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Seymour residents sign-in before voting for their candidates. (The Herald/ Joe King) The Aug. 2 election may not be here yet, but Sevier County Residents are already able to come out and vote at select locations. Early voting in Sevier County...
As Seymour High School goes through a major administrative change with Kristy Wallen filling the position of principal left empty Greg Clark’s move to the central office, there will also be new assistant principals for the upcoming school...
Sevier County crews work to widen Knob Creek Road. (The Herald/ Joe King) Although the majority of roads in Seymour are usually in smooth condition, there are numerous improvements that are being made to improve local safety. In addition to...
Jonas Smelcer inspects Knob Creek Rd. for safety concerns. (The Herald/ Joe King) Sevier County may not have the largest road system in Tennessee, but it is certainly in the top percentile which makes managing the infrastructure a challenging...
Most of the tombstones in the cemetery are small and simple. (The Herald/ Joe King) If Seymour residents think the area lacks history there is one piece of newly discovered land that could prove these skeptics dead wrong. Discovered just two...
Vols sophomore linebacker A.J. Johnson has been named to the 2012 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Vols sophomore linebacker A.J. Johnson was named to the 2012 Butkus Award Preseason Watch List. Johnson was a consensus...
Vols quarterback Tyler Bray was recently named to the Manning Award Watch List. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Vols quarterback Tyler Bray is one of five SEC signal callers named to the Manning Award Watch List. The overall Watch List includes...
Jesse Pope leads a visiting school group in a nature-based game. In 2004, Pope developed the Naturalist program at Grandfather Mountain that now serves thousands of school children each year. (The Herald/Helen Moss Davis) The Grandfather Mountain...
Tennessee graduates are less likely to have student loan debt than students in other states, and those who do owe less. That good news comes from the new Project on Student Debt report, issued by the nonprofit Institute for College Access &...
Greg Komeshak discusses chiropractic treatment with his patient Katheryne Nelson. (The Herald/Joe King) With all of the controversy created by the Supreme Court’s ruling over President Obama’s health care law it can get easy to lose sight...
Most of the exterior work for the new fire station has been completed. (The Herald/ Joe King) Although a lot of work has been accomplished for the construction of the new Seymour Volunteer Fire Department station, there is still a ways to go...
(Pictured left to right) John Jones (Food City Executive VP Store Operations, Knoxville Division), Pat Summitt, Emerson Breeden (Food City Director of Community Relations, Knoxville Division), Ron Bonacci (Food City Vice President Marketing),...
Those who donate blood at any Medic Blood Center location between July 23 and 27 will receive a free voucher for any Tennessee Smokies regular season home game. (The Herald/Archive Photo) Medic Regional Blood Center continues to offer creative...
SVFD Board Chairman Ted Esch. (The Herald/Archive Photo) While the economic crisis is certainly hurting numerous families in the area, these financial woes may be having an adverse effect on local rescue responders as well. The Seymour Volunteer...
The Tennessee-Florida game will be broadcast by ESPN Sept. 15. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Southeastern Conference released the early-season television schedule Monday morning, and the kickoff times for the first three 2012 Tennessee football...
Head Seymour football coach Jim Moore addressing his team post-game last season. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) In recent years the TSSAA seems to change its mind as often as the US Attorney General on health warnings. The reclassification over the...
The following are the full results from the July 14 races at 411 Motor Speedway— Mod Mini— 1. Tom Vann, No. XXX 2. Michael Courtney, No. C11... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1
Joe Karl Like I’ve said many times before . . . the only thing constant is CHANGE. This time it’s the CHANGE in the weather. We have, along with much of the Midwest and the East Coast, endured record breaking heat waves the likes of which...
The roof of the house was left burnt-out after the lightening strike. (The Herald/ Joe King) Another round of storms hit Seymour and surrounding areas Tuesday evening and for one resident the results were life altering. Between 6 and 6:30 p.m....
Barry Schular addresses residents of Sevier County at the commission meeting. (The Herald/ Joe King) Due to the fact that both the value of surrounding property and development interests are largely shaped by how county land is zoned, the Sevier...
