at the forefront of many discussions with Gov. Bill Haslam’s signing of his tenure reform bill into law this week.The legislation, SB 1528/HB 2012, changes a teacher’s probationary...
Cruise Draws Crowd
Seymour Cruising is off to a good start just a few weeks into its season.More than 70 cars attended the cruise last Friday and radio station 103.5 WIMZ was on site to kick off the 2011 season which will last from April to October.The cruise...
Garage Sale Season Begins
It would have taken only a quick drive through many of the neighborhoods in Seymour this past weekend to realize that garage sale season has begun. Many residents took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather last weekend to clear out some...
Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled
The Sevier County Lincoln Day Dinner is scheduled for April 28. It will be held at the Sevierville Civic Center, located at 200 Gary Wade Blvd. in Sevierville. There will be a reception from 6 to 6:45 p.m., during which time light hors d’oeuvres,...
Food for Fines
The Sevier County Public Library System is offering a chance for individuals to donate non-perishable canned or dried food items or jars of peanut butter to clear overdue fines on their library card. Two food items will clear any amount of overdue...
Kobritz’s Corner
On the field, Manny Ramirez could be both a force and a farce, perhaps the greatest right-handed hitter of his generation, but also a buffoon who demonstrated a devil-may-care attitude towards everything and everyone around him. But with...
Logo Contest
The Sevier County Public Library System will soon have a new Web site, and staff members are looking for help to design the logo for the Teen Section of the Web site.Logos should portray teens connecting with technology. To enter, contestants...
SCCS Places in State Competition
By Linda WilliamsMarch 24 was a big day for three Seymour Community Christian School students. Caitlyn Cyrus, Ashelyn Vandergriff, and Matthew Champagne traveled to Murfreesboro to compete in the Tennessee Association of Christian Schools State...
Seymour Students Sing at Opening
Seymour Eagle Ensemble students sand at the Opening Day Dogwood Arts Luncheon last week. The ensemble, directed by Seymour Middle School teacher Lisa Bitzas, performed for local and state dignitaries, and Dogwood Arts officials and sponsors...
4-H Contest Winners
What do you get when you give young people the opportunity to develop their photography and baking skills? You get over 200 4-H members participating in the annual County 4-H Photography and Baking Contest.Regina Starkey, local professional...
5K Planned
The 27th Wellness Center Dogwood Classic 5K Run/Walk will take place at 8 a.m. April 30 at the west end of Cherokee Boulevard in Sequoyah Hills.Race start is 8 a.m. for all 5K participants. Early registration is open until April 22 and cost...
McCarter Earns Honor
The Great South Athletic Conference has announced that Maryville's Jessica McCarter is the Player of the Week in softball. McCarter is Maryville's first Player of the Week selection since the opening week of the season.Jessica McCarter...
Player of the Week Named
The Great South Athletic Conference has awarded its Player of the Week honor in baseball to the Scots’ Kyle Cyprysiak. Cyprysiak is the fourth different Scot to get Player of the Week recognition.Kyle Cyprysiak of Maryville is the GSAC...
Alexander Draws SEC Acclaim
Tennessee track & field throws standout Annie Alexander has been named the Southeastern Conference Women’s Field Event Athlete of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday afternoon.Alexander, a junior from Port-of-Spain, Trinidad...
Areson Earns Community Service Scholarship
While the overall award went to Georgia track & field standout Bridget Lyons, Tennessee’s Jackie Areson was among 11 women earning $3000 post-graduate scholarships as their schools’ nominees for the Brad Davis SEC Community Service...
Morales Named Pitcher of the Week
The Great South Athletic Conference has awarded its Pitcher of the Week honor in baseball. Pitcher of the Week accolades belong to Morales who becomes the second member of the Maryville staff to claim the award.Morales continued his steady work...
Golf finishes 4th
The Maryville College women’s golf program traveled to West Tennessee for the Rhodes Spring Invitational on Tuesday. Coach Water’s group finished fourth with a team total of 376.Freshman Sarah Sampley recorded a round of 45-46 for...
Colonels Take Care of Scots
The Maryville College men’s tennis program is still looking for their first win of the 2011 season after falling to Centre College 9-0 on Tuesday in Danville, Kentucky.The match results include:Singles:1. Ben Newstadt def Zach Clark ...
Former Vol Named Athlete of the Week
Aries Merritt, a former Tennessee standout, has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after he ran a world-leading time of 13.36 in the 110m hurdles at the Razorback Spring Invitational at the University of Arkansas on...
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