DES Family Reading Night
Dandridge Elementary School hosted a family reading night on Tuesday, January 29th. The event brought out students and their parents to enjoy time together sharing books. Proficient reading skills have been identified as one of the major indicators in a student’s long-term academic success and the local schools are working hard to promote early reading. […]
White Pine Electric Thursday
Thursday January 24th was a busier day than usual at the White Pine school. There was a S.T.E.M. guest speaker who was coming to speak with the second and third grade S.T.E.M group about electricity, as well as a Chili Supper fundraiser with the proceeds benefiting the basketball teams and eighth grade night where 8th […]
Eighth Grade Night At Maury
It was the night that Middle School parents anticipate and dread- Eighth Grade Night. The evening is always bittersweet, as students and parents are acknowledged for some of the extra curricular activities that they participate in through out the year. Monday night’s basketball games were exceptionally special to each member of the Maury Middle School […]
The Grascals Play Dandridge
The Emmy nominated band Grascals, from Nashville, Tennessee, are a huge hit right now in the bluegrass scene and Jefferson County residents were lucky enough to have them play right here in Dandridge! The Grammy nominated band is in high demand and their Friday evening stop at the Field of Dreams Activity Center was a […]
Wide Spread Flooding
Days of unrelenting rain took its toll on Jefferson County last week, leaving many residents dealing with the fallout from extensive flooding. Around 8 inches of rain fell locally in the span of a four and ½ day period, that left many homeowners dealing with floods in their homes and on their property. Creeks flooded […]
Dandridge Christmas Parade 2012
Jefferson County had its fourth and final Christmas Parade last weekend as the Town of Dandridge hosted its annual parade. Local fishing legend Ott Defoe served as Grand Master of the Parade and followed the Sheriff and Dandridge Police Chief in leading a stream of cars, floats, tractors, horses and, of course, First Responders, through […]
All Saints’ Episcopal School Gingerbread Competition
The first and second graders worked together as a team and with the guidance of some very dedicated mothers produced an award-winning entry. The ASES entry won First Place and Best Decorated. The confectionery re-creation was donated to Morristown Hospice for silent bidding on Thurs. Dec. 6. All monies raised will go to Hospice!
New Market Christmas Parade
Locals in the New Market community came out last weekend to welcome their annual Christmas Parade. Children of all ages lined the streets to greet the line of First Responders, church floats, horses and riders and, of course, Santa. The Shriners had a large and welcomed presence in the parade, as they brought out the […]
LADY PATRIOTS BEAT SMOKY BEARS 36-34
The Jefferson County Patriots played host to the Smoky Bears of Sevierville last week. The cross county rivals played a tight game but in the end the Smoky Bears edged out the Patriots for a 50-47 win. The Lady Patriots also hosted the Lady Smoky Bears last week and the end score was even tighter […]
RESCUE SQUAD CHRISTMAS PARTY & AWARDS
Jefferson County Rescue Squad 49th Annual Christmas Party & Awards Dinner The Jefferson County Rescue Squad held their 49th Annual Christmas party on Monday, December 10th 2012. They gave annual awards at the event as well as Christmas gifts. The board of directors was present to show their appreciation of the Rescue Squad’s hard work […]
Business After Hours At Habitat For Humanity
Habitat for Humanity hosted the community on Thursday for an open house. The event took place at the organization’s store located on Hwy 92 and afforded locals the opportunity to visit the location and see what the charitable organization has to offer in the way of gifts and shopping. A large facility, the Habitat store […]
EMS / EMA / E911 Receives Patriotic Addition
The new Jefferson County Emergency Combination Building received a new Patriotic addition last week, thanks to the generous contribution from Modern Woodmen of America. Two local Modern Woodmen of America chapters joined together to provide a flag pole for the new facility. The 30 ft tall aluminum flag pole is adorned with a 15 inch […]
Collectors Showcase, Comic & Toy Convention
Collectors Showcase, Comic & Toy Convention was held at the Best Western Plus this past weekend. There were over fifteen vendors ranging from comic book style artist, comic books sellers, collectable figurine vendors and Jim O’Rear. This is the second time that Purgatory has hosted this event in Morristown. A different celebrity is at each […]
