Archive for: March, 2003

Seymour softball goes 2-1

Seymour softball goes 2-1

Seymour 9, Pigeon Forge 2 Pigeon Forge, TN – Seymour improved to 4-3 on the season Thursday. Lori Newman (4-2) went the distance, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out eight. Seymour got a run in the top of the second when...

 

SHS Netters split with Carter

Seymour split a Friday tennis match with Carter at Tyson’s Park. The boys took a commanding 9-0 win over the Green Hornets, and the girls lost a close 5-4 decision. The SHS boys swept the singles in order. (1) Chris O’Barr defeated Derek...

 

Lions maul Powell Panthers 8-0

Seymour, TN – The King’s Academy soccer team ran their record to 3-0 after an 8-0 mauling of the Powell Panthers Thursday night. Powell managed just five shots on the Lions’ goal while skilled dribbling allowed TKA to twenty-seven...

 

Bumpin’ and bangin’ at Bristol

Bumpin’ and bangin’ at Bristol

 Those that make the trip to the far-east corner of Tennessee twice a year for the Winston Cup Series race always get what they pay for on the half mile concrete track. Sunday was no different for the sixth race of the 2003 season. Caution...

 

SHS announces cheerleaders

SHS announces cheerleaders

Seymour High School has completed next season’s cheerleader try outs. The 2003-2004 team had their first meeting Monday. Pictured above (first row l to r) front row:Andolyn Johnson, Captain Jessica Elliott, Captain Erin Mueller, Derika Grosser,...

 

UT sweeps #10 Gamecocks

Knoxville, TN – It took almost ten years but the UT baseball team pulled the dusty broom out of the closet to sweep SEC East foe and 10th ranked South Carolina for the first time since 1994. The Vols found a reliable closer in Luke Hochevar...

 

Looking for a tasty dinner? Try Puleo’s

Though known for their steaks, Puleo’s Grille is more than just a steak house. They mix what they call, “Southern Roots with Italian Heritage” for a menu assortment that could please just about any palette. The restaurant features steaks,...

 

Sevier Co. Courthouse register real estate property transfers

The Sevier County Courthouse Register provided the following Real Estate Property Transfers for the week of March 17 to March 24, 2003: • From Arnold Weiss and Michael Stockwell, Grantor, to Cit Group / Consumer Finance Inc., Grantee, in Webb...

 

Little things go a long way with troops

Little things go a long way with troops

Don’t let the size of these small heroes fool you, they are providing a very important part of a soldier’s everyday needs. Most of them don’t have anyone that they know over in Kuwait, or Afghanistan, but it doesn’t matter to them,...

 

Students join in one voice

Students join in one voice

The first Sevier County Schools Music Festival was held March 15th at Sevierville First Baptist Church. Students from eight area schools came to sing for parents, teachers and anyone else fortunate enough to be within hearing range. The Music...

 

$1.5 million in lost revenue to Sevier County

$1.5 million in lost revenue to Sevier County

Increase in local taxes possible to fund shortfall Nashville- Seymour area representatives in the Tennessee General Assembly are not happy with Governor Bredesen’s proposed budget for the state. Bredesen himself says he wasn’t happy with...

 

Obituaries

Stott, Lorraine Ellen Lorraine Ellen Stott, 71, of Seymour went home to be with her loved ones that have preceded her on Monday, March 10, 2003. She began her journey at the Baptist Hospital of East Tennessee in Knoxville. Mrs. Stott was preceded...

 

Carl Hatcher Furniture Co. wins Merchant of the Year

Carl Hatcher Furniture Co. wins Merchant of the Year

The 2002 Merchant of the Year award given by Tennessee State Bank’s Super 60 Club recently went to Carl Hatcher Furniture Co. This is the second year in a row that Marty and Becky Duncan, owners of the furniture store, have received the distinction...

 

Southern hospitality at trade show

Southern hospitality at trade show

Owners, managers, and key staff of all area lodging and hospitality businesses attended the 2nd Annual Sevier County Hospitality Trade Show Thursday, March 13, at the Music Road Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. The trade show was a joint...

 

Smoky Mountain University takes a hike

Pigeon Forge, Tennessee: Smoky Mountain University (SMU) staff and students along with strong support from the business community will be joining forces to recruit hikers for the first annual Smoky Mountain University Hike-a-Thon. The purpose...

 

Herald welcomes a new managing editor

The Seymour Herald is proud to welcome its new managing editor, David Grimes. David has been with the Seymour Herald since 2002, and has served the paper in a multitude of capacities, including as copy editor, reporter, photographer, design...

 

Fitzsimmons back in print (and he’s as weird as ever)

Marcus Fitzsimmons was hired two weeks ago to be a full time reporter for The Seymour Herald. In an exclusive interview with Marcus, I quizzed myself about my return to Seymour, my adventures living in Washington, DC, and my past reporting experience...

 

Quiltfest shows the art of quilting through displays

Quiltfest shows the art of quilting through displays

The 9th Annual Quiltfest was held last weekend at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center in Pigeon Forge. As before, hundreds and quilts and quilting items were on display and available for sale. Displays included a child’s clown quilt made...

 

Lady Eagles upset Livingston

Lady Eagles upset Livingston

Murfreesboro, TN – The Seymour Lady Eagles’ run through the state tournament was an uphill battle for the continual underdogs. SHS defeated Livingston Academy in the elite eight match-up on Thursday. Livingston, who claimed the title in...

 

Ahchoo! Nip allergies in the bud

Ahchoo! Nip allergies in the bud

Owner of Ultimate Carpet Care Vince Trentham works on a customers carpet. Now is the time of year that people start throwing back the curtains, cleaning the closets and thinking about spring-cleaning. It’s also the time of year people get...