Park Announces Synchronous Firefly Viewing Dates
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced the dates for firefly viewing in Elkmont. Shuttle service to the viewing area will be provided on Thursday, June 7 through Thursday, June 14. All visitors wishing to view the synchronous fireflies at Elkmont must have a parking pass distributed through the lottery system at www.recreation.gov. Every year […]
Honey Miller Receives Volunteer Award
Jefferson County resident Honey Miller was awarded the East Tennessee Volunteer Recognition Award at Sunday’s banquet held at the Cherokee County Club in Knoxville. The East Tennessee Volunteer Recognition Awards Ceremony Is sponsored by Home Federal Bank and held every year to recognize individuals who volunteer helping making their communities better. The Awards ceremony is […]
Manning Selected for Academic All-America Hall of Fame
Legendary Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning will be one of the newest members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America Hall of Fame when the four-person 2018 Class is inducted this summer. The Academic All-America Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will take place at 7:30 p.m. on June 28 at the CoSIDA […]
BETTY JEAN COLLINS
Betty Jean Collins, 81, long time resident of Jefferson City, Tennessee living in Newnan, Georgia, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018. She was devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend to everyone who knew her. Betty grew up in Jefferson City and lived there until 2013 when she moved to Georga so that she could be […]
JOHN THOMAS KNOWLING
John Thomas Knowling, age 74 of Talbott, passed away at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center from complications after suffering a massive stroke. He was the son of the late Ray and Hazel Knowling. He is preceded in death by his son Tommy Knowling and brother, Keith (Lucky) Knowling. Survivors include his wife, Ella Vivian Knowling, […]
DAR Explores the Art of Colonial Cooking During March Meeting
“I love to cook, and I love old cookbooks,” said Regent Mary Cay Khiel at the March meeting of the Martha Dandridge Washington Chapter (MDW) National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) at the First United Methodist Church in Dandridge. One thing that Regent Khiel has learned in her sojourn with “Colonial Cooking” is […]
Guarantano Leads Orange to 34-7 Victory
With redshirt sophomore quarterback Jarrett Guarantano leading the charge, the Orange rolled to a 34-7 victory Saturday afternoon in the 2018 DISH Orange and White Game. On an absolutely beautiful spring afternoon, 65,098 Tennessee fans made their way to Neyland Stadium to get a first-hand look at the Big Orange in action under first-year head […]
Frank Brown Honored as Hometown Hero by Modern Woodmen
Modern Woodmen of Jefferson City recently honored Frank Brown as a Hometown Hero. Better known as “Downtown Brown” the “unofficial mayor of the historic district on downtown Jeff City.” The former longtime school teacher in Jefferson County Schools, has been a great volunteer in the community throughout the years. About 20 years ago, he was […]
RICHARD J. GEORGE
RICHARD J. GEORGE, age 82, of Kodak, TN and formerly of East Aurora, NY, passed away on April 20, 2018. He was retired from American Airlines with 36 years of service and a veteran of the U. S. Air Force. He was a member of East Aurora American Legion Post 362 and East Aurora Moose […]
ERNEST HEDGES JR.
Ernest Carlton Hedges, Jr., age 88, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The only child of Ernest C. and Olive Irene (Corbin) Hedges, Sr. He was born on July 12, 1929 in Alexandria, VA. In his early childhood, he lived in Washington, D.C. Later his family moved […]
Germs with Unusual Antibiotic Resistance Widespread in U.S.
Health departments working with CDC’s Antibiotic Resistance (AR) Lab Network found more than 220 instances of germs with “unusual” antibiotic resistance genes in the United States last year, according to a CDC Vital Signs report released today. Germs with unusual resistance include those that cannot be killed by all or most antibiotics, are uncommon in a geographic […]
Study Predicts 2018 Flu Vaccine Will Have 20 Percent Efficacy
A Rice University study predicts that this fall’s flu vaccine — a new H3N2 formulation for the first time since 2015 — will likely have the same reduced efficacy against the dominant circulating strain of influenza A as the vaccine given in 2016 and 2017 due to viral mutations related to vaccine production in eggs. […]
State Unemployment Rate Remains Near Historic Lows, Holds Steady From February
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced the March 2018 statewide unemployment rate for Tennessee remained near historic lows and matched the revised rate from the previous month. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted rate for March was 3.4 percent, which mirrored the revised rate for February and […]
Spring Frost, Freezes Are Factors in Fruit Production
Spring frosts or freezes are major limiting factors in consistent production for commercial and home fruit growers throughout Jefferson County. In many years, temperatures during the period leading up to and just past bloom drop to the point where bud damage may occur. Several Factors play a role in the amount of damage actually received. […]
Dining With Democrats, May 4
The Jefferson County Democratic Party invites all county Democrats to join us for our May First Friday Dining With Democrats Dutch-treat lunch. The lunch will be Friday, May 4, at 11:30 a.m. at Perkins Family Restaurant. Reservations are helpful and can be made by e-mailing Edna Langley at gelangley@charter.net or by phoning 865-475-1197. Hope you will plan on joining us […]