Archive for: February, 2006

Sevier County Public Library Story Time

Seymour Branch Library “Life in Your Neighborhood – Come Fly with Us” Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and read about hot air balloons at the at the story time on Mon., March 13 at 11am. Enjoy a St. Patrick’s Day craft. For more information,...

 

Leaving Secrets: How to create a personal instruction manual for life

news@theheraldnewspapers.com Imagine if your great, great grandfather or grandmother had left you a book with their secrets for living. Maybe it contained nuggets of wisdom, yummy recipes, favorite jokes, or just insights for how to lead a good...

 

The Rolodex file

michele@theheraldnewspapers.com I’ve had a rolodex sitting on my counter in my kitchen for the last five years. I think I may have looked in it three times. So I decided to make better use of the space and get rid of the rolodex. Of course,...

 

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Dear Editor,   We’ve been visiting the Sevier County area for the last several years and this past July spent a week looking for the best community in the county to build a vacation (later for retirement) home.  After looking at all the...

 

Just wondering?

news@theheraldnewspapers.com Part of my job is to think about things that you really don’t have time to wonder about. The other day, as I was driving on the Interstate, some thoughts ran through my head, so I picked up my little digital recorder...

 

NATIONAL NEWS

9,000 seeking degrees online through Tenn. schools The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has developed two online educational programs with a goal of expanding educational opportunities and enhancing the skills of the workforce. The two programs...

 

Bank executives to establish SmartBank

Bank executives to establish SmartBank

Long-time Sevier County bankers William “Bill” Carroll and his son William “Bill” Carroll are establishing SmartBank (In Organization), a new, Tennessee-chartered commercial bank in Sevierville. Joining the Carrolls in organizing...

 

TN companies get high ranks

Fortune Magazine has ranked three Tennessee companies in its 2006 “America’s Most Admired Companies” list. FedEx in Memphis, HCA in Nashville and CBRL Group in Lebanon all made the list. In addition, International Paper and Nissan, who...

 

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Gatlinburg Fibromyalgia Support Group Meets at Gatlinburg Community Center, off Highway 321 outside Gatlinburg the 2nd Sunday of each month, beginning Sunday, Mar. 12, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. The purpose of this Group is to offer loving support...

 

CHURCH CALENDAR

Beech Springs Baptist Church The Church is located at 337 West Mount Rd., Kodak, TN. For more information, please contact the church office at 865-933-0692. Bible Fellowship Church Located at 424 Maryville Highway #2, Seymour, TN. For more...

 

LOCAL NEWS

Meet the candidates, support local schools Jones Cove Elementary will be hosting a Pie Supper tonight at 6:30 p.m. Organizers are inviting the public to come and meet the candidates for the upcoming election, while raising money for the school...

 

All blood types needed

Your community blood provider, Medic Regional Blood Center, must collect 350 pints of blood each day of the week in order to fill hospital orders. Medic is the sole provider of blood and blood products for 28 area hospitals located throughout...

 

Engagement Announcement – Schmutzer – Febo

Engagement Announcement – Schmutzer – Febo

Al and Cheri Schmutzer announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Elizabeth, to Douglas James Febo. The groom’s parents are Jim and Marge Febo of Lavalette, New Jersey. The bride elect is a graduate of Middle Tennessee...

 

St. Patrick’s Day Dinner & Auction

Sevierville Sunrise Rotarians will celebrate ‘the wearing of the green’ on March 17th by hosting a Dinner and Auction at Smoky Mountain Children’s Home. The St. Patrick’s Day fund-raiser will include dinner and a silent auction from...

 

Winners for wedding contest annouced

Winners for wedding contest annouced

Chris Keefer and Misty Chase are the winners of the 2006 Herald Newspapers Wedding Giveaway. … read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

The Real Dean Lewis

The Real Dean Lewis

In yesterdays Herald a picture of Don Parton was erroneously placed where a picture of Dean Lewis should have been. This is the true picture of Dean Lewis. We apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused. … read the rest...

 

Local arrested for burglary

A Sevierville man was arrested this weekend after allegedly admitting to police that he had burglarized a business on Old Newport Highway. Early Saturday morning, Scott Gibbs of Smoky Mountain Moving Services, at 2664 Old Newport Hwy., reported...

 

High-speed go-cart crash

A go-cart, reportedly traveling at a high rate of speed was involved in a collision with a pickup truck on Moutain Drive last week. The driver of the go-cart, a 22-year-old male, was transported by a Lifestar helicopter following the crash....

 

Music Road expansion plans

The Pigeon Forge Planning Commission will be meeting today to review several site plans including expansions to the Miracle Theater and expansions to the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center. They will also consider a rezoning request for...

 

Music Road expansion plans

The Pigeon Forge Planning Commission will be meeting today to review several site plans including expansions to the Miracle Theater and expansions to the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center. They will also consider a rezoning request for...