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Seymour Spotlight
By Carol WurschmidtOne moment the world is quiet and calm and, then, Donna Owenby Stinnett, enters the room. A life-long native of Seymour, she has taught at the Tennessee School for the Deaf for almost 41 years. Her high school...
Archive for: October, 2011
Hamilton Loves School Environment, Coaching
By: Jamie Bernal IIIjamie@seymourherald.comYears of cohesive units of teachers, a great community with awesome children and the opportunity to coach is what Phil Hamilton attributes to allowing him to enjoy all 36 years of teaching at Seymour...
Relay For Life Kickoff Coming Soon
Area volunteers are gearing up for the 2012 American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Sevier County. The Relay For Life of Sevier County Kickoff Celebration will be held at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Music Road Hotel Convention Center, Pigeon Forge....
Board Appoints New President, CEO
After an exhaustive and extensive search, the board of directors of Sevier County Bank named 24-year banking veteran Matthew A. R. Converse as president and chief executive officer. The bank, which has been operating under a regulatory consent...
Local Film Screened
Walters State Community College invites the public to enjoy a free screening of “The Bell Witch” at 7 p.m. on Oct. 29 in the Conner-Short Center on the Sevier County Campus. The screening actually marks the first showing of the “Bell...
Kobritz’s Corner
You can add Hank Williams, Jr. to the list of human beings who have contracted hoof and mouth disease.Williams rammed both of his flashy cowboy boots into his wide-open mouth during an interview on Fox News when he invoked the name of Adolph...
Pumpkins Picked for Great Cause
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comNow in its second year, Seymour United Methodist Church’s pumpkin patch remains scarily successful.The fundraiser was the brainchild of Rev. Darren Kitts, associate pastor and youth director, who picked...
Nature Preserve Celebrates Halloween
Celebrate Halloween with the creatures of the Grandfather Mountain Animal Habitats Saturday October 29. Join in the first ever “Beary Scary Halloween” festivities and help the Mountain raise funds for renovations on Grandfather's...
Seymour Says
What do you think of Steve Jobs and his contributions to technology? Jean Capps: “I think he was brilliant and ahead of his time. I hate to see someone die this young.” Matt Cheatham: “He has improved society so much it is...
Annual Walk Planned
The Pilot CrossKnox 10 Miler is a point to point race run mostly on City of Knoxville Greenways. The race begins on Hazen Street at Morningside Park and finishes just before Bearden Elementary School in West Knoxville. 5K course...
Track & Field Schedule Announced
J.J. Clark, who is in his third season as the director of track & field at the University of Tennessee, released his program’s 2012 schedule on Wednesday. The six-month itinerary extends from the indoor season-opening Kentucky...
Women’s Soccer Downs LaGrange
The women of Maryville had too much speed and skill for the Panthers as they defeated LaGrange 6-0 on Oct. 8 in front of 126 fans on the campus of Maryville College.Alex Wingo started the scoring when she found the back of the net with the help...
Pedestrian Killed in South Knox
By Ben Lawsonben@seymourherald.comA Knoxville resident was killed in a vehicle collision on Chapman Highway last Friday afternoon.According to the Knoxville Police Department, Ermal R. Dance was attempting to cross the highway at the 6500 block...
11-Match Streak Snapped
The Maryville College volleyball team had their 11-match win streak snapped by No. 16 ranked Emory University on Saturday by the scores of 25-14, 25-15, and 25-6.Maryville (15-6) was paced by Emory Invitational All-Tournament selection Kristin...
Men’s Soccer Dominates LaGrange
The Scots dominated every offensive category, but only could manage a 2-0 victory over the visiting Panthers of LaGrange College on Saturday.While the Scots controlled almost all the play in the first half, they were unable to find the back...
Last Weekend at 411 Motor Speedway
The following are the full results from the Oct. 7 races at 411 Motor Speedway.Modified Street1. Jordon Horton, No. 56H2. Robbie Buchanan, No. P213. Tyler Brown, No. 4B4. Gary Blanken, No. 55. Bobby Joe Robinson, No. 006. Jon Cook, No. 0z7....
Lady Eagles Earn Top Seed
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe stage was set at Sevier County High School for the Seymour Lady Eagle volleyball team to battle the Sevier County Lady Bearettes for the right to be the number 1 seed in their IMAC tournament bracket. ...
Lady Eagle Soccer on Win Streak
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comThe Seymour Lady Eagles soccer team has been busy lately winning games.Last week they handily defeated Cocke County at Seymour 7-1 in a game where Seymour Coach Drew Payne unloaded his bench in the second half.Later...
Seymour’s Murphy Competes in State
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comSeymour golfer junior Justice Murphy has now competed in his first state TSSAA AAA state tournament. It didn’t go exactly how he wanted it to, as he shot 86-85 in the two day event at Willow Brook...
Eagles Overwhelmed by Hurricanes
By: Lee Ramseylee@seymourherald.comIt’s really hard to find a silver lining for this one unless it’s the fact that Seymour only turned the ball over 2 times which is a relatively low figure in relation to most other games this season. ...
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