For their work in the classroom, the Tennessee Lady Vols once again have been selected as a USTFCCCA Division I All-Academic Track & Field Team, the organization announced from its headquarters in New Orleans.The UT women, who last week...
August 15, 2011 11:47 am / no comments
By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant Following a tough day yesterday on the 3-meter boards, former Tennessee diver Michael Wright rebounded to notch fifth in the 1-meter competition o Friday at the 2011 AT&T National Diving...
August 15, 2011 11:42 am / no comments
Lady Vol rising senior Annie Alexander was a double winner over the weekend at her country’s national track & field meet, winning the discus throw and shot put at the Sagicor-NAAA National Open Championships at Hasely Crawford Stadium...
August 15, 2011 11:36 am / no comments
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comOne of the most satisfying feelings in life is it to work very hard toward a goal and achieve it. Chris McCarter knows that feeling. He has signed a letter-of-intent to play baseball for Lincoln...
August 15, 2011 10:49 am / no comments
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comDespite the brilliant performance by Justice Murphy firing a one under 34, the Seymour Eagles golf team dropped their home opener to Cocke County by a score of 155 to 158. The match was played from...
August 15, 2011 10:14 am / no comments
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comFor the third year in a row the Smoky Mountain Jamboree came off as a huge success.Fans have waited a long time for football to start again and it finally began last Friday night at Sevier County High School...
August 15, 2011 10:05 am / no comments
The following are the full results from the Tuesday Night Tango Aug. 9 at 411 Motor Speeday. Crate Late Model1. Pierce McCarter, No. 712. David Crabtree, No. C53. Jason Welshan, No. 1294. Ryan King, No. 305. Clyde Stanton, No. 746. Brian Ownby,...
August 11, 2011 2:47 pm / no comments
Christopher Pyles, a civil engineering major at Walters State, almost waited too late to take advantage of the educational benefits he earned while serving in the U.S. Navy and Army. “My original end-of-service date was 1994, so I thought...
August 10, 2011 2:30 pm / no comments
The Maryville College Community Chorus, under the direction of Alan Eleazer, will begin rehearsals at 7 p.m. Sept. 6 in the Harry H. Harter Choral Rehearsal Room in the Clayton Center for the Arts.Regular Tuesday evening rehearsals will focus...
August 10, 2011 2:04 pm / no comments
Tennessee Director of Track & Field and Cross Country J.J. Clark announced Tuesday that he has named former elite athletes Rohsaan Griffin and Mary Jayne (Harrelson) Reeves to fill a pair of assistant coaching vacancies on his staff.Griffin...
August 10, 2011 1:21 pm / no comments
By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant A familiar face to the Tennessee Vol swimming and diving team will return to the pool deck this season as head coach John Trembley announced on Wednesday that Michael DeRocco will be the program’s...
August 10, 2011 12:40 pm / no comments
The Passion Play in the Smokies, under the auspices of The Christian Performing Arts Society, held a fundraising event at the Texas Roadhouse in Sevierville on Tuesday evening, July 27. Cast members visited with patrons, telling them about the...
August 10, 2011 12:30 pm / no comments
By Carol Wurschmidt
Sevier County Commissioners faced a crowded agenda that included voting on resolutions for the county’s 2011 – 2012 budget and a county real property tax increase from $1.54 to $1.63. Commissioners...
August 9, 2011 5:06 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comInitial groundwork commenced Monday on the new Weigel’s location at the intersection of Chapman Highway and Boyd’s Creek.After years of legal wrangling, Weigel’s was recently awarded a beer...
August 9, 2011 4:59 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAlthough his official title is food supervisor, Wayne Huskey has spent his five years with the Sheriff’s Department helping turn the Sevier County Jail into the best facility it possibly can be.Huskey...
August 9, 2011 4:43 pm / no comments
By Carol WurschmidtSevier County Commissioners resolved the convenience center location issue at their Monday night meeting. The original resolution called for the purchase of two parcels located at the intersection of Bell’s Chapel Lane...
August 9, 2011 4:10 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comGatlinburg and Pigeon Forge are known for showcasing a wide range of local artists and craftsmen. But now, the Seymour Warehouse Mall is poised to bring their talents closer to home.The idea originated...
August 9, 2011 3:56 pm / no comments
While there will be substantial updates to Seymour High’s gym this year, another Seymour school will have some welcome changes as well.This week the installation of an air conditioning unit began in the Seymour Primary gym.SPS is the third...
August 9, 2011 3:28 pm / no comments
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comIn her 5th year as principal at Seymour Intermediate School, Peggy Oakes can look back on making the change to a new career and at the same time look forward to the many changes coming to that career.After spending...
August 9, 2011 2:47 pm / no comments
A Seymour pizza restaurant was robbed Tuesday morning. At about 11:23 a.m. Tuesday the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office received a call from an employee at Little Caesar’s Pizza, 11212 Chapman Hwy., saying the restaurant had been robbed....
August 9, 2011 2:18 pm / no comments