Registration is open for Tennessee’s 2013 Civil War Sesquicentennial Signature Event which remembers the 150th anniversary of the Battles for Chattanooga. Titled “Occupation and Liberation,” the commemoration will take place Oct. 9-12, 2013 at the Chattanooga Convention Center and surrounding historic sites and will feature educational symposiums, book signings, special speaker-led ticketed tours and entertainment. The three-day event kicks off Oct. 9 with the Looking Back Project hosted by Tennessee
NAMI Hamblen County, affiliate of The NAtional Alliance on Mental Illness, will hold its support group on at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 15 at 363 E. Economy Rd in the Morristown Plaza. NAMI provides support and education for families of those with a severe mental illness. For information call 423-581-5135.
NAMI Hamblen County, affiliate of The NAtional Alliance on Mental Illness, will hold its support group on at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 15 at 363 E. Economy Rd in the Morristown Plaza. NAMI provides support and education for families of those with a severe mental illness. For information call 423-581-5135.
It’s time to sign up for Lakeway Little Tennis camp! This camp will teach tennis basics along with providing a fun atmosphere for kids to learn to love tennis. We will play games, practice coordination, and get plenty of exercise. Camp will be at Frank Lorino Park in Morristown. Ages 5-10. The dates are June 11th—July 11th Tuesdays and Thursdays 6pm-7pm for Camp 1. Participants will receive a T-shirt. Camp
KODAK — Looking to get back on the winning track, the Tennessee Smokies were unable to score late and lost their third straight game to the Birmingham Barons, 9-7. The loss, in front of 6,497 at Smokies Park on Thursday’s Safe Kids Health and Awareness Day, was Tennessee’s sixth consecutive defeat and drops their record to 15-17. After last night’s high-scoring 14-inning affair, both teams continued where they left off,
The Spiders took down the Crickets 14-5 in boys’ minor league. Ethan Kelley’s HR, Brandyn Hoaase’s two hits, and Cole Henson’s two hits led the Spiders, while Lucas Cowan, Jordan Shiflett, and Alex Savalaggio each recorded one hit in the loss. Carson Shockley is credited with the win, while Conner McFayden gets the loss. The Grasshoppers blanked the Hornets 10-0. Dylan Ellison led the Grasshoppers with a HR, while Hayden
Larry Stamm of Larry Stamm Ministries will teach a four week Personal Evangelism Primer class on Thursdays in June at Summit Leadership, 3104 Hanover Road, Johnson City. Classes will be held on June 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The principle-based PEP seminar will cover topics such as how to begin a witnessing conversation, dealing with fear, sharing your testimony, answering objections to Jesus and more.
Walters State Community College will offer a new selfdefense class for students age 10 to 14. “Self-Defense and Violence Prevention for Youth” is offered by Walters State’s Division of Community Education and will meet on the school’s Morristown campus on May 23 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Space is limited for the class, and the cost is $25. The class combines physical training with body language exercises and includes
Knoxville Zoo has a special day of make believe fun planned for little rogues and royals. The zoo will host Princess and Pirate Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On Princess and Pirate Day, children aged 12 and under who come to the zoo dressed as a pirate or a princess will receive free admission to Knoxville Zoo with a paid adult admission. Free admission cannot be combined with
I have been a resident of Russellville for about 6 years now, and I have always been a follower of Hummingbirds. In September of 2011 , I noticed a ” new ” hummingbird at my feeders. I took many photos of this hummingbird, and sent them off to various groups to help get it identified. I was contacted by Mark Armstrong, of the Knoxville Zoo, who came and captured the
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
Carson-Newman University recently held its annual Faculty and Staff Community Honors Banquet in the university’s Stokely Memorial Cafeteria. C-N Human Resources Coordinator Becky Boatright received the 2013 S.O.A.R. Award, which is the highest award given to a staff member and recognizes an individual who exhibits excellence in job performance and a positive spirit. C-N Communications Department Chair Dr. Mark Borchert and assistant art professor Lisa Flanary received the Mossy Creek
Walters State Community College will confer 1,329 degrees and certificates during its 44th commencement ceremony, which begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 11. The ceremony will be held at the Walters State Great Smoky Mountains Expo Center in White Pine. Greeneville businessman and philanthropist Scott M. Niswonger will deliver the commencement address. Niswonger holds a degree in aviation technology and a Doctorate of Technology from Purdue University and a
Hawkins County Schools recently recognized its Teacher of the Year candidates from each school with a banquet. Those honored include kindergarten through fourth-grade teachers Vickie Dyer of Bulls Gap School, Amiee Ellis of Carter’s Valley Elementary, Rebecca Rollins of Church Hill Elementary, Linda Henard of Hawkins Elementary. Those honored in that grade level include Margaret Palko of Joseph Rogers Primary, Melanie Hammond of Keplar Elementary, Mollie Bolton of McPheeter’s Bend
NAMI Hamblen County, affiliate of The NAtional Alliance on Mental Illness, will hold its support group on at 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 15 at 363 E. Economy Rd in the Morristown Plaza. NAMI provides support and education for families of those with a severe mental illness. For information call 423-581-5135.
We are a small group of individuals who save cans for critters. We use the proceeds to provide free or reduced costs spays and nueters. We work with Grainger County Humane Society’s PAL mobile. In 2011 we fixed six animals free of charge. Last year we did 12. It is almost spring, and that means kittens and puppies, many euthinized due to the overload. We are planning to ask local businesses
3/11/13 GFWC of Tennessee District I to meet Saturday The General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC) of Tennessee will hold its District I Spring General Meeting on Saturday, March 16th in the Taylor Room at the Carnegie Hotel, Johnson City. The theme for this meeting is “Visioning for the Future”. District I has 12 clubs in more than 11 counties including the cities of Elizabethton, Erwin, Greeneville, Johnson City, Morristown,
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SCOTTSBORO, Ala. — The Walters State Senators opened play in the NJCAA