Archive for: September, 2008

GOP Opens Sevierville Office

The Sevier County Republican Party headquarters is officially open at 114 Court Avenue in Sevierville.  McCain/Palin bumper stickers and yard signs are available, as well as Duncan bumper stickers.  T-shirts, hats and buttons are expected...

 

CNB – Financial Sponsor in House Giveaway

CNB – Financial Sponsor in House Giveaway

KODAK, TN – The groundbreaking for The Helen Ross McNabb House Giveaway was held on September 29th.  The house is being built in River Island Subdivision in Kodak and will be raffled off on April 9th.  Tickets go on sale soon...

 

SBA, Areawide still making loans to finance business improvements

Although lending has slowed down nationwide, in part due to concerns about the financial industry, The Tennessee District Director of the U. S. Small Business Administration said that SBA lending in Tennessee this year has been on a par with...

 

Nearly 92,000 in Tennessee Could Miss Stimulus Payment

NASHVILLE — The Oct. 15 deadline to file a 2007 income tax return and to receive an economic stimulus payment this year is fast approaching. In Tennessee, the IRS has identified 91,927 recipients of Social Security and Veterans Affairs...

 

THREE TENNESSEE FESTIVALS MAKE THE AMERICAN BUS TOP 100 EVENTS LIST

THREE TENNESSEE FESTIVALS MAKE THE AMERICAN BUS TOP 100 EVENTS LIST

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Secret City Festival in Oak Ridge, River and Spires Festival in Clarksville and the Pigeon Forge Winterfest in Pigeon Forge were all honorees in the American Bus Association’s Top 100 Events of North America. Each...

 

Annual Fall Rummage Sale

Cooler weather brings with it the first Annual Sevier Chapter of the American Business Women Fall Rummage Sale at Middle Creek Center on Saturday, October 11, 2008, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. The ladies welcome donations of household items,...

 

Verble Re-Elected President of ADC

Verble Re-Elected President of ADC

David C. Verble was re-elected president of Areawide Development Corporation at its annual meeting Tuesday, Sept. 18, at Egwani Farms Golf Club in Rockford. Areawide Development Corporation markets and processes U.S. Small Business Administration...

 

Corker to Visit Sevier, Jefferson and Hamblen Counties

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) will be visiting East Tennessee on Monday, September 29, making stops in Sevierville, Dandridge and Morristown to speak with citizens and community leaders about the economic challenges...

 

What’s happening to our country and our county?

Watching TV and checking the headlines and perusing the internet, it’s plain to see that the financial fundamentals are in turmoil. But is it affecting us and if so, how? The first and most visible signs locally were the major slow downs...

 

Planning for After High School Senior Parent Night Presentation

A representative from Edsouth's Student Outreach Services division is scheduled to present Thursday, October 2, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. at the Seymour High School Senior Parent Night. This 30 minute "Planning for After High School" presentation...

 

Valley Grove Baptist Church calls new Senior Pastor

Valley Grove Baptist Church calls new Senior Pastor

Valley Grove Baptist Church, South Knoxville has called Dr. William H Sims III as its 28th Senior Pastor.  Pastor Sims first Sunday will be September 28. He has served as Senior Pastor for more than 26 years at churches in Tennessee, Ohio,...

 

REGIONAL SHRINE GROUP PLANS BIG PARADE IN PIGEON FORGE

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Sept. 18, 2008)?Pigeon Forge is gearing up for one of  its biggest conventions of the year, a meeting of the South Atlantic Shrine Association, which will bring more than 4,000 registered participants and a huge parade...

 

SEYMOUR STUDENTS IN THE 2009 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

The principal Greg Clark of Seymour High School announced today that  Abby Atchley and Devin Conway have been named as  Commended Students in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program. A Letter of Commendation from the school and...

 

Meth Lab Discovered In Kodak

Meth Lab Discovered In Kodak

According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals a Kodak man has been arrested in connection with a meth lab found at his home on Wednesday. Seals states that Sevier County SO Detectives went to the home in connection with another investigation...

 

Eagles 11th in Latest AFCA Poll

The Carson-Newman football team remained No. 11 in the latest American Football Coaches Association Division II Poll, released Tuesday morning. The Eagles, who were idle over the weekend, received 396 votes – four short of making the top...

 

Vols making progress on practice field

Tennessee head coach Phillip Fulmer likes the progress being made this week as his Vols prepare for Saturday’s SEC clash at Auburn. Both the Vols and Tigers are coming off home league losses — Tennessee to Florida and Auburn against...

 

AARP promotes driver safety programs.

AARP promotes driver safety programs. For registration information about the following nine and all other AARP Driver Safety classes, please call Gail Jackson 694-0853.  10/1 & 10/2   9 a.m. to 1 p.m.   Oak...

 

FORMER HAMBLEN COUNTY DEPUTY ARRESTED FOR CIVIL RIGHTS VIOLATIONS

GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE — DEXTER L. MORRIS, JR., age 34 of Morristown, Tennessee, was arrested today in Greeneville by agents of the Federal Bureau of  Investigation (FBI) on charges involving  civil rights violations and making...

 

Arrest announced by FBI Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Richard Lambert and United States Attorney

Morris had an initial appearance later that morning  in the United States District Court in Greeneville before the Honorable Dennis H. Inman, United States Magistrate Judge. The details of the charges are outlined in the criminal complaint ...

 

Seymour Debate Hopes to Regain State Championship

As school begins, so do a variety of sports and clubs; unfortunately, in all of this turmoil it is easy for some clubs to get left behind. This, sadly enough, has been the case for the Seymour Forensics team. What makes this club’s lack...