Archive for: November, 2012

Play Deals with Societal Change

Play Deals with Societal Change

Sarah Bond as Sylvia and Cameron Hite playing Greg rehearse for “Sylvia” in the Clayton Center for the Arts. (The Herald/ Leslie Owle) The Maryville College Theatre Department will perform A.R. Gurney’s “Sylvia” Dec. 6-9. Set in New...

 

Seymour Choral Departments to Represent Sevier County

Seymour Choral Departments to Represent Sevier County

Seymour High School Choir. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) There must indeed be something in the water in Sevier County because once again students from both Sevier County High School and Seymour High School have dominated other schools in having...

 

4-H Receives Honor

4-H Receives Honor

4-H members making the presentation to Robin Kurtz, Marketing Director Tennessee State Bank, are from left, Olivia Spangler, Victoria Clements, Kurtz, Jared Bruhin and Heather McReynolds. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Sevier County 4-H recently...

 

Dolly Album Hits New Sales Record

Dolly Album Hits New Sales Record

Dolly Parton joined up with Kenny Rogers for “Once upon a Christmas”. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Dolly Parton’s career biggest-selling album is likely at or past the 3 million sales mark, sales figures for the perennial...

 

Vols Fall to Vanderbilt, 41-18

Tennessee’s offense never got going, and the Vols fell to Vanderbilt, 41-18, on Saturday night in Vanderbilt Stadium. After averaging 37 points a game through its first 10 games of the season, Tennessee struggled to find a rhythm offensively. Vanderbilt...

 

Dooley Gets the Axe

Dooley Gets the Axe

Dereck Dooley was fired as UT’s Head Coach. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) The University of Tennessee announced today that Derek Dooley will not return as the head football coach of the Vols. The announcement was made by Vice Chancellor...

 

Holiday Closures

The Sevier County Courthouse, offices and Sheriff’s Administrative offices will be closed Nov. 22 and 2  in observance of Thanksgiving. Sevier County convenience centers will be closed Nov. 22 and reopen at their normal hours Nov. 23. ......

 

Lady Eagle Start Season with Win

Lady Eagle Start Season with Win

By Lee Ramsey, Lee@seymourherald.com Lady Eagle Mariah Flynn goes high for the shot. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Lady Eagle basketball team continued their winning ways from last season to open 2012-13 with a win over the Loudon Lady...

 

PUT ME IN CHARGE . . .

This was in the Waco Tribune Herald, Waco, TX, and Nov 18, 2011 PUT ME IN CHARGE . . . Put me in charge of food stamps.  I’d get rid of Lone Star cards; no cash for Ding Dongs or Ho Ho’s, just money for 50-pound bags of rice and...

 

Eagles Drop Opener with Loudon

Eagles Drop Opener with Loudon

Seymour Eagle Jake McBrayer brings the ball up the floor against Loudon.(The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) By Lee Ramsey, Lee@seymourherald.com The Seymour Eagle basketball team lost their home opener against Loudon by a score of 61-59 in a nail biter....

 

New VP Steps Up

New VP Steps Up

Mountain National Bank to Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Kirby J. Burton. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Kirby J. Burton has been promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at Mountain National Bank. Burton, is an...

 

New Restaurant Nears Completion

New Restaurant Nears Completion

Pelancho’s Mexican Grill will be located in the Macon Crossing Shopping Center. (The Herald/ Joe King) A common complaint many Seymour residents have is the lack of non-fast-food restaurants in the area, but with construction almost complete...

 

Construction Pours Out

Construction Pours Out

Crews work to pour the concrete for the new Club Fit 101 location. (The Herald/ Joe King) The progress on the construction for the new Club Fit 101 location in Seymour reached a new level of completion Nov. 16. More than 15 workers poured and...

 

Rollover Crash Knocks Out Power

Rollover Crash Knocks Out Power

The Honda Accord was completely smashed after flipping over twice. (The Herald/ Joe King) A car involved in a double rollover caused a power outage for a well-known Seymour business Nov. 16. At about 12 p.m. a Honda Accord traveling in the outside...

 

Christmas Parade under New Management

Christmas Parade under New Management

Members of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department and the South-Knox Seymour discuss organizational tactics of the Christmas parade. (The Herald/ Joe King) Perhaps one of the most anticipated annual community events in Seymour, the Christmas...

 

Budget Meeting Announced

The Sevier County Budget Committee will meet at 5 p.m. Nov. 19 in courthouse room 100.   ... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

Schools Implement New Drug Policy: Testing Results Not Included in Personnel Records

Schools Implement New Drug Policy: Testing Results Not Included in Personnel Records

A urine sample is the most common way a person is tested for drugs. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) Drug abuse is a serious problem for many communities and even Seymour has had its share of woe brought on by those who misuse controlled substances. To...

 

Schaeffer Charged for Fatal Crash: Bail Set for More than $2 Million

Schaeffer Charged for Fatal Crash: Bail Set for More than $2 Million

Tyler James Schaeffer. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) The driver who is suspected to have caused the deaths of two and injured over a dozen others in the tragic Sept. 16 Cedar Grove Baptist Church crash has been indicted. Tyler James Schaeffer,...

 

New Turn Lane Comes to Seymour: Business Looks to Community Improvements

New Turn Lane Comes to Seymour: Business Looks to Community Improvements

The instillation of a storm drain is a primarily part of the construction of the new turn lane. (The Herald/ Joe King) Although there has been major anticipation for construction of a the turn lane on Chapman Hwy. near Ford Hill Ln. a new turn...

 

Parkway Extension Opposed

Parkway Extension Opposed

James White Parkway deadens after the Moody Ave. exit. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) Legacy Parks Foundation took a deliberate step to protect Knoxville’s new Urban Wilderness initiative and opposed major construction of the James White Parkway...