New twist on the traditional Christmas plant
Poinsettias are the favored Christmas holiday potted plant. While red is still the traditional color, pinks, whites, variegated, salmon, yellow and even orange varieties abound, says Susan Hamilton, director of the University of Tennessee Gardens. Plant sizes vary from standard 4- to 6-inch pots, to miniatures to tree forms and even hanging baskets. “It’s amazing […]
If the President Expects Compromise
If the President Expects Compromise, He Must Set the Table for Negotiation It’s past time for President Obama to offer concrete, realistic solutions to our nation’s fiscal crisis and to prevent the tax increases and arbitrary spending cuts set to go into effect on January 1, known as the fiscal cliff. While the president continues […]
Haslam Announces $1.7 Million in Recycling Equipment and Hub Grants
Haslam Announces $1.7 Million in Recycling Equipment and Hub Grants 18 Grants Will Help Communities Meet Waste Reduction Goals Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau on December 13 awarded approximately $1.7 million in Recycling Equipment and Hub / Spoke Grants for FY 2013 projects to help reduce landfill […]
TDOT Ready to Tackle Winter Weather
TDOT Ready to Tackle Winter Weather Despite the mild start to winter, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is stocked and ready to clear roadways of ice and snow this season. Over the last several weeks, salt supplies have been replenished in all 95 counties, and crews have readied snow plows and brine trucks for […]
Corker Offers Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling
Corker Offers Bill to Raise Debt Ceiling in Dollar-for-Dollar Exchange for Entitlement Reform Anticipating the possibility than an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff might not adequately reduce the nation’s long-term deficits, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has introduced legislation to raise the debt ceiling by roughly $1 trillion in exchange for roughly $1 trillion […]
Teacher Planning Time
Teacher Planning Time Varies Greatly in Tennessee Schools The amount of time teachers have to work on lesson plans, grade papers, attend training sessions and meet with parents differs considerably in school districts across the state, a new report released today by the Comptroller’s Offices of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) shows. The report, Teacher […]
Haslam Announces State Will Not Run Health-Care Exchange
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced Monday the state will not operate a state-based healthcare exchange under the federal Affordable Care Act. Haslam made the following statement on the issue: “Tennessee faces a decision this week about health insurance exchanges created by the Affordable Care Act. “I’m not a fan of the law. The more I […]
Good Cheer Ministries – Saturdays 7pm
A new ministry is opening its doors to the community. It will focus on restoring the body of Christ by, providing a platform for ministers and ministries to activate their giftings and callings. This is a ‘hands on’ ministry with opportunity for everyone in the body of Christ, to learn and do for God’s Kingdom. […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners, Dec 18, 5pm
PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a called meeting of the Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners on Tuesday, December 18, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. in the Jefferson County High School media center. The purpose of the meeting is settlement of the White Pine School copier machines. 12/13/2012 – 12/18/2012
FRANK JONES
FRANK JONES, age 83, of Dandridge, TN went to heaven on December 7, 2012. Frank was a loving, gentle and caring man who loved God and his family. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hal and Leora Jones; brothers, Conard, Clarence and Curtis Jones. Frank was a member of the Chestnut Grove United […]
DEBRA SUE VINEYARD
DEBRA SUE VINEYARD, of Kodak, TN, born September 19, 1955 went home to be with the Lord December 5, 2012 at 10:58 p.m. Mrs. Vineyard is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Gladys Northern; brother, Bobby Northern; sister, Kay Stipes. She is survived by her husband, Mickey Vineyard; her two sons, Doug and […]
MARY SPEIRS DINWOODIE
MARY SPEIRS DINWOODIE, age 86, of Dandridge, TN and formerly of Sarasota, FL passed away Thursday, December 6, 2012 at the Jefferson Co. Nursing Home following an extended illness. She is survived by her husband of 63 years, Stanley R. Dinwoodie; children, Robert, Stanley and Mary; 7 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren; brother, James Speirs and […]
MRS. FRANCES ELIZABETH RILEY JARNIGAN
MRS. FRANCES ELIZABETH RILEY JARNIGAN, age 82, of Jefferson City, TN, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, December 5, 2012. She is resting after a long illness. She was of the Baptist faith. Preceded in death by husband of 62 years, Joe Lee Jarnigan; father, Charles Riley and mother, Virgie Young Arwood. Survived […]
SHANNON RAY LIVESAY
SHANNON RAY LIVESAY, age 49, of Dandridge , TN passed away Tuesday morning, December 4, 2012. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church of Dandridge and was veteran of the U.S. Army. Preceded in death by his father, Albert R. Livesay. He survived by his children, Shannon Lynn Livesay, Shana Livesay and Harley Breeden; […]
WILLIAM R. MILLER
WILLIAM R. MILLER, age 71, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was an active member of Emmanuel Baptist Church. He was retired from the City of Jefferson City with 28 years of service, a former assistant chief of the Lakeway Central Volunteer Fire […]
HALL JACKSON
HALL JACKSON, age 83, of White Pine, TN passed away at Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System on Monday, December 3, 2012. He was a member and deacon at Leadvale Baptist Church, and a member of Leadvale Masonic Lodge, where he was a 32 degree mason. He is a retired mechanic from the Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Dept. […]