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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),...

 

Football Coach Spikes Support

Football Coach Spikes Support

Classic cars are displayed at the car show held for the South-Doyle Football Team. (The Herald/Joe Karl) To help students who are unable to participate in school sports due to economic hardships, a local football coach organized a fundraiser...

 

‘Hot’ Air Conditioner Results in Arrests

‘Hot’ Air Conditioner Results in Arrests

Johnny Wade McCarter (The Herald/SCSD) Mark Lancaster (The Herald/SCSD) The theft of a heat and air unit has landed two men in jail. Johnny Wade McCarter, 40 of Sevierville, and Mark Lancaster, 38 of Cosby, have both been arrested for their...

 

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...

 

Romney Campaign Manager to Address Sevier County GOP

The East Tennessee Regional Chairman for the Romney for President Campaign and former Vice Mayor of Knoxville, Joe Bailey, will be the guest speaker at the next general assembly meeting of the Sevier County Republican Party. The meeting will...

 

Constable on Patrol

Constable on Patrol

Communication devices such as walkie-talkies help constables stay in touch with other law enforcement agencies. (The Herald/ Joe King) Since Seymour doesn’t have a police department of its own, the office of Constable holds a special place...

 

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...

 

Independence Day Schedules

The following service and facility schedules for the city of Sevierville will be in effect in observance of the Fourth of July holiday— City Hall, the Community Center and Civic Center, the Sevierville Events Center administrative offices,...

 

Missing Teen Sought

Missing Teen Sought

Ray Bradley Boone. (The Herald/SCSD) The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s assistance in finding a missing teenage boy. The missing boy, 16-year-old Ray Bradley Boone, is believed to have run away from his home...

 

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...

 

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...

 

Hwy. Project on the Move

Hwy. Project on the Move

Blalock & Sons Construction crews prepare to construct the curb and gutter for new lanes in Phase 2 of the Improving Hwy. 66 project. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Work on two phases of the Improving Hwy. 66 project has continued on schedule. This...

 

SVFD Saves Man’s Life

Thanks to a fast response, the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department was able to save a man’s life June 10. SVFD Chief Kevin Nunn said a man at the Weigel’s in Seymour suffered from cardiac arrest and a bystander was performing CPR when the...

 

Synthetic Drugs Combated

On the rise nationally, the use of synthetic drugs has caused widespread concern among legislators and law enforcement alike. In Sevier County the problem is largely contained to the municipalities, according to Captain Randy Parton of the Sevier...

 

Volunteer Steps Up

Volunteer Steps Up

Andrew Scruggs said training is an important part of being a SVFD member. (The Herald/Joe King) Being a member of the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department is a job requiring extreme dedication and time management, but when experience gained from...

 

Burglary Suspects Detained

Burglary Suspects Detained

Three suspects were detained by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department (The Herald/ Joe Karl) Three suspects were detained by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Department June 1 after being stopped on Cherokee Hills Rd. According to Sevier County...

 

Work Causes Closure

Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that Rich Mountain Road off of the Cades Cove Loop Road will be closed June 11 and 12 to allow for vista clearing work. Crews will be trimming and removing vegetation from around two...

 

Gas Prices Drop

Gas Prices Drop

Gasoline prices have been on a decline as summer approaches. (The Herald/ Submitted Photo) Although most motorists expect a spike in gas prices as the summer ebbs on, recent changes have suggested the exact opposite. According to Patrick DeHaan,...

 

Race to the White House: Political Groups Spar over Obama, Romney

Race to the White House: Political Groups Spar over Obama, Romney

Sonny Coane. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) With Mitt Romney the sure Republican challenger to incumbent President Barack Obama, the major parties of both Sevier and Knox County are rallying behind their respective candidate. Although area Democrats...

 

Church Seeks Repairs

Even though it has been over a year since the hail storms of last year struck Seymour causing unforeseen damage, many are still recovering and churches are no exception. To help negate some of the expenses needed to repair their roof, members...