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11/01/2025

Patriots withstand Wolves on Halloween night

DANDRIDGE - Entering the night with postseason seeding at stake, the Jefferson County Patriots endured their fair share of scares on Halloween night. Facing an upset-minded West Ridge squad, the Patriots had to go heads up against one of the toughest rushing attacks they’ve seen all season. It cam...

11/01/2025

60 Seconds with Coach Riley presented by Barnes Vision. The Patriots wrap up the regular season with a big win over West Ridge, 28-21. They'll host Bradley Central in a first round playoff game next week at Craig Kisabeth Stadium. Sports Editor Dennis Barker Jr caught up with Head Coach Spencer Riley after the game.

10/31/2025

10/30/2025

BLISS!: Canoe craft edifies Jefferson City’s Cat Faber

Much like life itself can be, canoe building is quite an undertaking. “It turned out to be a bigger deal than I thought when I made the first one,” intoned Cat Faber while introducing a visitor to her workshop a few weeks ago. “Not that I thought it would be a small deal, but it was even bigg...

10/30/2025

BLISS!: Finding purpose in a calling

Crawling through a broken window to treat a seriously injured patient trapped in a crashed car. Serving as “rear guard” on a Special Operations Response Team mission when the suspect emerges unexpectedly from behind a closed door. Pulling up to the scene of the worst vehicle accident in Jefferso...

10/30/2025

BLISS!: Songs in the key of life

A single sheet of paper rests on a keyboard at The Battery Tasting House. Written on it are 60 or so song titles and their corresponding keys. They are all Bill Rosser needs to fill the Jefferson City nightspot with music on Fridays. One Friday earlier this month, a party-goer had given Ross-er a h...

10/30/2025

BLISS!: Esta es la historia del Señor Barba

When you have work in common, language is optional. In July, Appalachian Electric Cooperative lineman Chase McSpadden volunteered for a project in the mountains of Guatemala, where he was part of a group of 14 bringing electricity to two remote villages that had never had it before. Trucks couldn’...

10/30/2025

🎃 Join us this Friday night as we honor our Seniors before the last regular season
football game. Bring your kiddos in their costumes and let them trick or treat on the way to the stadium before the game (see details below).🎃
❤️🤍💙

10/30/2025

LCA cross country secures region three-peat

Beyond reigning supreme over its region competitors, the Lakeway Christian boys’ cross country team witnessed history unfold this week. Along with topping the leaderboard for a third straight season in the TSSAA Division II-A East Region championship meet, the Lions saw Noah Losacker lead the pack...

10/30/2025

Three Lady Patriots collect All-District honors

The book officially closed on the high school volleyball season following last week’s TSSAA State Championships. Looking back on the year that was, the Jefferson County Lady Patriots had three members earn postseason laurels. The 2025 campaign was another season that boasted year-over-year success...

10/30/2025

Patriots set for night of celebration in regular-season finale

Friday night is set to be a special night in many ways for the Jefferson County Patriots and the history of the high school’s football program. Not only will the Patriots hold Senior Night activities for their final home regular-season outing against West Ridge, but the members of the recently unv...

10/30/2025

Lions finish historical year third in state

MURFREESBORO - It didn’t end with state gold, but the run the 2025 Lakeway Christian Lions’ volleyball program put together won’t soon be forgotten. Making their first-ever appearance at the TSSAA Division II-A State Championship’s semifinal round in middle Tennessee, the Lions closed out th...