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According to officials, DUI arrests increase about 25 percent during the summer. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) In order to combat the summer increase of drunk drivers The Tennessee Highway Patrol has announced a roadside safety checkpoint for...
Larry Waters and Jack Parton shake hands on the proposed budget. (The Herald/ Joe King) Significant changes in both revenue and expenditures for the 2012-2013 Sevier County School budget shaped the presentation meeting held May 29. At the meeting...
Joe Karl I had a great lunch our Mayor Larry Waters, Vice-Mayor Greg Patterson and Perrin Anderson, the Sevier County Communications Coordinator. We discussed many items, the most important of which was the budget. The county’s single largest...
Tom Cooper stands in front of a truckload of donated items for the Exchange. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) After helping with mission trips in Africa, a local couple has decided to bring the same models of service to their own community. Paul...
Arson is suspected in an early morning fire that destroyed a house in South Knoxville. (The Herald/Joe King) Foul play is suspected for two separate fires which occurred during the same day. Both of the fires ignited at 136 W. Moody St. in South-Knoxville....
Gregory Keith Wrinkle. (The Herald/SCSD) A sentencing hearing has been set for June 26 for a man charged with aggravated robbery. Gregory Keith Wrinkle, 37, was arrested for his alleged involvement with a purse snatching incident in Seymour. The...
Harold Pitner and his grandson Jake Robinette paint a homemade mantel together. (The Herald/Joe King) Although the Sevier County budget has not yet been approved for this year, at least one member of the County Commission is hopeful there will...
Pittman Center City Hall is located within the town’s total area of six square miles. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) While weighing the benefits and challenges of incorporation is not an exact science, Sevier County’s most recently incorporated...
U.S. Bank replaced the BankEast sign to update their branding for the recent acquisition. (The Herald/Joe King) When BankEast was first acquired by U.S. Bank in early 2012 customers were told the most noticeable change they should expect was...
Three teens made a failed attempt to rob South Side Market. (The Herald/ Joe King) A shooting which took place during a robbery in South Knoxville left one teenager in critical condition. According to a Knoxville Police report, at 10:46 a.m....
Sonny Coane. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) With Mitt Romney the sure Republican challenger to incumbent President Barack Obama, the major parties of both Sevier and Knox County are rallying behind their respective candidate. Although area Democrats...
Even though it has been over a year since the hail storms of last year struck Seymour causing unforeseen damage, many are still recovering and churches are no exception. To help negate some of the expenses needed to repair their roof, members...
Medic Regional Blood Center encourages residents to take some time out of their day to donate blood this summer. (The Herald/Archive Photo) Medic Regional Blood Center is proud to partner once again with the Tennessee Smokies and Chick-fil-A...
Three businesses and three individuals were recently cited in Blount County for selling alcohol to a person under age 21. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Three businesses and individuals were cited with selling alcohol to a person under age 21...
Devin Koester cuts the ribbon at the opening ceremony with Bonnie Michaud, Cindy Green and other Wells Fargo associates. (The Herald/ Joe King) A business previously located in Gatlinburg has moved to Sevierville in an effort to be more centralized...
Elizabeth Torres wings conservation with one of her many pets for sale. (The Herald/Joe King) For any business owner knowledge of the market and potential competition is a much sought after asset. It is through an examination of the Seymour...
A Sevier County man was shot last Wednesday at a home on Yellow Breeches Road. Sevier County officers responded to a 911 call at 1015 Yellow Breeches Road after the caller said her boyfriend, who lived nearby, was on his way to her family’s...
The East Tennessee Human Resource Agency will host a State-Wide Kick-Off event for the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). The event will take place at 11 a.m. June 7at the Seymour Boys & Girls Club, 122 Boyds Creek Hwy Seymour, TN. Officials...
(First row, left to right)Bobbie Daniels, Jean Arturi, Helen Issel, Betty Wallen, Judy Linn, Fulvia Galli, Nancy Keith. (Second row, left to right) Shirley Hendricks, Libby Morris, Nancy Torrence, Mary Ann Page, Chris Chasteen, Danene Doto....
Participants take off at last year’s Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Registration for the Komen Knoxville Race for the Cure will begin on June 1. The 16th annual event will be held Oct. 27 at World’s Fair...
