Last year my husband decided we needed a new hobby, his idea was for us to raise bees in the back yard. Did I tell you we live in a subdivision? No. I can honestly say I have wonderful neighbors whom are very understanding. Well then in April of 2012, we went to the Jefferson County Co-op to purchase three hives for our coming bees later in the month. We
Three years ago, my only sister lost her courageous battle with breast cancer. She was the happy, outgoing, humorous side of our family. We respectfully titled her “the problem-solver” when she used her objective quality to mend out “knit-picking” as she called it. I still find it difficult to talk about Shelia at times, but I have found the more I share her story, the less heartache I carry the
The mission of the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble is as relevant today as it was in 1981 when Dr. Dorothy Floyd founded what was then the only professional children’s dance company in the United States. When Gov. Ned McWherter named the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble the state’s official Goodwill Ambassadors, He could not have imagined the lengths to which the group would go to fulfill its mission. From the Kennedy
Rachelle Bennett, a 16 year old West High School junior is the first member of the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble from Morristown. The mission of the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble is as relevant today as it was in 1981 when Dr. Dorothy Floyd founded what was then the only professional children’s dance company in the United States. When Gov. Ned McWherter named the Tennessee Children’s Dance Ensemble the state’s official
By: Grace Pollard, Talbott You’ve heard of snake oil, castor oil, but have you heard of skunk oil? Well, let me tell you all about it. My grandparents came to Tennessee from Lee County, Va. With them came a lot of old fashioned values and remedies. They made use of everything from ragweed to skunks. Grandpa loved to whittle, but instead of throwing the shavings away, he’s use them to
By Darla Orrick It is with great sadness that I learned of the death of Kristen Clary, a retired teacher from Lincoln Heights Elementary School. However, my sadness was compounded ten fold by that of my twenty-two year old son and nineteen year old daughter, both former students of Mrs. Clary. Having lived in Morristown almost my entire life, there have been many issues throughout the years that made me
New Destiny Productions LLC, based in Powell, TN, has announced another exciting Christian music concert, Gospel Winter Fest, featuring the award winning Triumphant Quartet with special guests Soul’d Out Quartet and Katelyn Parker. This concert will take place on Saturday evening March 9 at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Lenoir City, just 12 minutes from west Knoxville. Doors will open at 6 p.m. Triumphant Quartet was recently recognized by the
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