LOCAL NEWS

SPD to hold Child Safety Seat inspections The Sevierville Police Department (SPD) scheduled a Child Car Safety Seat Checkpoint 10 a.m.-1 p.m. SaTURDAY, June 3 at Larry Hill Pontiac/GMC, 1040 Dolly Parton Parkway. Despite good intentions, more than 90 percent of child car-safety seats get improperly installed. In fact, more than 40 percent of child fatalities in traffic accidents are due to improperly installed child car-safety seats. Certified SPD officers will be available to perform inspections of the seats, demonstrate proper installation techniques and offer general assistance. Last year, a new child car-safety seat law went into effect. The new law affects many children under age 9. SPD officers will be available to answer questions regarding the child restraint law. For more information, call (865) 453-5506. Discount pet neutering offered at Seymour clinic The Fix-A-Pet animal clinic in Seymour will offer discount neutering for male pets this month. The event is sponsored by the Humane Society of Tennessee Valley, which invites the owners of non-neutered male dogs and cats to bring their pets by and take advantage of a 15 percent reduction in cost. Also the name of every animal neutered will be entered in a drawing for a chance to win a 30-inch flat screen LCD television. The Fix-A-Pet clinic is located at 10421 Chapman Highway. For more information, call (865) 579-6738. Concert to benefit children’s hospital tomorrow There will be a benefit concert for the East Tennessee Children’s Hospital tomorrow in Knoxville. Music lovers are invited to attend “Band-aid for Kids,” a concert featuring three local bands, 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Down from Up, Remedy, and Bellfield will perform at Blue Cats in Knoxville’s Old City to raise money for ETCH’s Emergency Department. All proceeds from the $10 cover charge at Band-Aid for Kids will go toward the Color Coding Kids Hospital System for the Emergency Department. This new system will allow medical personnel to determine immediately the weight of a child based on a color code, making sure the proper amount of medication may be given as quickly as possible. Blue Cats’ address is 125 E. Jackson Avenue. For more information, call the Children’s Hospital Development Office at (865) 541-8441 or Blue Cats at (865) 544-4300. Sevier County Public Library offers Story Time The Seymour Branch Library Summer Reading Program Sign-Ups begin 11 a.m. Monday, June 12. For more information, call (865) 573-0728. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program Wednesday, June 14 at the Sevier County Public Main Library. For more information, call (865) 453-3532. For the Kodak Branch Library, the Summer Reading Program begins 11 a.m. June 16. For more information, call (865) 933-0078.