Archive for: June, 2009

FOUR EAST TENNESSEANS ARE WINNERS OF ELK PERMIT DRAWING

Four persons have won the right to participate in Tennessee’s first-ever managed elk hunt. The winners were announced last Thursday during the June meeting of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Commission at the Tennessee Wildlife Resources...

 

Sparky & Rhonda Rucker to Perform at Heritage Center

Sparky & Rhonda Rucker to Perform at Heritage Center

Townsend, TN – Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center’s Sunset Music Series presents Sparky & Rhonda Rucker on Friday, July 3 at 7:00 pm.             From their home in Maryville,...

 

Man charged in coin theft

Man charged in coin theft

    Authorities have charged a Greeneville man with robbing a coin shop nearly a year ago. The incident happened at The Coin Shop on Winfield Dunn parkway on June 20, 2008. According to Sevierville police, Jeffrey Ray Jennings,...

 

POW – MIA Flag Dedication Service Planned

 The City of Sevierville announces a POW – MIA Flag Dedication Service on Saturday July 4, 2009, at 10:00 AM, at Sevierville City Park. The event is being conducted by Member of American Legion Post 104's Honor Guard,...

 

Carpet: Choose your style…

Carpet has become one of the nation's most popular floor coverings because it provides additional insulation, reduces sound and gives off an appearance of comfort and warmth. Today, carpet is made from a variety of products and is easier...

 

Cinemarr Entertainment Earns 2009 TELLY Award for

Sevierville, Tenn. – Cinemarr Entertainment, Sevier Counties own Full service HD (High Definition) production company recently earned a 2009 TELLY Award for the current Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies commercial entitled “Star...

 

Boys & Girls Club – Always Something Going On

Boys & Girls Club – Always Something Going On

  In an agreement with Seymour Heights Christian Church, the Boys and Girls Club of Seymour uses the gym and other facilities of the church on Boyds Creek Highway to provide much needed daycare and a summer program for area youth.  ...

 

Watermelons Top OF July List

Watermelons Top OF July List

  If you live in Seymour and plan to serve watermelon at your July 4th picnic, where can you buy a good melon and how much will it cost?  According to Darrell Foster, Produce Manager at Food City, seedless melons sell the best. Prices...

 

Local Girl Scout Troop Earns Money Badge at Tennessee State Bank

Local Girl Scout Troop Earns Money Badge at Tennessee State Bank

      Local Girl Scout Troop #901 recently visited Tennessee State Bank for a tour and financial education.... read the rest of the story by Subscribing now.ShareEmailFacebookTwitterGoogle +1

 

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for July 2009:Crocosmia X

UT Gardens Plant of the Month for July 2009:Crocosmia X

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — When June transitions into July and the coolness of spring is a distant memory, crocosmia enters as a bright spot in the garden. Crocosmia X refers to any hybrid or cross of the seven known species of plants in the genus...

 

Where to eat

As I talk with people in our community their comments have switched from the need for a good restaurant to ‘have you tried the food from so and so.’Restaurateurs have heard the cries of our people as we now have so many choices.In...

 

Five Ways to Increase Your Brain Power

Five Ways to Increase Your Brain Power

If you can’t remember where you left your keys or the name of a new colleague, it’s probably not stupidity or dementia. More likely, your brain has gotten caught in ruts and information overload. But you can help your brain learn...

 

Sidewinders Strike Twice at USSSA Sub-State

Sidewinders Strike Twice at USSSA Sub-State

The 9U Sevier County Sidewinders Baseball Team are Champions of the USSSA Sub-State Tournament held at Knox County Sportspark on June 19th – June 21st, 2009.  Pictured from left are Front Row:  Will Archer, Wyatt Moore, Christian...

 

CITIZEN SCIENTIST OPPORTUNITIES WILL

    Volunteer in Great Smoky Mountains National Park as a Citizen Scientist on June 29 and July 2 and join Park researchers and educators in collecting scientific data in the national park.  These two field events will kick...

 

Bower Field to LSU

Bower Field to LSU

It’s a long way from Bower Field T-ball to the lights of SEC baseball.  Kyle Koeneman of Seymour has had an incredible baseball career.  He recently signed scholarship papers to play baseball for Louisiana State University. ...

 

From Bower Field to LSU

From Bower Field to LSU

It’s a long way from Bower Field T-ball to the lights of SEC baseball.  Kyle Koeneman of Seymour has had an incredible baseball career.  He recently signed scholarship papers to play baseball for Louisiana State University. ...

 

From Bower Field to LSU

From Bower Field to LSU

It’s a long way from Bower Field T-ball to the lights of SEC baseball.  Kyle Koeneman of Seymour has had an incredible baseball career.  He recently signed scholarship papers to play baseball for Louisiana State University. ...

 

Fruit Growers Must Keep Their Eyes on the Skies

Fruit Growers Must Keep Their Eyes on the Skies

Whether its concerns about the economy, environment or personal health more people are choosing to grow their own food.  But with limited land, many homeowners are drawn to small fruit plants like blueberries and grapes.  These...

 

General Assembly passes legislation strengthening Crooks with Guns Law

(NASHVILLE, TN), The General Assembly has approved legislation cracking down on violent crime in Tennessee that builds on the “Crooks with Guns Law” passed by the legislature last year.  The bill, sponsored by Senate Republican...

 

EIGHT LADY VOLS GARNER USTFCCCA OUTDOOR ALL-AMERICA ACCOLADES

            KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — The 10th-place University of Tennessee women’s track & field team had eight student-athletes earn nine total All-America honors at the recent...