Dale Gentry

Overachieving has become the norm for the American Cancer Society’s Celebrity Waiters Dinner. The trend began with the first event in 1997, when $7,821 was raised on a goal of $4,000, and it has continued every year since. But Friday night’s 30th annual Dinner blew the roof off of previous results – with 13 waiters collecting a whopping $130,469.15 in […]

Jefferson County High seniors are polishing their lines and cleaning up final details in preparation for their presentation of “Mamma Mia!” March 5-8. Performances of the 24th annual senior play will be in the James D. Swann Performing Arts Center, at 7 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, March 5-7, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 8. “They’ve been doing a fantastic […]

My, how time flies. As I sit in my kitchen writing this column Tuesday night, it’s hard to believe that in a few hours someone outside of my family will own The Standard Banner. The Gentry family ownership of Jefferson County’s newspaper goes back to February of 1956, when my father, Tom Gentry, purchased three papers – the Dandridge Banner, […]