The 27th annual social studies fair was held at Sevierville Middle School on Thursday, and while the boards on display covered topics from Japanese internment camps to the history of Dollywood, this year's event wasn't quite the same.
A longtime Sevierville police officer has filed a compliant against the department claiming he was demoted from captain to sergeant after going to the district attorney general’s office over alteration of police records.
At a workshop session Monday afternoon, the city's Board of Mayor and Aldermen discussed the proposed Fiscal Year 2014 Budget, including some additional projects that will necessitate budget adjustments.
The 27th annual social studies fair was held at Sevierville Middle School on Thursday, and while the boards on display covered topics from Japanese internment camps to the history of Dollywood, this year's event wasn't quite the same.
For 365 days, the Pigeon Forge Tigers have had one goal in mind: Winning the state championship.
Friday night the Tigers did just that, coming from three runs down with three outs to go and riding workhorse ace Wil Crowe's arm to earn a 5-3 victory over the Goodpasture Christian Cougars in extra innings.
Exactly one year ago — to the day — the Pigeon Forge Tigers started planning for today’s game.
Three-hundred and sixty-five days ago, after being eliminated from the state tournament by Goodpasture Christian 3-0, the players and coaches began preparing for another shot.
Their time is now.
The Sevier County High School track and field team earned spots in the finals of four events at today’s TSSAA BlueCross Spring Fling State Championships with their performances in Thursday afternoon’s preliminaries.
Some 5 million people visit the Grand Canyon every year, and almost all of them see it from the top down. It’s impressive. However, not nearly as many have viewed it from the bottom up, rafting along the roughly 270 miles of the Colorado River, a mile or so below the rims.
Chief Justice Earl Warren would sometimes interrupt an argument before his Supreme Court, lean forward and say to the lawyer, “Yes, but is it fair?” Sure, he meant, it might be the law and it might be a pretty good interpretation of the law, but is what you are saying fair.
The year I graduated from high school, Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. were assassinated. The Tet offensive in Vietnam escalated that war and began to turn public opinion against it. The Democratic Convention in Chicago was marred by violence and protests in the streets that helped elect Richard Nixon in November.
Born and reared in the West Tennessee town of Humboldt, I grew up with a knowledge of and respect for Memorial Day, frequently referred to or combined with Decoration Day.
Saturday, November 7, 1953 was Otha Emert Day in Sevier County.
Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail. All people listed within this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
