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By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThe decision by the Tennessee Supreme Court to not uphold a ban against three new beer licensees will bring changes to Seymour. The legal trouble began a few years ago when the Sevier County Beer Board denied...
Walters State Community College plans two orientation sessions for new students in July. Orientation at the Sevier County Campus begins at 9 a.m. July 21. Orientation sessions at the Morristown campus are scheduled for 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m....
Sevier County 4-H recently had two teams to compete in the State 4-H Wildlife Judging Team Competition held at Reelfoot Lake in Tiptonville, Tn. Sevier County teams placed eighth & tenth respectively in the State Event.The eighth place...
The City of Sevierville Parks and Recreation Department announced that registration information is now available for the upcoming fall adult softball season. Men’s competitive, men’s recreational, co-ed competitive and co-ed recreational...
Over 800 participants lined up for the seventeenth annual running of The Bear. The race's challenging course and growing reputation continues to attract new runners.Among the new faces was first place winner Christopher Clark of Blowing...
Sevier County 4-H members Victoria Alexander, Breenen Jenson, Payne Looney, Heather McReynolds, Sean More, Lillia Poveda and Daniel Troutman attended UT Extension’s 4-H Electric Camp in Knoxville, June 28-July 1, 2011.They were among over...
Sunny skies and pleasant temperatures set the backdrop for Patent Lawyer Tim Meigs' first place finish in Saturday's Marathon. This was the second Grandfather Mountain Marathon for Meigs, 44, from Raleigh, N.C. He finished in second...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comIn his daily job dealing with dozens of inmates holed up in close proximity to one another, Lieutenant Andy Loveday is no stranger to violence. But he feels the Sevier County Jail offers more than that,...
The following are the full results from the July 9 races at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour. Mod Mini1. Chuck McMahan, No. 992. Nick Keeley, No. 223. Taylor Dennis, No. 954. Josh Ellis, No. 4Classic1. Robbie Sands, No. 172. Drew Kennedy, No. 573....
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comMany times we, the Seymour High School sports, fans get wrapped up in the current year results of our particular sports team and forget to admire the rich winning tradition that Seymour has built over the years....
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAfter years of legal wrangling, the Tennessee Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the Sevier County Beer Board to not grant beer licenses to three locations in Seymour.Commissioner Bill Oakes, beer board...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThe long search for a new waste convenience center in Seymour hit a further snag this week.Last Friday, members of the governmental operations committee met to view several options for the new center, but by...
Setting the stage and rolling on home to the Great Smoky Mountains is Boogertown Gap, an East Tennessee favorite known for their Old-Time Mountain and Celtic music scheduled to perform on Friday, July 8. 2011 at 8 PM. This mountain music...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comIt started as a two separate passions for Kimberly Henry; she had grown up riding horses and was working with inner city children in Knoxville, listening to horror stories about young people dealing with traumatic...
The City of Gatlinburg is now offering a free trolley service to summer visitors along the length of the Parkway as an experimental program.The Free Parkway Trolley pilot program, which began last week, allows visitors and local residents to...
The number of blood donations typically decreases during the summer months, while the need for blood remains consistent. Blood donors are needed to help prevent a summer blood shortage in our area. Donors will receive a coupon for a free chicken...
For a way to cool off this summer, consider making a cardboard boat. Think of your favorite book and then create a cardboard boat depicting a theme from that boat. Then get in the boat and race it.“Cruise the World with Books”...
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) announced that Ray Johnson of Johnson Pest Control, Sevierville, TN has been elected to serve as its President. As the Chief Elected Officer of the 7,000-member organization that is...
The full-time MBA program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Business Administration is breaking educational ground. The program gives students the opportunity to put their knowledge and skills into practice while adding to...
In just about any dresser drawer, one can find a pair of eyeglasses that are no longer being used. That same pair of eyeglasses can change another person's life for good.This was the idea for one Leadership Tomorrow community service team,...
