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...
April 19, 2010 9:56 am / no comments
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...
April 19, 2010 9:30 am / no comments
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...
April 19, 2010 7:57 am / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 9:37 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 9:00 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 8:53 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 8:41 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 8:35 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 8:25 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 5:50 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 5:38 pm / no comments
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,...
April 18, 2010 5:32 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 5:23 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 5:16 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 5:06 pm / no comments
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...
April 18, 2010 4:48 pm / no comments
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...
April 17, 2010 11:32 pm / no comments
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...
April 16, 2010 3:40 pm / no comments
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...
April 16, 2010 6:44 am / no comments
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...
April 14, 2010 4:39 am / no comments