Tag Archives: Sevier County

Fall is the time to wean and market calves born last spring. Producers use different methods to wean calves, but according to Andrew Griffith, University of Tennessee Extension livestock marketing specialist, some methods are better than others when it comes to the health of the animal. “The methods that result in fewer health problems are largely desired by many cattle ...

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Sevier County is kicking off its annual event and invites everyone to come and learn about how to help the American Cancer Society save more lives from cancer. The Relay for Life of Sevier County Kickoff will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015 at RiverStone Resort Conference Room, ...

The fall foliage is not the only thing to see in Sevier County during October. The fall 10-Mile Yard Sale is coming up and places along the route are already sold out of vendor spots. The 10-Mile Yard Sale will be held 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2015 in Sevierville, Tenn. This must see, one-day only ...

The Sevier County 4-H Poultry Show was held recently at the Sevier County Fairgrounds in Sevierville, Tenn. The event highlighted the year for 4-H’ers participating in the 4-H Chick Chain Project. Joseph Widner, Seymour High School, exhibited the Grand Champion Pen of Pullets. Andrew Spinosa, Sevierville Intermediate School, exhibited the Reserve Champion Pen and also received the award for Best ...

A multi-agency task force set out early this morning to round up 119 people on drug presentments returned by a recent Sevier County Grand Jury. The drug charges were the result a six-month undercover operation by the Sevier County Sheriff’s Street Crimes Unit, a joint effort consisting of officers from the Sheriff’s Office, and police departments from the cities of ...

Sevierville Police arrested two people from Knoxville who allegedly attempted to make a purchase at a local Sevier County flea market with counterfeit money. Officers with the Sevierville Police Department responded to a call from a security guard at the Great Smokies Flea Market, 220 West Dumplin Valley Road in Kodak, Tenn. just before 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 12, ...

Sevier County businesses are seeking to fill hundreds of open positions at the Sevier County Job Fair. The Sevier County Job Fair will be held Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, from noon until 6 p.m. at the Tennessee Smokies Baseball Park, 3540 Line Drive in Kodak, Tenn. (I-40 Exit 407). The following businesses are participating in the Sevier County Job Fair: ...

Sevier Solid Waste is planning to build a biomass gasification plant, its second major project this year in an effort to become a zero waste facility. Sevier Solid Waste has hired PHG Energy to build a new biomass gasification plant capable of cleanly converting more than 30 tons of composted material daily into thermal energy while producing a valuable high-carbon biochar. ...

Sevier County students in fourth through twelfth grades may soon sign up for local 2015-2016 4-H clubs. 4-H is the youth organization of the United States Department of Agriculture and The University of Tennessee Extension. It is offered to all 4-12 grade young people in Sevier County regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. 4-H encourages youth ...

Ripken Baseball has announced Mike Kremblas, coach of the Knoxville Stars 9u baseball team, as one of the nine finalists in the 2015 Ripken Baseball Youth Coach of the Year Award. Together, Ripken Baseball and Baseball America are on a mission to celebrate youth coaches who represent “The Ripken Way” pillars – character, commitment, community, family, fun, integrity, passion, perseverance ...