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Director Named
The Board of Governors of Arrowmont School of Arts & Crafts have selected Bill May as the organization’s Executive Director. The announcement was made at last Friday evening’s inaugural Arrowmont Art & Wine Auction, which...
Archive for: June, 2011
Seymour Says:
What does the 4th of July mean to you?Keila McLain: “It’s the day of our independence. We always have a big family get together.”Sandy Rosa: “I guess freedom.”Barclay Frederick: “It’s Independence...
Graduates Receive Grant
DineTouch LLC and its University of Tennessee, Knoxville, student founders Joey Natour and Seth Elliott received the inaugural Boyd Venture Fund grant, worth $10,000. The seed-granting fund, administered by the Anderson Center for Entrepreneurship...
Author to Lead Workshop
New York Times best-selling author Amy Greene will teach the workshop, “Beginning the Novel,” from 2 to 4 p.m. July 23 at the Redeemer Church, 1642 Highland Ave., Knoxville. The workshop is sponsored by the Knoxville Writers’...
Annual KidCare Events Planned
Now in its 17th year, Shoney’s Restaurants KidCare Photo ID events will take place in the Greater Knoxville area for one weekend only, August 19-21, 2011, in partnership with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)....
Student Wins National Contest
Money is a motivator. But can money be a motivator to learn?Gregg Rader, a junior in economics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, thinks so, and he put his proposal to the test and won. Rader earned the title of Pearson's Future...
Members Selected for Academic Conference
Sevier County 4-H Member Victoria Clements, participated in the 2011 State Junior High 4-H Academic Conference, at The University of Tennessee, June 7 through 10.Victoria was selected to attend based on her participation in the 4-H Food &...
Program Additions Announced
University of Tennessee Director of Track & Field J.J. Clark has announced the signing of five student-athletes to national letters of intent and the arrival of two more who are transferring into the program.Joining the men’s team...
Price Nabs Honors
Chanelle Price continued a very successful run of distinction for the Tennessee women’s track & field program on Thursday. The junior from Easton, Pa., was announced as one of 15 first-unit members of the Capital One Academic All-America...
Henry Tapped to Lead Program
Tim Foster, MC Sports InformationMaryville College has named Paul Henry the baseball team’s 24th head coach in the storied program’s 135 years of collegiate baseball. Henry served the college as the Assistant Baseball Coach and Maryville...
Signee Named Winner
Big Orange track & field signee Tyler Anderson has been named the 2010-11 Gatorade Tennessee Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year, the Gatorade Company, in conjunction with ESPN RISE, has announced.The award, which recognizes not only...
Newcomer Tavis Bailey Takes Fifth
A newcomer to Big Orange Country turned in a solid effort and another with Tennessee ties earned a trip to the IAAF World Championships to lead the UT contingent Saturday at the USA Track & Field Championships at Hayward Field in Eugene,...
Last Weekend at 411 Speedway
The following are the full results from 411 Motor Speedway during Bobcat of Knoxville Race Night on June 25. Mod-Mini1. Rocky McNabb, No. 012. Chuck McMahan, No. 993. Nick Keeley, No. 224. Brad Pressley, No. 195. Dalton King, No. 51Classic1....
Seymour’s Bennett Gets Head Hoops Job at G-P
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Gatlinburg-Pittman Highlanders have a new head basketball coach. They have hired Seymour basketball assistant A. J. Bennett who has coached the last two years under Eagle Coach Brian Jessie.Coach...
Athletes Wrap Up Competition
Phoebe Wright came narrowly close to a world championship berth in the women’s 800 meters, and Evander Wells bowed out in the semifinal round of the men’s 200 Sunday, as the USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships came to a close...
Drugs Seized
This week 115 Marijuana plants were recovered in Sevier County by officials. On June 21 deputies responded to a call on Sims Chapel Rd. and found several plants growing in plain view on the adjacent property.The Sevier County Street...
Shelter in More Need
By Ben Lawsonben@seviercountyherald.comPets Without Parents Shelter had a great turn out for their grand opening on June 11, adopting out 14 dogs and two cats.The non-profit group opened the no-kill shelter with the goal of humanely finding...
Local Fighters Team with Charity
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThis Saturday, the X Series Fighting Championship will hold a Mixed Martial Arts event at the Knoxville Convention Center and will team up with Child Watch of North America to raise awareness and funds to help...
Group Helps Local Family
A local family was recently helped out by a group of volunteer high school students from Alabama. Over 60 high school students from First Baptist in Saks, Alabama volunteered their time here in Sevier County after their Pastor, Jeremy Ford,...
Coffee Shop Moves
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comJust in time for boiling temperatures, the Coffee Shop once located on Boyd’s Creek has opened at their new location on Chapman Highway – and added ice cream to their menu.The Coffee and Ice Cream...
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