CARROLL EDWARD SINARD
Carroll Edward Sinard, age 74, passed away Monday July 29, 2019 in Morristown, Tn. He was born on January 3, 1945 to Tessie and Theodore Sinard. Carroll married the love of his life Wanda Parker in Dandridge, TN and they were married 53 years. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War and served his […]
LORRAINE HAWKINS
Lorraine Marie Hawkins, went to be with the Lord on July 29, 2019. She was born on August 7, 1922 in Wynona, OK the daughter of the late Elmer and Stell Hayworth Brown. In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by three sisters; Geraldine Poarch, Betty Dyer and Burdetta Woolridge, one step-son […]
Tennessee Higher Education Commission Wins SLC STAR Award for Third Consecutive Year
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission’s (THEC) Tennessee Reconnect program was selected as one of two winners of the Southern Legislative Conference’s 2019 State Transformation in Action Recognition (STAR) award. The STAR award identifies and promotes state government solutions to regional problems, focusing on policy innovations that are creative, impactful, transferable and effective. This STAR award […]
Helpful Tips for Heading Back to School
Summer break is coming to a close in Jefferson County, and the lazy hazy days of summer will be giving way to school bells and class schedules. Sometimes the transition from the break to the new school year can be a bit stressful, to say the least, but there are ways to make the change […]
ANNIS K. ORREN
ANNIS K. ORREN, age 94, of Dandridge, TN went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2019 after a brief illness at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Annis was born in Milverton, Ontario, Canada in 1925. She lived and called Michigan home for many years before moving to Tennessee. She was a member of Hebron Presbyterian […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is revisited. When the yeas and nays open up a nest of nasty, Buzzy Bees in the Know are buzzing that it could bee less confusion and more an answer to droning on and on. The low humm it that pollination posturing aside, one issue looks like it will fly. […]
Patriot Academy Seven Year Itch
It was just a few short years ago that a big change came to Jefferson County High School with the opening of the Patriot Academy. Controversial from the start, the Patriot Academy was the multi million dollar answer to overcrowding at Jefferson County High School proper. It was designed to house the freshman class of […]
LVFLs Sweep WNBA All-Star Friday Night Competitions
It was a Big Orange Sweep at AT&T WNBA All-Star Friday Night in Las Vegas, as former Lady Vol standouts Diamond DeShields and Shekinna Stricklen won the WNBA Skills Challenge and Mountain Dew Three-Point Contest, respectively, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. DeShields, who also will play in Saturday’s AT&T WNBA All-Star Game as a reserve for Team […]
Nearly Three-Quarters of Traumatic Brain Injuries in Children Under 19 Caused by Consumer Products
A vast report, looking at the products and activities associated with non-fatal traumatic brain injuries for youngsters aged up to 19, in 66 US hospitals’ emergency departments, has revealed that floors, beds and American football are posing some of the greatest risks. The study, published in Brain Injury, shows that 72% of cases across all age […]