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The Jefferson County Lady Patriots pieced together a good stretch to start the second half, but it wasn’t enough to keep...
03/01/2025

The Jefferson County Lady Patriots pieced together a good stretch to start the second half, but it wasn’t enough to keep their season from reaching its conclusion.

GRAY - The Jefferson County Lady Patriots pieced together a good stretch to start the second half, but it wasn’t enough to keep their season from reaching its conclusion. Despite working a once 29-point lead down to 19 in the early minutes of the third quarter, District 1-4A champion Daniel Boone ...

It’s been an eventful first year for the Dandridge Wrestling Club, an upstart AAU wrestling program in Jefferson County.
02/27/2025

It’s been an eventful first year for the Dandridge Wrestling Club, an upstart AAU wrestling program in Jefferson County.

It’s been an eventful first year for the Dandridge Wrestling Club, an upstart AAU wrestling program in Jefferson County. Most recently, the program had seven members advance from the TNAAU Region 1 Championships to earn a spot in the association’s state tournament that will be held in Franklin, ...

Getting the second-ranked team in the state would be a tough draw for anyone. The Lakeway Christian Lions received no fa...
02/27/2025

Getting the second-ranked team in the state would be a tough draw for anyone. The Lakeway Christian Lions received no favors in their first-round matchup of the state tournament.

WHITE PINE - Getting the second-ranked team in the state would be a tough draw for anyone. The Lakeway Christian Lions received no favors in their first-round matchup of the state tournament. The Lions were able to hang around until halftime, but ultimately No. 2 Goodpasture was able to create dista...

Cleaning up after Helene
02/27/2025

Cleaning up after Helene

It took nature a few days to flood Douglas Lake with a mile-square flotsam field. It’s taking man more than half a year to clean up the mess. TVA and state, federal, and local partners working on the massive project to clean up debris in the wake of Hurricane Helene offered a progress update this ...

WSCC Choir performs at Emmanuel Baptist Sunday
02/27/2025

WSCC Choir performs at Emmanuel Baptist Sunday

The Walters State Chamber Choir will be traveling to Ireland in March to perform at notable Dublin venues including the Royal Academy of Irish Music and St. Patrick’s Cathedral. ​Before leaving, the choir will perform selected music prepared for the trip at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 2 at Emmanuel ...

Budget chair, lifelong farmer Scarlett dies
02/27/2025

Budget chair, lifelong farmer Scarlett dies

John Neal Scarlett, a lifelong farmer and longstanding member of the Jefferson County Commission, died Tuesday after undergoing heart bypass surgery. “John Neal was the definition of what a friend should be,” said Commission Chairman Jimmy Carmichael. “We talked almost every day about nearly e...

COUNTY SCHOOLS: JES renovation plan gains traction
02/27/2025

COUNTY SCHOOLS: JES renovation plan gains traction

School Board appears to be inching toward a renovation recommendation for Jefferson Elementary School in place of the new construction plan that has been turned down several times by County Commission. During Monday’s work session, Board members said they gleaned from last Thursday’s joint commi...

JEFFERSON CITY PLANNERS: Sherwin-Williams store approved for 11E site
02/27/2025

JEFFERSON CITY PLANNERS: Sherwin-Williams store approved for 11E site

Area homeowners and DIY-ers who want any of 200 distinct shades of white paint are a step closer to finding it in Jefferson City. On Monday evening, Jefferson City’s Regional Planning Commission approved the final site plan for a Sherwin-Williams retail store that will be located in the 400 block ...

C-N has big impact on local economy
02/27/2025

C-N has big impact on local economy

According to a commissioned study, Carson-Newman University’s financial effect on the local economy has jumped by 35 percent in two years. C-N President Charles Fowler shared that fact and other data with Jefferson City Council during its work session last week. Citing information collected and co...

