Articulation
Communication/language is one of the six domains, gross motor, fine motor, cognitive, language, self help/adaptive, and social/emotional, in early childhood development. We communicate through body language or movements, written language and spoken language. Body language begins in infancy and continues throughout our lifetime. Written language begins with marks on paper, coloring, and scribbling. Spoken language […]
Is Your School a Marketplace of Ideas?
World events, particularly those involving war, are always more complex than we would prefer. Even the very best reporting on (for example) the Syrian civil war tries to force a reading where we only must choose in a contest between the good guys and the bad guys. The ease of naming the good guys and […]
2nd Annual Douglas Dash
In the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, lads and lasses began registering for a hardy run to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Dumplin Valley and the Dandridge Community Trust. The one mile competitive event coincided with the Scots-Irish Festival and the completion of the race was the beautiful Douglas Lake. This […]
Stranger Than Fiction: The Naked Truth
Some would consider President John Quincy Adams to be a male chauvinist by modern standards. In truth, he was simply a product of his time. At the time of his presidency (1825-1829) women had few rights. They couldn’t vote or own land, nor did they have a right to an education. The best a young […]
Patrick Rothfuss’: The Wise Man’s Fear
After a lengthy wait, I finally have my hands on the second book in Patrick Rothfuss’ The Kingkiller Chronicle. As always, when reviewing a sequel it will be almost impossible for me to not spoil some of the first book, The Name of the Wind. In The Wise Man’s Fear: The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day Two, […]
Are We Just Throwing Darts?
The Industrial Development Board met last week and there is a new composition on the Board. For several years, this Board has struggled to find its feet, in regard to property acquisition in the County, and they have been waylaid by one thing after another. In their search for usable, appropriate land they have gone […]
Mt. Horeb Elementary Celebrates World Milk Day
Last week the Mount Horeb Hawks celebrated World School Milk Day. Though the actual event day is September 25, 2013, rainy weather pushed the celebration to the end of the week. This is the 14th World School Milk Day and it provides an opportunity to reinforce the benefits of drinking milk on a daily basis. […]
IDB to tour available properties to assess viability for purchase
The Jefferson County Industrial Development Board met on Friday, September 27, 2013, in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman Duignan. Present for Roll Call were Board Members Masters, Keck, Worley, Snodgrass, Kisabeth and Jenkins. With a Motion from Keck and 2nd from Worley, the Minutes were Approved. Jenkins […]
School Board Funds Purchase of New System
The Jefferson County School Board met for its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, September 26, 2013, at the Patriot Academy. The Meeting was Called to Order by Vice Chairman Jarnigan. Absent from Roll Call were Board Members Potts and Vines. School Board Officers were elected for the next year, with Potts returning as Chairman of […]
Halloween Party Activities
I am having a Halloween party for my daughter and we are planning on decorating little pumpkins. I am not fond of the idea of carving and paint takes too long to dry. Do you have any suggestions that do not need knives or paint? If you have a limited amount of time and cash, […]
C-N Leading Community Green Movement with Students for Environmental Action
With so much emphasis regarding climate change, the newest trend is the going green movement. Carson-Newman is helping to lead this community movement with the fairly new organization, Students for Environmental Action. Dr. Susan Karr, the environmental science professor on the campus, is over the program and encourages students to do more out in the […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz words this week are high fliers. The time for saying may bee is passing quickly and the buzz is that one elected bee is ready to head to the home nest. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that one of the office drones is looking to make a leap up the ladder […]
Tiger Lillies for Fall
Hello darlings, with this beautiful new crisp weather, it feel as if fall is really here. The soothing change brings back memories of football games, Halloween costumes, pumpkin pie, and colorful orange, gold and bronze flowers, just to name a few favorites of the season. I have a great suggestion for a theme, if one […]
Patriots bring home victory over Governors, 27-13
Friday, September 27th, the Jefferson County Patriots traveled to play against the William Blount Governors and brought home a victory with Jefferson County twenty-seven to a William Blount thirteen. The first quarter started off with the Patriots receiving the ball and scoring the first touchdown of the night within the first thirty seconds of the […]
Seymour Eagles pull off win over JCHS Lady Patriots in Volleyball Tuesday
Tuesday, September 24th, the Lady Patriots faced off against the Seymour Lady Eagles. The first game in the three game match up was close, with a final score of twenty-four to twenty-six. This game was point for point, as Alli Coffee and Rachel Leuch worked together for the Lady Patriots but they couldn’t hold off […]