3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (127+ words) One week from today, on Thursday, September 17, New Marketu2019s Fielden Funeral Home will celebrate the completion of its major expansion with an open house. Established well more than 60 years ago, the three-generation funeral service keeps the vision of founders Gene and…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (129+ words) Jefferson County EMS recently celebrated a significant milestone as Paramedic/Captain Steve Helton marked 30 years of service to Jefferson County. Helton began his career with EMS on July 1, 1996, and graduated from the paramedic program at Walters State Community College the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (129+ words) Dear Editor, Recent letter writers to the editor are rife with complaints about our current leaders locally, individuals at the state level and now the prospective new Governor. Itu2019s one thing to point out and complain about the way things are…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (128+ words) Supporters of a new $4.2 million Dandridge Memorial Library are closing the gap in their fundraising efforts, with about $600,000 to go before the ambitious project is completely funded. The gap is down significantly from the $1 million still needed shortly after the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (170+ words) A four-stop tour of the Battle of Mossy Creek on August 8 offered participants the opportunity to learn about the intense skirmish without fending off the cold. As has become the tradition, another tour is planned for December 29, the day the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (129+ words) Turn on the lights and fire up the scoreboard. The high school football season kicks off this week. The Jefferson County Patriots will lift the lid on the 2026 campaign with a storied rival on Friday night, as they make the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (167+ words) It might be news that a Baptist preacher chose not to preach a sermon on a Sunday morning, but thatu2019s exactly what New Market Baptistu2019s the Rev. Dr. J.W. Taylor did when the church dedicated its new Student Activities Center on August 9. Acknowledging…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (120+ words) By the time he was in second grade, John Humphrey knew he wanted to be a zookeeper. Months before he graduated from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2026, he landed his dream job as an animal care specialist working with…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (126+ words) When he was just starting his emergency medical career, Rodney Satterfieldu2019s first partner on the ambulance was Brad Phillips. u201cThat was 1992, and we basically worked side-by-side from then on,u201d the paramedic recalled. u201cOf course, we had no idea this was in the future....