Archive for: January, 2009

Former Lady Vol pregnant

Former Lady Vol pregnant

By Adam Vogelmeier KNOXVILLE – Candace Parker and her husband, Shelden Williams, a former Duke star and currently playing for the Sacramento Kings, announced they are expecting a child this spring. Parker is currently playing for the...

 

Fulton too much for Seymour

Fulton too much for Seymour

SEYMOUR – It was a close game through the first half Friday night, but in the second, the Fulton Falcons proved to be too much for the Seymour Eagles. The Falcons beat the Eagles 75-45, behind Fulton’s Jalen Steele, a future...

 

Horse Haven of Tennessee calls on community to vote

Horse Haven of Tennessee has the opportunity to win $10,000 with local community support in the “America’s Favorite Animal Shelter – A New Year of Hope for Animals” contest sponsored by Care2.com and Adopt-a-Pet.com....

 

Seymour-South Knox Chamber members gather for update

Seymour-South Knox Chamber members gather for update

SEYMOUR – Members of the Seymour-South Knox Chamber of Commerce got an earful recently during its sixth annual dinner. Not only did they hear some old-fashioned bluegrass played by Lost Mountain Sound, a local group of musicians whose...

 

Daughter seeks to understand mother’s death

Daughter seeks to understand mother’s death

By Kim Steele SEYMOUR – All Catherine Sanders wants is a little closure – and a chance to say thank you. Sanders, who lives in Marietta, Ga., visited the Seymour Herald recently with her husband, Steve, to talk about her mother,...

 

Knoxville Symphony Orchestra offers tribute to songwriter

The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra and KSO Music Director Lucas Richman will present a tribute to songwriting legend Richard Rodgers on February 7.  This Clayton Valentine’s Pops concert, sponsored by Clayton Bank and Trust, will take...

 

Arts & Culture Alliance to host the Scholastic Art Awards of East Tennessee

Arts & Culture Alliance to host the Scholastic Art Awards of East Tennessee

KNOXVILLE  – The Arts & Culture Alliance is presenting The Scholastic Art Awards of 2009, a new exhibition featuring artwork by regional students in grades 7 to 12.  The selected art will be exhibited at the Emporium Center,...

 

The Presidential Inauguration

The Presidential Inauguration

Today Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President in the most open and accessible inaugural ceremony in history in Washington D.C.If you were there and you are from Sevier County, please email us at editor@seymourherald.com. …...

 

Four Seasons Filled with Adventure in Johnson City

Four Seasons Filled with Adventure in Johnson City

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn.—As 2009 gets underway, families will begin to fill up their calendars for upcoming spring breaks, summer vacations, fall getaways and winter excursions.  However, with the current state of the economy, families...

 

Georgia man arrested after chase

SEVIERVILLE – Sevierville Police Department officers have arrested a Georgia man on numerous charges after he fled from officers in downtown Sevierville and was ultimately taken into custody in Jefferson County, Tenn. David C. Semon,...

 

BLM to partner with local trainer for special wild horse adoption

The Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States and Knoxville-area resident and horse trainer Mike Branch will partner together for a special gentled horse adoption. It will take place from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., Feb. 7. The adoption site is located...

 

Arts & Culture Alliance presents works by young career artists

Arts & Culture Alliance presents works by young career artists

KNOXVILLE – The Arts & Culture Alliance is complementing The Scholastic Art Awards exhibition by presenting a new exhibition of works by the six career artists who juried The Scholastic Art Awards of East Tennessee.  The show...

 

Knoxville Museum of Art offers workshop schedule

KNOXVILLE –  The Knoxville Museum of Art announces its 2009 Adult Workshop schedule.  All classes take place at the KMA on a first-come, first-served basis, and advanced registration is required.  For more information...

 

Sevier County Right to Life plans meeting

Sevier County Right to Life will meet at 6 p.m. Thurs., Feb. 5, at the Pigeon Forge Library conference room. For more information, call 908-2689 or 908-1968. … read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.... read the rest of the...

 

L.L.L. meeting scheduled

The monthly L.L.L. meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Thurs., Feb.5, at Meridian Baptist Church. Lunch is served  at noon. The cost is $5 per person. Please call 577-6617 by Mon., Feb. 2, for reservations. Charlie Daniel, cartoonist with...

 

Absolute Publicity Inc. takes off in Nashville

Absolute Publicity Inc. takes off in Nashville

NASHVILLE – Publicist Don Murry Grubbs is announcing the launch of Absolute Publicity Inc. The company represents country music star Pam Tillis, 2007 Colgate Country Showdown winner Nash Street, teen broadcasting prodigy Mitchell Keller...

 

Shih Tzu, calico cat ready for homes

Shih Tzu, calico cat ready for homes

Colette is a 10-year-old Shih Tzu mix waiting to be adopted. Cinnamon is a 5-year-old calico cat. She has been spayed and declawed and must be an indoor pet. Adoption fee for cats and dogs is $100 and includes the first set of vaccinations,...

 

Medic offers two-night cabin stay

Medic Regional Blood Center is betting on cabin fever this time of year and it has a remedy. Give blood anytime from February 2 to 11 for a chance to win a two-night stay at a cabin in Wears Valley. The cabin rental is good from February...

 

Morris Creative Group signals growth with three new hires

KNOXVILLE – January 16, 2009 ­­– Morris Creative Group LLC has added Curtis Johnston, Austin Church and Mark Northern to the company roster. The firm plans to open Nashville and Chattanooga offices while continuing to deliver...

 

Woman trapped in Seymour accident

Woman trapped in Seymour accident

Staff report SEYMOUR – A woman was trapped in her car after an accident Monday at the intersection of Rogers Road and Sky Valley Circle. The Seymour Volunteer Fire Department used the Jaws of Life to extricate the woman after her car...