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By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Volunteer Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire the night of July 12, but the home could not be saved.Rural Metro also responded to the blaze that occurred in South Knoxville on Fordtown...
Gary Blakely: “We just moved here from south Georgia, so not really. I hear the Seymour Eagles are pretty big around here, though.” Dale Hawkins: “I don’t have time, with the kids. I know more about Spongebob...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comWhen her son first approached her about running a thrift store to raise money for the homeless, Vickie Johnson admits she was hesitant. But as the planned opening date drew nearer, she felt God opened...
Despite the rain, many die-hard cruisers braved the weather to attend last weekend’s Seymour Cruise-In. Seymour Cruise-In is a local car show held in the parking lots of Seymour Pharmacy and Wendy’s in the Macon Crossing Shopping...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThe Pets without Parents Shelter is holding a fundraiser this weekend in Sevierville.The recently opened shelter is Sevier County’s first no-kill facility and as a non-profit organization, they depend...
Four men have been arrested in connection with the Sevierville double homicide that occurred in February.Three Somerset, KY, men, Jacob W. Sharp, 29, Matthew W. Oakes, 25, and Marcus Chaney, 28, were indicted for two counts each of Reckless...
The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department will celebrate 40 years of Community Service with a festival next weekend.SVFD has served the Tri-County area since 1971, is a completely volunteer agency and was started by citizens and business owners....
Acclaimed mystery author Beverly Connor will be discussing how one’s personal experiences can play into their literary pursuits at the Aug. 4 meeting of the Knoxville Writers’ Guild.Connor says she will explore “why writers...
The Knoxville Museum of Art presents Contemporary Focus 2011 with artists John Bissonette, Brian Jobe, and Greg Pond Aug. 26 through Nov. 6.Contemporary Focus is an annual KMA series that serves as a vital means of recognizing, supporting, and...
The Arts & Culture Alliance will present a new exhibition of more than 40 watercolors, oils, and acrylics by the O’Connor Senior Center Painters entitled “Painted Memories”, opening Aug. 5, at 5 p.m. in the Balcony...
Seymour High School senior Rachel Evans will be attending a two week acting workshop at the Clarence Brown Theatre on the University of Tennessee campus this summer. There she will study basic acting techniques, voice, character development,...
By Duane Gordon“It was a better day to see her!” one concert-goer enthusiastically reported following Dolly Parton's Knoxville opening of her Better Day World Tour Sunday night. The Sevier County native, performing in a concert...
Tennessee 4-H and UT Athletics are offering 4-H Night at Neyland Stadium as the Tennessee Vols football team host Montana on Saturday, September 3, 2011. Kickoff time is to be determined.Each 4-H member in attendance will receive a free...
Walters State Community College’s first president, Dr. James Wesley Clark, passed away in Johnson City on July 14 following a brief illness.Clark was appointed as Walters State’s founding president in 1969. “The college is...
A scholarly book on hate speech co-written by John Haas, associate professor and director of the UT Knoxville School of Communication Studies, has been recognized by the National Communication Association (NCA).“The Communication of Hate”,...
Three students from Sevier County received scholarships from Tusculum College for the past 2010-2011 academic year. The scholarship recipients were recognized at a banquet at the end of the academic year.Katie Doane of Sevierville received a...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced a decision to transition backcountry campsites 84 and 85, along the Hazel Creek Trail in North Carolina, from non-reservation campsites to reservation-only. This change takes...
Johnson University was awarded membership at Level V to offer the Ph.D. in Leadership Studies at the June 2011 meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The Ph.D. in Leadership...
Dr. Scott Henson has packed his video cameras and traveled abroad numerous times to document mankind’s misery – famine, war, human trafficking, extreme poverty.But he has never before seen the scale of devastation that the earthquake...
In August, Academic Year in America (AYA) is looking for Seymour families to host high school exchange students from all over the world. This year, AYA is bringing hundreds of high school students to the U.S. to learn about American culture...
