The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
Far be it from me to take up almost any technical subject these days and times. I am with the late Lewis Grizzard of Moreland, Ga., who wrote a hilarious book I Haven’t Understood Anything Since 1962.
Every three months we adapt to the new seasons heading our way. Fortunately, for us, each new season brings with it a unique abundance of fresh produce that boasts a variety of new flavors and tastes to savor.
Kicking off the month of June, in celebration of California Avocado Month, the California Avocado Commission has teamed up with award-winning chefs from California, Arizona and Colorado for unique recipes everyone can recreate right at home for a memorable meal.
If you enjoy your home landscape, you’ll agree that it’s important for us lawn care nuts to keep our grass strong and healthy as the stressful heat of summer approaches.
Well, I let it slip this year. My friend Gertrude (not her real name) emailed me a couple of weeks ago to let me know the latest poll of which cities in the United States are noted as the best for gardening in our birthday suits, that is, naked. I always got the latest poll numbers in late w…
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist the local farmers.
The Tennessee State Veterinarian is confirming a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow with ties to Tennessee.
The University of Tennessee Bee Campus Committee, a group comprised of UT faculty, staff and students, in partnership with the Tennessee Valley Authority and UT Gardens, invites communities across the state to celebrate Pollinator Week at a series of pollinator events on June 20.
With all that commiseration of the past long since gone under the bridge, let us today search diligently and see if we can find any color but brown at Tennessee Dixter.
When the weather is like it is today, I just can’t wait until lunch time. It is a great time to have a sandwich and salad or a full salad.
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
A couple of weeks ago, a friend remarked to me that winter surely was about over. Say wha? Surely you jest.
The new cookbook by Kim-Joy of The Great British Baking Show fame, showcases cute bakes, all celebrating her favorite pet — Bake Me a Cat: 50 Purrfect Recipes for Edible Kitty Cakes, Cookies and More! (2023, Quadrille Publishing).
From tasty pasta dishes to staple sauces, hearty soups and more, blogger and dietitian Tawnie Graham shares all of her favorite Italian dishes — each made quick and easy in the Instant Pot®.
When I think of spring and summer, my first visions are of gardening. There is nothing like a cool spring day to get your gardens weeded. The fun of preparing a new garden area for fresh vegetables is a sign of hope and the future. Even weeding and raking old leaves in a new flower garden be…
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
Paris Future Farmers of America students Brody Flippen (left) and Caiden Ellis show off some of the plants nurtured at the HCHS Greenhouse on Harding Road. These plants and many more just like them will be offered at the annual Paris FFA Spring Plant Sale, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 1…
Immediately to the west of our present abode of going on a half-century now, there is a vacant field of some three acres or so. For all intents and purposes, most people would say, and do say from time to time, that it is a mess of weeds and a few scraggly trees.
[EDITOR’S NOTE: This is third in a series of columns about topics currently slated to be deleted from Tennessee’s eighth-grade social studies standards.]
The Paris-Henry County Arts Council is excited to announce that the annual Community Photo Showcase will take place April 23 through May 19. We will have a public reception and award ceremony from 2-4 p.m. April 23 at Rhea Public Library. This event is free to the public, and will feature li…
A common mistake when planting a number of trees and/or shrubs is spacing the plants too close together. It is an easy mistake to make, and one which I am still, after 60 years of gardening, making.
Spring has sprung! We can enjoy more daylight hours, higher temperatures and, best of all, fresh spring veggies and fruits.
In Sabai — which means the state of being when you’re at ease, comfortable, relaxed — Pailin Chongchitnant will empower you to make Thai food part of your everyday routine, with a compilation of authentic and straightforward recipes.
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
The infamous freeze of December, I reported, took no prisoners. OK, so a few escaped, but ornamental gardens in this vicinity, and over most of the state for that matter, may never be the same.
Sunday marked the opening of the annual Community Artists’ Showcase hosted by the Paris-Henry County Arts Council.
Editor’s note: This column, about the Battle of Nashville and the actions of the 13th Colored Regiment there, is the first in a series of topics slated to be deleted from the eighth-grade Tennessee social studies standards.
Here we are with April staring us in the face. Most years, it is one of the most colorful months we see. This is not most years.
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
The Paris chapter of Future Farmers of America had a strong showing at the 2023 Tennessee FFA State Convention, earning several top finishes in state-wide competition.
From left, Danny McCorkle and Hunter Frey, both students at Tennessee College of Applied Technology — Paris, talk with Ira Sellars of Big Bore LLC during a Tuesday morning job fair at the school. More photos from the event can be found on Page 11.
Last August, I wrote a column about where Tennessee history is taught in the kindergarten through 12 public school curriculum.
Recent cut flower workshops held across Tennessee provided practical production and business planning information for business success with local cut flowers, a popular new crop choice for Tennesseans starting or diversifying their farm.
Permits to burn leaf and brush of any size in Henry County can be obtained for free online, according to information from the state.
Visit to a supermarket nowadays and you’re bound to see plenty of non-dairy milks and products competing with the real deal.
Self-professed allergy queen Kayla Cappiello has celiac disease, a lactose intolerance and a nut allergy, and shares her flavorful, inventive recipes on her blog and Instagram.
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
We talked last week of some of the so-called “minor” bulbs that can, when massed, make into a major slab of early color in your spring garden. Today we will look at the first bulbous color that presents, with even just a clump or two, an even more exciting picture just when that is what is n…
A nutritious, well-balanced diet is a vital component of a healthy lifestyle. Many foods provide a host of vitamins and nutrients, and that includes some that aren’t traditionally associated with eating right.
When you take a look at many American kitchens, you find all kinds of staples. Flour, sugar, salt, milk, bread and at many homes, peanut butter.
Two notable times in the year are the best to discuss the subject of spring bulbs.
Chocolate Caramel Peanut Butter Pie
Move over, parents, there’s a new chef in town!
The Agricultural Extension Service and Henry County Livestock Association have compiled this hay and grain referral to assist local farmers.
From left, Alex Elliott, Rudy Webb and Katie Bullion have advanced to the International DECA Career Conference in Orlando, Fla., which is coming up in late April. They competed last Thursday through Saturday in Chattanooga against 2,200 DECA students from across the state. The DECA ICDC even…
Tennessee has 95 counties, but there used to be a 96th. Known as James County, it was a tiny sliver of a county east of Hamilton and west of Bradley. Formed after the Civil War, it was done away with shortly after World War I.
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