Red Cross to hold recruitment meeting for disaster volunteers
The American Red Cross will offer its Shelter Operations course on Saturday, March 16 from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Shady Grove United Methodist Church, 1675 Harold Patterson Road, Dandridge, TN.The public is invited to attend and learn how to become involved in the continuing Red Cross volunteer efforts in the local community. Red […]
2013 Jefferson County FCE Quilt Show
The 2013 Jefferson County FCE Quilt Show will be March 21st at Shady Grove United Methodist Church. The Family and Community Education (FCE) Clubs of Jefferson County host this show for the community. Everyone is invited to exhibit and participate in the show and it is open to all interested persons who reside in Jefferson […]
Weekly Livestock Comments March 8, 2013
FED CATTLE: Fed cattle sold mainly steady compared to last week. Prices on a live basis were primarily $127 to $128 while dressed prices ranged from $203 to $204. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $127.72 live, down $0.12 from last week and $203.26 dressed, down $0.04 from a week ago. A year […]
Weekly Crop Comments March 8, 2013
Price Change US Dollar 82.78 +0.41 Crude 91.78 +1.10 Dow 14,397 +307 Cotton and soybean prices are up while corn and wheat prices are down for the week. The Dow Jones closes out the week at an all-time high. The jobs report released today was favorable with unemployment dropping from 7.9% to 7.7%.USDA released their […]
ACT Testing March 19 at JCHS
On Tuesday, March 19, the 11th graders will be taking the ACT. On that date, the only activity on campus will be the 11th graders testing. This test requires a majority of our staff and classrooms to administer. Schedule for each grade: The 9th are not required to attend school on the 19th, because they […]
Eagles add Tusculum Invitational to season schedule
Carson-Newman’s men’s golf team will head to Greeneville, Tenn. to play in the Tusculum Invitational Saturday, March 9 at the Link Hill Country Club. Carson-Newman golf coach John Minor said the Eagles decided to add this tournament at the last minute and hope to use it to not snag a win, but to get some […]
STEVE L. DALTON
STEVE L. DALTON, age 66, of Jefferson City, TN passed away suddenly on March 7, 2013 after a brief illness. Steve was of the Baptist faith. He loved going to yard sales, spending time with his wife, children and grandchildren. Steve worked at Berkline for 43 years as an upholsterer. Steve was selfless and went […]
Tennessee Education Continues To Improve
Civic Enterprises, a public policy firm based in Washington D.C., this week announced that Tennessee schools have made the largest gains in the entire nation with regard to high school graduation rates. Between 2002 and 2010, the statewide high school graduation rate rose over 20 percentage points to an overall rate of 80.4%. Over the […]
Corker Calls for New Approach to Counter North Korean Threat
In Thursday’s hearing to examine U.S. policy toward North Korea, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, noted the failure of decades of U.S. attempts to convince North Korea to abandon its nuclear program and urged the U.S. to consider a new approach to counter the North Korean threat, […]
CASNR students attend International Poultry Expo
How do 19 students get 87 interviews with 27 companies in three days? A group of students from the University of Tennessee College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources did just that when they participated in the College Student Career Program sponsored by the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association. The program was held in conjunction […]
DOROTHY M. NIEDLING
DOROTHY M. NIEDLING, age 83, of Knoxville, TN and formerly of Dandridge passed away Tuesday, March 5, 2013 following a short illness. She was born April 23, 1929 in Marshall, NC, the daughter of the late Hobart and Roxie (Ward) Ball, where she was raised and attended school. She was married to the late Bruce […]
New Market Man Shot By FBI Suspected Part of International Child Pornography Ring
A local man died on Wednesday morning as a result of shooting incident involving the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to information provided by the FBI, agents were attempting to execute a search and arrest warrant when the incident occurred. Federal agents were attempting to arrest the subject for the distribution and possession of child […]
TDOT Conducts Emergency Pothole Repairs I-40 Jefferson County
The Tennessee Department of Transportation is conducting emergency pothole repairs between Interstate mile markers 410-412 in Jefferson County. According to TDOT spokesman Mark Nagi, TDOT is using a process known as continuous patching to address a progressive problem of pot holes in the area. TDOT is employing the more extensive process, which requires milling of […]
Direct Farm Marketing for Success: Marketing Methods to Make You Money Workshops
A one-day Direct Farm Marketing for Success Workshop called Marketing Methods to Make You Money will be held in five locations: March 14 in Jackson, March 15 in Nashville, April 3 in White Pine, April 4 in Athens and April 5 in Monteagle. Register now if you plan to attend – all locations are currently […]
Anti-Income Tax Amendment Sails Through Committee
A constitutional amendment designed to clarify that Tennessee’s Constitution prohibits an income and payroll tax easily passed the House State Government committee this week. The amendment, Senate Joint Resolution 1, specifies that the legislature as well as Tennessee counties and cities shall be prohibited from passing either an income tax or payroll tax, which is a tax on […]
Kingsport Aquatic Center Announces Facebook Page
Anticipation is building for the mid-May opening of the KingsportAquaticCenter, and the region’s residents and visitors can now keep up with the latest developments and news via the center’s new Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/swimkingsport. “Every day people tell me how excited they are about the opening of the Kingsport Aquatic Center and that they look […]