Pigeon Valley Bassmasters
Pigeon Valley Bassmasters is scheduled to fish Cherokee & Douglasd 6/1 & 6/2 2013 for a 2-day tournaments (7 am-3 pm)
Secret Good Deeds
It takes enormous self discipline (and lots of practice) for many of us to do a good deed in secret. There is evidently great benefit in accomplishing such a thing, and philosophers and prophets and even Jesus himself urge us to do just that. The trick, of course, is keeping it a secret. Once the […]
Carson-Newman Prof to Develop Own Online Textbooks
When the price of textbooks rise and usability decreases, one Carson-Newman professor responds by creating her own. Carson-Newman Associate Professor of Spanish, Mary Baldridge, was awarded a $6,000 ACA summer research fellowship, which she will use toward creating Online Spanish textbooks. “The textbooks currently on the market are exorbitantly expensive, and are not really appropriate […]
Carson-Newman to Celebrate Social Justice Week
Carson-Newman has designated the week of January 21 as Social Justice Week. Coordinated by C-N’s Bonner Center, Diversity Committee,and Campus Ministries, the week will feature several events that will help bring social issues to light for both campus and the community. Reneé Dudley, logistics coordinator for the Bonner Center, says the week helps to bring […]
SAC Basketball Championship Tickets on Sale Now
Tickets for the 2013 Food Lion SAC Basketball Championship, which will be played March 9-10 at Timmons Arena in Greenville, S.C., are now on sale through the Timmons Arena online box office. 2013 will mark the first time the SAC Basketball Championship has been held at Timmons Arena, which is home to Furman University’s Division […]
Spirit Squads announce clinic, tryout dates
Carson-Newman cheer and dance coach Christy Bowlin has announced dates and times for the Carson-Newman Spirit Squads annual clinic and tryouts. Bowlin and company will play host to the clinic Feb. 9, from 9 a.m. till noon in the three gym area in the Maddox Student Activities Center. The clinic is open to all high […]
Former Vol joins Carson-Newman coaching staff
Former Tennessee Volunteer Nick Reveiz has joined the Carson-Newman coaching staff as a graduate assistant working with the Eagles linebackers. Reveiz finished his career with the Vols in 20010 with a 108-tackle season, including a career high 14-tackle performance in the Music City Bowl versus North Carolina. While the three-time academic All-SEC selection’s playing pedigree, […]
Jefferson County Budget Committee
The Jefferson County Budget Committee met on Monday, January 14, 2013 at the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Committee Chairman Griffith. All Committee Members were present for Roll Call. Upon a Motion from Committee Member Akard and 2nd from Committee Member Baxley the Committee Approved the Minutes of the […]
Dazed and Confused
Heavy rains plummeted the area last week leaving much of Jefferson County in standing puddles of water. Following a spurt of Spring like temperatures, local residents received a temperature shock as the thermometer plummeted on Thursday, ushering out the warm air and replacing it with a return to Winter. Some of the coldest temperatures of […]
Council on Women
The Tennessee Economic Council on Women has released its 2012 report on the status of women across the State of Tennessee and in all of the 95 Counties in the State independently. Overall, the population of women in Jefferson County is faring better than they were a dozen years ago. The 2000 report listed Jefferson […]
Snow Day Activities
After a week of weather related days with the kids off from school, and the possibility of even more snow days, help in containing the wiggles may be in order. Snow days do not have to be restless mornings and afternoons spent locked indoors. There are many different and fun ways to pass the hours. […]
Vols Top Bulldogs
The Volunteer basketball team bounced back from a tough stretch Saturday afternoon topping the Mississippi State Bulldogs. The Vols’ skid had reached four games, and the lowly Bulldogs were the perfect prescription to what ailed the Vols. Limping into Thompson Boling Arena with barely little more than a starting lineup of scholarship players, MSU struggled […]
Astounding
It is astounding and scares me a little that the same people that are driving a $300 million dollar project in Jefferson County can’t seem to plan an informational meeting and put out a few refreshments. Last weeks “informational” meeting was a joke at best and a travesty at worst. I seriously doubt that one […]
First Real Winter Weather
The onslaunt of extreme Winter weather has some government employees working overtime to try and manage the swings of Mother Nature. The Highway Department generally takes the brunt of the burden when the temperatures dip, however some other County employees see an increase when the weather acts up. First responders are on alert when the […]
Grin and Bear It
Watching the snow fall on Wednesday was almost mesmerizing. It was so beautiful, with large flakes falling to the earth, in numbers too numerous to count. It reminded me of the snow globes of my youth. I loved to turn them over and over in my hands… slowly … watching the beautiful snow flakes fall […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is cold. The buzz is that some in the head governmental hive got a chilly reception as the megasite issue becomes mega sticky. Some bees in the megafootprint were mad as a hornet that they were crammed into a small, hot space and left to fly from one poster to […]