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Summitt Named Grand Marshal

Summitt Named Grand Marshal

(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),...

 

Center Celebrates 30 Years

The city of Sevierville Department of Parks and Recreation has scheduled a reception to commemorate the thirty-year anniversary of the opening of the Sevierville Community Center. The reception, titled “Measuring 30 years of Success by Honoring...

 

Bank Adds to Staff

Bank Adds to Staff

Brad McCarter (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Todd Proffitt, President and CEO of Tennessee State Bank, would like to welcome back Brad McCarter to the Tennessee State Bank team. McCarter joins TSB as an Assistant Vice President, Community Banking...

 

City, Network Deploy Army Family on Vacation

City, Network Deploy Army Family on Vacation

Dolly Parton with Staff Sgt. Gerald Britt and his family. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Pigeon Forge and Great American Country (GAC) cable TV network are showing how much they admire and support America’s military with a half-hour special...

 

Group Tours Historic Seymour Home

Group Tours Historic Seymour Home

The Friends of the Seymour Library will tour the Wheatlands during their next meeting this month. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) A tour of Wheatlands, one of Sevier County’s finest antebellum homes, is on the agenda for the next meeting of Friends...

 

Training Program to Benefit National Parks

Training Program to Benefit National Parks

The new training program funded by Alcoa Foundation will benefit areas like Dettifoss waterfall in Iceland’s Vatnajokull National Park. Vatnajokull and the Smokies are exploring a possible sister park arrangement. Dettifoss can also be seen...

 

Conference Welcomes New Members

The USA South Athletic Conference welcomes three additions to the league. As of July 1, 2012, LaGrange College, Maryville College and Piedmont College are officially full-members of the USA South. Each institution was a former member of the...

 

Students Engineer Fun at UT

Students Engineer Fun at UT

More than 30 middle school students from around the Southeast participated in the MITES program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Thirty-one middle-schoolers from around the Southeast came to the University...

 

Local Auditions Set

The Wild Thyme Players will hold auditions for “Duels & Desserts 2” July 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. and July 23 from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church off Merchants Drive in North Knoxville. The performance will take place September...

 

Tournament Benefits Scholarship Fund

The 4th Annual Andy Wilson Memorial Golf Tournament will be held on Aug. 4 at Three Ridges Golf Course.  As family, friends and the community remember the life of a local Knox County Corrections officer all proceeds will benefit the Andy Wilson...

 

Futbol Club Thrives

Futbol Club Thrives

Pictured from left to right: Coach Frank Colbert, Brody Cravens, Elijah Lee, Eli Colbert, Taylor Madison, Caden Brooks, and Miller Huskey The APEX Sevier soccer club U6 boys were named the champions of the World Futbol Tour 3v3 tournament last...

 

Bray, Rogers on Award Watch List

Bray, Rogers on Award Watch List

Tyler Bray (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Da’Rick Rogers (The Herald/Submitted Photo) A pair of Tennessee juniors, quarterback Tyler Bray and wide receiver Da’Rick Rogers, have each been named to the watch list for the 77th annual...

 

Last Weekend at 411 Motor Speedway

The following are the full results from the July 2 races at 411 Motor Speedway. Topless 1.(1) Marvin Romines, No. 57 2.(4) Dave Lewis, No. 51... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

Tribe Wins Championship

Tribe Wins Championship

(Back Row L to R) Coach Steve Irwin, Hunter Sands, Justin Beck, Matt Storm, Christian Nave, Peyton Eubanks, Coach Matt Storm. (Front Row L to R) Gabe Racey, Jacob Irwin, Austin McMahan, Austin Caughorn. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Congratulations...

 

Student’s Musical Mash-ups are Internet Sensation

Student’s Musical Mash-ups are Internet Sensation

Fadi Saleh (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Fadi Saleh is a University of Tennessee, Knoxville, pre-med sophomore from Memphis who’s making a name for himself in the Internet music mash-up world. His recent video of President Barack Obama...

 

Partnership Empowers Women, Girls

Partnership Empowers Women, Girls

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton greets Sarah Hillyer (center) and Ashleigh Huffman (right) of the UT Center for Sport, Peace and Society on Thursday, June 21. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The University of Tennessee, Knoxville,...

 

Program Aimed at Safety

The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office and the Sevierville Police Department are joining together to host Kids Safety Awareness Day July 17. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at the Mountain Star Masonic Lodge, 1309 Dolly Parton Parkway. This...

 

Special Guests at the Mountain

Special Guests at the Mountain

An Interpretive Ranger leads an orienteering program at MacRae Meadows. The program will be offered in July along with others when the Interpretive Rangers present programs each Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. (The Herald/Carly Fleming) The Grandfather...

 

Renowned Band to Perform

Renowned Band to Perform

The Burlington Teen Tour Band will perform at the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center next week. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center will host a concert July 5 by the Burlington Teen Tour Band of Ontario, Canada....

 

Team Brings Home Honors

Team Brings Home Honors

Junior High 4-H Wildlife Judging Team members (left to right) Kestral Troutman, Garrett Soehn and Hailey Carmichael. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Sevier County 4-H Wildlife Judging Team Members recently brought home honors in the Eastern Regional...