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4H Lands Judging Competition

4H Lands Judging Competition

Sevier County 4-H Land Judging Team Members recently brought home honors in the Eastern Region 4-H Land Judging Contest held at the UT Institute of Agriculture Holston Farms Research Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Sevier County Junior High Team placed third with team members Anthony Jose, Keeara Barbee and Colin Tillman. As individuals, Anthony placed […]

Rusty Wallace Ford Celebrates Grand Opening in Dandridge

Rusty Wallace Ford Celebrates Grand Opening in Dandridge

Tuesday was a big day for the Town of Dandridge and Jefferson County.  The newest Rusty Wallace dealership, Rusty Wallace Ford, celebrated its grand opening and ribbon cutting with the community. Dandridge Mayor George Gantte, members of Dandridge City Counsel, and other representatives from Jefferson County were on hand to welcome the new business in to […]

A Barking Good Time

A Barking Good Time

It was a barking good time at the Jefferson County Humane Society 1st Annual Pet Expo, as folks and their furry friends came out to support a great cause and have some family friendly fun. Vendors offered their wares and the fare added to the old time carnival nature. Some lucky pets found their forever […]

Habitat for Humanity Holds Customer Appreciation Day

Habitat for Humanity Holds Customer Appreciation Day

Organizers and volunteers of Habitat for Humanity can usually be found working around the local area and helping the community. On Saturday, the organization gave back to its most valuable tool of success: its customers. Habitat for Humanity hosted its annual Customer Appreciation Day on Saturday. The event lasted from 11 to 2 at their […]

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Vance Building

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Vance Building

This is the fifth entry in the Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places series. They say those who do not learn history are bound to repeat it. History can be found all throughout Dandridge, including a haunted history. In this edition of our favorite spooky haunts we take a look at one of the oldest buildings […]

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Dandridge Graveyards

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Dandridge Graveyards

This is the fourth entry in the Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places series. It wouldn’t be Halloween without talking about, what else in the mention of spooky places, a cemetery. This time we look at two of the oldest resting places in historic downtown and what might be lurking within them. One of the oldest […]

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Roper Mansion

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Roper Mansion

This is the third entry in the Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places series. Histories of towns bridge and connect to make the historical area of Eastern Tennessee all that we have come to know and love. This featured haunt is a continuation of the progress made by the Branner family, the ones who helped build […]

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Tennessee Mountain Inn

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Tennessee Mountain Inn

The following is the second installment in “Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places.” Creepy places fascinate and terrify the minds of those brave enough to bare the truths hidden within them. Classic gothic novels and horror films have been made in special dedication to this enthralling truth of spooky houses and mysterious persons. In our continuation […]

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Glenmore Mansion

Haunted Spaces and Spooky Places: Glenmore Mansion

Even though the temperatures have been a little slow in catching up, the calendar is certain that it is, indeed, Fall. With the crisp mornings and chilly evenings, changing color of the leaves and pumpkins a plenty, so enters the season of all things spooky. For those who eagerly anticipate the shivers of Autumn, Elizabeth Lane, feature […]

Jefferson County High School Announces 2016 Homecoming Court

Jefferson County High School Announces 2016 Homecoming Court

Jefferson County High School announced their Homecoming Court for 2016 this week. These ladies were selected by their teachers and peers to be a representative for the Patriots for the upcoming homecoming week. The Ladies will be escorted by cadets from the Jefferson County JROTC for the homecoming game on September 30. Presenting the 2016 […]

Annual Scots-Irish Music Festival Hits Streets Of Dandridge

Annual Scots-Irish Music Festival Hits Streets Of Dandridge

The streets of the Historic Town Square in Dandridge were overflowing with kilted clans, as the Scots-Irish Festival arrived on Saturday, September 24, 2016. Bagpipes filled the air and the smell of authentic fare wafted through the crowd, as folks lined up to check out the vendors and catch up on the local Scots-Irish history. […]

Constitution Week Bell Ringing Hosted By Martha Dandridge Washington Chapter, National Society Daughters Of The American Revolution

Constitution Week Bell Ringing Hosted By Martha Dandridge Washington Chapter, National Society Daughters Of The American Revolution

In honor of Constitution Week, the Martha Dandridge Washington Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a Bell Ringing Ceremony on September 18, 2016. The event was held on the lawn of the Department of Education Building in the Historic Town Square in downtown Dandridge. Kimberly Williams-Clabo served as […]

White Pine Holds First Annual Pine Fest

White Pine Holds First Annual Pine Fest

Community and city leaders of White Pine came together for their first annual Pine Fest Saturday afternoon. The event originally came to the town several years ago in trial, but never became a staple of the community. Last year, when the town celebrated its 100 year anniversary, many felt it was time for Pine Fest […]

Eagles Return to the Nest

Eagles Return to the Nest

Carson-Newman University welcomed back long time eagles and the class of 2020 as classes resumed on Wednesday. Fall semester has arrived after last week’s Welcome Week, in which incoming freshmen and their families became familiar with the campus. First Baptist Church of Jefferson City welcomed students back with a banner fashioned in Carson-Newman’s native orange […]

Three Shades of Orange: Freshman Class Includes Triplets from Dandridge

Three Shades of Orange: Freshman Class Includes Triplets from Dandridge

Having family nearby can make the transition to college a little easier. For three freshmen, family will be right here on campus. Triplets Ethan, Griffin and Landon Gantte, from Dandridge, Tennessee, will begin their college careers at UT this fall. Growing up close to campus, they never envisioned going to school anywhere else—and having familiar […]

Access Life Holds Expo at Cherokee Dam

Access Life Holds Expo at Cherokee Dam

Local churches and community volunteers came together Saturday at Cherokee Dam to celebrate the Access Life Expo. The Access Life ministry was founded by Doug and Leanne Goddard in 2010 after they saw a need to reach out to those living with disabilities. With the help of local churches, the two have been able to […]