Archive for: April, 2010

Bat Tests Positive for White Nose Syndrome

     Biologists at Great Smoky Mountains National Park have received confirmation that one Little Brown bat collected from its hibernating refuge in the Park’s White Oak Blowhole cave tested positive for Geomyces destructans...

 

Knowledge is the key to open the world

Knowledge is the key to open the world

By Jim Callicott     What does a Library Assistant and a Chinese Acrobat have in common?  In this case, both have advanced in their chosen careers and books have been the common denominator.      Janet...

 

Candidates Speak at Seymour School

Candidates Speak at Seymour School

By Brooke Stevensonbrooke@seymourherald.com     Fourteen candidates for Sevier County Commission in Districts 6, 9, and 10 spoke their minds at the Seymour Primary School last Thursday.      Each candidate...

 

Peter Pan and Other Works

     The Appalachian Ballet Company will present Peter Pan, a classical ballet and two contemporary works  in one show.      Three short works will round out the first act followed by the story of...

 

UT Researchers Compete on National Mall for EPA P3 Award

UT Researchers Compete on National Mall for EPA P3 Award

      KNOXVILLE — A team of researchers from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, will be showcasing technology they developed to improve the quality of life for rural residents on April 24 and 25 on the National...

 

UT Graduate Program in Nation’s Top 10

     KNOXVILLE — The University of Tennessee, Knoxville's nuclear engineering graduate program is now a top 10 program, according to the U.S. News and Word Report 2011 graduate rankings. The program was ranked ninth...

 

Fatality on the Spur

     A single motor vehicle accident that occurred at about 1:30 a.m.  April 15 on the Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge Spur in Great Smoky Mountains National Park killed the passenger and sent the driver to The University of...

 

UT Music Festival

     The University of Tennessee announced its  lineup for the 8th annual VOLAPALOOZA concert including Passion Pit with special guest star Flogging Molly and opener Asher Roth.        The...

 

Last Month’s Unemployment Rate

      NASHVILLE – Tennessee Commissioner of Labor & Workforce Development James Neeley announced today Tennessee’s unemployment rate for March was 10.6 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from...

 

Veterinary Social Work Summit

     KNOXVILLE – A Veterinary Social Work Summit will be held from May 13 through 16 at the Marriott Hotel in Knoxville.     The summit provides an opportunity for veterinary social workers, other...

 

Entrepreneurs Jumpstart Business Thanks to ‘Vol Court’ Program

Entrepreneurs Jumpstart Business Thanks to ‘Vol Court’ Program

      KNOXVILLE — A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, undergraduate student and a 2009 graduate have been given the tools to grow their own business, thanks to the Vol Court program at UT.     Daniel...

 

Seymour Students Clean Streams

     Seymour High School science students are volunteering to spend Earth Day cleaning up a section of streams in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.       Approximately 80 students, teachers,...

 

Police Seek Help in Identifying Suspects

Police Seek Help in Identifying Suspects

     The Sevierville Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying two people suspected of stealing 64 cartons of cigarettes from a local gas/convenience store April 8.     According...

 

Team to Compete in DOE Solar Decathlon

Team to Compete in DOE Solar Decathlon

     KNOXVILLE — Team Living Light, an interdisciplinary group at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has been accepted into the Solar Decathlon 2011, a Department of Energy event that challenges students to design...

 

Arts & Culture Alliance Members Show

Arts & Culture Alliance Members Show

      Knoxville – The Arts & Culture Alliance presents its 2010 Members Show, the largest annual exhibition of local artists in the Greater Knoxville area.      The mix of two- and three-dimensional...

 

Health Check Event Scheduled

     Covenant Health Check, one of the area's largest and most comprehensive annual health screening events, is scheduled in Sevierville this month.      The  Sevierville Health Check is sponsored...

 

Funds Raised For Brave Volunteers

Funds Raised For Brave Volunteers

Saturday the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department held a fund raiser at the intersection of Chapman Hwy. and Hwy. 411. Many motorists tossed dollars and change into the buckets to help support the good work that our local volunteer fire department...

 

Seymour Coach Resigns

Seymour Coach Resigns

Coach Andy Rines from Seymour High School resigned this week as head coach of the Seymour Lady Eagles Basketball Team. Coach Rines compiled a 40-19 record during his two seasons, leading the Lady Eagles to the sectional in 2009 and to an...

 

Lady Trotters are State-Bound!

Lady Trotters are State-Bound!

The 12-Under Regional State Qualifier Tournament was held in Campbell County April 9-11. Local girls that comprise the Lady Trotters battled and took home the honor of Runner-Up, which qualifies their team for the State Tournament which will...

 

Early voting – Meet & Greet

Early voting has started in Sevier County. The most important thing I’d like to emphasis to everyone that is registered, you need to get out and vote. In my opinion there is no excuse, no matter what, other than hospitalization.It’s...