Stranger Than Fiction: Booth Rescues Lincoln
One evening in 1863, Robert Lincoln, the eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln stood on a platform at the Pennsylvania Railroad Station in Jersey City. A crowd of people began gathering around the conductor to buy sleep car reservations as an even larger crowd jammed the train entrance. The young Lincoln slowly made his way […]
Why Red Hats?
My mother is considering joining the Red Hats and we were wondering when and why they wear the color? The Red Hat Society is a social group of ladies that are over the age of 50 and come together for activities and meetings. There is a Queen of each chapter and defined rules of the […]
Boys and Girls Club of Dumplin Valley in D.C.
The Boys and Girls Club of Dumplin Valley recently enjoyed a great trip to Washington D.C. and the surrounding area. They were able to see the Constitution, Arlington cemetery, The Lincoln Memorial and the Washington D.C. Zoo. This was the first trip to Washington D.C. that they Boys and Girls Club have sponsored and each […]
That Time Of Year Again
Hello, Darlings. It is that time of the year that children dread, the start of a new school year. As a life long fashionista, I sometimes cringe at the “what to wear” rules that are a part of most schools. So, in an effort to help all of those parents looking to help their child […]
Newport’s Farmers Market Festival
The Newport Farmers Market, located at 424 Heritage Boulevard, Newport on Saturday, August 3rd, l was filled with locally grown, homemade foods and hand crafted and items for sale. Many small farmers and bakers were handing out samples of their fresh products for customers to sample. Cocke County Mayor Vaughn Moore stopped by, along with […]
Cassandra Clare’s: City of Bones
The masses of teen readers are often lacking in quality content directed at their age group, so I decided to check out a book I have heard good reviews for, in order to direct teens towards some reads that they may find more enjoyable. Cassandra Clare’s City of Bones is the first entry in her […]
Do You Know WHAT This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send us an email to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are announced each week. Congratulations to Gene Dunn! Gene was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Helicopter Tail Rotor
Fall training opportunities for beef producers
Consumers are becoming more interested in buying food from local suppliers, including local beef producers. Since beef cattle is among the top commodities produced in the state, with some 950,000 beef cattle in Tennessee, the number of cattle producers interested in marketing beef directly to local consumers is on the rise. To educate producers interested […]
Better Know the Opponent, week three: Brevard
This is the third in an 11-part series chronicling each of Carson-Newman football’s opponents for the 2013 season. Today’s feature is week three opponent Brevard. The Eagles and Tornados open up their conference schedules at 1 p.m. on the banks of Mossy Creek. In 2012, Brevard put a scare into the visiting Carson-Newman Eagles and […]
State Archivists to Visit Knoxville in Search of Civil War Memorabilia
Representatives from the Tennessee State Library and Archives and the Tennessee State Museum will be in Knoxville on August 15th and 16th to record and digitize Civil War memorabilia owned by local residents for an exhibit titled “Looking Back: The Civil War in Tennessee.” Archivists will be at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 S. […]
Frozen Treats For Blood Donors
Medic Regional Blood Center reports that there is an emergency need for all blood types and the community blood center has less than a one day supply of blood in inventory for 27 area hospitals. “The summer is always a difficult time for us in keeping up with the need for blood and this year […]
PAULINE MANIS MOORE
PAULINE MANIS MOORE, age 100, of Dandridge, TN passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Grant and Martha Moore Manis and was a life-long resident of Dandridge and Jefferson County. Preceded in death by her husband, J. Leonard Moore; sisters, Thelma Rankin, Juanita […]
BOYD MICHAEL “MIKE” DOUGLAS
BOYD MICHAEL “MIKE” DOUGLAS, age 77 of Dandridge, passed away Friday, August 2, 2013 at the Jefferson City Health and Rehab Center in Jefferson City, TN following a valiant battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was a fifty year member of Shady Grove United Methodist Church. As a 43 year member, he was Past Master of […]
New Action Bracelets Makes Memory Making Easy, Fun
Vacations and getaways are about making memories, and at the Wilderness at the Smokies, Tennessee’s largest indoor and outdoor waterpark resort in Sevierville, Tenn., that just got easier. The resort just introduced Action Bracelets, a state-of-the-art photo capturing system that sends pictures directly to the cell phone of the Wilderness at the Smokies’ guest who […]
Undercover Sting Operation Nets Multiple Arrests at Douglas Dam
The Sevier County Sheriff’s Office has rounded up eight suspects on charges of sexual battery and indecent exposure. According to Sheriff Ron Seals, the suspects were arrested on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Douglas Dam Reservation in Sevier County over the past few weeks. Seals said the SCSO and TVA Police have been […]
THE NRA YOUTH HUNTER EDUCATION CHALLENGE THIS SATURDAY
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be hosting the annual NRA Youth Hunter Education Challenge this Saturday, August 3rd at the John Sevier Hunter Education Center in Knoxville, Tenn. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. YHEC is an advanced hunter education program designed to build and further develop skills taught in basic hunter education courses.Participants will […]