Firefighters Helping “Fill The Boot” for MDA
The Jefferson City Fire Department was busy Saturday morning encouraging shoppers at Walmart to Fill the Boot. The Fill the Boot program is just one of the many ways that local Fire Departments give back to the community and the Jefferson City Department has been active in the program for several years. The proceeds from […]
Dandridge Lions Club Annual Golf Tournament
The Dandridge Lion’s Club hosted their annual golf tournament last week to raise funds for their vision philanthropy. Dandridge Golf Course was packed with folks looking to hit the links for a day of fun and all to support a wonderful cause. Dandridge’s local Lion’s Club is very active in the local vision program and […]
School Board – Cuts Made, Budget Passed
The Jefferson County School Board met in a Called Meeting on Thursday, August 1, 2013, at the Department of Education. The purpose of the meeting was to address the fiscal year 2013-2014 budget and cuts in the amount of $174,750, as were approved by the Jefferson County Commission on Monday, July 29, 2013. Absent were […]
American Idol Coming to Knoxville
The American Idol finalists will be performing in Knoxville Tuesday August 6, at the Thompson Boling Arena. The concert will feature the top ten finalists as well as the winner of season 12, Candice Glover. The Knoxville concert is the eighth stop in a 30 city tour for the Idol finalists. Among the finalists is […]
TVA & Chamber – How To Rev Up Retail
Doughnuts, Coffee and Orange Juice were the perfect sweet start to a morning discussion of retail and its ever varying trends. Melissa Halsell, TVA’s Retail Development Program Manager, spoke to the small group of retail shop owners and members of City and County officials that were present. She showed the business owners how to utilize social […]
The Buzzz!!
The Buzz this week is all about starting back. The DOE hive is in a sticky situation as the school bell rings later this week and the red, white and blue hive is deep into a nest of nasty. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that some teacher bees are questioning the hives ability […]
Strawberry Biscuits
I’ve been on a baking kick lately. Strawberry bread, banana strawberry bread, strawberry cream cheese bread… do you see a theme here? My favorite “bread” that I’ve made this past week with strawberries has been strawberry biscuits. Take a basic biscuit dough and toss in some strawberries. It’s really that simple. I even do away […]
Where do I start?
During a recent conversation with someone, they relayed a shirt they had seen a group of mothers wearing. It was tax free shopping day, which like Black Friday really should be renamed. I’d go with something like “Due to a high degree of self loathing, I submit my pitiful soul to a day of shopping […]
Keeping an eye on the prize.
Students head back to class this week and that means a lot of changes for Jefferson County. For the first time in more than 30 years, freshmen will not be on the main campus of Jefferson County High School and that has many parents breathing a sigh of relief. It is difficult enough for some […]
Superstitions
Yesterday, I was reading a book about the superstitions of people from ages past, and was reminded of the ones I have encountered along life’s road. Oh, what we store in our memories. It’s no wonder I have senior moments, with all of this in my storage files. However, here are a few for you […]
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 […]