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Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic, May 17, 2013

Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Golf Classic, May 17, 2013

May 17, 2013 Dandridge Golf & Country Club 11:30 a.m. Lunch 1:00 p.m. Shotgun Start All proceeds from the Golf Classic benefit Jefferson County Community Development Programs To sponsor this event or become a player please contact Kaci Anderson at 397-9642 or kanderson@jeffersoncountytennessee.com

Corker: Congress Needs to Stop Hamstringing the Postal Service

Corker: Congress Needs to Stop Hamstringing the Postal Service

U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., made the following statement last week in reaction to reports that the House has added legislative language to the “CR” (continuing resolution spending bill to fund government) that would force the Postal Service to continue six-day delivery. The Postal Service estimates it would save roughly $2 billion a year by […]

JEFFERSON COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE, March 19, 2013

JEFFERSON COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE, March 19, 2013

March 19, 2013 Meeting Agenda 10 AM at the County Health Department building on Industrial Avenue in Dandridge I. Call To Order II. Introductions / Announcements III. Approval of December 18, 2012 Meeting Minutes IV. Nomination & Election: Vice Chairman V. National Weather Service Presentation VI. 2013 Meeting Dates: June 18, September 17, December 17, […]

JCHS Senior Play, Footloose Prepares To Hit The Stage

JCHS Senior Play, Footloose Prepares To Hit The Stage

Long before the first student takes the stage for the Senior Class play, David Seal and some very industrious students are hard at work building and creating sets. A few of those students were working evenings last week in preparation of the fast approaching debut of the Senior Class of 2013’s rendition of Footloose. The […]

Edible Flowers

I am busy planning my garden for the Spring and Summer and am looking to do a little something different this year. I was at a tea last summer and there were some flowers decorating the food. At first, I was concerned but was informed that some flowers are edible. I would like to plant […]

The Buzzz!!

The Buzzz!!

The buzz this week is all about upcoming uproar. The head governmental hive will be meeting this week and the megabuzz is mighty surrounding the swarm. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that some buzzy bees may bee planning to muddy the waters and that transparency may soon bee a thing of the past. […]

Women’s tennis drops close match at Wingate

Women’s tennis drops close match at Wingate

Carson-Newman (2-6, 0-3 SAC) fell 6-3 in a closely contested match against no. 32 Wingate (8-5, 3-0 SAC) on Saturday. Junior Stefy Stand (Ecuador) overcame Ali Evers in a third-set tiebreaker 0-6, 6-4, 10-7 at no. 1 singles to start singles play off with a win. In another tiebreaker in the second singles spot, Patricia […]

Men’s tennis swept by Wingate

Men’s tennis swept by Wingate

Carson-Newman (2-5, 0-3 SAC) fell at nationally-ranked Wingate (9-5, 3-0 SAC) 9-0 on Saturday afternoon. At no. 1 singles, freshman Juan Perez (Ecuador) took Kennedy Cancelado to a third-set tiebreaker before dropping the match 5-7, 6-3, 10-4. Jonathan Allen (Lenoir City, Tenn.) had a close game at no. 5 singles against Josh Eardley, but Eardley […]

EAGLES FALL TO MARS HILL 3-2 IN 10 INNINGS

EAGLES FALL TO MARS HILL 3-2 IN 10 INNINGS

The Carson-Newman Eagles baseball team (13-9, 9-3 South Atlantic Conference) fell 3-2 in 10 innings to the Mars Hill Lions (5-14, 3-6 South Atlantic Conference) at Henderson Field on Sunday afternoon. With the game tied at two in the bottom of the tenth, Mars Hill’s Tyler Shuler delivered a game-winning RBI single to left field […]

Hay wins the Tusculum Invitational, Jackson places in top five

Hay wins the Tusculum Invitational, Jackson places in top five

Gavin Hay (Glasgow, Scotland) claimed the first place spot and wins the Tusuculum Invitational, Sunday at the at the Link Hills Country Club. The senior is C-N’s first medalist since Brad Robinson won the Johnny Palmer Invitational in 2009. Hay’s two-day 137 (-5) is tied for the eighth lowest 36-hole score in SAC men’s golf […]

Daughters Of The American Revolution Annual Spring Luncheon

Daughters Of The American Revolution Annual Spring Luncheon

Five Samuel Doak Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Members attended the DAR Annual Spring Luncheon at the Holiday Inn in Johnson City, TN, on March 8, 2013.   The guest speaker was Tennessee State Regent Nancy Hemmrich. Samuel Doak Chapter’s Regent Gloria Beauchamp, Vice Regent Linda Handel, Librarian Jane Hersch, Barbara Baker, and […]

Multiple Megasite Proposals Targeting Auto Industry Revealed – SOFAH Prepares for Worksession

Multiple Megasite Proposals Targeting Auto Industry Revealed – SOFAH Prepares for Worksession

The Save Our Farms and Homes group met on Saturday afternoon to make plans in advance of the upcoming Jefferson County Commission Work Session and County Budget Meeting on Monday evening. Attorney for the group, Scott Hurley, stated that the opposition group continues to hold 1400 acres of the proposed 1800 for the East Tennessee […]

Late LMU run pushes Railsplitters past C-N in SAC semifinals

Carson-Newman’s (20-8) bid to make its first SAC title game since 2001-02 fell short as top-seeded LMU (24-4) closed the semifinal matchup on an 11-3 run to knock the Eagles out of the postseason 69-59. Carson-Newman trailed by one with just over four minutes left, but LMU used the run to the seal the game […]

Dandridge PTO & Modern Woodmen Host Spring Fling

Dandridge PTO & Modern Woodmen Host Spring Fling

Though the first day of Spring is still a few days away, Dandridge Elementary School students took advantage of the nice weather on Saturday morning to attend the Spring Fling. The Dandridge Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization and the Modern Woodmen hosted the fun raiser. In addition to activities that included inflatables, cupcake walk and […]

Protect Yourself against Shingles: Get Vaccinated

Almost 1 out of 3 people in America will develop shingles during their lifetime. Your risk increases as you get older. People 60 years of age or older should get vaccinated against this painful disease. Shingles is also known as herpes zoster. It causes a painful, blistering skin rash that can last 2 to 4 […]

The Boys Of Summers Past, JCHS Alumni Games

The Boys Of Summers Past, JCHS Alumni Games

The boys of summers past hit the field on Saturday to have a little fun and support their favorite home team. Jefferson County High School Patriots Baseball Team hosted an alumni game at Holland Field. Past members of the Patriot Baseball Team dusted off their gloves to help raise funds for 2013 team. Events started […]