Pension Reform Plan Moves Forward In House
Legislation proposed earlier this month to reform the state’s pension plan, the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS), passed out of the House State Government Committee this week with full support from Republican lawmakers. The legislation represents a proactive approach by State Treasurer David H. Lillard and House Republicans to ensure the security of pension benefits […]
House Republicans Continue Push To Lower Sales Tax On Groceries
A bill which seeks to lower the sales tax on groceries from 5.25% to a flat 5.00% passed out of the House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee this week with unanimous support from Republican lawmakers. House Bill 193, which is part of Governor Bill Haslam’s legislative agenda for the year, will take effect beginning July […]
Easter Dinner, Part 6: Strawberry Lemonade Cake
What would a family gathering be without dessert? And what would Easter be without Peeps? This recipe cheats a little in my book by using a boxed strawberry cake mix. If you prefer to make your own cake from scratch, by all means do it. It will only make the cake that much better. To […]
Children’s Easter Pets
Every Easter, children want baby rabbits or baby chicks. Yes or no? Before you hop down the rabbit trail, or purchase a baby chick, there are a few things you should know. Two rabbits are cute, but ten rabbits are a nightmare. So, buy just one, or only rabbits of one sex. If you want […]
Egg Hunting
What’s Easter without an egg hunt? When I was young, my church had an Easter egg hunt the Saturday before Easter. We boiled and colored dozens of eggs the night before. The next day, we went to the church to hide the eggs. We sat on the floor so we couldn’t peak out the windows, […]
Billy Bob For Pope
The recent election of the Pope got me thinking. What if papal elections were like southern politics? There would be signs in every yard: “Billy Bob for Pope.” Now, of course Billy Bob would have to select a papal name if he won the election. He’d select something appropriate to his roots, perhaps Pope Elvis. […]
Easter Egg Safety
My children are anxiously awaiting coloring Easter eggs. We will go on an egg hunt on Saturday and another on Sunday. The kids are always wanting to eat the eggs that they dye and I was wondering if it is safe for them to eat the eggs after the hunts? According to the USDA, eggs […]
Stephenie Meyer’s: The Host
With the film adaptation being released this Friday, I figured it was time to review Stephenie Meyer’s The Host. The Host is a teen sci-fi/romance novel that is often compared to Meyer’s other famous/infamous (depending on who you ask) series, Twilight. There are certainly some similarities. The story revolves around the fate of a young […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is pugnacious. The head governmental hive was swarming last week as three in the hive took a waspish stance. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that the repercussions from an alleged outside action has the Nashville hive on high alert. The low humm is that reaction to the action […]
Spring Athletes
The Jefferson County athletic fields were alive with action last week, as the majority of the Spring Athletes at JCHS were involved in games or meets. On Thursday, the Patriot Men’s Soccer team played host to the Greenville Greene Devils. The Patriots have had a strong season start, handedly defeating both Davy Crockett and Cherokee […]
Young speakers compete in county speech contest
On , March 18th and 19th, area students competed in a county speech contest sponsored by Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal financial services organization. It was held in the main room at the Rescue Squad building in Dandridge Prior to this contest, the students had already won first, second or third place in their […]
Eagles bow to Newberry 8-1
Jen Ott (Knoxville, Tenn.) and Haleigh Chastain (Knoxville, Tenn.) pulled out a 9-8 (10-5) win at no. 2 doubles to salvage the point over Tara Lamers and Ariel Strong. However, Newberry (9-7, 2-2 SAC) won every singles match to stop Carson-Newman’s (4-8, 0-5 SAC) win streak at two matches. Stefy Stand (Portugal) stood her ground […]
Allen seizes win at no. 5 singles, but Newberry plows past C-N
Jonathan Allen (Lenoir City, Tenn.) won a three-set tiebreaker at no. 5 singles with David Sons 4-6, 6-4, 10-2, but Carson-Newman (2-9, 0-5 SAC) dropped its fifth straight SAC match 8-1 to Newberry (8-7, 1-3 SAC) The Wolves swept the doubles point, but Paul Birdsong (Woodstock, Ga.) and Derek Holdway (Woodstock, Ga.) made things interesting […]
Errors doom Eagles as No. 17 Catawba sweeps Carson-Newman
No. 17 Catawba (25-8, 13-5 South Atlantic Conference) swept a pair of seven-run games from Carson-Newman (13-18, 9-9 SAC) 12-5 and 13-6 Saturday afternoon at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex. The Eagles made nine errors between the two games. The losses are Carson-Newman’s 10th and 11th straight – the most consecutive losses in school history. […]