SEYMOUR M. (MACKIE) COUNTS
SEYMOUR M. (MACKIE) COUNTS, age 71, of Dandridge, TN passed away Friday afternoon, March 1, 2013 at his home. He was the son of the late Orville E. and Mable Fleming Counts. Preceded in death by his brother and sister-in-law, Harry T. and Judy Counts. He was a retired coal miner and employee of Bristol […]
Mary Burton’s: The Seventh Victim
Occasionally, I get the opportunity to sit in for Jake as he takes a day or two off and I relish the chance to share a good book with fellow readers. I just finished reading Mary Burton’s The Seventh Victim and I just could not put it down. Burton is no novice author and it […]
Do You Know WHAT This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send us an email to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are announced each week. Congratulations to Bobby Vesser! Bobby was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: A Rose
Lots of Assumptions
I often wish that things were as easy as they seem to be, yet very few things ever are. I have spent a considerable amount of time looking for information on the Megasite proposal. Sure, I know that it is temporarily out of the spotlight. But, when the time comes for a request for additional […]
Dixie Cups
If you are 50 or older, you probably remember coming out of the store or school cafeteria with a 5 or 10 cent Dixie Cup in one hand and a flat wooden spoon in the other. You pulled the tab, and the cardboard lid slowly lifted from the cup, revealing chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ice […]
Commissioner Hagerty Addresses East TN Megasite During TN State House Budget Hearings
The Jefferson County Budget Committee is heading into the Budgeting season for the 2013-2014 fiscal year. In addition to the usual requests that are presented to the Budget Committee, EDOC by way of the Industrial Development Board is expected to request nearly $2 million additional dollars to continue the certification process for the proposed Megasite. […]
Gun Owner’s Rights Fears Driving Increase in Handgun Carry Permits
The State of Tennessee House and Senate have passed the Guns in Trunks bill and it is on the way to the Governor’s desk for his signature. The issue of gun rights has been a concern across the Nation and, especially, in Tennessee. Jefferson County Representative Jeremy Faison sponsored the Guns in Trunks bill in […]
NCAA Possibilities
You’ve probably heard the old saying, “It’s as clear as mud.” That sums up the basketball Vols’ NCAA possibilities. The tournament future for Cuonzo Martin’s squad is so murky I put off writing this column twice, waiting for it to clear. It didn’t clear. So where does it stand? I believe the Vols need three […]
Skin Care for Winter
Hello, My Darlings. With all of the ups and downs that the weather has taken lately, is it any wonder that our skin may be a little less than perfect right now. Though I always use sunscreen and moisturizer, even in the cool months, sometimes it just isn’t enough. If you, like me, are finding […]
FRANCHETTI KEYS C-N TO DOUBLEHEADER SWEEP OF BEARS
The Carson-Newman Eagles (12-7, 8-1 South Atlantic Conference) swept a Sunday doubleheader and the series against Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (5-16, 1-8 South Atlantic Conference) winning 8-2 and 4-3 at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex on a chilly Sunday afternoon. The Eagles are now off to a league-best 8-1 start in conference play, and have won each […]
LADY EAGLES TOP BULLDOGS 56-50 ON SENIOR DAY
The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (15-10, 9-9 South Atlantic Conference) defeated the Wingate Bulldogs (13-15, 7-11 South Atlantic Conference) on Senior Day and Parents Day at Holt Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon. The Lady Eagles overcame a season-low 17 points in the first half to outscore the Bulldogs 39-24 in the second half to send […]
ARMSTRONG DOMINANT IN 2-1 EAGLES VICTORY OVER L-R
The Carson-Newman Eagles (10-7, 6-1 South Atlantic Conference) began its series with the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears (5-14, 1-6 South Atlantic Conference) with a 2-1 victory at the Silver Diamond Baseball Complex on Friday afternoon. With the game tied at one in the bottom of the eighth, Bo Ausmus delivered an RBI single to give the Eagles […]
Creative Thinking Skills
A child’s creative development begins at birth and continues into childhood. All children develop creative-thinking skills. Scribbles with crayons, collages, and blocks, helps develop ideas about the world and enables the child to think creatively. A child is then able to expresses ideas and feelings visually through art forms. As parents and caregivers, we must […]
JCHS Baseball Annual Alumni Baseball Games, Saturday, March 9th
The JCHS baseball team is sponsoring our annual alumni baseball games and chili supper on Saturday March 9th. The day will start with a yard sale worked by the freshman baseball team on Saturday morning at the school near the entrance off highway 92. The alumni games will begin around 9:45 am where the baseball […]