Cognitive Development and Exploring
Cognitive development is greatly impacted by your child’s exploration of his/her environment. As gross motor skills develop, the baby starts to “think” about movements. If the movement is rewarded, it will be repeated. This initiates development of cause and effect, a skill necessary for further cognitive development. Basically, cause and effect means the child’s observation […]
Remembering Green Stamps
Did you, your mother ,or grandmother ever collect stamps? Yes, stamps! Not the postal variety, but the green ones, S&H Green Stamps… “freebies”. And, if you know nothing about green stamps, you have been deprived, but, if you had the experience, you are blessed. For those of you who do not know what green stamps […]
My Dog is Afraid of Fish
Unfortunately, there is a bit of turmoil in my house these days that doesn’t seem to be going away. In passing, I may have mentioned my dog’s fear of fish. No matter what has been said, the gravity of the problem has been severely underrepresented. Lily doesn’t just fear fish. She is terrified. The fish […]
Slow Cooker Beef in Mushroom Sauce
This is true comfort food to me. Tender pieces of beef in a rich, creamy mushroom sauce. Yum! It would be perfect served over buttered egg noodles with roasted asparagus. Ingredients: 1 T olive oil 1 medium onion, diced 12 oz mushrooms, sliced 2 lbs lean beef stew meat 1 can cream of mushroom soup […]
Jefferson County Post Staff Writer J. D. Swann Publishes Book for Teachers and Parents
Jefferson County Post Staff Writer J. D. Swann has entered the world of authorship with the February 25, 2015 release of A Roadmap to Success: Foundations of STEM Learning. David, a White Pine eighth grade science teacher, has worked in education for nearly 15 years. David has had further experience with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, […]
Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross Sign Agreement
Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have finalized a multi-year agreement. Effective March 1, the agreement provides Blue Network SSM (“Network S”) members access to services at Tennova’s Physicians Regional Medical Center, North Knoxville Medical Center and Turkey Creek Medical Center and their employed physician practices. With the addition of these hospitals, Network S […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week was “retreat.” One wing of the head governmental hive braved the snow to hold their first meeting. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that tensions ran high from gavel to gavel and it appeared more like a cross swarm smack down than meeting of the minds. The low humm […]
A Done Deal
Mis-communication is a witch. Sure everyone, at some time or another, stumbles in getting their point across. Sometimes it is because we don’t want to listen. Sometimes it is because we are so mired in our position that we can’t hear what the other person is saying and we react accordingly. Whatever the reason, the […]
What Was the Cost?
Two weeks of hard winter weather have taken a financial toll on some areas of Jefferson County, as municipalities and individual county departments struggle to deal with the costs associated with multiple winter storms. Beyond the impact in the private sector, where many businesses were unable to open their doors or had very little consumer […]
Former Grainger Co. School Bookkeeper Admits to Gift Card Scheme
Tennessee Comptroller investigators have discovered at least $1,515.16 is missing from Bean Station Elementary School in Grainger County. Investigators learned the former bookkeeper at Bean Station Elementary School used a school provided credit card to purchase $515 in gift cards that she later used to buy fuel for her personal vehicle. The former bookkeeper […]
Schools Could Receive Waiver for Snow Days
Jefferson County Schools have exhausted their reserve of snow days, according to Jefferson County Director of Schools, Dr. Charles Edmonds. As of Friday, February 27, 2015 students had missed a total of 12 days for inclement weather, mainly due to back to back storms that rocked the area during the last two weeks in February. […]
Men’s Basketball: Pioneers Drop 73-64 Loss to Anderson in Home Finale
The Anderson University men’s basketball team used a 14-2 run in the second half as the Trojans outlasted host Tusculum College 73-64 in South Atlantic Conference action on a snowy Wednesday night at Pioneer Arena. The Trojans (14-13, 10-11 SAC) sweep the season series over the Pioneers (7-20, 6-15 SAC) and snap TC’s three-game winning […]
Women’s Baketball: Pioneers Downed by Anderson on Senior Night
Seniors Blakeley Burleson, Brianna Mitchell and Rainey Story scored a combined 24 points in their final game at Pioneer Arena, but Anderson University defeated the Tusculum College Women’s basketball team 69-51 to clinch a share of the 2014-15 South Atlantic Conference regular season championship on Wednesday night in Greeneville. Junior guard Shynese Whitener led the […]
Cook Named General Shale SoCon Student-Athlete of the Week
After helping guide ETSU to a pair of wins at last weekend’s Upstate Classic, Buccaneer sophomore third baseman Chris Cook (Kingsport, Tenn.) was named General Shale Student-Athlete of the Week, which was released by Southern Conference on Wednesday. Cook, a pre-business major with a 3.707 grade-point-average, hit .429 (6-14) with one triple, three runs, one […]
CAROLYN S. CLINE
CAROLYN S. CLINE, age 73, of New Market, TN went home to be with the Lord on Friday, February 27, 2015 at Ft. Sanders Regional Medical Center. Preceded in death by father and mother, Coy D. and Martha S. Smith; sister, Nettie Lou Sims; brother, Robert H. Smith, all of Kodak. She was a member […]
Snow Forces Schedule Change to This Weekend’s Baseball Series
The schedule to this weekend’s ETSU-Butler baseball series has been altered due to the snowfall that hit the Tri-Cities region overnight on Monday, announced head coach Tony Skole on Wednesday. ETSU and Butler will now play a doubleheader on Saturday, beginning at 1:05 p.m., while Sunday’s single game is still on schedule for 1:05 p.m. […]