New Year Tips
The year 2013 is quickly rolling in. Now is the time to reflect, with your child, on the accomplishments of the past year, and make resolutions for actions in the new year. Children can participate in this long standing tradition, with your help. The following New Year tips are from the American Academy of Pediatrics […]
Jan 25, 31st Annual Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Meeting & Banquet
Jan 25, 31st Annual Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Meeting & Banquet
DELLA PEARL CATE
DELLA PEARL CATE, age 82 of Dandridge, TN passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at her home. She is preceded in death by her husband, Olif Cate; infant son, Tony; parents, Perry Joshua and Ida Mae Haynes Cate; brothers, Richard, Perry, Jim, Robert and infant brother, Cecil Cate; sisters, Martha Taylor, Fern Cate, Mollie Snyder, […]
DOROTHY J. RELFORD
DOROTHY J. RELFORD, age 82 of Kodak, TN passed away Monday morning, Dec. 24, 2012 at the Life Care Center of Jefferson City. She was born and raised in Anderson Co. and attended the Bells Campground and Riverview Baptist Churches of Anderson Co. She was the daughter of the late Lon and Ida Messamore and […]
Day honored as Division II’s best center with Rimington Award
Carson-Newman center Kevin Day (Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.) has been lauded by the Boomer Esiason Foundation with the Rimington Award for Division II’s best center. The award is another in a heaping pile for Day. The Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.-native was a finalist for the Upshaw award for the nation’s best lineman, the winner of the SAC’s Jacob’s Blocking […]
Max Brooks’: World War Z
Max Brooks’: World War Z With the movie adaptation well on its way, it seems only fitting that I review a book suggested to me by a good friend: Max Brooks’ World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War. First, I have to distinguish this book from the upcoming film. World War Z, […]
Pet Safety
My family and I got a new addition to the family in early December when we adopted a young dog from our local shelter. She lives inside our home so there is no worry during cold times about where she will sleep, however I am concerned about her slipping on ice on our porch when […]
Love the Holidays
I love the holidays but I must admit that New Year’s Eve is not my favorite day of the year. My husband and I have always enjoyed the gathering of friends and regularly got together with “the gang”. Though we loved to socialize and an opportunity to laugh and eat good food, we never voluntarily […]
Royalty and Gold Celebration
“Snap, crackle and pop,” one can almost hear the fireworks announcing the New Year of 2013 . There is a lot of chatter about how to celebrate this special time. Go to a big party or have a quiet evening at home with a few friends to “ring” in the New Year? Lots of times […]
Passing of General Norman Schwarzkopf
I was saddened this week by the passing of General Norman Schwarzkopf. He will be remembered for his part in the success of Desert Storm and his forthright way of meeting an issue head on, with little or no fan fare. The first President Bush, his Commander and Chief during that turbulent time, is in […]
Jan 26 & 27, HORSE Basketball Challenge at Field Of Dreams Activity Center in Dandridge
Separate divisions for boys and girls. Double elimination. Cost is $10. Presented by Tinseltown Sports. For more information call 865-397-9200
MARY DEANE ALLEN SHUGART
MARY DEANE ALLEN SHUGART passed away Friday, December 28, 2012 at Jefferson County Nursing Home. She was born June 7, 1918, the daughter of Claude and Naomi Allen. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. James A. Shugart; daughter, Claudine Shugart; and brother, Dr. E. Dale Allen. She is survived by her son, […]
Vick vs. Jefferson County Board of Education Court Date Set
Former principal of Jefferson Elementary School Dr. Robert C. Vick and Jefferson County Board of Education have a court date set for March 19, 2013 to hear arguments over his demotion from his position as principal at Jefferson Elementary School. The lawsuit, filed by Dr. Vick, contents that his demotion on June 18, 2009 violated […]
Annual Tennessee Horticultural Expo and Agritourism Conference to bring farmers together
Agritourism operators, fruit and vegetable growers, on-farm winemakers, flower growers and farmers market vendors and managers will all gather in Nashville for the 2013 Tennessee Horticultural Expo and Agritourism Conference on Jan. 24-26. According to Megan Bruch, marketing specialist with the University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture and co-chair of the agritourism session, “The […]
Jefferson County League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters monthly meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 8, at the Appalachian Electric Cooperative, 1109 Hill Drive, New Market, at 7:00 p.m. In keeping with this year’s theme of addressing the issue of campaign finance, this month’s meeting will feature a presentation by Jay Moeck from the State of Tennessee […]