time for 2nd rate status to go

by william haedus

On Saturday, I was asked a very interesting question. “Why don’t people from Sevier County like those of us from Seymour”? Stop and ponder that question for a minute.

My wife and I built a house in Seymour 10 years ago. Since we made the decision to move up on the family land, I have listened to those Seymour High School alumni and others bemoan the fact that the politicians in Sevier County don’t care about us, that all the money in Sevier County stays in Sevierville and even that all of the sports calls go against Seymour. If I have heard “redheaded stepchild” once, I have heard it a thousand times. This has been going on a long time. But why has this been happening? It is quite simple actually, it is because it is allowed and even encouraged. It is a reflection of who we ask to represent us.