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Three Sevier County teenagers have been charged in connection with the burglary of a Kodak business. At approximately 3 a.m. July 27 an employee of Mustang Performance on Tuckahoe Rd. came to the business to pick up his vehicle when he saw a...
The City of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation has temporarily closed the tennis courts and basketball courts at Sevierville City Park for repairs and renovation. The work began on Monday and is estimated to require 60-90 days to...
Medic Regional Blood Center continues to report dwindling supplies during the summer which leads to critical shortages of most popular blood types. “Community blood banks are encouraged to keep seven to nine days of blood on hand...
By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant The Tennessee Vol swimming and diving team and rising junior Ryan Harrison picked up post-season accolades as the results of the 2010-11 College Swimming and Diving Honors were recently released...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAfter three years and numerous possible locations, the county Operations Committee voted Tuesday to look into purchasing land on Bell Chapel Lane for the site of a new convenience center.The decision came after...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAfter careers ranging from selling propane to working for the school system, Captain Don Parton feels that law enforcement found him. Now operations captain at the Sevier County Jail minimum security facility,...
By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.comA structure fire that broke out at about noon on Sunday completely demolished a home on Depont Rd. in Seymour.The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department received a call about smoke in the area at about 12:30...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comJuly 28 is the final scheduled day for interested buyers to attend an auction for several properties of hotel chain owner Ken Seaton.The sale is being handled by Alley Auction of Knoxville and follows a previous...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThe new Prospect Elementary School on Burnett Station Road will offer students in kindergarten through 5th grade an opportunity to learn in a modern facility shaped by Blount County’s past.The need for...
The drive around certain areas is about to get a little smoother for motorists.Over the new few weeks more than 10 miles of road will be completely resurfaced in the Seymour area. Crews are currently working on the projects, and are expected...
Two local girls were recently honored with the Girl Scout Silver Award. Emily Hutchins and Savannah Hebert, from Troop 20779 in Seymour, earned the award after completing specific activities, earning cadette badges and volunteering locally.Hutchins...
Do you think printing mug shots and arrest reports is a good practice? Michael Rucker: “I think so. Keeps people aware of what’s going on. Maybe the criminal don’t like it, but tough s—. Don’t...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comFor the next two weeks, the Seymour High School band will be hard at work preparing for another busy year, with many indications pointing to this as the best one yet.Band camp kicked off on Monday and will see...
Tennessee’s Annual Sales Tax Holiday will be held next weekend. The annual holiday is held every year on the first Friday in August and ends the following Sunday night. This year’s tax-free holiday weekend begins at 12:01 a.m. Aug....
NFL football is coming to a TV screen near you. Four and one-half months after locking out the players, team owners unanimously (Oakland abstained) voted to approve a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) which the players agreed to...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comGoing into his 9th year as Seymour High School principal, Greg Clark is able to look back and say he is right where he wants to be, even if getting there meant taking chances he could only hope were the right...
All Seymour and South Knoxville families are invited join Summit P.E.A.K. and Summit Kidz for an upcoming back to school event.The Summit P.E.A.K (People Experiencing Acts of Kindness) is a Tennessee not-for-profit organization that has partnered...
In conjunction with a two-year DUI prevention program, Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently conducted special law enforcement operations on the Park’s roadways during a 2-week period that resulted in 7 DUI arrests and issuance...
The winners of the second annual Cardboard Boat Race were recently announced. Alexis Bradby and Krystian Rolle in “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” won Best Depiction of Literary Theme, “Cruise the World with Books,” in...
The City of Sevierville Parks and Recreation Department is now accepting registration for the Active Afternoons Program. Registration forms are available at the Sevierville Community Center.This fun, well-supervised recreational program...
