Archive for: August, 2012

‘Man Run’ Fights Cancer

‘Man Run’ Fights Cancer

Runners from the 2011 THE MAN RUN begin the 5K. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) According to the American Cancer Society more than 240,000 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in the United States this year and approximately 28,000 men will...

 

Time for Pads to Crack

Time for Pads to Crack

Multiple players said they were excited about hearing the sound of pads cracking for the first time. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Vols put the pads on for the first time Sunday afternoon, which head coach Derek Dooley saw as a welcome...

 

Trotter, Gatlin Earn Olympic Medals

Trotter, Gatlin Earn Olympic Medals

DeeDee Trotter (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Justin Gatlin (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Sunday was a very rewarding day for the Tennessee track & field program, as two highly-decorated alums raced to bronze medals in front of a crowd of 80,000...

 

Eagles Preseason Preparation Going Well

Eagles Preseason Preparation Going Well

Head Seymour football coach Jim Moore commands his troops. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) Football is right around the corner.  Teams have been working hard, especially the Seymour Eagles.  After coming off last year’s season of 2-8, the Seymour...

 

Seymour Splits Golf Match with Patriots

Seymour Splits Golf Match with Patriots

Lady Eagle sophomore Shelby Stinnett ready to hit her tee shot. (The Herald/Lee Ramsey) The Seymour golf team recently split its match with the Jefferson County Patriots as the girls won a close one 93-94 while the boys lost 151-172 at Dandridge...

 

Last Weekend at 411 Speedway

Classic— 1. Adam Engel, No. 28 2. Robert Skinner, No. 33X 3. Mitchell Childress, No. 27... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

Vandals Strike Seymour

Vandals Strike Seymour

The destroyed electric signs were just one of the many acts of vandalism caused to these Seymour businesses. (The Herald/Joe King) Adding to the recent upswing in area crime, businesses operating out of Seymour Business Park were vandalized...

 

Thief Assaults Employee

Thief Assaults Employee

Robert Alan Bilik (The Herald/SCSD) Inciting both flight and fight, a suspected robber was caught in the act and reportedly resorted to assault to make an escape. In an attempt to flee the scene of the robbery, the suspect was said to have repeatedly...

 

Fire Fighter Recalls Recent Blaze

Fire Fighter Recalls Recent Blaze

Paul Blake prepares to respond to an emergency call. (The Herald/ Joe King) Although there are a variety of reasons a person joins the Seymour Fire Volunteer Fire Department, one member said a national tragedy is what made him interested in...

 

The Oregon Votex Amazes

It’s not often that you enter a real live vortex. No not the kind on TV where you enter a time warp and transcend in time and space. I’m talking about the one in Gold Hill, Oregon, near Grants Pass that also contains the House of Mystery. There’s...

 

Missing Student Located in California

Missing Student Located in California

Hunter D. Barnes (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Blount County Sheriff James Lee Berrong announced today that a missing 17-year-old William Blount High School student was located in California, safe and unharmed. Hunter D. Barnes, 17, was located...