The Buzzz!!
The buzz this week is about competition. The historic hive has found itself in a quandary and it could be a triangle of nasty for the nest. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that while some in the hive are focused on keeping the nip out of town, the same consideration is in short […]
Pay Close Attention When It Seems Slow
Though December is usually a down month in Jefferson County, this year seems to be the exception. It seems that this is the month that those proposing questionable ventures come before the municipalities, hoping to slip by in the blur of holiday lights and good will to men. This is the second year that Dandridge […]
James Dashner’s: The Maze Runner
With the film adaptation coming next September, I have heard many mentions of James Dashner’s The Maze Runner lately. In a similar style to The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner (the first book in a series of the same name) is a sci-fi/dystopian teen-oriented novel that is immensely popular, especially in the last few months. […]
Chicken Taco Pasta
This is one of those not-sure-what-to-make-don’t-really-want-to-cook-wonder-what-I-have-in-the-kitchen kind of recipes. And it turned out great. This would also be good substituting rice for the pasta and serving inside a burrito. Hmm, that might be tomorrow night’s meal. Ingredients 12 oz. medium size pasta, such as cavatappi or fusilli 2 t olive oil 2 chicken breasts, cut […]
Silk for Christmas (encore’)
Silk for Christmas Still wondering what would be a very special gift for Christmas? I have a great idea that combines luxury and health, a pure silk comforter, pillows, sheets or shams. Why pure mulberry silk? Oh, there is a wealth of healthy reasons for sleeping on silk. The first is pure silk is hypoallergenic […]
Narcoleptic Shoppers
The Christmas season is tiring. Oh, it’s loving and magical and all that stuff, too, but it’s downright exhausting. For instance, I’ve taken three cat naps writing these first two sentences. For the record, there is a slim possibility my fatigue is related to age, but for obvious reasons, I’m going with holiday exhaustion. There […]
White Pine Kicks Off Christmas Season With Annual Parade
White Pine kicked off the Christmas Parade Season in Jefferson County on Saturday, December 7, 2013. The annual event started at dusk to showcase the beautifully lit floats and folks lined the streets in anticipation. Jefferson County High School Patriots Marching Band added a musical flair to the stretch of participants riding and driving through […]
Do You Know WHAT This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are announced each week. Congratulations to Sandi Jordan Sandi was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: A Chestnut
Christmas is Coming
One really cannot avoid the fact that the best known Christian holiday is right around the corner. Many non-Christians play into the holiday with apparent joy, anti-Christians argue about public language concerning the season (and decorations on government property), and Wall Street anticipates the results of retailers. Christians of a liturgical tradition (like me) become […]
2013 Jefferson County Patriots Honored
The Patriot Academy was the site of this year’s football banquet on Monday, November 25. Coaches, players, family, and friends all gathered in the cafeteria to honor and celebrate Jefferson County High School’s Patriot football players. Catered by Buddy’s Bar-B-Q, patrons enjoyed food and drinks while coaches from the freshman and varsity handed out awards […]
Holiday Events Around Jefferson County
Nov. 21- Dec. 15 Downtown Dandridge Christmas Decoration Contest November 28 Thanksgiving November 29 Nutcracker Sweet, W.L. Mills Auditorium 7pm Nov. 29-30 Open House (The Shoppes at RoperMansion & The Maxwell House) November 30 Small Business Saturday Photos with Santa (Madison J Photography) at the Lollipop Shop Downtown tours – […]
RACHEL CATE QUARLES
RACHEL CATE QUARLES, age 77, of Talbott, TN went to be with the Lord on December 6, 2013 at Tennova Turkey Creek Medical Center. She was a member of Lebanon Baptist Church and retired from Walmart after 17 years service. She was a devoted mother and grandmother. Preceded in death by husband, Billy Jon Quarles; […]
JANIE WEBB NOE
JANIE WEBB NOE, age 62, of Dandridge, TN passed away Thursday, December 05, 2013 following a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Tom and Norma Gaby Webb. Preceded in death by her grandparents, Walt and Texie Gaby. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Morristown where she was […]
Join Friends of the Smokies for a Half-Day Holiday Hike in Sugarlands
Get in the holiday spirit with Friends of the Smokies’ final Classic Hike in 2013. Join renowned hiking author and guide, Danny Bernstein, December 17 on Old Sugarlands Trail for a short day-hike to Sugarlands Cemetery and last-minute holiday shopping trip at Sugarlands Visitors Center. Participants will enjoy a 5 mile hike along Little Pigeon […]
Corker Objects to Shutting Out U.S. Textile Firms in Defense Bill
In a letter to Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin, D-MI, and Ranking Member Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member on the Foreign Relations Committee, objected to attempts to include language in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 that would shut out U.S. textile firms from selling products to Department […]
AO Banquet Nets $35K, Helps Ministry Catch-up from Banner Year
AO Banquet Nets $35K, Helps Ministry Catch-up from Banner Year by Mark Brown, Carson-Newman University Relations While Appalachian Outreach experienced what leaders call “a remarkable 2013,” the banner year took an understandable toll on the ministry’s finances. The ministry made great strides recently with its first annual fundraising dinner, which yielded more than $35,000 from […]