Archive for: February, 2005

Advice Column: Dear Rose

Dear Rose, How can a man date only one woman, when there are so many good-looking women out there? Wonder…lust Dear Wonder, The answer to your question depends on where it is coming from. Is it coming from a single person who is not ready...

 

NATIONAL NEWS

CDC warns about bird flu virus Doctor Julie Gerberding, Head of the Center for Disease Control, cautioned members of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Washington to beware of the deadly bird flu virus. She said that...

 

A special evening…with special friends, for a special cause…

A special evening…with special friends, for a special cause…

It was indeed a night to remember. The Music Road Convention Center was the site Saturday evening of the Fourth Annual 2005 Valentines Dinner and Dance: ‘A Special Evening …With Special Friends, For a Special Cause….’ The cause was...

 

A match made in Frog Heaven

A match made in Frog Heaven

Couple marries in Wal-Mart parking lot It’s amazing how a radio station contest can turn into love, but it happened. Misty Kelley was determined to win tickets to the fair so she listened to WIVK Radio for the opportunity. When the radio...

 

Local facts still gruesome

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Applied released a study showing that out of all fifty states, Tennessee had the lowest rate (7.4 percent) of past year use of marijuana and alcohol among persons aged 12 or older. The...

 

Back to Back State Wrestling Champs

Back to Back State Wrestling Champs

The Seymour Middle School wrestling team won its second straight state dual championship beating the Pilot Middle School wrestling team in the final round by a score of 60-24, at the second annual Tennessee Middle School Dual State Championships...

 

Seymour High School sends seniors off with style

Seymour High School sends seniors off with style

Thursday night, before the varsity games, Seymour High School held a special event for the departing senior varsity basketball players. It was a night to celebrate the accomplishment of making it through 4 years of High School. It was a night...

 

Seymour High holds fundraiser

The Seymour High School Parent Support Group and the Academic Foundation are teaming up to hold a fundraiser with the Smith Family Theater on Saturday night, February 26 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets cost $50.00. The goal is to sell out the theatre with...

 

Smokies offers free teacher science workshop

The Park received a $24,300 grant from the National Park Service’s Parks as Classrooms This summer area middle and high school teachers will have an opportunity to take science from the “field and forest to the lab and laptop” in a free...

 

Knoxville returns to normal

Knoxville returns to normal

IceBears shake off the flu and take home the victories Having lost the last 3 out of 4 home games, Knoxville needed to regain their home ice advantage and prove why they are the best in the Southern Professional Hockey League with the last...

 

Seymour drops the ball

Seymour drops the ball

The Lady Eagles had already lost once to the Sevier County Bearettes this season and were looking to hopefully split the season Thursday night as the two teams met at Seymour High School. The first period saw Seymour with the lead 9-7 when...

 

Eagles soar to victory

Eagles soar to victory

Derrick Lee, Ryan Williams, Nick Stice and Danny Dreaden exploded in the 4th quarter of Thursday night’s game and avenged a loss they suffered earlier in the season to the Smoky Bears.The beginning of the game saw both teams answer each others...

 

Weekly Column: Baker’s 30 years of public service

Last week, I was proud to join Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) and Senator Ted Stevens (R-AK) in introducing a Senate resolution to honor retiring U.S. Ambassador to Japan Howard Baker, Jr. The resolution recognizes Howard Baker’s 30 years of dedicated...

 

Local pols dismiss Dean as new DNC Chair

Local political party chairs have different opinions on what Howard Dean, who was just elected chairman of the Democratic Party, will mean for politics in Sevier County. Dean, who lost badly in the Democratic primary, was a firebrand who revolutionized...

 

Advice Column: Dear Rose…

Dear Rose, I am a local high school student in Sevier County. I have this friend that I’m really worried about. He doesn’t want to go out and have fun anymore, has lost weight, talks about being tired all the time, and not wanting to live....

 

NATIONAL NEWS

Denver police arrest serial rapist Brent J. Brents, 35, is suspected in the sexual assaults on five women and girls earlier this month in Denver. Brent allegedly attacked five women, two of which were allegedly 11-year-old sisters and their...

 

A reported burglary at Sonoco

According to Sevierville Police Department (SPD) Lt. Ted Agee, last Friday the 18th, a person or persons apparently gained entry into Sonoco through a door on the east side of the building sometime overnight. It appears that the persons attempted...

 

Gatlinburg Planning Commission meeting draws a crowd

Gatlinburg Planning Commission meeting draws a crowd

The Gatlinburg Planning Commission meeting Thursday evening at City Hall drew quite a crowd. Norton Creek LLC and Earl Worsham, PJV requested a consideration for a preliminary PUD site plan approval for “Norton Creek PUD, Phase I,” located...

 

TENNESSEE NEWS

Suspect arrested Knoxville Police have arrested a man they say is suspected of stabbing two men at a North Knoxville motel Friday evening. The stabbing occurred at approximately 6:00 p.m. on Dante Road near Central Avenue Pike. The suspect...

 

Another subdivision, or two, for Seymour

Seymour Intermediate School will soon have new neighbors at their back door. As the little town of Seymour continues to expand, housing developers are continuing to find available land to set up subdivisions. Hillside Estates is the name of...