Archive for: October, 2011

Run Supports Local Athletes

Run Supports Local Athletes

By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comOn Oct. 29, Seymour High School Special Olympics will hold a 5K Run/Walk to raise funds for athletes across Sevier County.Sevier County Special Olympics helps provide financial assistance to students with disabilities...

 

SMS Football Homecoming

SMS Football Homecoming

By Jessie SteeleSMS Student We love celebrating the end of every football season with a special homecoming ceremony. This year, all of the homecoming candidates worked very hard to raise money for our school.The boy and girl in each grade that...

 

Crossing the First Judicial Bridge

Crossing the First Judicial Bridge

By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comFor people charged with a crime in Sevier County, the first step to navigating the judicial system is appearing for their arraignment, a process that is meant to provide the necessary information for their day...

 

New Voting Laws for 2012

By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comBeginning in 2012, the voting process in Tennessee will change to help create a more secure process by requiring a photo ID for all voters.The Tennessee General Assembly recently made the change in an effort...

 

More Drug Arrests Made

More Drug Arrests Made

Seven additional drug suspects have been arrested in connection with the drug roundup conducted by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office Street Crimes Unit last month. Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals said that the search for these suspects...

 

Rodgers Earns Accolade

Rodgers Earns Accolade

The USA South Athletic Conference has released their weekly league accolades for action ending on Oct. 23. Maryville College’s Kendyhl Rodgers, in his first collegiate start in the Scots’ secondary, was named football defensive rookie...

 

Prescription Drug Take-Back Offered

In conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Drug Take-Back Day scheduled for Oct. 29, a prescription drug drop-off is available at the Police Department, 300 Gary Wade Blvd. in the lobby. The service is available 24-hours...

 

Busy Morning for SVFD

Busy Morning for SVFD

By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comResponders were out in force Monday morning at two separate vehicle accidents in Seymour.  A Pike Electric Corporation truck overturned on Old Sevierville Pike while a two car wreck on Chapman Highway briefly...

 

Hotel Promotes Awareness

October in the Smokies is best known for its beautiful fall colors and all the festivities that go with it, but people also wear pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness month.There are different ways to support Breast Cancer Awareness, especially...

 

SHS Forensics to Compete

SHS Forensics to Compete

By Angela KarlSeymour High School will host its 5th Annual Forensics Tournament Oct. 29. Schools from all over Tennessee will perform a multitude of events such as public speaking, acting events, and public forum debate on the topic Resolved:...

 

Seymour Man First in Clinical Trial

Seymour Man First in Clinical Trial

By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comA Seymour resident is among the first selected by Abbott, a health care company, to participate in a trial to compare surgery and stenting strategies in people with unprotected left main coronary artery...

 

Students to Honor Veterans

Students to Honor Veterans

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Choral Department will honor local Veterans during Seymour High School’s 17th Annual Veterans Day Program next week. The department will hold four programs over three days that will...

 

Lady Eagles Soccer Season Ends

Lady Eagles Soccer Season Ends

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Lady Eagles soccer season has come to an abrupt end when they were eliminated in their first game of the 2-AAA IMAC District Tournament last week when they were defeated by Jefferson County by a...

 

Seymour Cross Country Track Doing Well

Seymour Cross Country Track Doing Well

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Eagles and Lady Eagles Cross Country teams have been working hard and it is paying large dividends.“This has been a pretty good cross country campaign for us so far,” said Seymour Cross...

 

Eagles Upset Cherokee

Eagles Upset Cherokee

By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comLast Friday night was what high school football is all about.  The Seymour Eagles football team pulled off some homecoming magic on senior night by defeating the Cherokee Chiefs 17-14 on Householder field. ...

 

Kobritz’s Corner

The feel good story of Brianna Amat is an example of the progress that has been made in the area of gender equity in this country since the passage of Title IX.The one-sentence law passed in 1972 was intended to give women an equal opportunity...

 

Children Invited to Trick-or-Treat

The 18th annual Carnegie Hall Safe Trick-or-Treat event will be held from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., Oct. 31, in Carnegie Hall and Beeson Village on the Maryville College campus.Local elementary-aged children and their parents are invited.In addition...

 

Organization Experiences Tour

Organization Experiences Tour

Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Tennessee visited the Tennessee Air National Guard base Friday to tour a KC-135, a refueling aircraft, and their fire station.“This is just one example of the many opportunities provided for matches in...

 

Lady Scots Remain Unbeaten

Lady Scots Remain Unbeaten

With Homecoming in the air at Maryville College, the Lady Scots volleyball team managed to remain unbeaten in the Great South Athletic Conference (GSAC). With a 25-12, 25-6, and 25-14 victory over the LaGrange Panthers, followed by a 25-7, 25-13,...

 

Scots Win Thriller

Scots Win Thriller

It took until the 90th minute, but Maryville College’s Men’s Soccer team beat the Emory University Eagles 1-0 on Saturday in front of the biggest crowd of the year.In a seesaw event that saw both teams get the better of the play...