JOHN ALDEN STARNES
John Alden Starnes, age 77, of Jefferson City, TN went to be with the Lord Jesus Christ on 24 February 2014. He was born 27 March 1936 to Hazel Leora Cloyes and Thomas Albert Starnes of West Asheville, NC. John graduated from Ben Lippen High School in Asheville, NC. He subsequently attended Wayland Baptist College […]
Do You Know WHAT This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic REPLY at the bottom of this page, or Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are revealed each week. Congratulations to Lisa Mead Lisa was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Okra
Signal Light Likely Stalled For Current School Year
Jefferson County will likely have to wait until the 2014-2015 school year to see the benefits of the proposed signal light at the intersection of Highway 92 and Dumplin Valley. The Jefferson County School Board, Jefferson County and the Town of Dandridge have partnered with the Tennessee Department of Transportation in a signal light project […]
Patriots Top Hilltoppers, 61-53
It was the first round of the TSSAA Region 1-3A basketball tournament, Saturday night. However, someone forgot to tell Jefferson County and Science Hill that this was not the championship game. The energy in the building was as high as the energy on the court, and the two teams definitely left everything on the floor. […]
Polymath
Well, there’s a word for you! It comes from the Greek (as you erudite readers already guessed) and refers to a person who is highly and broadly educated. A synonym that has fallen out of usage is “renaissance man”. Polymaths are people who have received a liberal (“broad”) education and have literally “learned much” from […]
Wagley Weighs In On Small Business Outlook
A recent Wells Fargo/ Gallup Poll has pointed to a resurgence in optimism for small business owners in numbers that have not been reported since the third quarter of 2008. Locally, Jefferson County has struggled to find its foothold during the shaky economic years that recently plagued the Nation. In an interview with Garrett Wagley, […]
Lady Patriots Keep Rolling
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots kept rolling Friday night in the first round of the region 1-3A tournament. They continued their run of stingy defense as they held the 4-seed, Daniel Boone, to just 33 points. Jefferson County would outscore the Lady TrailBlazers, 32-19 in the second half and cruise to a 50-33 win to […]
Remember Pinewood Derby Cars?
This is the time of the year for the big race that has been a part of boyhood rite of passage. I saw a picture on Facebook of a Pinewood Derby racecar, and it brought back so many memories. Watching my son and his father go through the process of building the perfect racing machine […]
What Can Go Wrong
Infectious diseases, medication and environmental toxins may affect the developing embryo. Some of these may or may not affect the mother but can be passed to the fetus. Many diseases are caused by viruses, which easily pass between mother and fetus. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that infects most people at some point in […]
DINING WITH DEMOCRATS SCHEDULE CHANGE FOR MARCH
Due to renovation at Perkins during the first week of March, our First Friday Dining With Democrats dutch treat lunch has been moved back one week. We will meet together for our March lunch on Friday, March 14, at 11:30 a.m. at Perkins Family Restaurant. Reservations can be made by e-mailing Edna Langley at gelangley@charter.net […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is serpentine. The County hive is vibrating this week, as the political drones turn in the paperwork. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that all may not bee as it seem in one waspish race. The low humm is that a trifecta of nasty may become an old fashioned […]
Peanut Butter Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
For all the peanut butter lovers out there, this one’s for you. This is a rich, peanut butter cake (starting with a cake mix – love it!) with a deliciously sweet and equally rich peanut butter frosting. It’s a perfect peanut butter combination sure to satisfy even the biggest peanut butter craving. Cake Ingredients 1 […]
Time To Buy In
Reports are pouring out that declare the economic downturn, as it is called by the politically correct or the politically motivated, has passed and it is sunny paths ahead to the future. I agree that there has been a lessening of the vice that has held this County and Country in its grip since 2008. […]
We Saw It Coming
Sometimes the funniest things just kind of happen, and occasionally you see them coming a mile away. Take, for instance, a baby socking some guy below the belt. That’s funny and you know it’s gonna happen well in advance. It’s like slow motion where you actually groan before contact, then laugh until you pass out. […]
Weather Driving You Nuts?
This has been a crazy winter and I have really been enjoying the spring temperatures this week. I understand that a cold front is moving in and the temperatures will drop. Do you know if you can actually go crazy from cold and snow? This has been a particularly difficult winter for many in the […]
JUNE LEE COLLINS
JUNE LEE COLLINS, age 84, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Sunday, February 23, 2014 at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. June was a member of the Talbott Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She is preceded in death by her parents, Evan and Jean Derrick Lee of Pittsburgh, PA; sisters, Betty DeSensi (Tony) and Lucille Yochum (Robert). […]