Adler & Hearne plus GRITS August 23rd, Final 2013 Show of Dumplin Valley Series
The Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series wraps up the season Friday August 23rd featuring Adler & Hearne from Winnsboro, TX along with popular local band GRITS from Dumplin Valley. From Texas’ upper east side near the rural arts hamlet of Winnsboro, award-winning performing songwriters Lynn Adler ( Miss Carson-Newman 1976, Graduate Class of 1977) and […]
Tennessee Wilderness Act Highlights Outdoor Recreation Economic Contributions
A recent push by legislatures to designate new wilderness area in the Cherokee National Forest has brought to light the significant economic impact of outdoor recreation. The Tennessee Wilderness Act 2013 was introduced in the Senate by Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker in July and there is hope that it will find favor on the […]
Smashing Opening for Lady Patriots Volleyball
Tuesday, August 20th, 2013, the Lady Patriots jump started the volleyball season with what could be called a simply smashing opening. With the Lady Patriots giving the South Doyle Cherokees a spiking defeat, the Lady Patriots were able to walk away with a hat trick of victories. Due to wonderful teamwork and excellent serving, the […]
Free Hunting Day in Tennessee, August 24, 2013
All Tennesseans are reminded that Saturday, Aug. 24 is the 2013 Free Hunting Day in Tennessee when state residents may hunt without a license. The annual event coincides with the opening day of squirrel season. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency annually provides the free day in hopes of increasing interest in hunting. Squirrel hunting is […]
Jason Michael Carroll Thrills Fans At Jefferson County Fair
The Jefferson County Fair kicked off its 70th year Thursday August 15, 213. The Hillbilly Bonez opened up for Jason Michael Carroll opening night. Hillbilly Bonez is a local band , they performed many different songs before Jason took stage. Jason performed many of his hit songs such as “Alyssa Lies”, “Livin our Love Song”, […]
JCHS Distiguished As REWARD SCHOOL By State DOE – In Top 5% For Progress
The State Department of Education has announced the Tennessee Reward Schools for the 2012-2013 school year and Jefferson County High School has been distinguished as a Reward School. Of the 169 schools that were designated as Reward Schools, 70 were for performance, 83 were for progress and 16 were for a combination of performance and […]
Passing game shines in Eagles’ opening scrimmage
Three different Carson-Newman quarterbacks completed touchdown passes to three different wide receivers in the Eagles’ first intra-squad, situational scrimmage of fall camp. Freshman quarterback Darvia Dubose (Darlington, S.C.) hit junior wideout Jarett Blihovde (Nashville, Tenn.) on a 45-yard post pattern over the middle of the field, while De’Andre Thomas (Milledgeville, Ga.) and Ross Hudson (Heath, […]
Major Expansion Coming to Dollywood
The queen of country music, Dolly Parton, promised a big announcement at the popular theme park that bears her name and she didn’t disappoint. On Wednesday, Parton invited members of the press to join her and Governor Bill Haslam to announce a major expansion of Dollywood that is expected to cost more than $300 million […]
Newly Founded Jefferson County Audit Committee Meets
Monday, August 19th, 2013, the Audit Committee met for its organizational meeting at the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The newly founded committee is a state mandated committee committed to reforming a reoccurring audit finding that has been carried for more than three years. Marty Mills, County Commission Chairman, called the meeting to order and held […]
Mountain View YDC (Youth Development Campus) to Participate in Emanuel Project Mural
The Mountain View YDC in Jefferson County, Tennessee will participate in a nationwide arts program called the ‘Emanuel Project’. The motivational arts program offers a compelling mural project to provide youth in detention a unique hands-on opportunity to work with the nationally renowned painter, sculptor and muralist Emanuel Martinez, as he paints a 558 Square-foot […]
League of Women Voters Annual Potluck Picnic, September 10, 2013
The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County will hold its annual Potluck Picnic on Tuesday, September 10, 2013, at the Emmanuel Baptist Church pavilion, 1916 Overlook Avenue, Jefferson City. This yearly “kickoff” meeting will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a Potluck Picnic dinner followed by an update on upcoming events. Both members and non-members […]
White Pine School PTO Open House and Ice Cream Social, August 22, 2013
PTO Open House and Ice Cream Social will be held Thursday, August 22nd at 6:00. A PTO Meeting and refreshments will be from 6:00 – 6:30 and then all parents and students will have the opportunity to visit their teachers and classrooms from 6:30-7:30. We encourage all parents and students to attend. Thank You
A Guide To Dorm Life: Moving In
With August in mid stream, students are starting to settle back on campuses. Many students choosing to live on campus in dorms find themselves short handed on a few supplies after arriving. Apart from the basic lists provided by the colleges, aka. bedding, towels, ect, students should prep themselves for the unexpected. Command strips and […]
WALTER E. PORTER
WALTER E. PORTER, age 89, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013. He was a veteran of World War II, and a member of First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. He was an avid photographer. Survived by wife, Ann Poore Porter; daughter, Linda Heffner of Dandridge, granddaughter, Brandy Preeschl Black of Boone, […]
CHARLES J. “Charlie” RAY
CHARLES J. “Charlie” RAY, age 54 of Knoxville passed away Wednesday evening, August 14, 2013. Preceded in death by his parents, James “Hotshot” Ray and Mallie Rollins Ray. He is survived by his children, Sherry Moore, Charles Adam Junior Ray, Jeremy Ray, Carrie Ray and Charles James Ray; 14 grandchildren; sisters, Barbara Pruitt, Frances Parton, […]