Memories of Comfort Food
Pinto beans, mac and cheese, and cornbread… you can’t beat it for comfort food. Gourmet is good, salads are great, steak and lobster is a fantastic treat, but sometimes I need to return to my roots and have the comfort food I grew up eating. I must say I am never disappointed, and even dive […]
The Joy of High Tea
Hello darlings, sipping a delicious cup of hot tea by the fire side on these cold days with rain or snow falling is so delightful. My love of having high tea (meaning served with tiny tea sandwiches, bite size lemon tarts, petite fours and scones with crème and jam) started as a child, but became a […]
Will Baneberry Be Around to Turn 30?
It may seem like only yesterday to some long time residents of Jefferson County, but, in fact, it was almost three decades ago that Baneberry became a municipality in its own right. November will mark Baneberry’s 30th birthday but it may not see that landmark date. A recent movement to unincorporated the city has been […]
Dinner Rolls
Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and if you survived the gauntlet of candy choices, bombardment of diamond guilt inducing commercials and mediocre restaurants packed like sardines, your relationship is stronger. Congratulations! You’ve climbed a rung on the evolutionary ladder of love. Few things challenge a couple more than an artificial holiday designed to commercialize […]
Jefferson City Receives Designation from National Park Service
The National Park Service designated 34 communities from across the United States as Certified Local Governments in 2015. More than 1,900 communities now participate in the program which provides local governments access to historic preservation guidance and grants. Certified Local Government (CLG) designation makes communities official partners in the portion of the federal historic preservation […]
Voting for Property Assessor While Democrat
I was wondering if I can vote for Property Assessor if I am voting Democrat? My friend said that they are only on the Republican Ticket. Actually, your friend is correct. Both of the candidates that are seeking the office of Property Assessor are Republicans and are running in the Republican Primary. Because voters must […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is agenda. The budgeting hive was back in the nest and Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that time did not fly by. The low humm is that the clash of the kings may be trickling down and it has some on both sides of the isle feeling waspish. […]
Wild Bird Eggstravaganza at the UT Gardens
Anticipate the coming of spring with a fun family educational event at the University of Tennessee Gardens on Saturday, March 19, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, the Gardens is putting an interesting twist on the traditional egg hunt. Wild birds are beginning to nest for the season. Come learn about their […]
The Season of Questions
It is official. Budget season has begun. Already questions about funding non profits have spurred lively conversation and it is clear that this year, like others, will find the funding conundrum a talking point for both sides of the isle. This fiscal year, which ends the last day of June 2016, found only three non […]
Jefferson County Sweeps the District Semifinals, Girls and Boys to Progress to Finals
The JCHS Girls and Boys teams represented the Patriots at the Regional District 2 AAA Semifinals on Saturday night. Both teams entered the tourney as a #2 seed as they traveled to Morristown East High School. The Lady Patriots went head-to-head against the South Doyle Cherokees, in a game that went back-and-forth for all four quarters. The […]
BARBARA KILLIAN DOCKINS
BARBARA KILLIAN DOCKINS, age 83, of Dandridge, TN and formerly of Knoxville, TN passed away Saturday morning, February 20, 2016 at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. She was retired from WATE TV after 30 plus years of service and attended Wallace Memorial Baptist Church prior to her illness. She was preceded in death by parents, […]
WILLIAM LAMAR HACKNEY
William Lamar Hackney age 81 of Talbott, went to be with Lord, Sat. Feb. 20, 2016 at his residence following a lingering illness. He was born May 8, 1934 in Dalton, GA. He was a Member of Community Chapel Free Will Baptist Church. He is a retired veteran of the U.S. Air Force with 27 […]
Lady Vols Steal a Hard-Won Game from the Rebels, 57-51
The University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers played the Ol’ Miss Rebels Thursday night for the “Live Pink Bleed Orange” game. The neck-to-neck battle, in front of over 10,000 in attendance, began with hopes of Diamond DeShields getting the 5 points that she needed to achieve the 1000 point benchmark. Unfortunately DeShields did not connect with the hoop […]
JCHS Boys Have Sweet Victory in Special Olympics Tournament
The Jefferson County Special Olympics Basketball Team had a sweet victory for Valentines Day weekend last Saturday. The boys competed in the East Tennessee Regional Tournament in Maryville, in conjunction with Special Olympics of Tennessee. The team, headed up by Coach Josh Hensley, included Jaden Clark, Nelson Weekley, Isaiah Dixon, Brandon Bennett, Jordan Clark, Christian […]
REBECCA A. GREEN
Rebecca A. Green, age 64 of Talbott, TN, passed away Friday, February 19, 2016. She is preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Georgia Sligar, and brother, Thomas Sligar. She is survived by her children, Rodney (Brenda) London, Michael (Heather) London, Elizabeth (Antwoine) Owens, Nathaniel Elmore, and Kellie (Kelly) Boling, 19 grandchildren, sister, Connie, […]
JANE CLARKE WATKINS
JANE CLARKE WATKINS, age 91 of Baneberry, TN passed away Friday afternoon, February 19, 2016 at the Franklin House of the Jefferson Co. Nursing Home. She will be remembered as being a devoted wife to her beloved husband Taylor Watkins for 70 years and being a strong family women of the Christian faith who enjoyed […]