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The Anderson Hall victory bell rang after being silenced for seven seasons, as the Fighting Scots of Maryville College earned their first Homecoming victory since 2004 with a 45-22 win over Averett University in front of a capacity crowd in...
Nearing the end of the fall sports regular season play, the Great South Athletic Conference Player of the Week awards features Brian Beckham of Maryville College’s men’s soccer program.Beckham, reigning men's soccer Conference...
What’s your favorite part of Halloween? Kenna DeBorde: “Dressing my kids up. This is the first year I will be able to dress up my twins.” Skip Maas: “Dressing up and looking stupid. We have a costume contest at school.” Margot...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comThe Salvation Army has opened a new thrift store in South Knoxville, hoping to provide a closer service to those in the area.The store opened its doors for a dry run on Oct. 1 in the former Active Pets location. ...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comReplay Games and Movies opened today in Seymour, offering an elite retail experience with the feel of a local store. To say that the business is family owned and operated is anything but hyperbole.While...
By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comOn Sunday, the FBI was called in to investigate hate crimes in the Jerry Lynn Way neighborhood in Seymour. The vandalism involves defacing fences, trees and other property, hanging nooses, and writing...
By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comThe Summit church recently opened “The Living Room,” a coffee shop inside the building, which is a good place to eat or hold meetings. This description is not much different than most coffee...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comAlthough they may not be well known, the county magistrates are the first rung on the ladder up the judicial system in Sevier County.The technical term for the position is Judicial Commissioner, though Chief...
By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comMike Delozier arrives to school with students waiting at his door and they never seem to want to leave his room throughout the school day.Delozier enters his 30 year teaching Ag Education at Seymour...
By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comDuring the day, Chapman Highway is a bustling road full of travelers, but at night there is an eerie area that becomes haunted with ghosts, witches and other Halloween wonders.The Smoky Mountain Haunted...
Visitation at Great Smoky Mountains National Park for September 2011 was up by 4.4 percent from September 2011. The increase, however, was due entirely to an apparent jump in traffic on the Foothills Parkway East in Cocke County, Tennessee.Park-wide...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park employee Dave Lyvers of Franklin, N.C., recently received the “Outstanding C-Well Operator of the Year” award from the North Carolina Waterworks Operators Association during their annual conference...
The Tennessee Nurses Association (TNA) recently honored State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) with their 2011 Outstanding Legislator Award. The top legislative honor was awarded to Overbey at a statewide meeting of the organization...
By Carol WurschmidtRick and Rusty Ballenger have a bond that few fathers and sons can claim. Both work at their respective jobs Monday through Friday, but on Saturday, their day is spent getting ready for and racing at the local...
We already know the price of success in college football is steep. But it seems the price of failure is on the rise as well.The University of Arizona recently fired head coach Mike Stoops after a 1-5 start to the season. Along with...
The USA South Athletic Conference has released their athletes of the week for action ending Oct. 16 and Maryville College freshman signal caller Melvin Burston was named USA South Football Offensive Rookie of the Week for his breakout performance...
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comFor weekly entertainment in Seymour, look no further than Andy’s Junction, a showcase of local music and wrestling every weekend.Owner Andy Gossett has been around the industry for 25 years, the last five...
What local haunted attractions do you frequent this time of year? Tiffany Houser: “We normally go to a corn maze off of the interstate in Sevierville. I have gone there three years now.” Robert Smith: “Usually I go to Ripley’s...
The Sevierville Police Department (SPD) has requested the public’s assistance identifying a man suspected of stealing a bag containing numerous personal items, including credit cards, while the victim was at the Wilderness Resorts water...
Running will be allowed at Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas festival on Nov. 18 as the theme park hosts the Light the Way 5K Walk/Run at 11 p.m.Early registration by Oct. 31 is $25; late and race day fee is $30.Register online at www.raceit.com....
