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By Jenny Harper news@theheraldnewspapers.com It’s true — the kitchen is the heart of the home. Ever notice how people always gather there? Whether baking treats, fixing dinner or spending time with family and friends, the kitchen is my...
The son of an army officer and a public school teacher, Jim grew up in Russellville, Arkansas. His sister, Leslie Wheeler, also became a teacher and now teaches third grade in Franklin, Tennessee. His mother, Mary Lou Bryson, now retired, lives...
By Rick Mathes news@theheraldnewspapers.com Last month I attended my annual training session that’s required for maintaining my state prison security clearance. During the training session there was a presentation by three speakers...
The Sevier County History Center, formerly known as the Sevier County Public Library System Genealogy Department, wants to celebrate October as National Family History Month in a unique way. The History Center is requesting that old family Bibles...
Demographers have predicted the U.S. population will hit 300 million this month, and a University of Tennessee expert says there’s a good chance the 300 millionth American will be Latino — and a growing chance that person may be born...
School violence, which was little heard of until the 1999 Columbine, Colorado, school shooting in which 12 students and a teacher were killed and many others wounded, is in the headlines again. Most recently, there have been horrific shootings...
30 rebels killed in Iraqi city In the Shiite city of Diwaniya Iraq, U.S. and Iraqi soldiers killed 30 insurgents during overnight combat, a U.S. military spokesman said Sunday. The fighting took place 95 miles from the south of Baghdad and...
Little River Road reopened After Federal Highway Administration engineers inspected the rockslide on Little River Road last Friday, it was determined that the recent disturbance did not undermine the rock structure. Park Maintenance employees...
By Vinay Bhagat vinay@theheraldnewspapers.com Last Thursday, community leaders from the non-profit organization Cherish the Child Foundation met with representatives of the Smoky Mountain Children’s Home to offer financial assistance that...
The General Assembly’s Select Committee on Children and Youth today heard testimony from the Department of Children’s Services that committee chair Roy Herron (D-Dresden) called “quite encouraging.” “When Governor Bredesen came into...
Allocation of cash, among topics discussed The Pigeon Forge City Commission will meet tonight at Pigeon Forge’s City Hall to discuss the approval of several city projects including a residential trash container bid, as well as the approval...
Sheriff Bruce Montgomery announced that arrest have been made in a string of rental cabin burglaries that occurred in august and September of 2006. Montgomery stated that several rental cabins had been burglarized in the past few weeks and plasma...
Charles Hughes II Address: 731 Howard Drive, Sevierville. Convicted in 2001 of sexual exploitation of a minor. DOB: 9/10/1972 May have let hair grow back by now and have altered facial hair Each week the Herald will feature a sexual offender...
Blount County Sheriff James Berrong said today that the Sheriff’s Office, in cooperation with ICAC (Internet Crimes Against Children) of the Knoxville Police Department, charged a 39-year-old Maryville man with sexual exploitation of a child...
By Michele Karl michele@theheraldnewspapers.com While the crowd was a little thinner than at past auctions several turned out to bid on furniture, landscaping equipment, collections, toys, tools and a great mix of items for C.R.O.S.S. Ministries...
By Michele Karl michele@theheraldnewspapers.com It was another success year for the Foothills Classic Marching Band Festival as Seymour High School played host to at the 13th Annual Foothills Classic Marching Band Festival and contest Saturday,...
By Vinay Bhagat vinay@theheraldnewspapers.com The Sevierville Board of Education met Thursday night to discuss the financial crisis that is ailing Sevier County. The crisis stems from an inadequate amount of federal funding to build and maintain...
By Duane Gordon news@theheraldnewspapers.com The annual Dolly Parton Parade through Pigeon Forge won the prize as the second-best event of its size in the world at the International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) Pinnacle Awards,...
• At the intersection of Jayell Rd. and Pittman Center Rd. there was an accident that had injuries and a report was filed. • New Port Hwy. was the location of an accident that had damages but no injuries and a report was submitted. • A...
• Phillip L. Breeden, 28, Sevierville, was charged with contempt of court. He was released on $1,000 bond. • Ronnie Wade Bright, 43, Gatlinburg, was charged with pawned rental property. He was released on $1,000 bond. • Robert A. Burney,...
