By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Lady Eagle soccer season is underway but is off to a shaky start.After losing their home opener to Powell 1-0, the Lady Eagles went 1-3 in the Sevier County Invitational losing to Gatlinburg-Pittman...
August 29, 2011 11:39 am / no comments
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comSeymour Lady Eagle volleyball Coach Ed Irvin has reached a major milestone in his illustrious coaching career – 700 wins. Seymour’s volleyball victory over Halls this past Thursday at...
August 29, 2011 11:22 am / no comments
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.com‘Remember this your whole life through, tomorrow there will be more to do, and failure waits for those who stay, with some success made yesterday. Tomorrow you must try once more and even harder than...
August 29, 2011 11:07 am / no comments
The following are the full results from the Aug. 27 races at 411 Motor Speedway. Crate Late Model1. Brad Hall, No. 232. Ryan King, No. 303. David Crabtree, No. C54. Brian Courtney, No. 715. Adam Beeler, No. 896. Trevor Sise, No. 737. Marty Calloway,...
August 29, 2011 10:55 am / no comments
University of Tennessee, Knoxville, home football games draw tens of thousands of fans to campus each week. The College of Arts and Sciences Pregame Showcase offers those fans a unique experience to learn from some of UT's most exceptional...
August 29, 2011 10:46 am / no comments
The Knoxville Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Chief Jack Baldwin of the Pigeon Forge Police Department (PFPD) are asking for the public’s assistance to identify the man who robbed a Pigeon Forge bank Wednesday.At...
August 24, 2011 5:02 pm / no comments
Tim Foster, MC Sports InformationFollowing an experiential pre-season team trip to Costa Rica, the Maryville College Lady Scots Volleyball team took to the Randy Lambert Court today in MC’s Cooper Athletic Center to continue to prepare...
August 24, 2011 3:33 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comFirefighter Rob Taylor has spent 11 years in the fire service, both with civilian departments and the military. For him, service runs in the family.Originally from Seymour, Taylor’s parents were...
August 23, 2011 4:54 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comFor Sevier County teens hoping to find an alternative place to hang out, a new teen-only dance club is drawing crowds in Pigeon Forge.Pure Energy is the largest of its kind in Tennessee, according to organizers...
August 23, 2011 4:33 pm / no comments
An early morning structure fire gutted a home in the 1700 block of Kimberlin Heights Rd. on Monday. The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department received the call at about midnight, and by the time the first arriving officer was at the scene,...
August 23, 2011 3:17 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAs the Seymour High School band continues to grow, so does the cost of maintaining it. Fortunately, the community has stepped up to help out, though more is needed.Growing by leaps and bounds, the band...
August 23, 2011 2:18 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comFood City in Seymour has made changes to their store and to draw in new customers, they are offering huge savings.Jason Wayman, store manager, said that his store recently reorganized their items with new displays...
August 23, 2011 2:13 pm / no comments
By Carol WurschmidtMichael Tullock, President of the United Grocery Outlet, Inc. was named Tennessee Retailer of the Year by the Tennessee Grocers & Convenience Store Association. He visited the Chapman Highway store last week to share...
August 23, 2011 1:52 pm / no comments
By: Jamie Bernal IIIJamie@seymourherald.comSevier County Schools received the Federal Rural Education Grant which will give the district $238,000 to make improvements this year.The money will go toward purchasing computers and upgrading the...
August 23, 2011 1:31 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAmong all the changes coming to Seymour Middle School this year, one thing remaining constant will be Dr. Faye Nelson’s enthusiasm for her students.During her 10 years as principal, Nelson has seen many...
August 23, 2011 12:45 pm / no comments
By: Jamie Bernal IIIJamie@seymourherald.comThe Open Hands Thrift Shop, a new addition to Chapman Highway, is now open and on a mission to give customers good deals on merchandise and help community members.Nancy Nuccio opened Open Hands two...
August 23, 2011 12:36 pm / no comments
Interim Pastor C.M. “Cotton” Kelly and the Grace Baptist congregation has announced that Dr. Steven Jett, of the International Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, will preach on Aug. 28 and rejoin his brothers as the Jett...
August 23, 2011 12:10 pm / no comments
The homeless Lady Eagles volleyball team began its 2011 campaign with victories over Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg-Pittman at Sevier County High Monday evening in an inaugural Sevier County Jamboree. "We hope that this can be an annual event...
August 23, 2011 9:38 am / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAfter years of hunting for a new recycling and convenience center in Seymour, the county is moving ahead with establishing a new location adjacent to the current center on Boyd’s Creek. Nevertheless,...
August 22, 2011 5:21 pm / no comments
Any notion of a second-half slump has become an afterthought for the Smokies recently, as they have caught fire in the month of August. They continued their winning ways this past week, sweeping a five-game set in Jackson and taking five...
August 22, 2011 3:27 pm / no comments