TDOT’s SmartWay Application Reaches 100,000 Downloads
More than 100,000 users have downloaded the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s (TDOT) SmartWay Mobile App since its launch in December 2012. The App is designed to help drivers navigate Tennessee highways, providing up-to-the-minute customized traffic information. The TDOT SmartWay App is free and available for download in the Apple App Store and Play Store for […]
Place plants in your garden next to their friends to improve yields
You might not know it, but plants have friends, too. And some crops fare better when planted next to or near their friends. Companion planting refers to the establishment of two or more crop species in close proximity so that some cultural benefit is derived. Most often used in home gardens, University of Tennessee Extension […]
Red Cross recognizes National Nurses Week
It’s National Nurses Week, May 6 – 12, a time set aside every year to recognize the many ways the nation’s nurses work to save lives and improve the health of millions. During National Nurses Week, the American Red Cross recognizes the more than 20,000 nurses and student nurses who serve the Red Cross today. […]
Carson-Newman students throw luau for nursing home residents
Carson-Newman University nursing students held a luau for residents of the Jefferson County Nursing Home on Monday, April 29. “We have seen residents smile and laugh — residents we have never even seen smile or laugh before,” said Director of Nursing at the Nursing Home, Samantha Warren. The party celebrated the end of the sophomore […]
State Library and Archives Hosts Workshop on Exploring Family Trees
Many families have great stories to tell – which can often be unearthed by searching through family videos, photo albums, or journals passed down from generation to generation. However, for some people, the idea of starting such a project is daunting. The Tennessee State Library and Archives (TSLA) has just the event to ease the […]
Nighthawks getting ready for rematch against Lehigh Valley
The Knoxville Nighthawks (2-6) will take on the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks (3-4) Saturday, May 11th at 7:00 pm EST at the Knoxville Civic Center Coliseum. The Knoxville Nighthawks are preparing for their second game against the Lehigh Valley Steelhawks. The Nighthawks lost to Louisiana last Saturday 45-37 in a very close game. Knoxville looks to […]
Griffin announces hitting and pitching camp dates, June 10-13, 2013
Carson-Newman head baseball coach Tom Griffin has set the Eagles’ all-phases, hitting and pitching camps for the middle of June. The all-phases camp is set from June 10-13 from 9 a.m. to noon. The hitting camp runs Jun 17-18 and the pitching camp June 19-20. The all-phases camp is geared toward ages 6-13 and covers […]
Volleyball adds two to 2013 signing class
Carson-Newman head volleyball coach Shannon Mincey has added a middle blocker and a defensive specialist to the Eagles’ 2013 signing class. JaLesa Beaver (Katy, Texas) and Eileen Anderson (North Hunterdon, N.J.) join early signees Jessica Sokol and Taylor Lowe to bring Mincey’s total signees to four. JaLesa Beaver: A four-year varsity letterwinner and starter for […]
INVITATION TO BID – Asphalt
INVITATIONS TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for asphalt to be used by the Jefferson County Highway Department. All bids shall be good for one year from 7/1/13 – 6/30/14. See below items to bid: For affidavit form and additional information contact Charles Tipton at (865) 397-2155. Clearly mark […]
Carson-Newman to hold spring commencement ceremonies this Friday, May 10, 2013
Carson-Newman University will hold its undergraduate and graduate commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 10. Graduates will be the first to receive degrees since the school changed its name to “University.” Carson-Newman’s undergraduate ceremony will be held at 9:00 a.m. in Burke-Tarr Stadium. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be split into two […]
LEGAL NOTICE
AT&T is proposing to collocate an existing 276-foot telecommunications tower with a ground lease expansion to the east located at 475 Windy Hill Lane, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, TN (36º 4’ 25.11” North and 83º 39’ 31.092” West). Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30-days from […]
“Knoxville’s Colonel John Williams and the War of 1812”
PROGRAM:“Knoxville’s Colonel John Williams and the War of 1812” A Brown Bag Lecture by Alex Brandau DATE: Noon, Wednesday, May 15, 2013 LOCATION: East Tennessee History Center 601 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN 37902 ADMISSION: FREE | Attendees are encouraged to bring a “brown bag” lunch When war was declared against Great Britain in 1812, […]
A Family Tradition
For Arden Cogar, timbersports is more than a competition. It’s a family tradition. Six generations of his family have competed in the sport going back several decades. “I have a grandfather, a great uncle, my father, 16 cousins a wife and daughter and myself who have all competed in the sport,” said Cogar. “My father […]
From Cupcakes to Chemicals, Tennessee Businesses Managed by Women Are Doing Well
If you’ve ever visited a Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and thought the decorations on the wall had to be knock-offs, prepare to be surprised. The Lebanon-based store and restaurant chain buys only authentic antique toys, tools, utensils, signs and advertisements for its locations across the country. Even more amazing, all of those artifacts have […]
C-N soccer to utilize GPSports vests
Carson-Newman’s soccer teams will be one of the first three American institutions to partner with GPSports – a biometrics and GPS-based technology that will enable Carson-Newman soccer’s coaching staff to better train its athletes. Carson-Newman joins the Atlanta Falcons and Baylor Bears as the first American users of the product. The software is popular among […]
TAMMY D. (MAGGIE) FORD
TAMMY D. (MAGGIE) FORD, age 54, of Talbott, TN went to be with the Lord on Friday, May 3, 2013. Preceded in death by her mother, Hazel Ruth Lowery. She is survived by her loving husband of 32 years, Jimmy D. Ford; daughters, Misty Claxton (Mike) and Jennifer Armstrong (Michael); six grandchildren, Anthony, Austin, Taylor, […]