Archive for: October, 2009

Great Smokies is Top Money Generating National Park Service Unit

According to a recently-released National Park Service (NPS) study, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not only the nation’s most visited national park, it also tops the 388 national park units in visitor spending.  The study...

 

Local Rescue Canine Wins Big at Dock Diving Event in Charlotte, NC

Local Rescue Canine Wins Big at Dock Diving Event in Charlotte, NC

Trent Steele of Knoxville returned recently from a DockDogs event held in Charlotte, NC where he and Alex, his rescued Weimaraner, participated in the dock diving event. He brought home First Place in Big Air and First Place in Speed retrieve....

 

FAB Artist At Work Studio Tour

Maryville TN – November 22, 2009 – FAB, Fine Arts Blount invites the community to enjoy a day of touring the open studios of 18 local artists.  Tour starts at Fine Arts Blount gallery, 106 Broadway, downtown Maryville TN, where...

 

PHI MU SORORITY HOSTS SEVENTH ANNUAL “CHILI FOR THE CHILDREN” FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL ON OCTOBER 31

Tailgaters and football fans should make plans to attend the seventh annual Phi Mu “Chili for the Children” event on Saturday, October 31.  This “Chili Supper” begins four hours before the kick-off of the University...

 

HALLOWEEN SAFETY

HALLOWEEN SAFETY

    For many children, Halloween is the best night of the year.  Kids love the excitement of dressing up in their favorite costumes, trick-or-treating and getting a big supply of candy in one night.  While Halloween...

 

Just Givin’ a Little Back

It’s almost here… Christmas in East Tennessee. We wake up on a crisp December morning with the thermostat set on a comfortable 68 degrees. We hear the sounds of laughter as the children gather around the Christmas tree anxious to...

 

City of Sevierville Announces Upcoming Vehicle and Assorted Items Auction Via Internet

The City of Sevierville announces an internet auction of seized vehicles and assorted items will be conducted at www.govdeals.com , beginning at 9:00AM on October 29, 2009 and concluding on November 9, 2009. The City plans to continue offering...

 

Sevierville Police Department Schedules Collision Avoidance Training for Teen Drivers

In an effort to improve the driving abilities and overall safety of younger drivers, the Sevierville Police Department (SPD) has scheduled a 12-hour Collision Avoidance Training (CAT) seminar on November 20 (4:45PM-9PM) and November 21 (7:45AM-5PM),...

 

SMOKIES WINTER SCHEDULE

SMOKIES WINTER SCHEDULE

      Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced its winter season facility closings schedule.  As cooler weather approaches and visitation decreases, various facilities will close, including 7 of the 10...

 

The Ribbon is Cut and the Doors Open in Gatlinburg

The Ribbon is Cut and the Doors Open in Gatlinburg

Sevierville, TN (October 21, 2009) – With Monday’s grand opening of Sevier County Bank’s Gatlinburg office, the bank continues a year full of growth and expansion.  Earlier this year, the bank opened a new building for...

 

Gatlinburg’s Veteran’s Day Celebration

Gatlinburg’s Veteran’s Day Celebration

GATLINBURG – The prestigious Southeast Tourism Society has designated two additional Gatlinburg Department of Tourism entertainment programs as Top 20 Events for 2009.Gatlinburg’s Veteran’s Day Celebration in November and the...

 

September 2009 County Unemployment Rates

Tennessee's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September 2009 was released last week at 10.5 percent, 0.2 percentage point lower than the August rate of 10.7 percent.  The United States’ unemployment rate for the month...

 

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Help Break Guinness World Record

Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies Help Break Guinness World Record

     Dancers at Ripley’s Aquarium of the Smokies were a part of  helping  break the Guinness World Record  on Saturday, Oct. 24 resulting in about 23,000 people in 32 countries dancing  in”...

 

Seymour High School Veterans Day Program

Seymour High School will host its 16th annual Veterans Day program on Thursday, November 5 @ 1:30 and 7:00.  Friday, November 6 @ 1:30 and Saturday, November 7 @ 7:00.  Admission is free, and all veterans are invited to attend.  Refreshments...

 

Bank Presents Big Check

Bank Presents Big Check

Sevier County Bank presents Friends of the Smokies with a check for $2,000, raised last week during a silent auction held by the bank at their Gatlinburg office grand opening.  Pictured here are (l-r) Sarah Weeks, Friends of the Smokies,...

 

UT MEDICAL CENTER HOLDING FREE LUNG FUNCTION SCREENINGS

The fourth leading cause of death in the United States is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), a lung disease that includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. In conjunction with World COPD Day, The University of Tennessee Medical Center...

 

Football and acting

UT Pregame Showcase Puts Spotlight on Stage and Screen ActingThis week’s College of Arts and Sciences Pregame Faculty Showcase will take football fans to the stage and screen to explore careers in the entertainment industry.  Set...

 

J.J. Clark Announces 2010 Tennessee Track & Field Schedule

J.J. Clark, who is in his first season as the director of track & field for men and women at Tennessee after spending the previous seven years leading the Lady Vols to a pair of NCAA Championships and three SEC titles, released his squads’...

 

O’Reilly – Seymour Herald 411 Race Results

O’Reilly – Seymour Herald 411 Race Results

 Saturday October 24, 2009 – O'Reilly's Steelhead Championship Race – 411 Motor Speedway, Seymour, TN Late Model1. #52 Scott Sexton2. #2 Anthony White3. #47 Brad Hall4. #0 Ross White (Fast Qualifier 14:18)5. #29...

 

Three TV Screens Recovered – Two Arressted

Three TV Screens Recovered – Two Arressted

According to Sevier County Sheriff Ron Seals 2 Sevier County men have been arrested and charged in connection with four burglaries that occurred in Sevier County. Seals states that on Wednesday Oct 21st 2009 SCSO received a suspicious vehicle...