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Bear Rescue Passes Inspection

Bear Rescue Passes Inspection

Appalachian Bear Rescue is a rehabilitation center for orphaned and injured black bears and those in need of medical care. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Appalachian Bear Rescue (ABR), a Townsend-based rehabilitation center for orphaned and...

 

Alderman Ownby Remembered

Alderman Ownby Remembered

Claude Ownby (The Herald/Submitted Photo) City of Sevierville Alderman Claude Ownby, who served as an alderman for 19 years, passed away June 19 at the age of 77. Alderman Ownby dedicated much of his life to faithfully serving the citizens of...

 

Contest Benefits Relay

Contest Benefits Relay

SCB’s President & CEO Matthew Converse with 2012 “Hot Dog” winner Turkey and owner Chrissy Chambers. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Sevier County Bank recently announced the winner of its 2012 “Hot Dog” contest. The contest, which...

 

Price, Wortham Named Academic All-Americans

Price, Wortham Named Academic All-Americans

Chanelle Price (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Ellen Wortham (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Tennessee women’s track & field program increased its all-time total of Capital One Academic All-America honors to 13 Thursday, as the College Sports...

 

Three Programs Receive Awards

The University of Tennessee announced academic progress rates (APR) for its athletics teams on Wednesday, including three programs that received APR Public Recognition Awards for posting a multi-year APR score in the top 10 percent in their...

 

Dooley, Witten Dedicate Learning Center

Dooley, Witten Dedicate Learning Center

Jason Witten and Derek Dooley cut the ribbon at the new Dooley-Witten Learning Center last week. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) As Jason Witten prepared to cut a blue ribbon in celebration of the new Dooley-Witten Learning Center on Thursday afternoon,...

 

Gatlin, Trotter Headed to Olympics

Gatlin, Trotter Headed to Olympics

Justin Gatlin (The Herald/Submitted Photo) DeeDee Trotter (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Tianna Madison(The Herald/Submitted Photo) There are now three former Tennessee track standouts headed to London. Justin Gatlin and DeeDee Trotter followed...

 

History of Sevierville Told Through Vintage Images

History of Sevierville Told Through Vintage Images

F. Carroll McMahan is a native of Sevierville. His family has lived in Sevier County for seven generations. With a life- long interest in history, he was delighted by the opportunity to compile and edit this photographic history of his hometown....

 

Annual Run Slated

The 28th Annual Pilot Fireball Moonlite Classic 5K Run/Walk will be held July 3 at 9 p.m. at the UT Vet School at the corner of Neyland Drive and Joe Johnson. The Little Firecracker Kids’ 200 yard Dash will take place beginning at 8:15 p.m....

 

Signees Post Top-Five Efforts

Signees Post Top-Five Efforts

Cassie Wertman (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Felicia Brown (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Two future Lady Vols produced top-five finishes Sunday on the final day of the USA Junior Track & Field Championships at the Robert C. Haugh Track &...

 

Tennessee Places 14 on Teams

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) announced its list of USTFCCCA All-America distinctions Tuesday for the 2012 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field season. Tennessee’s women’s and men’s teams...

 

Last Weekend at 411 Motor Speedway

The following are the full results from the June 16 races at 411 Motor Speedway in Seymour. Classic— 1. Adam Engel, No. 28 2. Bart Baxter, No. 7... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

Car Show Benefits Military Families

The student organization Maryville College for our Military and their Families (MC4MF) will hold a Yellow Ribbon Car and Vendor Show at Maryville College June 23 and 24 from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. Sponsored by the Knoxville Zoo and East Tennessee...

 

Club Appeals to Mystery Lovers

The Kodak Branch of the Sevier County Public Library System (SCPLS) will host a monthly book and discussion group focusing on classic mysteries and their authors. The program, “Murder in the Library,” is for residents who love the Golden...

 

All-Star Game Returns

The Southern League All-Star Game will once again return to Smokies Park and East Tennessee June 19. The best players from the Southern League North Division and South Division will square off before the great fans of East Tennessee and a national...

 

Forensics at the Fort

Forensics at the Fort

Dr. Bill Bass will hold a discussion of his newest book at an event later this month. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Dr. Bill Bass, world renowned, forensic anthropologist, will entertain guests during a discussion of his forensic work and new...

 

Petty Headed to U.S. Olympic Trials

Petty Headed to U.S. Olympic Trials

Dr. Michael T. Petty (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Dr. Michael T. Petty, a team chiropractor for the University of Tennessee Athletics Department, has been selected to serve a third time as a team physician for the U.S. Track & Field Olympic...

 

Pat Summitt Knocks In Her First Hole In One

Tennessee Women’s Basketball Head Coach Emeritus Pat Summitt has turned in yet another first. The hall of fame hoops coach demonstrated her deft touch with a golf club Friday afternoon, knocking in her very first hole in one. Playing the par-72...

 

Relay Nabs Seventh, Lady Vols Tie for Ninth

Relay Nabs Seventh, Lady Vols Tie for Ninth

Reggie Juin (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Jamol James (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Jarael Nelvis (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Arnez Hardnick (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Like Chase Brannon in the men’s pole vault, the Tennessee men’s 4×100-meter...

 

Demand for Library Services Grows

Demand for Library Services Grows

Ed and Relda Cruze recently presented the Seymour Library with its original sign that once stood in Ed’s mother’s front yard. (The Seymour Herald/Submitted Photo) From humble beginnings, services offered by the Seymour branch of the Sevier...