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Mac and Judy Loveday
Anniversary: Loveday
Mac and Judy Loveday of Sevierville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on May 15, 2012. A family dinner is planned as part of the celebration. Mac Loveday and Judy Spicer were married M...
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Kristen Turner in engaged to Houston Hodges.
Engagement: Turner/Hodges
Glenn and Laura Turner of Sevierville announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Turner, to Houston Hodges, the son of the Patsy McQueen and the late Charles E. Hodges. The bride-elect is ...
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Jones/Hillis Engagement
Terry and Mitzi Burgess of Oak Ridge, Tenn., announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Anne Jones, to Bradley Wayne Hillis, son of Anita Wright of Pigeon Forge. The bride-elect is the gra...
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Ashley Brooke Estep and Timmy Lynn Partin were married April 14, 2012.
Partin/Estep Wedding
Ashley Brooke Estep and Timmy Lynn Partin were married April 14, 2012, at Seymour United Methodist Church, Bradley K. Hyde officiating. The bride is the daughter of William and Karen Estep of Seym...
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Lisa Esch Swartz and Jordan Tate Bozeman are engaged to be married.
Engagement: Swartz/Bozeman
Lisa Esch Swartz and Bill Swartz of Chattanooga announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Marie Swartz, to Jordan Tate Bozeman, son of Lori Hamby Bozeman of Seymour, Tenn. The bride-elect i...
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Kathy Furgal, left, and Sally Lane carefully lay out a quilt belonging to Dolly Parton. The quilt, made for Parton by her aunt Dora Valentine in 1974, is made up of pieces of her stage costumes and will be on display at the 18th Annual A Mountain Quiltfest at the Music Road Convention Center. The event is open to the public from Wednesday through Saturday with judged quilts on display, classes and vendors at Music Road and at the Smoky Mountain Convention Center. (By Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press)
Quilts of Many Colors
Kathy Furgal, left, and Sally Lane carefully lay out a quilt belonging to Dolly Parton. The quilt, made for Parton by her aunt Dora Valentine in 1974, is made up of pieces of her stage costumes and...
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Chelsea Jensen and Toby Koerten are engaged to be married.
Jensen/Koerten Engagement
Robert and Sandra Jensen of Sevierville announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsea Jensen, to Toby Koerten, son of Dr. Jim and Karen Koerten of Sevierville. Toby proposed on bended knee at ...
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Sandra Kay Trentham and Larry Neal McMahan are to be married.
Trentham/McMahan Engagement
Sandra Kay Trentham and Larry Neal McMahan announce their engagement. The bride-elect is the daughter of Bob Trentham and Frankie Barnes. The prospective groom is the son of Fred W. McMahan of Gat...
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Kenneth and Joann Huff of Sevierville are celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary.
Huff Anniversary
Kenneth and Joann Huff of Sevierville are celebrating their 63rd wedding anniversary. The couple were married March 12, 1949, in Angola, Ind., with Gerald and Beverly Chub serving as witnesses. M...
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Joy Lee and J. Paul Cannon of Sevierville celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on March 1.

Joy Lee and J. Paul Cannon of Sevierville celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on March 1. Joy Lee Reed and J. Paul Cannon were married March 1, 1947 in the parsonage of the New Hopewell Bapt...
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Rachel Rowe and Matthew Hassenboehler were married Feb. 25, 2012.
Hassenboehler-Rowe Wedding
Rachel Rowe and Matthew Hassenboehler were married Feb. 24, 2012, at Smoky Mountain Wedding Chapel, Clifford Negrite officiating. The bride is the daughter of Karen and Rodney Bixler of Sevier Cou...
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Music Heals concert set for March 8
SEVIERVILLE — Many say laughter is the best medicine, but several local and area artists are hoping that Music Heals. Music Heals is the name of a fundraising concert for the American Cancer Socie...
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Ralph and Evelyn Hodge of Kodak celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on Dec. 31, 2011.
Anniversary: Hodge
Ralph and Evelyn Hodge of Kodak celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary on Dec. 31, 2011. Evelyn Pauline Rosenbaum and Ralph Hodge are both retired. The couple has seven children.
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Wanda and Lonnie Derrick have been married 50 years.
Anniversary: Derrick
Wanda and Lonnie Derrick of Sevierville will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a gathering from 3-5 p.m. Jan. 8, 2012, at Bethel Baptist Church Family Life Center. Friends and relatives...
