Tax Free Weekend Starts July 29, 2016
It’s that time of the year again! Tax Free Weekend will be quickly upon us as the Tennessee lesigslation has decided to change the date of the tax holiday. Instead of the normal first weekend of August, this year’s tax free weekend will be from midnight on Friday July 29th – midnight Sunday July 31st. […]
MARY ALICE MURRAY
Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced later by the funeral home.
A Merry Little Christmas in July
Dog days of summer got you down? Cool off with the icy thoughts of a white Christmas. Christmas in July, that is. While many are setting off on their summer escapades and dreaming of the beach, now is the perfect time to begin preparing for old Saint Nick. Here are some tips that you can […]
Miyamoto & Aonuma’s “The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia”
With the recent E3 information about The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild taking the gaming world by storm, I figured this was a good time to pick up a book I’ve wanted for a few years now. Let me start off by saying that this is going to be a niche review: this time I […]
Where Can I Find the School Dress Code?
I have a daughter who will be attending middle school next year. We would like to go ahead and do some shopping for school clothes but I know that the dress codes are different from elementary school to middle school. Do you have any idea where I might find the dress code? For most schools, […]
A Fine Line
Sometimes there is a fine line between acceptable and faux pas. I’ve noticed that when it comes to relationships, that line is often closely associated with the U.S. penal code’s definition of a felony. I know love is blind, but come on, people. Let’s use some common sense. I’m going to take a moment here […]
Some Dandridge Residents Reporting Discolored Water
Some residents in the Dandridge area may be seeing red, but according to Water Superintendent Mike Norton, that is the color of progress. Recently, the Dandridge Water Department contracted with KUB to bring water to the Dandridge area and customers are now on line with the new water supplier. Though many may see the benefit […]
Classic Cheesecake
Everyone has a favorite cheesecake. For me, it’s simple and plain, firm and dense, with barely a crust at all. And it’s okay if the top cracks after baking – there is no leakage of deliciousness out of it! Feel free to top yours with the pie filling of your choice. I’ll eat mine plain. […]
DOROTHY A. HUNTSMAN
DOROTHY A. HUNTSMAN, age 87, of Dandridge, TN and formerly of Marion, OH passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016. She was born November 4, 1928 in Marion, OH, the daughter of the late Jesse and Ruth Lowry. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Emmett Patrick Huntsman; sister, Ruth Lowry; brother, […]
Jefferson County Mayor Palmieri Offers Rebuttal
Mayor Alan Palmieri response to Comments by Commissioner David Seal Comments by Commissioner Seal in red highlights are responded to by Mayor Alan Palmieri in blue Inflammatory Language It is one thing to veto legislation. It is another thing entirely to add personal accusations and inflammatory language to the media release associated with the veto. […]
Newly Discovered Planet Has 3 Suns
If you thought Luke Skywalker’s home planet, Tatooine, was a strange world with its two suns in the sky, imagine this: a planet where you’d either experience constant daylight or enjoy triple sunrises and sunsets each day, depending on the seasons, which happen to last longer than human lifetimes. Such a world has been discovered […]
Budget Committee Member Seal Addresses Mayoral Statements On Veto
Inflammatory Language It is one thing to veto legislation. It is another thing entirely to add personal accusations and inflammatory language to the media release associated with the veto. As American citizens, we all expect the executive branch to veto legislative action from time to time. The veto process was designed by the founding fathers […]
Tennessee Department of Education Issues Letter of Intent to Award Statewide Testing Contract to Questar
Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that the department intends to award Questar, a national leader in large-scale assessment, a contract to develop and administer Tennessee’s annual state assessments for the 2016-17 school year. In addition, McQueen announced that Tennessee will phase in online administration over multiple years to ensure state, district, […]
General Jimmy Dunn Continues Leadership of District Attorneys
District Attorney General Jimmy Dunn of Cocke County was elected president of the Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference at its annual meeting. He previously served on the Conference’s Executive Committee for several years. As District Attorney for the 4th Judicial District, Dunn serves Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson and Sevier counties. As Conference president, Dunn will lead […]
Path to Renovation Topic of Vigorous Discussion for Facilities Committee
The fate of several county buildings was the driving topic of conversation as the Jefferson County Facilities Committee met for the final time for the fiscal year 2015/16. A difference in approach to dealing with the former Department of Education building and the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse brought discussion and two failed motions that would […]
TDOT to Expand HELP Program in Four Urban Areas
The Tennessee Department of Transportation’s popular HELP program is growing. TDOT was awarded a federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality grant that will allow the department to add more HELP Operators and trucks, as well as expand the routes of the HELP program in West, Middle, and East Tennessee. “In the 15 plus years our […]
