Carson-Newman Hunger Banquet sheds light on world issues
Students at Carson-Newman University recently caught a glimpse of the chasm between the hungry and well-fed. The experience was part of an Oxfam Hunger Banquet held in the fellowship hall of Jefferson City’s First Baptist Church. Sponsored by C-N’s Community Connections organization, the event sought to expose students to a variety of hunger issues affecting […]
Top 5 Gifts for the Techi this season
Since the holiday’s are approaching quicker and quicker every year, people are already checking off their Christmas lists. Here are a few recommendations for the one’s you plan on gifting this year, specifically the techie in your life. First up on the list is the newly debuted Apple Ipad Air. The new model weighs in […]
Cyclones Blow Past Goal
Jefferson County students have been giving back to the community through the Christmas in Jefferson County Food and Toy Drive. Local schools were assigned a type of canned food to bring in to contribute to the program. White Pine School was asked to bring in 500 cans of soup and they went above and beyond […]
Wonderful Christmas Memories
“Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus” (Francis Pharcellus Church), triggers wonderful memories of Christmas. The things remembered most throughout the years about Christmas is vast. Do you remember “White Christmas”, a 1954 musical starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye and co-starring Rosemary Clooney and Vera-Ellen? It begins on Christmas Eve, 1944, somewhere in Europe, […]
Stranger Than Fiction: Gene Autry’s Christmas Classic
In the summer of 1949, Gene Autry, the singing cowboy, was sitting in his office leafing through dozens of songs that had been submitted to him by aspiring songwriters. Autry was selecting songs for his upcoming Christmas album that had to be recorded within days to be make his deadline. He needed six songs but […]
Jefferson City and the Historic Mossy Creek District Celebrate Jefferson City Hometown Christmas
The Mossy Creek Historic District in Jefferson City officially launched its Christmas Season last Saturday with their second annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Local churches, organizations and elected officials were on hand for the event. The stage in the Historic Mossy Creek area was alive with entertainment, as seasonal music was the choice of the […]
“Elf On The Shelf”
Start a new holiday tradition by playing “The Elf On The Shelf” game. The elf is one of Santa’s many helpers. and shows up at the beginning of the holiday season, keeping an eye on things until Christmas. On Christmas Eve, the elf returns to the North Pole with Santa Claus until the next year. […]
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 […]