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Alcoa Foundation has granted $15,000 to Friends of the Smokies to support teacher enrichment programs, including teacher workshops and opportunities for three teachers to spend a summer working as park rangers in Great Smoky Mountains National...
The Smokies entered the week looking to break out of a second-half swoon that has left them below .500 and looking up in the North Division standings. After dropping the first three games of the week, they finally began to show signs of...
Many passers-by may have noticed some recent changes to Householder Field at Seymour High School.Last week the field’s old press box was removed and a new one is being constructed in its place. The box should be finished by the first home...
Now that Grandfather's backcountry trail system is maintained and patrolled by North Carolina State Park rangers, the Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation is funneling its trails staff toward a more educational, interpretive role.The...
The Knoxville Track Club has announced the Inaugural Marble City Half Marathon set to take place on Nov. 6 at 7:06 a.m. in downtown Knoxville.This event will start on the Clinch Avenue Bridge at the Sunsphere and run through downtown to 4th...
Two home meets at Lambert Acres Golf Club highlight the 2011 Tennessee cross country schedule, which was announced Wednesday by Big Orange Director of Track & Field and Cross Country J.J. Clark. The Volunteers and Lady Volunteers will play...
The following are the full results from the July 23 races at 411 Motor Speedway. Crate Late Model1. Pierce McCarter, No. 712. Mark Rosner, No. 173. David Crabtree, No. C54. Ryan King, No. 305. Brian Courtney, No. 716. Brad Coffey, No. 897. Marty...
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Eagles football team has changed offenses and so far Head Coach Jim Moore looks like a genius going to the new gun-spread offense. Last year’s offense was not extremely productive. “We...
Carol Wurschmidt Seymour’s Farmers’ Market is getting bigger and better. Vendors are primarily local, but come from outlying areas as well. Booths offer a wide variety of vegetables, fruits, eggs, and herbs...
The College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, is proud to offer financial support to US military veterans admitted to any of the college's master's or Ph.D. graduate programs.The scholarships are part...
The cost of the six-month training course in health information technology has been reduced to $750, announced Gail Winkler, director of health information technology at Walters State Community College. The price drop comes as a national study...
Robert Estes, area executive for Sevier County for BB&T, earned the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce Friendship Award for May at the recent Coffee Talk event. Estes has worked with BB&T for eight years.“There’s no better way...
As a child, Danielle Gerhard loved flipping through National Geographic magazines and imagining herself in the pictures."I have always been fascinated with other cultures," said Gerhard, a senior in psychology at the University of...
East Tennessee educators and school librarians can now earn continuing education credit when they visit the Center for Children's and Young Adult Literature (CCYAL) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.The center, housed in the School...
By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant Tennessee Vol swimmers Brad Craig, Samuel Rairden and Ed Walsh each recently recorded Olympic Trial cuts at the 2011 Long Course Southeastern Championships at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate...
By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant Five members of the Tennessee Lady Vol swimming and diving team secured Olympic Trial standards over the weekend at the 2011 Long Course Southeastern Championships at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comCounty commissioners met with members of the community Tuesday morning to hear discussion concerning the ongoing hunt for a new convienence center.The meeting was held at Bells Chapel Church, which sits adjacent...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAs a full time firefighter and EMT, Kevin Nunn, an assistant chief with the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department, rarely finds a quiet moment. And he wouldn’t have it any other way.Originally from Indiana,...
By Ben Lawsonben@seviercountyherald.comA motorcycle pursuit through Pigeon Forge on Sunday led to a wreck and multiple charges for the driver.According to Captain Dennis Adams of the Pigeon Forge Police Department, the pursuit began when Gatlinburg...
After bringing home the first half division title, a wealth of injuries and player moves have led to a sluggish start for the Smokies in the season’s second half. With two more stars on the move to Triple-A Iowa this past week, the...
