Jefferson City Old Time Saturday Festival
Jefferson City’s Old Time Saturday Festival filled the streets downtown with attendees and booths this past Saturday, October 4th. Business booths offered everything from Mossy Creek campus clothing to food and accessories, ensuring that there was always something at hand that any member of the ocean of attendees could purchase. The festival also sported two […]
Patriots Shut Out Cocke County in Homecoming Game 42-0
Friday, October 4th, was homecoming for the Jefferson County Patriots. The Patriots took on the Cocke County Fighting Cock’s, looking for a victory at Shannon Field. Jefferson County won the coin toss and declined to kick off first, having Cocke County receive, which they would be defending the north goal. On Cocke County’s first drive, […]
Hurricanes Edge Out Lady Patriots In Final Home Game
Thursday, October 3rd, the Lady Patriots played their final home game of the regular season against Morristown East’s Hurricanes. Even though the Lady Patriots put up a good fight, the Hurricanes came out on top, winning all three games. The first game, Morristown East won twenty-five to twenty-one, despite a valiant effort from the Patriots’ […]
She’s a stalker
When your brain works like mine, an epiphany can be as disturbing as it is enlightening. Unfortunately, I realized something today I don’t quite know how to process. You see, my daughter and my dog want to switch places. Oh, the evidence is clear. It’s the motivation that has me dumbfounded. Let’s see what you […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz this week is all about who is in and who is out. As the time for yea and nay approaches, the swarm is in high gear and some of the drones are looking to fly sway home. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that the head governmental hive may bee without one […]
Thank You
It has been a sad and stressful week in Jefferson County. The recent tragic wreck on I-40 that ended 8 lives and injured 14 others, combined with other accidents, has made many pause and reassess the blessings in their life. As a community, Jefferson County made me proud this week. Certainly, we have our issues, […]
Choose Carefully
I purchased some beautiful potted mums a few weeks ago, thinking that they would last well into the season. Unfortunately, they are already turning brown and don’t look very nice anymore. The stems and leaves still look good and I was wondering if they will bloom again or should I just toss them out and […]
Matte Make Up
Hello darlings, big make-up news is the matte look. For the last few years the dewy, dripping with moisture and shine, look was the fashion for face and nails. Now, buy a different make-up base to start with, of course, one that is labeled matte finish,. Do not think powder is the trick, the look […]
Grandmother’s Sweet Tea
My husband loves his Grandmother’s sweet tea. When we got married, one of her gifts to me included a plastic pitcher, a bag of Handi Wipes, liquid sweetener, and her sweet tea recipe. I did not grow up being a sweet tea drinker (or any kind of tea drinker), so I was skeptical that I […]
Stranger Than Fiction: The Ghost Trial
Greenbrier County, West Virginia was the site of one of the most unusual murder trials in U.S. history. The accused was tried, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison based on the testimony of a ghost. This stranger than fiction tale began on January 23, 1897, when Elva Zona Heaster was found dead at […]
Remember this movie?
Halloween is just around the corner and horror movies are on every screen around. I remember the “good ones” from the past, do you? How about, “Don’t worry ‘bout it m’aam, Cujo won’t hurt him. ”Hurt him, my foot, that big scary rabid dog sure wasn’t “Old Yeller” (Cujo 1983). Do you remember the heartbreaking […]
Adaptive Behavior
Self help/adaptive behavior is one of the six domains of early childhood development, along with gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language and social/emotional. Self help skills begin developing early in a child’s life, and follows other development. One of the first major milestones in self help skill is holding a bottle. While holding your child […]
The Fool and Experience
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who like aphorisms and those who don’t. In case you missed it, the “there-are-two-kinds” introduction is a sort of prequel to aphorism! With this in mind, you intuitively know that I like them! Our own Benjamin Franklin continues to this very day to be the […]
Mary Shelley’s 1818 horror classic: Frankenstein
With Halloween just around the bend, it seemed about time that I reviewed some horror novels. I know for a fact I have mentioned and recommended this book before, but I figured it was about time that it received a proper review: it’s time to look at Mary Shelley’s 1818 horror classic, Frankenstein. Now, I […]
Rush Strong School Homecoming
Homecoming activities took place Thursday evening before Rush Strong played host to Edgemont. This year’s homecoming court consisted of fifteen girls. Representing the sixth grade homerooms were Summer Ballard, Amaya Brewer and Megan Gideon. The seventh grade representatives were Brittany Craig, Kendall Hancock, Georgia Messer, Olivia Shelton, Gracie Smith and Alexis Wood. The eighth grade […]
Celebrating National 4-H Week
For more than 103 years, the 4-H Youth Development Program of Tennessee has been engaging youth in activities that help develop skills for a lifetime. These skills range from communication to community service and from goal setting to leadership. Regardless of the skill learned, the benefit gathered from a young person participating in the 4-H […]