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Murrella Parton has earned herself a special ticket to the biggest singing audition in the country.A senior at Seymour High School and a member of the Seymour High School Concert Choir, which was honored earlier this month at the Walt Disney...
With the economy the way it is, many area businesses and organizations have had a hard time making ends meet. One local organization, the Sevier County Humane Society, is one of those affected.Seymour resident Angela Karl is trying to do her...
Larry Stamm of Jews for Jesus will speak at Seymour United Methodist Church at 6 p.m. Monday, March 30. Rev. Brad Hyde invites all to attend. Jews for Jesus uses creative methods and contemporary issues to present the message that Jesus...
Dolly Parton has recorded “an unplugged mini concert” for CMT, she announced late last week in a blog posted on her official record label website, DollyPartonMusic.net . No airdate for the special has been announced. She also publicly...
By U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander During a hearing of the Senate Budget Committee this week, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said several times that there would be no economic recovery until we fix the banks and get credit flowing again. But...
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra has announced a new News Sentinel Pops Series lined up for the 2009-2010 Season. This season will take in the entire pop spectrum, from Broadway to the visual arts. All concerts will be held at 8 p.m. Saturdays...
The Arts & Culture Alliance will present a new exhibition of works by the Ceramics Department at the University of Tennessee April 3 through 24. Associate Professor of Ceramics Frank Martin is coordinating the exhibition, which features...
Suzie is a happy 2-year-old retriever and bloodhound mix waiting for a new home. Lori is a pretty tiger and white domestic short-hair mix also waiting for a new home. Adoption fee for Suzie or Lori is $100 and that covers the first set of...
With the April 15 tax deadline looming, many people are contemplating their financial situations and focusing on how to make the most of their money. One way to help do that is to start investing early for their children’s college education...
Maybe you know someone who has lost a home to foreclosure or had a car repossessed for non-payment. Worse yet, you may know someone who’s in the predicament of having lost a job. It’s happening all over the nation, and it’s...
Pistol Creek Gallery and Whiteside Art Studio will hold an art reception/show from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 21 at the gallery 117 E. Broadway Ave. in Maryville. The BBC Trio, a group of UT students who never disappoint their audiences,...
Whether you’re a Republican or Democrat, one would think there should be bipartisan consensus that we cannot tax and borrow our way back to a healthy economy. Unfortunately, that’s not so in Washington, and I am working...
OK, where IS the Seymour Chamber of Commerce? The reason we’re asking is that last week, we received an e-mail from the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce, announcing its opposition to the Employee Free Choice Act, and we wondered where...
The Arts & Culture Alliance collected nearly 6,500 votes from the general public to select artwork for the Top 40 Exhibition, a new group exhibition of 2-D and 3-D works presenting 25 artists from Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina,...
Every time I see folks here in East Tennessee talking or texting in their cars I shake my head in amazement. What’s so darned important that it can’t wait until the driver gets to his/her destination? Is anything so urgent...
By Kimberly Hood The Seymour Eagles are two games into the season, and so far, they're dominating the competition. The SHS boys' soccer team had no problem handling Gibbs in their home opener Thursday night, winning 4-0. The Eagles...
The Senate Commerce Committee heard testimony from Labor Commissioner James Neely regarding the status of Tennessee’s unemployment trust fund and the potential effect of stimulus money coming to the state as a result of the American Recovery...
If you are planning to visit the Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, you may be in luck. The center has changed its hours of operation to accommodate seasonal visitor traffic. Beginning April 5, the center will be open seven days a...
Business owners, this one’s for you. The Sevierville Police Department has scheduled a Shoplifting Prevention Class and Business Watch Program presentation from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at the Sevierville Civic Center. SPD...
The Seymour Eagles baseball team kicked off their 2009 regular season slate at Don Doyle Field on Tuesday with a tough loss to the Bearden Bulldogs. Seymour would rally late in the 7th inning on a Fields Fouse double to send the game...
