The man once credited with helping save the county’s Court Appointed Special Advocate program, which aids children in the court system, is now charged with embezzling from the origination he helped salvage.
After a prolonged absence from school, thanks to a series of winter storms hitting the county over the past two weeks, Sevier County teachers and students will face many challenges when they get back to classes on Monday.
Given the large amounts of snow and ice that the county has seen in the last two weeks, the tourism industry, the county's most prominent industry, could have faced some setbacks.
John Fisher gestured toward the nearby marker board, right above where the newly won Region 2-AA championship plaque rested.
It didn’t take long for Northview Academy to figure out just how tough an opponent they’d drawn in the Region 1-A quarterfinals on Friday night.
There was a 10-1 start, a rare win over Maryville and two come-from-behind victories in the district tournament.
As the drama of two llamas racing through the streets of an Arizona city captivated TV audiences as scores of folks on social media last week, my brain shot back to my first journalism job out of college and an odd call we heard over the police scanner.
Seeing an arrest report of the one-time executive director of the local branch of the Court Appointed Special Advocates brought a measure of sadness around The Mountain Press newsroom on Friday.
Another week, another couple rounds of winter weather. And yet again, our police, fire and rescue and area road workers did an outstanding job keeping folks safe and commerce going.
Maybe I'm just not the target audience for some digital news outlets.
A book I have enjoyed reading and referring to over the years is “The Hidden Persuaders” by Vance Packard. In the book, first published in 1957, Packard wrote of psychological techniques used by merchandisers and advertisers to lead consumers to purchase products and services. He also revealed various techniques used by savvy politicians and organizations to get votes. With his explanations, Packard also questioned the morality of such tools. As a motivational speaker and writer, I, of course, realize the validity of the right motivational tools or techniques used correctly in positive ways.
How did Wendy Welch and her husband establish, against difficult odds, a successful used bookstore in Big Stone Gap, Va., population 5,643?
Editor’s Note: The following information was taken from the intake reports at the Sevier County Jail.All people listed in 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 in 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 in this report are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
