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A 42-year-old Walland man was killed in a two vehicle accident last Thursday night on Laws Chapel Road. Terry C. Branton, 42, McClanahan Lane, Walland, was pronounced dead at Blount Memorial Hospital following the accident. The driver of the...
An elderly Louisville man was killed in a lawnmower accident last Friday. Robert Lewis Hale, 81, of Wayne Rankin Road, Louisville, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Blount County Sheriff’s Office, along with the Blount County Fire Department,...
The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department responds to one of the many structure fires of 2012. (Archive Photo/The Herald) While many Federal grants are not designed to benefit an entire community, recent funding awarded to one Seymour institution...
Simpson Construction and their contractors work on bridge foundation work as part of Phase III of the Improving Hwy. 66 project. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Despite the wet weather of the last couple weeks, there has been plenty of activity...
Randy Suttles inspects equipment at Sevier County Propane. (The Herald/ Joe King) The soaring temperatures of the last few weeks have altered summer cookout plans for many and the results have in-turn driven prices down for at least one particular...
The Latham family has been busy perparing for the reunion. From left to right: Missy Metcalf, Wilma Latham, Bobby Jack Latham, Holly Newman, and Brooke McFarland holds Wyatt Newman. (The Herald/Joe King) A multi-generational Seymour family is...
Doug Stanhope will perform at the Relix Variety Theatre in Knoxville on Aug. 8. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Doug Stanhope, known for his brutally honest commentary and sharp-tongued humor, will be touring throughout the United States this summer...
The back-to-school program provides students will essential supplies such as backpacks. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) With less than one month until Seymour students return to school, a local church is providing a little extra help to needy students...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park saw yet another above-average month of visitation this June. The park saw 1,202,056 visitors during June2012. This is a 7.2 percent increase as compared with June 2011. The 2012 year-to-date visitation is...
John Robinette looks over a teacher evaluation in preparation for the next school year. (The Herald/Joe King) As Seymour High School moves through a handful of personnel changes, one of the three new Assistant Principals is already calculating...
Herman Lathers hugs homeowner Kim Dixon at the dedication of her new home on Saturday. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Tennessee football continues to give back to the community. On Saturday, a house built by the Vols was dedicated to Kim Dixon...
Chanelle Price (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Chanelle Price continues to set herself up for a fine post-collegiate career. Running in the the 2012 Flanders Cup Meet, the 22nd Memorial Rasschaert, the Tennessee standout cranked out a career-best...
Orvis will offer free fly fishing lessons through their retail store in Sevierville. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) From July through September, Orvis will offer free fly fishing lessons through their retail store in Sevierville. This season Orvis...
While the Tennessee men’s and women’s cross country teams won’t have a home meet this season, the Big Orange harriers will make three appearances in the Volunteer State during the upcoming campaign, UT Director of Track & Field/Cross...
Justin Hunter (The Herald/Submitted Photo) University of Tennessee junior wide receivers Justin Hunter and Da’Rick Rogers were each named to the 2012 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List released Tuesday. The Biletnikoff Award annually recognizes...
Last week Tyler Bray was named to the Walter Camp Football Foundation Player of the Year Watch List. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Another day, another preseason watch list for Vols QB Tyler Bray. On Friday, he was named to the Walter Camp Football...
The following are the full results from the July 21 races at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour: Classic— 1. Adam Engel, No. 28 2. Bart Baxter, No. 7... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1
Seymour Eagle All-State Ben Whisler at second base. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) Seymour senior second baseman Ben Whisler was recently named to the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association’s All-State first team as well as the Knoxville News Sentinel...
Richard Montgomery (The Herald/Joe King) Now that Sevier County has officially moved into voting session, the messages of each candidate have reached a pinnacle of importance. To better inform the public, the Herald hosted a Meet the Candidates...
A crew uses a bulldozer to demolish old the McDonald’s location (The Herald/ Joe King) After moving to a new location, an old South Knoxville restaurant was reduced to rubble. The McDonald’s formerly located at 6526 Chapman Hwy. was demolished...
