JCHS College Night, March 10, 2015
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2014 Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm Place: Patriot Academy Please join the JCHS Counseling Department at the 2nd annual 11th grade college admissions & scholarship night! 11th grade students and their parents/guardians are encouraged to attend and learn information from area colleges and organizations about admissions, scholarships, and financial aid. A pizza […]
Knoxville Opera Presents Bizet’s Carmen on Valentine’s Weekend
Knoxville Opera proudly presents two exclusive performances of Bizet’s Carmen on Friday, February 13 at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, February 15 at 2:30 p.m. at the city’s hallmark Tennessee Theatre. Maestro Brian Salesky will host a special opera preview session 45 minutes prior to each performance. Carmen, recognized for its Spanish-inspired plot of passion, features […]
Romance, Mischief, and Magic Come to the Clarence Brown Theatre with Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
The course of love definitely does NOT run smooth when William Shakespeare’s family-friendly comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” plays on the Clarence Brown Theatre Mainstage February 19 through March 8, 2015. An Open Captioned performance will take place on Sunday, February 22 at 2:00 pm. A special “Behind the Scenes” discussion about how the design […]
Vols Finish Top 5 Class
For many months now, there was a question surrounding the University of Tennessee’s recruiting class, “Can they finish with a top 5 class (nationally)?” Well the answer is an astounding… yes. Not only did Butch Jones and company finish the day with a top 5 recruiting class, but for most of the day on National […]
Home Sweet Home
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots have found their place of comfort after losing on the road at Cocke County on January 9th. Jefferson County has now won 6 straight games, including a 57-37 victory over Cocke County at home on Friday night. With the win, JCHS has now avenged both of their conference losses in […]
Patriots Overcome Turnovers to Top Cocke Co.
Most of the season, Jefferson County has been the team that brings the defensive pressure, turns the other team over, and uses that to create scoring opportunities for themselves on the other end. On this night, however, it was JCHS that was turning the ball over, allowing Cocke County to hang around in a contest […]
Lady Patriots Down Seymour
Much like the first meeting between these two teams, Seymour hung around most of the game, but in the end just couldn’t find a way to win. Jefferson County played great defense in the first half allowing just 2 baskets from the field in the first half. The Lady Patriots’ lead was just 9 at […]
Patriots Stay Hot
Someone forgot to tell the Jefferson County Patriots that Tuesday night was a different day, a different game, a different team. Just 4 days after blasting Morristown East, 83-27, Jefferson County shot out of the gates against Seymour, and led 19-0 before the Eagles would get their first bucket. “We definitely didn’t want to let […]
Alder Leads Lady Pats Over Lady Trojans
Alexandria Alder led the team in scoring (18 Points), led the team by playing point guard, and even started the game on a 6-0 run all by herself. It was her last shot, however, that left Jefferson County basketball fans in a frenzy. After Morristown West’s, Abby McKinnish, swished a three pointer with 11 seconds […]
Patriots Destroy Hurricanes, 83 – 27
When you think about a hurricane, you most likely think of lots of rain and extremely high winds, ordinarily destroying everything in its path and taking no prisoners, right? Well, on Friday night it was the Patriots who did just that. Determined to show the Hurricanes that their last meeting was a fluke, Jefferson County […]
58 Million Nonsmokers in US Are Still Exposed to Secondhand Smoke
Although secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure in the United States dropped by half between 1999 to 2000 and 2011 to 2012, one in four nonsmokers — 58 million people — are still exposed to SHS, according to a new Vital Signs (http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/tobacco/) report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data from the National Health […]
Minnie is a 7-Year-Old Dachshund Mix
Minnie is a 7-Year-Old Dachshund Mix. There is a $100 adoption fee and she is eligible for the seniors-for-seniors adoption.
Abby is a Spayed 3-Year-Old Female Cat
Abby is a spayed 3-year-old female cat. She can be adopted for $35.
UT Gardens February 2015 Plant of the Month: Supermarket Orchid
Did someone bless you with a beautiful orchid? Mass marketing has hit the orchid world! Among the most popular orchids for gifting are cattleyas(pronounced “KAT-lee-uh”). Another favorite gift orchid is the genus phalaenopsis (pronounced “fail-en-NOP-sis”). This orchid is nicknamed the moth orchid because of the shape of its blooms. Both come in a variety of […]
Punxsutawney Phil Spooked Once More
February 2 marks Groundhog Day 2015, a celebrated folk holiday where the trend of the remaining days of winter is predicted by the holiday’s revered mascot, Punxsutawney Phil, the resident groundhog of Punxsutawney, Pa. Groundhog Day has been celebrated for over 170 years, with the first recorded instance of celebration occurring in Morgantown, Pennsylvania on […]
INA RUTH KNIGHT
Ina Ruth Knight, age 87 of White Pine, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, February 1, 2015, at Morristown Hamblen Healthcare Systems. Ina Ruth was a faithful member of First Baptist Church in White Pine, and was retired from Electrovoice. She is preceded in death by her husband, James Knight, son, Greg Knight, […]