The National Junior Beta Club Convention and National Senior Beta Club Convention are held in June and bring together members from the eighteen convention states.
The conventions were held this year in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on June 14-17....
June 23, 2008 6:48 pm / no comments
Due to the rising cost of gasoline, the Seymour High School football program will break from recent tradition and forego this summer’s week-long passing league camp at Webb in favor of a one-day passing league at Maryville College on July...
June 23, 2008 12:55 pm / no comments
Five occupants were asleep this morning when they were awaken by the Seymour Volunteer Fireman who arrived to put out the fire and more than likely saved their lives.
At 05:09 A.M. the SVFD was dispatched to 932 Knight Rd. for what was thought...
June 22, 2008 8:14 am / no comments
Tennessee’s second basketball championship this decade and strong showings in football and tennis propelled the Vols to a first-place finish on the men’s side of the 2007-08 Southeastern Conference All-Sports Trophy standings.
The...
June 20, 2008 7:19 pm / no comments
Five AARP Driver Safety classes for July. For information about these classes or any other classes scheduled, please contact Gail Jackson, 694-0853. Frank Kasper is the Instructor for the classes.
7/8 & 7/9 1 to 5...
June 20, 2008 10:08 am / no comments
Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for May was 6.4 percent, up one percentage point from the April revised rate of 5.4. In 2007 the April unemployment...
June 19, 2008 5:22 pm / no comments
Recently the Rebel Patrol from Boy Scout Troop 585 completed there Shotgun Merit Badge with the help of Curt Henderson from the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency, several Assistant Scoutmasters, and parents.
There are several requirements...
June 19, 2008 4:33 pm / no comments
The Big Mama's Battle of the Bands 2008 summer concert series at the Karaoke Café in Seymour is fast gaining a reputation among up-and-coming music acts as the place to be this summer.
This year’s summer-long competition...
June 19, 2008 1:29 pm / no comments
The monthly SEVIER COUNTY COMMISSION will meet Monday evening at 7:00 PM at the courthouse.
On the agenda are;
The Hillside Taskforce will provide a presentation by taskforce chairman Rick Joyce.
Consideration for amending the Rules Regulating...
June 18, 2008 3:42 pm / no comments
Seymour started rocking last summer at the Karaoke Café with the Battle of the Bands. It started again this last week.
The battle between the bands has created a lot of sweet music to the ears of the Karaoke Cafés’ patrons.
The...
June 18, 2008 2:36 pm / no comments
The county budget committee is now in the process of setting up the year’s budget. In that budget, their may be money allocated to the creation of a county office in Seymour.
“We tried it 10 to 15 years ago with a county office in...
June 18, 2008 12:16 pm / no comments
More than two million kids from around the world will play on seven thousand baseball Little League teams this year.
These children, ages 13 and younger, are taking part in a tradition that spans nearly 70 years. Parents...
June 18, 2008 12:10 pm / no comments
This past week the University of Tennessee athletics departments were recognized during the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) for promotional work during the 2007-08 season. The “Think Pink” event,...
June 18, 2008 10:32 am / no comments
Tuesday was the official beginning of the 2nd half of the season for the Tennessee Smokies, and the home team got out to a great start in a 13-0 drubbing of the visiting Mobile BayBears.
Donnie Veal (4-5) pitched arguably his best game...
June 18, 2008 10:17 am / no comments
Two of the three vehicle wreck Sunday afternoon on Chapman Hwy hit head on.
The wreck near Zion Hill Road was called into the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department at 7:12 PM. Firefighters arrived at 7:20 PM to find a three vehicle accident. Of...
June 16, 2008 9:55 am / no comments
Late Model Feature: 1) Charles Hurst, Knoxville,Tn. Car #1H 2) Clyde Stanton, Knoxville,Tn. Car #c11 3) Jason Cardwell, Knoxville,Tn. Car #07 4) David Vandigriff, Karns(knoxville),Tn. Car #0orange 5) Jimmy Calloway, Maynardville,Tn. Car #77...
June 16, 2008 9:17 am / no comments
Miss Long, daughter of Randy and Dee Long, of Seymour, and granddaughter of Jerry and Virge McKinnon of St. James, Missouri, and Frank and Joyce Long of Walland, Tennessee, was selected as a state finalist earlier this year and will represent...
June 13, 2008 12:41 pm / no comments
We would like to thank all the people who supported the Fund Raiser for the Seymour Community Park the.
We are so gratefull for the $1500 raised as this will go towards the funds we need to renew the swings and slides for the kids.
This is...
June 13, 2008 10:29 am / no comments
Yesterday evening at 8:53 P.M. a trailer fire caused smoke inhalation in one of two occupants.
The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department was called to 346 Highland View Road on a trailer fire, Firefighters arrived within 8 minutes of the call to...
June 12, 2008 1:47 pm / no comments
On Monday, June 9, 2008 the FBI published the preliminary 2007 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistics on www.fbi.gov. The report covers the 12-month calendar year of 2007, and includes statistics for cities with populations of 100,000...
June 12, 2008 11:24 am / no comments