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Car Show Drives Donations

To help raise funds for the Sevier Lodge #334, which provides charitable assistance to Seymour, a car show event will be held July 21. The second annual Open Classic Car Show, Rummage Sale, and Country Ham Breakfast will be held at the Lodge,...

 

Flower Show Features ‘Joys’

The Sevierville Garden Club will present a Standard Flower Show this weekend. “Joys in June” will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. June 22 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 23 at the King Family Library, 408 High Street in Sevierville. The show will showcase...

 

Reading Program in Full Swing

The Sevier County Public Library System’s summer reading program kicked off earlier this month and participants have plenty to look forward to. The program—Dream BIG: READ! is going on now through July and includes special reading programs...

 

Cruise Draws Crowds

Cruise Draws Crowds

Wendy’s Restaurant in Macon Crossing Shopping Center will give prizes to the first few cruisers who park their rides in front of the restaurant during the weekly Seymour Cruise-In. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) New cars have been popping up...

 

Park Offers Family Opportunities

Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with support from the National Park Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation and the Great Smoky Mountains Association, will be kicking off the summer with new programs designed specifically for families. The...

 

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...

 

Music Festival Delivers

Music Festival Delivers

More than 80,000 festival-goers attended Bonnaroo this year. (The Herald/Matt Karl) By Angela Karl The lure of more than 150 bands drew thousands of eager music-lovers to Manchester, TN for four days of nonstop music. Bonnaroo boasts 700 acres...

 

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...

 

Officials Prepare for Bonnaroo

Officials Prepare for Bonnaroo

More than 80,000 music lovers are expected to attend this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. (The Herald/Facebook Photo) For over a decade, the Middle Tennessee city of Manchester in Coffee County has hosted one of the...

 

TV Personality Hosts Tours

TV Personality Hosts Tours

Bill Landry share stories and tales while hosting five special tours of Cades Cove. (The Herald/Facebook Photo) Bill Landry will host a guided trip around Cades Cove one Saturday a month for five months beginning in June, as part of the Cades...

 

Park Pays Tribute to Women

An upcoming event will serve to pay tribute to rural women of the past. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will come to life as national park staff and volunteers will honor these women of...

 

Children’s Choir to Perform

Trinity Episcopal Church in Gatlinburg invites the public to enjoy a performance of the world renowned Charlotte Children’s Choir on June 10. The Charlotte Children’s Choir serves children between the ages of eight and 18, inspiring and...

 

Workshop Promotes Creative Living

Workshop Promotes Creative Living

(First row, left to right)Bobbie Daniels, Jean Arturi, Helen Issel, Betty Wallen, Judy Linn, Fulvia Galli, Nancy Keith. (Second row, left to right) Shirley Hendricks, Libby Morris, Nancy Torrence, Mary Ann Page, Chris Chasteen, Danene Doto....

 

Cars Spark Memories

Cars Spark Memories

Eric and Sonya Perrin stand next to their 1970 Dodge Super Bee at the Seymour Cruise-In. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Many classic car owners purchase cars they had owned in the past, and cruise goers at the Seymour Cruise-In are no different. Eric...

 

Crafters Wanted

While most East Tennesseans are thinking about strawberries and irises, folks at Rose Center have pumpkins and apple butter on their minds as they prepare for the 37th Annual Mountain Makins Festival. On the fourth weekend of October, the historic...

 

Train Events Scheduled

Southern Appalachia Railway Museum (SARM) has scheduled K-25 Retirees Appreciation Day June 2. During the event all K-25 retirees will ride free, giving them possibly a final glimpse of what is left of the once huge uranium processing plant....

 

Festival Celebrates Heritage

Festival Celebrates Heritage

Ila Hatter describes traditional uses for native plants. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) An annual festival which celebrates the area’s cultural heritage is slated to take place this weekend. Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced...

 

Shaping Up to be the Best

Shaping Up to be the Best

Tommy Bullen poses with unpainted trophies for the 8th Annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The talented potters at The Old Mill’s Pigeon River Pottery are back at it again – hand sculpting custom trophies...