Tag Archives: Seymour

As a realtor, I’m often approached at social functions, basketball games, or church picnics by friends and friends of friends seeking professional advice about buying real estate or listing a home for sale. The question usually begins something like this, “If I were to sell my house – not saying I am going to sell my house – but just for ...

A Seymour man that served as a music leader at a local church faces charges of sexual contact with a minor from the congregation. 35-year-old John L. Steger, of Seymour, was arrested after an investigation revealed he allegedly had unlawful sexual contact and solicited a minor, says the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office. The parents of a 15-year-old juvenile contacted the ...

Local law enforcement officers launched a round up early yesterday morning after a six-month undercover sting dubbed Operation Spring Fever resulted in 73 indictments by a Sevier County Grand Jury. The Sevier County Street Crimes Unit, a special task force made up of officers from the Sevier County Sheriff’s Office, and the police departments of Sevierville, Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg, ...

A former Sevier County man faces murder charges in the death of his girlfriend, who was found dead her Seymour home in 2014. The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office says Nicholas D. Taylor, 68, has been arrested in Butler County, Ohio for the murder of 72-year-old Susan K. Kokenge. Taylor and Kokenge were in a relationship and lived together at a ...

A two-vehicle accident Thursday morning in Seymour has left one man dead and another injured. A fatal head on collision occurred between two vehicles on Maryville Highway in Seymour just after 8:30 a.m. on April 14, 2016, closing the two-lane road for hours. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Joseph J. Earnest of Seymour was driving a white four ...

A fundraising event for the Tri-County Lions Club will offer dancing and karaoke to the music of the 1950–60s, and an Elvis Show. The family friendly event is planned for Friday, April 8, 2016 at Andy’s Junction, 202 Williams Road in Seymour, Tenn. (behind Connie’s Kitchen). Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the dance begins at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will ...

People looking for employment are invited to participate in a Sevier County Job Fair where they can meet employers with available positions and utilize the services of the Career Coach, a mobile job center. The 19th Annual Sevier County Job Fair will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2016 at the Holiday Inn Convention Center, ...

A head on collision on Chapman Highway over the weekend has left three residents of Sevier County dead. According to the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Chapman Highway just south of the Simpson Road intersection in Knoxville at about 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016. 43-year-old Herman R. Maldonado, of Sevierville, Tenn., was traveling northbound on Chapman ...

Steel recycler Gerdau has named John Rauhuff as 2015 Employee of the Year at its Knoxville mill. He was nominated by coworkers and selected by the administration in recognition of his outstanding work ethic and ability to make good suggestions for process improvement. Rauhuff was honored at a company dinner along with other Employee of the Month winners. “These employees ...

A fireman with the Seymour Volunteer Fire Department is in the running to become Fireman of the Year. Americanism is one of the Four Pillars of the American Legion. As a part of this program, each Post of the American Legion annually nominates a Policeman, Fireman, EMT, or Eagle Scout of the Year. American Legion Post 104 in Sevierville held ...