Tennessee Hands & Voices
Tennessee Hands & Voices (TN H&V) is a non-profit, parent-driven, professional collaborative organization dedicated to supporting Deaf & Hard of Hearing (D/HH) children and their families. We’ve had a presence in Tennessee since November 2010, starting with a small group of parents and professionals. It was sparked by the need for parents of D/HH children […]
Eagles look for first 20-win season since 2002-2003 Wednesday night versus Catawba
Carson-Newman (19-4, 12-4 South Atlantic Conference) will try to keep the hot hand following Saturday’s 37-point thrashing of then co-league leader Anderson. The Eagles have an opportunity to win 20 games this year when they hit the road for Catawba (8-16, 4-11 SAC) Wednesday. Carson-Newman can clinch a first round home game in the SAC […]
Sparks concludes opening week of spring practice looking for depth at o-line, quarterback
After the first seven sessions of spring practice, 34th-year Carson-Newman head football coach Ken Sparks indicated that he saw a need for some more bodies along the offensive line and at quarterback. “We’ve got to create depth at offensive line,” Sparks said. “We need people to step it up to get it done. We’ve got […]
McCord adds swimmer to inaugural signing class
Carson-Newman swim coach Paige Tindall McCord has announced the signing of Timothy Hogue to the swim program’s inaugural signing class. Hogue is a native of Kingsport, Tenn. and a product of Sullivan South High School. He is the son of Mike and Mary Hogue. “Timothy brings a strong breaststroke and middle freestyle to our men’s […]
LADY EAGLES TRAVEL TO SALISBURY
The Carson-Newman Lady Eagles basketball team (13-10, 7-9 South Atlantic Conference) will travel to Salisbury, N.C. to face the Catawba Lady Indians (15-9, 11-5 South Atlantic Conference) at Goodman Gymnasium on Wednesday evening at 6 p.m. The Lady Eagles have lost five of their last six games, and fell to the Lady Indians earlier this […]
Hodge leads Eagles at Lady Cougar Collegiate Classic
Carson-Newman’s women’s golf team finished a weather-shortened Lady Cougar Collegiate Classic Tuesday at the Country Club of Columbus. The 36-hole event was shortened to a single round following hard rain Monday that left the course somewhat damaged from the weather. Junior Lauren Hodge (Jefferson City, Tenn.) played individually, but had the best round of any […]
C-N softball drills five homers in doubleheader sweep of Limestone
Carson-Newman (14-2) blasted five homeruns from four different players as it pulled out a sweep of Limestone (2-8) Tuesday afternoon at Saints Field. The Eagles took game one 11-2 in six innings before winning the nightcap 8-0 in six. Brittany Hefner (Talbott, Tenn.), Bri Shoemake (Ooltewah, Tenn.), Sara Kelley (Ooltewah, Tenn.) and Bethany Davis (Nicholasville, […]
Eagles fall in home opener to Young Harris
Carson-Newman (0-2) dropped a closely contested match at no. 3 singles as Young Harris (5-0) grasped a 9-0 decision over the Eagles in their 2013 home opener. Guilherme Frias seized a 7-5, 6-2 decision from Austin Mackay (Oak Ridge, Tenn.) at no. 3 singles to continue a five-match win streak to start the season for […]
Sanders lauded as SAC Men’s Basketball Player of the Week
Ish Sanders (Cleveland, Tenn.) garnered the fourth SAC player of the week award of his career and his first in his junior season as he became just the third player this season in the South Atlantic Conference to score at least 25 points in back-to-back games. Sanders has scored 25 or more in four consecutive […]
UT offers spring workshops for farmers marketing to local consumers
Farmers who plan to market directly to the public as well as to chefs and grocery stores may be interested in a set of workshops being offered by the University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture in March and April. The first workshop is a two-day course called the Direct Marketing Sense Workshop. “This comprehensive […]
Treasury Issues General License To Allow Additional U.S. Economic Activity In Burma
Friday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a general license to authorize additional U.S. economic activity in Burma. The general license, issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), allows individuals, companies, and financial institutions to conduct most transactions – including opening and maintaining accounts and conducting a range of other financial services […]
National Parks Serve as Powerful Economic Engines for Local Communities, Supporting 252,000 Jobs
National Parks continued to be important economic engines for local communities, with visitors generating $30.1 billion in economic activity and supporting 252,000 jobs nationwide in 2011, according to a peer-reviewed report released today by the National Park Service. “Places like the Grand Canyon or the Statue of Liberty take our breath away and inspire us […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation
PUBLIC NOTICE The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation gives notice that a Corrective Action Plan has been submitted for Former Holcomb Grocery site located at 465 Highway 25/32, White Pine, TN, in compliance with the Code of Federal Regulations Title 40, Part 280.66(a) and Rule 1200-1-15–06(1l)(a) of the State of Tennessee. Pursuant to Title […]
Treasurer Lillard Discusses Future of State Employee and K-12 Teachers Pension Plan
State Treasurer David H. Lillard, Jr. is recommending that the General Assembly adopt a number of reforms to the state’s retirement plan for public employees. The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) is a well-funded pension plan. The proposed changes will only apply to state employees, higher education employees, and teachers hired on or after July […]
INVITATION TO BID – Student Nutrition Department
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids on behalf of the Student Nutrition Department for the following: 1–Kitchen Exhaust Hood Cleaning and 2–Point of Sale Line Computers, Office Computers, Monitors and Accessories A complete set of specifications and bid documents may be picked up at the Student […]
INVITATION TO BID – Lawn mowing & trimming of county facilities and school sites
Invitation to bid The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids from qualified vendors for lawn mowing & trimming of county facilities and school sites. We will accept separate bids for the county facilities and school facilities. There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 9:00 AM at […]