Archive for: October, 2011

UT Celebrates Homecoming

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will celebrate Homecoming with an in-state football match-up and a variety of events for alumni and fans of all ages. "The Clash of the Tennesseans" will pit the Volunteers against the Middle...

 

Vols 5th, Lady Vols 7th at Championships

Vols 5th, Lady Vols 7th at Championships

As they have done in every meet this season, Chris Bodary and Brittany Sheffey led the charge for Tennessee. Their efforts enabled the Big Orange men to place fifth and the women seventh Monday morning at the SEC Cross Country Championships...

 

5K Raises Money

5K Raises Money

By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comVolunteers laced up their running shoes last Saturday to raise money for the Sevier County Special Olympics.Sevier County Special Olympics helps provide financial assistance to students with disabilities to...

 

Historic UT Football Programs Digitized

Historic UT Football Programs Digitized

On Nov. 12, 1904, the University of Tennessee played Mississippi in a football game held in Jackson.To help fans unfamiliar with the game understand what was happening after kickoff, the program gave this description: "From this time until...

 

Lady Vol S&D Tops Louisville

Lady Vol S&D Tops Louisville

By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant  A quick return to action proved to be no problem for the University of Tennessee Lady Vol swimming and diving squad, as the team won 15 of 16 events versus Louisville to defeat the Cardinals...

 

Williams Nabs Bronze

Williams Nabs Bronze

Former Tennessee sprinter Rubin Williams helped the United States claim a bronze medal Friday in the 4×100-meter relay finals at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.A 16-time All-American during his college days in Knoxville...

 

Scots Close Out Regular Season

Scots Close Out Regular Season

The Maryville College volleyball team closed out the 2011 regular season with a pair of match victories on “Senior Day” in MC’s Cooper Athletic Center.MC opened the day honoring seniors Casey Merrill, Kayla Anderson, Katherine...

 

Maxwell Earns GSAC Accolades

Maxwell Earns GSAC Accolades

In the crisp mid-morning air, the Piedmont Lady Lions and the Huntingdon Hawks raced their way to the Great South Athletic Conference's women's and men's cross country titles. Holli Abernathy led the way for Piedmont coming in just...

 

Last Weekend at 411 Motor Speedway

The following are the full results from “Going Topless to Save the Tata’s Race Night” at 411 Motor Speedway on Oct. 29Crate Late Model1. Ryan King, No. 302. Mack McCarter, No. 513. Marty Calloway, No. 79c4. Dalton King, No....

 

Eagles Close Out Season with Loss

Eagles Close Out Season with Loss

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Eagle football season ended on a wet, cold, dreary night which seemed fitting as it seemed to reflect most of the Eagles season. It was also fitting considering the fact that Seymour closed the...

 

Seymour Middle Volleyball has Perfect Season

Seymour Middle Volleyball has Perfect Season

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comFor the last year the Seymour Middle Lady Eagle Volleyball team has had a burr under its saddle.  Well, it’s gone now.  The Lady Eagles were County Champions for three years until last year...

 

Eight Lady Eagles Selected ALL-IMAC

Eight Lady Eagles Selected ALL-IMAC

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourhearld.comIt’s fairly obvious as to why the Seymour Lady Eagle soccer team won the IMAC regular season championship.  Besides good coaching, eight Lady Eagles made the 2-AAA All IMAC District Team.  They...

 

Seymour Basketball Ready to Start

Seymour Basketball Ready to Start

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comIt’s hard to believe but it’s time to start another basketball season at Seymour High School. With a clean slate on the record, it’s a great time of the year.  Hope springs eternal. ...

 

Scots Defeat Lions

Scots Defeat Lions

After falling behind 1-0, the Scots’ Men’s Soccer Team scored the last two goals, winning 2-1 on Saturday in Demorest, Georgia against Piedmont College.In a game dominated by Maryville College, it was the Lions from Piedmont that...

 

Swimmer Earns First SEC Accolade

Swimmer Earns First SEC Accolade

By Todd Mounce, Media Relations Graduate Assistant By winning three events in her first regular-season home meet as a Lady Vol, University of Tennessee freshman swimmer Molly Hannis has been selected as the Southeastern Conference Freshman of...

 

Women’s Soccer Slays Lions

Women’s Soccer Slays Lions

The Scots of Maryville College took a 3-0 lead to half, and cruised to a 4-0 victory against Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee on Tuesday.Maryville was sparked by senior midfielder Mandy Seiler. Seiler, the Sweetwater, Tennessee native, scored...

 

Smoke Detector Saves Family

Smoke Detector Saves Family

By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comSmoke detectors are what David Clayton attributes to keeping his family alive, after he was awoken early in the morning of Oct. 25.“The smoke alarms saved my life,” Clayton said. “They...

 

Community at Odds

Community at Odds

By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comProperty damage in the form of spray-painted racial slurs was a cause for concern for the residents in a Seymour neighborhood last Sunday. A Sevier County Sherriff’s officer was dispatched to...

 

Head Start on School

Head Start on School

By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comFor the past year, Head Start Program chief teacher Linda Sims has worked to prepare children for their first foray into school, armed with a dedicated staff and a love of teaching children.Head Start, operated...

 

Seymour Spotlight

Seymour Spotlight

By Carol WurschmidtNext to the dictionary’s definition of togetherness there is a picture of Charles and Helen Rayfield.  They have been married for 32 years and in business together since 1988. Rayfield’s Furniture started...