Nov 7, AARP Driver Safety Course hosted by Dandridge Senior Center
The Dandridge Senior Center will host an AARP Driver Safety Course on Wednesday, November 7, at the Dandridge Senior Center, 917 Elliott Ferry Road. Class hours are 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM. To register, contact Center Director Linda Manley, 865 397-7605. To recognize and thank Veterans for their dedication and commitment to service, AARP Driver […]
Nov 9th, Veteran’s Breakfast Hosted by Rush Strong School
Rush Strong School wishes to honor veterans in the Strawberry Plains community with a breakfast and program beginning at 8:30 AM on Friday November 9th. Please RSVP by email to odelln@k12tn.net, on the web at www.jc-schools.net/rss or by calling the school office at 933-5313.
Nov 17th, The William Blevins Institute for Spirituality and Mental Health seminar
The next seminar of The William Blevins Institute for Spirituality and Mental Health is “The Healing Potential of Gratitude” on Saturday, November 17, 9:00 a.m. – Noon, in 151 Ted Russell Hall on the Carson-Newman campus. Register online at www.cn.edu/BlevinsInstitute or call 865-471-3311.
A Celebration of Shakespeare’s Works
Adapted and directed by UT Theatre faculty member, Kate Buckley, the production is set in a timeless context and includes monologues, scenes, forty-two characters, excerpts from nineteen plays, and six songs. “The majority of the creative input for this production was undergraduate driven. Their excitement in exploring Shakespeare’s characters has made this project a unique […]
Jefferson Memorial Foundation Hospital Board
The Jefferson Memorial Hospital Board met last week to determine where they stand in the movement of around $12 million dollars from its current investment site. The money is now invested with Catholic Health Partners. The Board is determining where and how the money can be invested. Before, the funds were considered private funds and […]
Governor Haslam Announces $1.8 Million in Safe Routes to School Grants
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Safe Routes to School funding totaling $1.8 for 12 municipalities in Tennessee. The funds will be used by multiple schools to improve sidewalks, crosswalks, signs and safe walking and biking educational activities. The Safe Routes to School Program is a statewide initiative designed to make bicycling and walking to […]
Tennessee Business Spotlight Promotes Veteran-Owned Businesses
November 11 is Veterans Day, a holiday on which our nation pays tribute to those who have served in our armed forces. Tennessee is home to more than 500,000 veterans, and Secretary of State Tre Hargett recognizes the contribution they have made and are making to our communities. In honor of Tennessee veterans, the Tennessee […]
Department of Education Recognized for Bully Prevention
Jefferson County Department of Education has been recognized for its program on Bully Prevention. Mandy Schneitman, Director of Student Support Services for the school system, stated that Jefferson County was invited to be one of the highlight schools for a Nationally viewed webinar on bully prevention. The subject of bully prevention has been on the […]
Rebels Attack Syrian Military Airport
Seeking to deny the government of its overwhelmingly powerful air support, rebel forces in Syria attacked the Taftanaz military airport on Saturday, November 3. According to SANA, the state-run news agency, many terrorists were killed in the attack, and all of the terrorists’ weapons and vehicles were destroyed, as well. In response, Syrian Observatory for […]
Corker, Isakson Continue to Press State Department for Disclosure of Communications from Benghazi Attacks
In a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week, U.S. Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, continued to press the State Department for disclosure of all communications regarding security in Benghazi, Libya leading up to the deadly September 11 attacks on the U.S. […]
Tennessee Successful Early Voting Period Concludes with Biggest Day
Tennessee’s early voting period concluded on Thursday with the highest single-day turnout of the year. Over 134,000 voters cast their ballots across the state yesterday, the fourteenth and final day of in-person early voting for the November 6 election. The overall total of 1,456,824 voters represents the second-highest early voting turnout in Tennessee history, having […]
MARY D. HODGES
MARY D. HODGES, age 91, of Rutledge, TN passed away on November 3, 2012. She was a lifelong faithful member of Oakland Baptist Church. She loved her church, her family and her home. Preceded by husband, James Edgar Hodges; parents, Carl and Bessie Swift Davis; sister, Eulah Davis; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Ewin Hodges, Conard and […]
THOMAS MAURO, JR.
THOMAS MAURO, JR., age 46, of Kodak, TN and formerly of Neptune, NJ, passed away Thursday, November 1, 2012. He was owner and operator of Volunteer Glass Services LLC, was an active member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, and was a volunteer in the Sevier and Jefferson County communities in several organizations. Preceded in death […]
ROBIN TERESA EVANS
ROBIN TERESA EVANS, age 51, of Dandridge, TN passed away Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She was a member of Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and attended service at the United in Faith Gospel Church in Dandridge. She is preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Anna Rhea Evans; […]
KATHERINE PRICE HIXSON
KATHERINE PRICE HIXSON, of Strawberry Plains, TN passed away Monday, October 29, 2012. Preceded in death by parents, Miller and Mamie Price; brother, George Price, Ralph Price; sister, Louise Dickerson. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Jefferson City, and was a dedicated second grade teacher at Carter Elementary for 23 years. […]