Archive for: April, 2003

As long as we play

As long as we play

The SCHS tennis team used a cancellation date to make up a match with Farragut on Monday. … read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

Neyland scholar recognized

Neyland scholar recognized

Pigeon Forge’s Emma Taylor was recognized at halftime of the Orange and White game as a Robert R. Neyland Scholarship holder. The junior is a nursing major who volunteers at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in the Child Life Department....

 

Tigers split in tennis

The Tigers swept and the Lady Tigers lost a close one on the courts to J. Frank White Academy. The PFHS boys swept their match, taking wins by Trey Barton (8-6), Pratik Kansara (8-4), John Cave (8-5) and Rory Bristol (8-1) in singles. Barton...

 

The humble Savage honored

The humble Savage honored

If the executives at Disney ever saw him, A.L. Savage would be in a summer movie as the unsung hero. Shy and humble to a fault, A.L. had to be coerced by The King’s Academy Athletic Director, Dan Kirkpatrick, into attending the East Tennessee...

 

Cole wins on and off the field

Sevier County Bear Greg Cole was announced as a East Tennessee Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame 2003 scholar-athlete. Cole was one of 27 students chosen from high schools across East Tennessee. The student-athletes...

 

A mascot moment

A mascot moment

Smokey’s trainer, Travis Delozier of Seymour, lets his grandmother, Barbara Delozier get some time with the UT mascot at Fan Day. … read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle...

 

Gordon wins from the pole at Martinsville

Gordon wins from the pole at Martinsville

Jeff Gordon had a very good week at Martinsville Speedway in Virginia. He had a blistering qualifying lap for his first pole of the 2003 season and dominated early in the race, serving notice that he was looking for his first win of the season...

 

Sports Shorts: Heel Pain / Achilles Tendon Injuries

As we enter the recreational sports season, one of the more common injuries is associated with heel pain. This can be caused by a number of things, but here are some tips that could help prevent any further injury. The achilles tendon, a firm...

 

Smokies Notebook

The Smokies’ second series of their opening homestand against Jacksonville washed away hopes of a fast start. In a rain-shortened series, Tennessee dropped Monday’s opener 5-3 to the defending Eastern Division champions, then watched the...

 

Seymour boys, Sevierville girls win on the greens

In a Monday match at Eagle’s Landing, the young Seymour Middle School boys golf team posted a victory over Sevierville and Gatlinburg. Seymour’s team was composed entirely of sixth grade competitors. The Eagles were led by Andrew Ramsey’s...

 

Tennessee basketball awards

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Ron Slay, the 2003 Southeastern Conference Player of the Year, was named the Most Valuable Player of the 2002-03 University of Tennessee basketball team at the squad’s annual postseason awards banquet. Slay, who was named...

 

Martin scores: Bringing Down The House – just about does

Martin scores: Bringing Down The House – just about does

The new film with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah “Bringing Down The House” just about did for the crowd at Reel Theaters Movies on the on the Parkway. While reviews from so called “critics” were mediocre at best, the audience seemed...

 

Celebrity news: Sandler, Nicholson make anger pay at box office

Celebrity news: Sandler, Nicholson make anger pay at box office

Adam Sandler takes the bucks home Sandler with co-star Jack Nicholson were no match at the box office this weekend. To two with their new film, “Anger Management” grabbed the #1 spot at the box office. The film grossed more than the next...

 

Looking toward the future

Looking toward the future

The Tennessee Governor’s Schools will have five students from Seymour High School this summer. The month long program started by Governor Lamar Alexander with five schools of study, now encompasses seven focuses and an eighth self-funded...

 

Vicki’s Pick at the Seymour Library

Nevada Barr has set her new mystery in the Dry Tortugas National Park in the Florida Keys. The setting is an old civil war fort that was once used to house conspirators from the Lincoln conspiracy, including Dr. Mudd who treated John Wilkes...

 

Elvis is in the house

Elvis is in the house

Graceland and EP Enterprises have approved Memories Theatre in Pigeon Forge as an official distributor of licensed Elvis Presley memorabilia. Theater manager Dee Gallon is pleased to offer high-quality merchandise Elvis fans can purchase after...

 

Fisher wins DAR award

Fisher wins DAR award

Wanda Howard Fisher (left) was presented the NSDAR Community Service Award by the Spencer Clack Daughters of the American Revolution Regent Helen Allen (right) for her many hours of volunteer service at the Genealogy Department of the Sevier...

 

Sevier County Clerk’s Office: Marriage Licenses

• Terry Shane Clabo, 24, and Angela Marie Helms, 26, of Sevierville, TN. • James Meadows, Jr., 50, and Deborah Adams, 41, of Sevierville, TN. • James Myers, 25, and Sara Kelly, 19, of Sevierville, TN. • Donald Christmas, 49, and Teresa...

 

Common Sense Self-Defense: Martial arts: the way of peace

The Martial Arts are often times associated with violent kicks, strikes, throws, locks and chokes. The problem with this is two fold. First, it is simply not true. The Martial Arts were designed as self-defense movements for protection against...

 

Classical voice will lift in song

Classical voice will lift in song

Tiffany Sasser, a music education major at Maryville College, will give her senior voice recital at 2 p.m., April 27, in the College’s Fine Arts Center Music Hall. Sasser, a soprano, will perform works by Handel, Purcell, Mozart, Schumann,...