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Wedding: Sanchez/Guerrero
Pamella Guerrero and Isidro Granados Sanchez were married Nov. 19, 2011, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Father Bartholomew Leon officiating. Music was provided by Jennifer Setzer. The bride is the...
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Wedding: Baker/Bewley
Kandice DeMeille Bewley and David Ryan Baker were married at 10 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Walt Disney World Pavilion. Pastor Stephen Owenby of Rogersville, Tenn., cousin of the groom, officia...
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Lori Sharp practices her role as Susie Snowflake.
Get the Picture: WSCC show choir develops a ‘Christmas Portrait’
SEVIERVILLE — Do you need a little Christmas? Right this very minute? Then the Backbeat show choir from Walters State Community College is ready to infuse you with cheer. The college’s “Christmas ...
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Bob and Jan Waikel of Gatlinburg will be celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on Nov. 25, 2011.
Waikel 55th Anniversary
Bob and Jan Waikel of Gatlinburg will be celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary on Nov. 25, 2011. They are the owners of Skin Mountain Chalet Rentals and Foothills Realty Company. Originally ...
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Paige Elizabeth Lawson and Nicholas Dane Vantrease were married Aug. 20, 2011.
Wedding: Vantrease/Lawson
Paige Elizabeth Lawson and Nicholas Dane Vantrease were married Aug. 20, 2011, at Middlebrook Pike United Methodist Church in Knoxville. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dwayne C. Lawso...
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Seymour Middle School Madrigal planned
Rapunzel, Rapunzel Let Down Your Heir A Madrigal Feaste! With the Seymour Eagle Ensemble The King’s Market Place opens at 5:30 p.m. December 8 & 9 --- 6:30 p.m. --- Seymour First Baptist Chur...
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Emily Danielle Huff and Caleb Thomas Boaz were married Sept. 17, 2011.
Wedding: Boaz/Huff
Emily Danielle Huff and Caleb Thomas Boaz were married Sept. 17, 2011, at Hunter Valley Farm in Knoxville, with Ron Wheeler officiating. Music was provided by Joy Wingfield. The bride is the daugh...
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WEDDING: Tarwter/Smith
Alysia Ann Smith and Douglas Glenn Tarwater were married Oct. 1, 2011, at The Lily Barn Gazebo, Townsend. Retired Methodist Deacon Mary Kathryn Crone officiated. The bride is the daughter of Dr. ...
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Amy Williams and Greg P. Pressley will be married Oct. 23 at Bethel Baptist Church.
Engagement: Williams/Pressley
Troy and Judy Pat Williams of Sevierville announce the engagement of their daughter, Amy S. Williams, to Greg P. Pressley, son of W. Hugh Pressley of Sevierville and the late Sheila Pressley. The ...
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Performers in Walters State’s Backbeat show choir rehearse Monday for their “Backbeat Jukebox” performance Thursday and Friday at the college’s Sevierville campus. (Curt Habraken/The Mountain Press)
Walters State students plan ‘jukebox’ show
SEVIERVILLE — Walters State’s Professional Entertainment Program plans to spotlight its singers and dancers in “Backbeat Jukebox.” Showtime is 7 p.m. on Thursday and Friday in the Conner-Short Cen...
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How to submit engagement, wedding and anniversary announcements
The Mountain Press publishes wedding, engagement and anniversary announcements and photos free of charge to subscribers of the newspaper. There is a $25 charge, payable in advance, for others wishi...
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Arts & Entertainment
Editor’s Note: The Arts/Entertainment calendar is printed as space permits. Events within a two-hour drive will be considered. To place an item phone (865) 428-0748, ext. 212, or e-mail to editor@t...
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Arts & Entertainment Calendar
See full lineup of events and activities scheduled in Sevier County and surrounding areas.
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Winners in the 2009 Baby Miss category include from left: best personality, Kylie Weaver; second place and photogenic, Mackenzie Grace Troutman; best smile and pretties hair, Isabella Grace Nichols; third place, prettiest eyes and best dressed, Chiannah Antigonne Rose Ruckart.
Holiday of Hope 2010
The Mountain Press is presenting its 2nd Holiday of Hope pageant benefiting the American Cancer Society's Relay For Life of Sevier County.
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