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Tennessee graduates are less likely to have student loan debt than students in other states, and those who do owe less. That good news comes from the new Project on Student Debt report, issued by the nonprofit Institute for College Access &...
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting for volunteers to participate in the Adopt-a-Cabin (AAC) program, which will provide light maintenance on selected cabins among the Park’s over 90 historic structures. The AAC program joins...
Seymour Primary School teacher Jane Boling was recently named the 2012 Sevier County Special Education Teacher of the Year. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Jane Boling, a teacher of students with intellectual disabilities at Seymour Primary School...
F. Carroll McMahan is a native of Sevierville. His family has lived in Sevier County for seven generations. With a life- long interest in history, he was delighted by the opportunity to compile and edit this photographic history of his hometown....
Sevier County Delegates to the Eastern Region 4-H Fashion & Design Conference include from (front row) Sarah Anne Bowyer, Annie Ownby, Cierra Yount, Meredith Finchum; (middle row) Kristen Burroughs, Courtney Gibson; back row – Brieann...
As with all county services, the implementation of any change is largely a budgetary issue and 911 services in Sevier Count is no exception to that truth. The Sevier County Emergency Communications District, which manages the area 911 service,...
The Southern League All-Star Game will once again return to Smokies Park and East Tennessee June 19. The best players from the Southern League North Division and South Division will square off before the great fans of East Tennessee and a national...
Dr. Bill Bass will hold a discussion of his newest book at an event later this month. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Dr. Bill Bass, world renowned, forensic anthropologist, will entertain guests during a discussion of his forensic work and new...
James Adam West (The Herald/SCSD) A Knox County man has been arrested in connection with a home invasion robbery that occurred on Monday June 4th at a home on Bent Rd. in Sevier County. Sevier County investigators working with Knox County Sheriffs...
A Jefferson County man has been arrested in connection with a home burglary that occurred in Sevier County. On May 18 a residence at 1639 Moon Court was burglarized and several items were taken. Investigators were called to the scene where they...
More than 80,000 music lovers are expected to attend this year’s Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester. (The Herald/Facebook Photo) For over a decade, the Middle Tennessee city of Manchester in Coffee County has hosted one of the...
A Sevier County man was shot last Wednesday at a home on Yellow Breeches Road. Sevier County officers responded to a 911 call at 1015 Yellow Breeches Road after the caller said her boyfriend, who lived nearby, was on his way to her family’s...
State Senator Doug Overbey (R-Maryville) said Tuesday that he has been informed by the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) that a $20,250 grant has been approved for the Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport. The grant, which will be combined...
Linda Ogle (The Herald/Submitted Photo) Several new officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Walters State Community College Foundation trustees on May 22 at the college’s Morristown campus. Linda Ogle, a businesswoman from Pigeon...
A strong community is not unlike a computer. It needs good hardware — transportation, housing and infrastructure — and software — education, health care and workforce development. A groundbreaking study conducted by University of Tennessee,...
Pictured left to right are- Friends President Jim Hart, Tobias Miller & Christine Hoyer- Trails Forever crew supervisors, Friends Board Member Jack Williams, Deputy Superintendent Kevin FitzGerald, Superintendent Dale Ditmanson. (The Herald/Jack...
More than 1,200 kindergarten through college teams from 21 foreign countries, the Canadian provinces and 41 U.S. states will compete in Knoxville next week for world honors in Destination Imagination’s 2012 Global Finals youth problem-solving...
Tommy Bullen poses with unpainted trophies for the 8th Annual Bloomin’ BBQ & Bluegrass. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The talented potters at The Old Mill’s Pigeon River Pottery are back at it again – hand sculpting custom trophies...
Appalachia Service Project (ASP), a non-profit Christian home repair ministry, will repair homes free of charge this summer for Sevier County families in need. Using volunteer labor, ASP provides free home repair for low-income clients chosen...
Seymour students make their way into the Hollywood-themed prom. (The Herald/Submitted Photo) The Hollywood-themed Seymour High School prom, which was held April 28 at the Knoxville Convention Center, was well-attended from beginning to end. “There...