A $70,000 ‘blessing’
02/27/2025

A $70,000 ‘blessing’

New Market Elementary teachers and staff are still giddy over the recent announcement of a $70,000 grant from the Timken Foundation to be used to renovate their playgrounds. Employees from the Timken plant in Mascot came to the school last week to present a ceremonial check after sharing the good ne...

Championships are earned, not given. While the Jefferson County Patriots have enjoyed a resurgent type of season that la...
02/26/2025

Championships are earned, not given. While the Jefferson County Patriots have enjoyed a resurgent type of season that landed them back in the title picture, bringing one back to Dumplin Valley remained a goal that was out of reach.

DANDRIDGE - Championships are earned, not given. While the Jefferson County Patriots have enjoyed a resurgent type of season that landed them back in the title picture, bringing one back to Dumplin Valley remained a goal that was out of reach. Jefferson County rebounded from a rough start and traile...

Lady Patriots walloped in consolation final
02/25/2025

Lady Patriots walloped in consolation final

DANDRIDGE - The Jefferson County Lady Patriots were hoping to take advantage of a reset once the postseason got underway. Unfortunately, playing in one of the toughest leagues in the state wouldn’t allow it. Coming off of Saturday’s semifinal loss to Sevier County, the Lady Patriots showed some ...

For the third consecutive year, Jefferson County’s Gabbie Newton is returning from the TSSAA State Wrestling Championshi...
02/24/2025

For the third consecutive year, Jefferson County’s Gabbie Newton is returning from the TSSAA State Wrestling Championships with a medal.

FRANKLIN - For the third consecutive year, Jefferson County’s Gabbie Newton is returning from the TSSAA State Wrestling Championships with a medal. This time, Newton earned her highest finish out of all three trips she’s made to the state showcase, taking fifth in the 132-pound weight class of t...

Making his third and final trip to the TSSAA Division I-AA State Wrestling Championships, Jefferson County’s Seaton Tall...
02/24/2025

Making his third and final trip to the TSSAA Division I-AA State Wrestling Championships, Jefferson County’s Seaton Tallent made the absolute most out of his last dance.

FRANKLIN - Making his third and final trip to the TSSAA Division I-AA State Wrestling Championships, Jefferson County’s Seaton Tallent made the absolute most out of his last dance. After falling to the consolation bracket to close out the open day on Friday, Tallent returned on Saturday and bulldo...

Lions come up short against No. 3 Boyd Buchanan
02/23/2025

Lions come up short against No. 3 Boyd Buchanan

Coming off of their first loss of the postseason, the Lakeway Christian Lions incurred a second setback following a 51-49 loss to Boyd Buchanan in Saturday’s TSSAA Division II-A East Region Tournament. Lakeway Christian (18-8) was led in scoring by Ivan Moskalenko’s game-high 20 points, followed...

After three years of taking their lumps, the Jefferson County Patriots are finally back in a familiar spot.
02/23/2025

After three years of taking their lumps, the Jefferson County Patriots are finally back in a familiar spot.

DANDRIDGE - After three years of taking their lumps, the Jefferson County Patriots are finally back in a familiar spot. With a 56-42 victory over the Morristown West Trojans in the semifinals of the District 2-4A Tournament on Saturday, the Patriots punched their ticket to the championship game for....

Rams nip Lions in region semifinals
02/22/2025

Rams nip Lions in region semifinals

Beating the same team twice in a season is hard enough. Doing it three times is almost unheard of. The Lakeway Christian Lions and Grace Christian Rams had already met on the hardwood three times before Friday’s Division II-A East Region Tournament semifinal matchup at CAK. Lakeway had owned each ...

The Jefferson County Patriots are entering the postseason in a role they’ve not played in a while — title contenders.
02/20/2025

The Jefferson County Patriots are entering the postseason in a role they’ve not played in a while — title contenders.

The Jefferson County Patriots are entering the postseason in a role they’ve not played in a while — title contenders. With tournament play beginning following the most successful regular season in seven years, Jefferson County has its eyes fixated on a long run and the late-February and early-Ma...

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