There is a nursery in New Tazewell that sold lawn ornaments as well as regular nursery items like potted flowers and vegetable flats. I saw the cement alligator there when I bought some vegetable plants. I wanted that gater. It would be perfect to sit atop the snake pit down by the lower driveway.
This salad goes together quickly. Just chill 2 hours before serving time for the best flavor. In large bowl combine all ingredients with soy sauce and mayonnaise. Mix well. Chill 2 hours before serving. Place individual servings on shredded lettuce.
Meet at the Norris Dam State Park Office at 10:00AM on Saturday, March 1st to learn about the historical uses of many of our native plants! Ranger Holly Frerichs will identify a number of native plants and folk healing traditions and their powerful uses that go back centuries and talk about the people that used, and still use them.
Blue Springs Missionary Baptist Church has a long history dating back to 1837 when the church was established in Blue Springs Hollow in Speedwell, Tennessee. Later, because the Powell River ran between the Sharps Chapel Community and Speedwell, the river would rise from excessive rain and often made it impassable for members to attend Sunday worship services.
While growing up, my mom and Mamaw Girdle/Myrtle would often tell me, “You can’t see diddly squat!” Mamaw Jo was different in that she would say, “I swannie! If it was a snake, it would’ve bitten you!”
As we age, maintaining the flexibility of our bodies is an ever-increasing challenge. Flexibility is key to fighting off the stiffness that comes with aging. Also, the more flexible you are, the better you’re able to keep your balance and avoid an accident, like a fall, at home. So whatever sort of workout regimen you follow, be sure to incorporate some activities that are intended to improve flexibility.
A memorable night on the town! Con Hunley is coming to the Union County Opry with special guest Justin Terry on March 29th at 7:00 pm at the Patriot Auditorium. And (bonus) the Union County Lions Club is offering a FREE spaghetti dinner, specially prepared for you by the Union County High School Culinary Class under the direction of Chef Zach Hodges!! The dinner will be served in the cafeteria at 5:00 - just before the show. Come for dinner and stay for a terrific concert!
The Union County Extension and the Tennessee Department of Forestry are hosting a hands-on Apple Grafting Workshop on Wednesday April 2, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Chuck Swan State Forest in Sharps Chapel. This workshop is designed for adults interested in learning how to graft apple trees and will provide participants with the opportunity to take home at least three trees they graft themselves.
The next regular workshop and meeting of the Union County Board of Education will be on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at Union County High School. The workshop will begin at 6:00 p.m. with the meeting immediately to follow.
In 1986, Jake Garn a Republican United States Senator from Utah, did the unthinkable: he volitionally gave away a part of his body to someone else. Ok, it wasn’t just to anybody, but it’s still an amazing thing considering that 78% of Americans say they would be an organ donor, yet only 13% sign the dotted line. Senator Garn’s daughter, Susan, was suffering from progressive kidney failure due to aggressive diabetes and was in desperate need of a kidney. Without hesitation, her father stepped up and at the age of 55, he gave her one of his.