YOKE Searching For Volunteers
“The Harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few…” Matthew 9:37 While completing an education practicum at a local Knox County middle school in 1978, this verse inspired John Coatney to share his desire to reach the unchurched youth of his community with the college kids of his church. Soon after, Yoke was born. Yoke […]
New events to highlight Carson-Newman Homecoming
New events to highlight Carson-Newman Homecoming Carson-Newman University will kick off its week of 2013 Homecoming festivities on Sunday, Oct. 13, with the “Orange and Blue” Run and Walk 5k. Also new this year is “Blast to the Past” Cruise-In. “Homecoming is an event for more than just students and alumni,” said Amy Reed, associate […]
Jefferson County Rescue Squad and Crewettes Compete at Annual TN Association of Rescue Squads Convention
Rescue squad members and crewettes from all over Tennessee, including members of the Jefferson County Rescue Squad and Crewettes, were in Pigeon Forge this past weekend for the 58th Annual Tennessee Association of Rescue Squads Convention. The EMS symposium and convention, held at the Music Road Hotel and Convention Center, gave rescue squad members, EMTs, […]
Jefferson City Old Time Saturday Festival
Jefferson City’s Old Time Saturday Festival filled the streets downtown with attendees and booths this past Saturday, October 4th. Business booths offered everything from Mossy Creek campus clothing to food and accessories, ensuring that there was always something at hand that any member of the ocean of attendees could purchase. The festival also sported two […]
Rush Strong School Homecoming
Homecoming activities took place Thursday evening before Rush Strong played host to Edgemont. This year’s homecoming court consisted of fifteen girls. Representing the sixth grade homerooms were Summer Ballard, Amaya Brewer and Megan Gideon. The seventh grade representatives were Brittany Craig, Kendall Hancock, Georgia Messer, Olivia Shelton, Gracie Smith and Alexis Wood. The eighth grade […]
Celebrating National 4-H Week
For more than 103 years, the 4-H Youth Development Program of Tennessee has been engaging youth in activities that help develop skills for a lifetime. These skills range from communication to community service and from goal setting to leadership. Regardless of the skill learned, the benefit gathered from a young person participating in the 4-H […]
Jefferson County 4-H Members Start Market Hog Project This Fall
In Jefferson County, seven 4-H members will be starting the Market Hog Project this fall. The 4-H members will be getting 50 to 70 pound pigs and will raise them through January 2014 when the pigs will then weigh about 250 pounds. Since the 4-H program concentrates on teaching life skills and responsibility to 4-Hers, […]
Mt. Horeb Elementary Celebrates World Milk Day
Last week the Mount Horeb Hawks celebrated World School Milk Day. Though the actual event day is September 25, 2013, rainy weather pushed the celebration to the end of the week. This is the 14th World School Milk Day and it provides an opportunity to reinforce the benefits of drinking milk on a daily basis. […]
Carson-Newman University welcomes new faculty members
Carson-Newman University began the 2013-14 academic year with eleven new faculty members. “New faculty breathes new life into our work at Carson-Newman,” said Executive Vice President Kina Mallard. “The most important part of my job is recruiting faculty who fit our mission of academic excellence and Christian commitment. This new class of faculty includes strong […]
4-H Members Visit UT Vet School
Jefferson County 4-H Horse Club got up early last Saturday and toured the University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine’s new large animal facility. There were about 30 4-H members and their families that learned about the new facilities. The next meeting of the 4-H Horse Club is Tuesday – October 8, 6:30 pm. at […]
Ryleigh Fritz Crowned White Pine Homecoming Queen 2013
The 2013 White Pine Cyclone Homecoming Court was lead onto the field Tuesday night by Kayla Morgan, last year’s queen, and Principal Bill Walker. Representing the sixth grade were Reese Ratcliff and Morgan Webb. Seventh grade was represented by Kaity Fritz and Bailey Harrell. The eight grade homecoming queen representatives were eight graders Sarah Buttry, […]
A Ceremony In Remembrance
Over the summer, Maury Middle School unexpectedly lost a student and football player. Nicholas Counts, who would have been in 7th grade this year, suddenly passed away at the age of 11. It was a heartbreaking loss for his school, team mates, and community. At the last home game Tuesday night, MMS held a remembrance […]
Regional Favorite “Lost Creek Band” Packs Music On The Town
After a soggy second week for Music on the Town, the event recouped nicely on Thursday evening, as Lost Creek Band played to a large crowd. The band is a local favorite and it was evident by the number of music lovers that turned out to hear their Bluegrass renditions of some familiar tunes. There […]
Foes Join Forces For Pink Out
The Jefferson County Patriots will be taking on cross county rivals Cocke County for homecoming 2013. They will go head to head at Shannon Field on October 4th, but before the flip of the coin or the first snap of the ball the two schools will join together to combat a common foe-breast cancer. In […]
Jefferson County Livestock Association Hosts Annual Fall Meeting
On September 16th, more than 100 members of the Jefferson County Livestock Association gathered for their annual fall meeting which was held at the Field of Dream Activity Center in Dandridge, TN. The group was treated to a great meal and good fellowship as well as a guest speaker. The speaker, Dr. Neil Rhodes, University […]
Sparky and NMVFD Visit Steps of Faith Preschool
Steps of Faith Preschool of the First United Methodist Church in Jefferson City, TN got an up close look at a fire truck last week, compliments of the New market Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Team along with fire prevention tips. Of course, no demonstration would be complete without the department’s own Sparky, who is […]
