Getting Involved
My daughter and granddaughter are coming to live with me for awhile and she will be starting high school next year. I am looking for something to get her involved in over the summer so she will know some people going into the new school year. I am hoping that some familiar faces might ease […]
Antique, Collectible or Vintage?
Did last week’s Spring weather send you to the attic or basement to de-clutter? Did you find a thingamajig and wonder: What is It? Can I sell it? Where? These days we hear and see the terms antique, collectible, and vintage bandied about on popular TV shows, the web, and in casual conversation. Did you […]
Easter Dinner, Part 3: Cider Glazed Carrots
As we continue with our Easter meal, we come to carrots, the traditional Easter Bunny food. While I love raw carrots with dip and cooked carrots with a little butter and salt, it’s always nice to have a more flavorful preparation for a holiday celebration. If you would like a thicker glaze, boil the sauce […]
Desensitized Squatch
This week I was thinking about the meteor that exploded over Russia, and I was reminded of a YouTube video I watched showing it zoom toward Earth. The video was from a Russian police car and you could hear the radio playing in the background. It wasn’t a police radio, oh no. It was 80s […]
Training, Education, Breathing
When I was a young teacher, already in the classroom but also enrolled in some grad courses at the College of Charleston, I began to wrestle with the distinction between “education” and “training”. At first these two words seemed interchangeable, but as I struggled to understand them on a deeper level, it became apparent that […]
Eagles perform strong in events at Power Sox Invitational
Carson-Newman track team had a strong performance Saturday at the Power Sox Invitational in Hickory N.C. Both men and women teams finished in the top ten in different events. For the women’s competition, freshman Jessica Azor won first place in the women’s 100 meter dash while senior Hannah Reese took second place in the women’s […]
Jefferson County Schools Celebrate Dr. Seuss Day
March 2, 1904 was the birthday of Dr. Seuss. In remembrance, children and adults alike took the time to do a bit of extra reading on Friday. Schools across the county celebrated each in their own unique way. In Talbot Elementary there were pets around every corner, if it related to a story you could […]
Sunday Final Day of EXPO
The Jefferson County Business Expo and Home Show 2013 is in full swing at the new Activity Center adjacent to the Field of Dreams in Dandridge. More than ninety vendors are present at the show, representing a wide variety of goods and services. Locals looking to do a little home updating this spring can find […]
Dandridge Elementary Spring Fling, March 9, 2013
Dandridge Elementary School (DES) is having a Spring Fling March 9, 10-3. Inflatables, food, entertainment and carnival type games as well as a silent basket auction. The event is sponsored by the DES Parent Teacher Organization and Modern Woodman. Carnival Games: Cupcake Walk Duck Pond Face Painting Hair Coloring Plinko Board Podcasting Frisbee Disc Golf […]
Direct Marketing Sense Workshops
The two-day Direct Marketing Sense workshop will be offered March 7-8 in Clarksville, March 11-12 in Spring Hill and March 19-20 in Kingsport. This workshop provides fundamental information for direct farm marketers including business planning, market analysis and planning, risk management considerations, food manufacturing regulations, developing effective marketing materials, basics of marketing on the Web […]
A Great Night for Rush Strong Orphans
The smell of popcorn wafted through the air as actors scurried around preparing for the Rush Strong School Drama Club’s production of “Annie.” Trevor Roberts, Drama coach and 7th grade math teacher checked lights and installed batteries in microphones while welcoming parents and making sure performers were in their places. Trevor Roberts took over as […]
Corker Says Fannie & Freddie Income Must Be Used to Repay Taxpayers, Reform Housing Finance
In response to reports of increased income at mortgage finance agencies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committee, today said these profits must be used to repay taxpayers and reform our housing finance system after years of government dominance. “It’s great that […]
President Chooses Tax Tour Over Sequester Solutions
While hard-working taxpayers were worrying how the sequester will impact their communities, President Obama spent last Tuesday traveling on Air Force One trying to convince the American people that more tax increases are necessary. I simply cannot understand why the president would continue to play blame-game politics instead of meeting with congressional leaders during this […]
Carson-Newman University image campaign “Redefines Beauty”
Beauty is a concept many let culture define, but the definition culture derives demands perfection in a hopelessly flawed world. Carson-Newman senior Lexi B. Adams, a human services major, wants to change how beauty is understood. “Redefine Beauty,” a two-week body image campaign, challenged C-N students to not look to culture for self-worth. From Feb. […]
Eight-minute field goal drought dooms Eagles on senior day versus Wingate
Carson-Newman (19-7, 12-6 SAC) went without a field goal over an eight-minute span in the second half while Wingate (18-8, 14-4 SAC) went on an 18-4 run to spoil the Eagles senior day with a 63-52 win. The win puts Carson-Newman in the four seed in the Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Basketball Tournament. The […]
Anglers Are Encouraged To Notify TWRA When Catching A Sturgeon
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is encouraging fishermen to notify the Agency’s fisheries division when catching a sturgeon in east Tenn. waters. Information obtained from anglers provides vital information in managing this primitive fish species. Efforts have been underway to restore reproducing populations of sturgeons to Tenn. waters. Since 1992, well over 100,000 lake sturgeons […]