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Easter Fun Facts

Easter is the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ in the Christian religion. Eggs have been seen as ancient symbol of fertility, while springtime is considered to bring new life and …

Easter Recipes

EASTER LAMB CAKE Ingredients 3 large egg whites 1/2 cup butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder …

Miss Sallie’s Market Makes New This Spring List 

A stroll through downtown Gainesboro will provide a sight of Gainesboro’s newest food market, Miss Sallie’s. But this small-town gem is increasing Gainesboro’s visibility by being …
Announcements

Jackson County Middle School Chosen By TVA For STEM Grant

Jackson County Middle School is one of 343 schools to be awarded a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc., a TVA retiree organization, to develop …

More local news
The Property Assessor seat is seeing a competition this year, and in the spirit of democracy, we at the Jackson County Sentinel want to introduce both candidates to inform the voters.  …
The Gainesboro Mayor and board of Aldermen held their regular meeting. During said meeting the board voted to accept bids on both sidewalk projects (Montpelier and Murray) with the stipulation that …
Trump Sees Super Tuesday Wins Jennifer Ogletree Tuesday, March 5, 2014 was Super Tuesday or the day that most of the states vote in the primary presidential election. Trump, unsurprising to …
Jackson County High School will soon be the new home of a CTE building. The school board saw plans for the new Cosmetology lab which is projected to include, stations for haircuts and styling, …
Tennessee recognizes schools as a Reward school when high levels of performance or improvement in performance is demonstrated. To be recognized as a Reward school, a school must have an overall …
Obituaries
    • Obituaries - 3/26/24

      Larry Wayne Gipson  Larry Wayne Gipson was born June 24, 1953, in Granville, Tennessee and he passed from this life on Saturday, March 16, …

    • Obituaries 3/12/24

      Mary Dudney Crowder  Mary Frances Dudney Crowder was born February 20, 1927, in Carthage, Tennessee and she passed from this life on …

    • Obituaries - 2/27/24

      Wanda Lee Anderson  Wanda Lee Anderson was born August 16, 1930 in Waco, TX and she passed away on Friday, February 16, 2024 at her …

    • Obituaries - 2/20/24

      Tony Goolsby  Tony Goolsby was born November 13, 1968, in Jackson County, TN, and he passed away on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, at …

    • Obituaries - 2/6/24

      John Cassetty  John Bennett Cassetty was born January 8, 1954, in Jackson County, TN, and he passed away on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, …

    • Obituaries

      Paul M. Stafford  Paul M. Stafford was born October 21, 1944, in Jackson County, TN, and he passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2024, …

    • Obituaries - 1/23/24

      Jo Helen "Jody" Keith  Jo Helen (Denton) Keith was born September 27, 1936, in Gainesboro, Tennessee. She passed peacefully from this life …

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The Conversation’s senior politics and democracy editor, Naomi Schalit, spoke with Captain Allan Post, a veteran ship’s officer, about the role a ship pilot plays in bringing a large ship in and out of a harbor. …
Cancer often requires more than one treatment − an oncologist explains why some patients like Kate Middleton receive both chemotherapy and surgery
Some cancer patients receive additional treatment after surgery with the goal of eliminating any remaining tumor cells. BSIP/Collection Mix: Subjects via Getty Images When Kate Middleton, the …
The truth behind 5 unconventional self-care rituals that have gone viral on TikTok
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Not having job flexibility or security can leave workers feeling depressed, anxious and hopeless
When employees don’t have control over their work schedules, it’s not just morale that suffers – mental health takes a hit too. That’s what my colleagues and I discovered in a study recently published in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. …
For centuries, owls were considered to bring bad luck in many cultures as well as in the US, but the outpouring of grief in New York over Flaco shows how times have changed
There has been an outpouring of grief in New York City ever since the beloved Eurasian eagle-owl Flaco died on Feb. 23, 2024, after striking a building. …