Goat To Hero
This has been an interesting week. The pendulum has swung from goat to hero, pausing ominously like a raven above my chamber door. First, my wife pointed out that I was a writer and I should have written her a romantic poem. This, I’m sure, was prompted by some Victorian British movie and the upcoming […]
2013 Tennessee Volunteer Signing Class
Signee Position Height Weight Hometown Malik Brown DL 6-3 250 Palm Beach, Fla. Woody Quinn TE 6-6 260 Dana Point, Calif. Joshua Dobbs QB 6-3 190 Alpharetta, Ga. Jason Carr DL 6-5 260 Memphis, Tenn. Brett Kendrick OL 6-6 312 Knoxville, Tenn. Cameron Sutton DB 6-1 170 Jonesboro, Ga. Jaylen Miller DL 6-2 265 Gaffney, […]
Romantic Dream Comes True in Paris
Hello Darlings, this is one of the most romantic true stories, and one simply must share the passion and beauty of a dream that turned into reality for a couple in love. So, I shall begin with “Once upon a Time” …Yolanda and Lamont Reed first met about eleven ago, there was an instant attraction […]
Spina bifida
There several conditions that can affect a newborn baby. East Tennessee has an unusually high frequency of births with the severe form of spina bifida. Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect (NTD) that affects the spine, is usually apparent at birth, and can happen anywhere along the spine if the neural tube […]
Heart Shaped Box
I just love candy and any opportunity to slide into a little chocolate decadence is good for me. Naturally, Valentines Day is one of my favorite times of the year. I clearly remember the first box of candy that I got from a boy. It was large. Really large and very conspicuous, which is not […]
Matthew Reilly’s: Ice Station
I usually try to find new authors for my reviews, or at least find some of their newer works (though this is certainly not always the case). Still, this time I am revisiting one of my favorite authors of action and thriller novels, Matthew Reilly, and I am taking a look at the second novel […]
The Buzzz!!
The Buzz this week is all about the vote. The head governmental hive will meet this week to take up the pollination of the mega hive project. The buzz is that those that have nests in the footprint of the hive mailed an early Valentines present to every voting bee. Buzzy Bees in the know […]
Valentine’s Day Postcards
The origin of Valentine’s Day is not certain. Perhaps it was born out of the Roman festival Lupercalia which was celebrated each year in the middle of February. The festival was a time of match-making and fertility; there was also violence toward women. The holiday’s name comes from the two Christian martyrs – each with […]
Alan Palmieri’s Jefferson County Mayoral Address
Jefferson County Mayor Alan Palmieri addressed questions about issues that are currently impacting JeffersonCounty, in his second Jefferson County Post address. The Post regularly receives questions from readers, which the editor compiled and presented to Mayor Palmieri directly before the interview. The Mayor addressed the issue of the Megasite, including his position on the upcoming […]
A Class Act
Winston Churchill, best known for being twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (including during WWII), was also a linguist. He advocated the use of words with Anglo-Saxon roots when precision was warranted; Latin roots when flowery oratory was needed. Now few of us have a sufficient command of our language to make such a […]
Keep It Simple
My son is looking to buy flowers for his new girlfriend for Valentines Day. This is his first real girlfriend and I am not sure what is appropriate for a gift. They are both in the eighth grade and will be going to see an early movie on Valentines Day. Do you have any suggestions? […]
Islamic Movement Explosives Expert Arrested in Yangi Qal’ah
On February 8th, a coalition and Afghan security force arrested a leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The arrest took place during an operation in the Yangi Qal’ah district of Afghanistan’s Takhar province. The insurgent leader was an explosives expert who was involved with an impending high-profile attack in the area, as well as […]
Hangin’ With The Wrong Crowd
Knoxville Zoo’s newest bear, Monty, had a very strange start to life. He was discovered wearing a collar and running with a group of dogs. Because he was domesticated as a cub, it made introducing him to new environments easier but it also insured a life spent in captivity. The zoo is glad that he […]
Dandridge Lions Club Extra Large Club Award
Dandridge Lions Club was presented the Extra Large Club Award for Year 2011- 2012 by Past District Governor Chuck Bailey of District 12-N of the Lions Club of Tennessee. The award is a performance award, and is in recognition of the club’s efforts in eye screening, Christmas box distribution, eye glass collection program, aid to […]
4th Annual Legislative Breakfast, March 1, 2013
The Cocke County Partnership is pleased to announce that we will be hosting the 4th Annual Legislative Breakfast on Friday, March 1, 2013 at Carson Springs Baptist Conference Center beginning at 8am. The Cocke County Partnership has confirmed that representatives for Congressman Phil Roe, Senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker will be in attendance to […]