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Teams have been practicing for the 9th Annual Knoxville Dragon Boat Festival and will put their skills to the test on race day June 25. The event, which starts at 8:30 a.m. and finishes around 3:30 p.m. at The Cove at Concord Park, will feature...
In his new historical fiction trilogy, From These Ashes, debut author Travis E. Reynolds explores how Civil War politics and bloodshed would forever change the landscape of the American South and its people in a sweeping wartime epic.Reynolds...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comSeymour Community Church kicks off their annual Bible School this Sunday at a time when they feel programs like this are needed most.Neighborhood Bible Time was founded 62 years ago by Dr. Charles Homsher, who...
Every week more and more local cruisers are turning up at the Seymour Cruise-In.The cruises are held every Saturday at 5 p.m. in the parking lot of the Macon Crossing Shopping Center on Chapman Hwy. This week, the featured car was a black 1961...
Tennessee will be well-represented by present and past members of the Big Orange track & field program this weekend, as the USA Outdoor Championships are contested June 23 through 26 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Ore.Up to 10 current members...
Alexis Hall and Bianca Ortiz, Sevier County 4-H members from Gatlinburg Pittman High School attended Harding University’s 55th annual National Leadership forum in Searcy, Arkansas, June 5 through 10. Alexis and Bianca were sponsored...
The USA South Athletic Conference has released its 2010-2011 Academic All-Conference Team. A student-athlete must have earned a 3.0 GPA in each of the two semesters of a given year to be eligible. Any student-athlete participating in any varsity...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThroughout his 30 years in law enforcement, Chief Larry McMahan has worn a lot of different hats. None has been more challenging than running the Sevier County Jail, and that’s just the way he likes...
Maryville College rising senior Blake Barnes has been named to the 2011 Consensus Draft Services Division III Preseason All-American Team following a breakout season in 2010.Barnes, a defensive tackle from LaBelle, Florida, earned back-to-back...
A traffic stop for speeding and seat belt violations led to the arrest of three people last week. Malone Palmer, 65 of Kodak, Julie A. Jiles, 40 of Kodak, and Jason E. Murphy, 27 of Knoxville, were all arrested on felony theft charges after...
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Todd Proffitt, President and CEO of Tennessee State Bank announced that Wayne Ayers has joined the Tennessee State Bank Board of Directors.Ayers is a lifelong Sevier County resident with a strong background in business, real-estate and land...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has set a two-day open house at Elkmont to showcase the newly-restored Appalachian Clubhouse. The first day, June 25, is set aside for the original residents of Elkmont and their families and on June...
There were a number of media reports last week that suggested MLB was discussing the possibility of realignment. Who, exactly, was doing the talking was anybody’s guess. ESPN ran one headline crediting the always safe, unnamed...
Three Cocke County men have been arrested for their suspected involvement with two structure fires in Sevier County.The men, Isaac D. Brandon, 20 of Hartford, Jacob D. Gillespie, 20 of Cosby, and Jacob A. Thigpen, 19 of Cosby, have all been...
Worried the recent reinstatement of the Tennessee Hope Lottery Scholarship’s limit of 120 credit hours will leave you strapped for cash? A Walters State financial aid administrator said students are far more likely to lose the lottery...
Evening activities at the 56th Annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games offer an exciting opportunity for 21st Century patrons to step into the medieval world that shaped our ancestors and immerse themselves in the modern Celtic music that...
Friends of the Smokies recently announced the creation of a new trail improvement fund to honor the memory of Tom Cronan, Professor Emeritus at Carson-Newman College. Cash gifts and pledges already total more than $463,000 toward a $500,000...
From visiting slums to attending a wedding, Chelsea Ennis has seen some of the lowest lows and highest highs of India. "I decided to study abroad so that I could experience a culture and a way of life completely different than my...
Temporary lane closures will be in put into place to facilitate a 5k race this Saturday.The closures will be on Dolly Parton Parkway (right westbound lane from Cherokee Circle to Old Newport Hwy.) and Old Newport Hwy. (eastbound travel lane;...
