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By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com This building being constructed in Seymour on Maryville Hwy is a sign of local economic growth. (The Herald/ Joe King) One telltale sign of a sluggish economy is a lack of new building permits, but Sevier...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com A tour guide explains the history of The Historic Ramsey House. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) The Historic Ramsey House will host a volunteer training day Mar. 2 and 7 at 11 a.m. The training event is open...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com James Tucker III passed away Feb. 3. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) After nearly five years of service at The Pursuit a local Youth Pastor passed away. James Tucker III, born June 3, 1996, died of a heart attack...
By Jamie Stewart Storey, jamie@seymourherald.com From left to right Rachel Jenkins, Cheyenne Nieman, Alexis Hall and Lauren Jenkins. Represented Sevier County 4-H at the Eastern Region Senior Level Contest held Feb. 2, 2013 at UT campus. (The...
By Joe King. King@seymourherald.com H. Donald Winkler will speak on the Civil War a the King Family Library. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) The Sevier County Public Library System has planned a Lecture Series for the public Feb. 21 at 5:30 p.m. The...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com Fire Chief Kevin Nunn speaks at the 2012 Seymour Volunteer Fire Department forum. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department will host a community forum at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 26. The event...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com A gas station clerk checks a customer’s driver’s license for an alcohol purchase. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) Further showing how an incorporated city has a better change at fighting illegal purchases...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett reads the issue of TIME that mentions the South Knox Cash Mobs. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) When the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced the Henley Street Bridge...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com Sevier County Tea Party Chairman Steve Osborn announces the formation of A.R.M.Y. (The Herald/ Joe King) Keeping with the theme of focusing on the future, the Sevier County Tea Party plans to start a new youth...
Local celebraties gather around at a previous Knoxville Stars’ Dance. (The Herald/ Archived Photo) For the fifth year, local celebrities are putting on their dancing shoes and teaming up with Academy Ballroom dance studio instructors to...
By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Lady Eagle standout Mariah Flynn goes drives for a layup.(The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) If you believe in moral victories, the Seymour Lady Eagles didn’t look bad as they lost a close contest to the number one...
By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Eagles take batting practice in new facility. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) Just like the movie ‘Field of Dreams’ said, “If you build it, they will come”. Well, the Seymour baseball program has completed...
By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com The Kings Academy athletic director Marc Weekly. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) Marc Weekly is in his fifth month as Athletic Director at The Kings Academy in Seymour. He is building on a dream and has already...
By Lee Ramsey, lee@seymourherald.com Eagle Ethan Parks goes up for the shot. (The Herald/ Lee Ramsey) The Seymour Eagles basketball team closed out the season on senior night with an overwhelming win over Grainger county 68-41 at Seymour. The...
By Jamie Stewart Storey, jamie@seymourherald.com Deann Barr explains color, size and clarity of an estate piece. (The Herald/Jamie Stewart Storey) There are several options in Seymour when contemplating gifts for your sweetheart this Valentine’s...
By Jamie Stewart Storey, Jamie@seymourherald.com Brittney Butler conducts the band practicing a score entitled “Rhythm and Danse” by Richard Saucedo (The Herald/ Jamie Stewart Storey) Co-Band Directors Brett and Brittney Butler of...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com D.J. Atchley symbolically passes a Carson-Newman ball cap to his son Harrison Atchley. (The Herald/ Joe King) Achieving a lifetime dream, a student at King’s Academy signed a football scholarship with the...
By Jamie Stewart Storey jamie@seymourherald.com Work continues on the south side of the Henley Street Bridge. (The Herald/ Jamie Stewart Storey) Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) released Monday the completion and re-opening of the...
By Jamie Stewart Storey, Jamie@seymourherald.com (The Herald/archived image) Sevier County’s adolescent and teen pregnancy rates hit mid-range in comparison to the other counties in Tennessee according to Tennessee Department of Health (TDH). “Sevier...
By Joe King, king@seymourherald.com Placing an emphasis on higher education and community service is a local program offered to area college students through the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department. “One of the biggest benefits students receive...
