Today's Features

At the JCTC Carrollton Campus, students can study biology, learn to be a nurse, take a Spanish class, join a club, march in a parade, get the first two years of college and transfer, and so much more.
Find everything Jefferson Community and Technical College Carrollton has to offer at an open house from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. March 7. Visitors can tour classrooms and programs, meet faculty and get information about applying for financial aid.

Johnny and Rhonda Denny are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Brittney Christine Denny, to Christopher Paul Smoot. Chris is the son of Paul and Valerie Smoot. Brittney is a 2008 graduate of Owen County High School and is employed by First Farmers Bank as a teller. Chris, a 2000 graduate of Owen County High School, is a local farmer and owner/operator of Smoot Gate Sales.
A spring wedding is being planned for April 30, 2011, at 4:30 p.m. at Long Ridge Baptist Church.

For 80 years it served Owen County — a notable amount of time to service a community. In a matter of a few seconds it was gone, but memories of days when it was a vital part of the Gratz scenery live on in the hearts and minds of local residents

Every Sunday afternoon in Placentia, Calif., the Watson family gathers for Family Day.
Although informal — most every Watson comes either barefoot or wearing flip flops — it has its own set of rules and rituals.
According to Jennifer (Watson) Fiamengo, the rules mainly pertain to the food served. If they grill hamburgers or hot dogs, her mother MUST make her family-famous macaroni salad. If they have Mexican food, her mother must make seven-layer dip.