Corker Statement on U.N. Security Council Resolution on Syria’s Chemical Weapons
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, Friday made the following statement regarding the U.N. Security Council’s resolution on Syria’s chemical weapons. “While we all want a verifiable diplomatic solution to Syria’s chemical weapons, the lack of enforcement measures makes me highly skeptical of Russia’s willingness to impose real consequences […]
W.S. Badger Company Daily SPF 30 Kids & Baby Sunscreen Lotion: Recall – Microbial Contamination
W.S. Badger Co. Inc. notified the public that it is recalling all lots of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion and one lot of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Lotion due to microbial contamination. The products were tested and found to be contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida parapsilosis and Acremonium fungi. The affected […]
Corker Supports House-Passed Bill that Defunds Obamacare
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., Friday voted to move forward debate on the House-passed bill to fund the government without funding Obamacare. Four votes took place in the Senate this week. Corker voted twice on procedural motions to debate the House-passed bill to fund the government without funding Obamacare. He also voted against Senator Reid’s […]
Defunding ObamaCare
Wednesday was Deficit Day—at around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, the federal government ran out of money. This means all government operations for the rest of the year, nearly $10 billion each day, will be funded by money the government has borrowed. It is no secret that the government spends too much and borrows too much, […]
Eagles bury Brevard with biggest win in C-N history since 2004
Carson-Newman (4-2, 1-2 SAC) defeated Brevard (2-6, 0-3 SAC) with a score of 7-1, the most drastic win since the Eagles beat Newberry 6-0 in 2004. “We got the win despite having a lot of injuries,” Carson-Newman head soccer coach Richard Moodie said. “We got lots of players on the score sheet; there were lots […]
Eagles wrap up day two of Lander Lady Bearcat Invitational
Carson-Newman finished day two of the Lander Lady Bearcat Invitational in 11th place, but the Eagles finished in front of every South Atlantic Conference team in the field of 18. The Eagles outpaced Queens, Wingate and Coker. Still, the result was disappointing for head coach Suzanne Strudwick a day after the Eagles finished with their […]
Team unity key for Eagles as men’s golf heads to Columbus State Invitational
Carson-Newman’s men’s golf team is has one thing on its side as it travels to Columbus, Ga. for the Columbus State Invitational – team work. While it may seem bizarre for a so-called individual sport to rely so much on teamwork, the support group that C-N head coach John Minor has seen form among his […]
Eagles blaze past Maryville in dual meet at Panther Creek
Carson-Newman’s men’s and women’s cross country teams both topped Maryville in a dual meet Saturday morning at Panther Creek Park. The men’s team had five of the top seven finishers, while Sara Honaker, Amanda Bowman and Megan Farjellah all finished one, two, three for the women. Joshua Marsh led the way for the men, turning […]
Catawba pulls off upset of 10th ranked Eagles
No. 10 Carson-Newman (3-1, 1-1 SAC) was held under 300 yards rushing for the first time in a year as Catawba (3-1, 1-1 SAC) pulled off a 25-22 upset at Mossy Creek. The victory is just Catawba’s third at Burke-Tarr Stadium and the Indian’s first over the Eagles since 2007. “We did not at times […]
C-N Volleyball snaps a three game skid with sweep of Coker
The Carson-Newman Eagles (7-6, 2-4) snapped a three game losing streak by defeating the Coker Cobras (3-11, 0-6) in straight sets 25-16, 25-19 and 25-15 at Timberlake Lawton Gym Saturday afternoon. “We met prior to our match and discussed blending our talents for our team,” head coach Shannon Mincey said. “Today we transitioned well emotionally […]
Passmore fires career best round to pace Eagles at Lander Lady Bearcat Invite
Chelsea Passmore (Knoxville, Tenn.) shot a career best 73 (+1) to pace Carson-Newman to a fifth place finish after day one of the Lander Lady Bearcat Invitational Saturday morning in Hilton Head, S.C. Passmore finished the day in a tie for third, and a stroke off the lead. Carson-Newman shot 309 as a team. After […]
Eagles strive for consistency at Lander Lady Bearcat Invitational
Carson-Newman women’s golf’s first two fall tournaments have both been a tale of two rounds. On one hand, there have been struggles out of the gate that have left the Eagles in the bottom half of the standings in a pair of tournaments after day one. But, at both the Smokey Mountain Intercollegiate and the […]
Arthur “Tom” Cole Leads Day 1 of TBF Bass Tournament on Douglas Lake
Arthur “Tom” Cole leads Day 1 of this weekend’s 2 day Tennessee Bass Federation, Eastern State Division Tournament, weighing in with 17.63 pounds. Today began the TBF bass tournament at Douglas Lake. The top six anglers from this weekend’s Eastern Division Tournament will join with the Western Tennessee State Tournament top anglers to form the […]
Craft & Book Sale, Dandridge Senior Center, October 17 & 18, 2013
The Dandridge Senior Center will hold a Craft & Book Sale Thursday, October 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Friday, October 18 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Center is located behind the First Peoples Bank at 917 Elliott Ferry Road in Dandridge. For more information, please call the Center at 397-7605.
Our Country’s Good to Play at The Carousel Theatre, October 3-20, 2013
Our Country’s Good by Timberlake Wertenbaker will play in the Clarence Brown Theatre’s Carousel Theatre October 3-20, 2014. Based on real events, this award-winning drama is an evocative look at a moment in history — the founding of a nation —and an inspiring tale about the transforming power of theatre.The production is sponsored by the […]
Jefferson County Blood Drive Oct 4, 2013
Medic Regional Blood Center is the sole provider of blood for hospitals in the greater East Tennessee area and they depend on volunteer donors to help meet the demand. Donors who give blood to Medic become Medic members and that membership exempts donors and IRS dependents from paying blood processing fees if a life-saving transfusion […]