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She may be small but she’s big in determination Who says dogs don’t have nine lives? In the case of Brandy, a miniature Doberman Pinscher she is using them up but may have one or two to spare. On a cold day in November, Brandy was shot...
Pigeon Forge grabbed a district win on a wet home field before heading to the tournament in Morristown for an error filled slide and a Saturday win over Sevier County. The Tigers started the season a day late due to rain, but made the best of...
In their first track meet of the year, Pigeon Forge’s boys came away with a head-to-head win over Gatlinburg-Pittman, while the G-P girls scored a win over the visitors. In the soft, wet ground the Tigers took an edge on the field. Shane...
The Seymour Middle School golf team took to the links Monday against the purple and white squad from Sevierville Middle and came away with a nine stroke win. On a colder than usual day with just slight winds at Eagles Landing, the junior high...
Gatlinburg-Pittman opened their soccer season Tuesday with a convincing 5-0 win over visiting Alcoa. Graduation doesn’t appear to have taken as much luster off the Highlanders as many thought. Goal tender Johnny Miley had seven saves in...
The Seymour Eagles soccer team took advantage of an injury plagued King’s Academy squad Monday night and evened their record at 1-1 with a 7-1 win. The Lions, who now have a 2-1 mark on the young season, dropped their first game of the year...
The Seymour Eagles track team won their first meet of the season in a four-team meet held at the Seymour High track last Tuesday evening. Eagles (98 points) topped Lenoir City (76), Carter (48) and Christian Academy of Knoxville (26) in the...
To many gardeners and tourists, the flowering dogwood is an indication that spring has arrived in Tennessee. The tree is native to Tennessee woodlands and landscapes. The flowering dogwood (Cornus florida) is a small, upright tree that grows...
Around 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, Sevier County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD) responded to a call on Pearl Valley Rd. in east Sevier County of a drowning child. When SCSD Officer Chris Hughes arrived on the scene, he found the mother and two other...
The Smoky Mountain Children’s Home, located in Sevierville, is host to a benefit concert to raise funds for the home that shelters children. Invited to perform are a host of southern gospel acts. Scheduled to appear at the April 1 event are...
MEMO Date: Glebsday, Woonsun 43, 4021 A.D. To: Cornelius Rotcerid From: Sucram Retirw Re: Increased research of insurance (summary) Looking back on the last age of mankind’s confinement to our source planet, archeologists specializing in the...
As most Americans already know, and David Kay’s report certainly was convincing: no weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq. The myth the Bush administration wants us to believe is just a mirage. Of course, that hasn’t kept people...
They call Darlington Raceway the “Lady in Black” because of it’s reputation for leaving drivers and cars frustrated during the close racing the 1.5 mile egg shaped track demands. Jimmie Johnson though, now owns the way to get around...
I’m going out on a limb here, I predict that Kasey Kahne will be the Rookie of the Year for the NEXTEL Cup series this season. No brainer, right? The young man has taken the Cup series by storm, with three top five finishes and if it wasn’t...
The Smokies are coming, the Smokies are coming. Yes, in a few shorts weeks the local boys of summer will be back for another season in Sevier County. Don’t run away yet, this isn’t another “I love baseball” article, this is a deconstructive...
Our sharp-eyed photographers spotted this vehicle recently in Pigeon Forge, which sports a common direction given to motorists – and a not-so-common elaboration on it. The photo was taken during a routine afternoon in bumper-to-bumper traffic...
Student change Proving that teenagers do have a voice, the Sevier Co. Board of Education amended its exam-absentee policy for high schools after receiving a request from the Sevier Co. High School student council. After having the request reviewed...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced its spring opening schedule for Park facilities, including secondary roads, self-registration campgrounds, and concession operations. Numerous Park facilities opened Friday, March 12. Many of...
The murder trial of Anthony Quinn Guidry, accused in the death of Kathleen “Kacki” Miller, will be reset from its current April date on the court docket. Guidry has been assigned a public defender to represent him against charges stemming...
Criminal summons now taking place of arrests As of the first of this year, Tennessee is dealing with criminal suspects in an entirely different fashion. Instead of arresting many who are charged with crimes, magistrates, clerks and judges are...
