Tennessee Announces Change in Women’s Basketball Leadership
Tennessee Director of Athletics Phillip Fulmer announced Wednesday that Lady Vols basketball coach Holly Warlick has been relieved of her duties. “Holly and I met this afternoon, and I informed her of the decision to change leadership within the program,” Fulmer said. “Holly has dedicated most of her adult life to the University of Tennessee and the Lady Vols […]
AG Slatery Announces Settlement with Auto Parts Maker
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III announced that Bosch will pay the State of Tennessee $2,291,760 in consumer and environmental civil penalties. The agreement also includes precedent-setting injunctive terms and requires Bosch to maintain robust processes to monitor compliance and to refuse to accommodate requests for software development and programming that could result in the […]
Budget Season Opens For Jefferson County Budget Committee
Budget Season has begun in Jefferson County and the Jefferson County Budget Committee held their first meeting to address the fiscal year 2019/2020 budget on Monday evening, March 25, 2019 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Ten budget committee members, along with the Jefferson County Director of Finance, are charged with presenting the full Jefferson […]
JAMES WALTER “J.W.” FOSTER, JR
JAMES WALTER “J.W.” FOSTER, JR., age 70, of Morristown, TN passed away Sunday, March 24, 2019 at home. Preceded in death by wife of 50 years, Linda Sue Foster; brother, Allen Foster; parents, James Walter Foster, Sr. and Helen Foster. He was retired from NCR after 40 years of service. Survived by daughters, Sharee Long […]
JUNE BORUM
June Borum, age 77, of Athens, passed away Saturday, March 23, 2019. She was retired from South Central Bell and AT&T after 30 years of service and a very active member of Telephone Pioneers. After her retirement, June volunteered and donated to many different organizations in McMinn County because she loved people. Two of her […]
Barnes Wins Henry IBA National Coach of the Year
After leading the Volunteers to one of their best seasons in program history, Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes was selected as the winner of the 2019 Henry Iba Award as National Coach of the Year by the United States Basketball Writers Association on Monday. With a Hall of Fame-worthy résumé already, Barnes checked off another impressive accomplishment […]
DAR Hosts Washington Birthday and Appalachian District Luncheon
The first U.S. First Lady Martha Washington and the Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee were the points of focus at two luncheons recently attended by members of the Martha Dandridge Washington Chapter (MDW), Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). Torrential rain and flooding of city streets were unable to deter attendees of the George Washington’s […]
Beaver Creek Baptist 5th Sunday Singing
Beaver Creek Baptist Church invites you to our 5th Sunday Singing on Sunday, March 31 at 7:00 PM featuring the Gordon Jett Band with some great gospel singing!! We are located at 845 Beaver Creek Rd., Strawberry Plains.
Vols Advance to Sweet Sixteen, Defeat Iowa in Overtime, 83-77
For the sixth time since 2000, the Tennessee Volunteers are heading to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, following an 83-77 victory in overtime against Iowa at Nationwide Arena on Sunday. It’s the first time since 2014 that Tennessee has reached the Sweet Sixteen, and head coach Rick Barnes is just the 12th head coach to […]
A New Beginning
Finally, after backstroking our way through winter spring has arrived. Oh, she may be a little damp and wrinkled but, for me, she sure is a sight for sore eyes. It is with the changing of the seasons, and a dash more daylight to work with, that I start itching to clean out the cobwebs […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is curious. The head governmental hive met this week and Buzzy Bees in the Know are buzzing that sometimes it is the drones hovering in the background that cause the sting. The low humm is that one may bee waiting in the wings. The low, low humm is that strange […]
Dining With Democrats April 5
The Jefferson County Democratic Party invites all county Democrats to join us for our April First Friday Dining With Democrats Dutch-treat lunch. The lunch will be Friday, April 5, at 11:30 a.m. at Perkins Family Restaurant. Reservations are not necessary; but, they are helpful and can be made by e-mailing Edna Langley at gelangley@charter.net or by phoning 865-475-1197. Hope you […]
REV. DR. EARL C. McCOSH
Rev. Dr. Earl C. McCosh, age 86, of Dandridge, passed away Monday, March 18, 2019. He served his country for over 41 years beginning during the Korean War serving 20 years in the Army and 21 years with the Air Force. In the Air Force, he served as Chaplin and received the rank of Full […]
TDEC Shares Update on Fish Sampling in Nolichucky, Pigeon Rivers
The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) in August 2018 issued precautionary fish consumption advisories for smallmouth bass and channel catfish in the downstream portion of the Nolichucky River in Cocke and Hamblen counties and in the downstream portion of the Pigeon River in Cocke County. The advisories were issued due to levels of […]