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JCHS Marching Band Turkey Dinner and Silent Auction, November 2, 2013

JCHS Marching Band Turkey Dinner and Silent Auction Turkey, Stuffing, Mashed Potatoes, Gravy, Green Beans, Rolls, and Desserts Jefferson City Senior Center Saturday, Nov. 2nd 4:30 – 8:00 pm Adult $7 Student $5 Family $25 Proceeds will be used to support the JCHS band program. Contact Susan Garber at (865) 621-1120 for more information or […]

Fraud Alert! Bogus Emails Claiming Need For Monetary Help

Overnight and early today fraudulent emails started showing up in inboxes in the East Tennessee Region.  These emails claim to be from various people, however all making the same desperate request for monetary help. The emails claim that the person is in temporary need of help after being stuck in London, Ukraine, etc… and unable […]

PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Commission Facilities Committee Meeting, October 15, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Commission Facilities Committee Meeting, October 15, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all County Commissioners and residents of Jefferson County, Tennessee, and to all other persons who might be interested, that an open, public, meeting of the Jefferson County Commission Facilities Committee is called for October 15, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. in the Main Courtroom of the Historic Jefferson County […]

MTSU researchers dig for ginseng in East Tennessee

MTSU researchers dig for ginseng in East Tennessee

State Rep. Jeremy Faison, with a team of researchers and administrators from MTSU in tow, set out in the woods of Cocke County Friday morning to dig for Appalachian gold. He was with scientists from the Tennessee Center for Botanical Medicine Research, based at MTSU, who sought his help to collect samples of the East Tennessee-grown ginseng […]

Do You Know WHAT This Is?

Do You Know WHAT This Is?

This Week’s Mystery Pic Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are announced each week. Congratulations to Betty Lou Bogar Betty Lou was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Canning Jar Rings

Big Benefit or Big Business? – Student Standardized Testing

Big Benefit or Big Business? – Student Standardized Testing

Education has changed drastically in Tennessee over the last 30 years and the recent move to the Common Core Curriculum has been deemed the new direction of public education in more than four dozen States across the Nation. With the change in curriculum has come another change in student testing. Students across the Tennessee will […]

Autumn Dodson, Crowned Jefferson County High School Homecoming Queen

Autumn Dodson, Crowned Jefferson County High School Homecoming Queen

Jefferson County High School had its homecoming on Friday, October 3rd. The homecoming celebration coincided with the breast cancer awareness movement, and the homecoming events kicked off at the football game’s coin toss, where cancer survivors from the area and student body, both past and present, were honored. Many students and groups supported the awareness […]

Park Remains Closed During the Government Shutdown

Park Remains Closed During the Government Shutdown

Great Smoky Mountains National Park remains closed following the shutdown of the federal government.  The Smokies, along with all 401 National Park Service units, closed visitor facilities on October 1, 2013.  All visitor centers, picnic areas, campgrounds, trails, and roads are closed except for Newfound Gap Road (Hwy 441), the Spur, and the Gatlinburg Bypass. […]

Jefferson City Old Time Saturday Festival

Jefferson City Old Time Saturday Festival

Jefferson City’s Old Time Saturday Festival filled the streets downtown with attendees and booths this past Saturday, October 4th. Business booths offered everything from Mossy Creek campus clothing to food and accessories, ensuring that there was always something at hand that any member of the ocean of attendees could purchase. The festival also sported two […]

Patriots Shut Out Cocke County in Homecoming Game 42-0

Patriots Shut Out Cocke County in Homecoming Game 42-0

Friday, October 4th, was homecoming for the Jefferson County Patriots. The Patriots took on the Cocke County Fighting Cock’s, looking for a victory at Shannon Field.  Jefferson County won the coin toss and declined to kick off first, having Cocke County receive, which they would be defending the north goal. On Cocke County’s first drive, […]

Hurricanes Edge Out Lady Patriots In Final Home Game

Hurricanes Edge Out Lady Patriots In Final Home Game

Thursday, October 3rd, the Lady Patriots played their final home game of the regular season against Morristown East’s Hurricanes. Even though the Lady Patriots put up a good fight, the Hurricanes came out on top, winning all three games. The first game, Morristown East won twenty-five to twenty-one, despite a valiant effort from the Patriots’ […]

She’s a stalker

She’s a stalker

When your brain works like mine, an epiphany can be as disturbing as it is enlightening.  Unfortunately, I realized something today I don’t quite know how to process.  You see, my daughter and my dog want to switch places.  Oh, the evidence is clear.  It’s the motivation that has me dumbfounded. Let’s see what you […]

The Buzzz!!

The Buzzz!!

The buzz this week is all about who is in and who is out. As the time for yea and nay approaches, the swarm is in high gear and some of the drones are looking to fly sway home. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that the head governmental hive may bee without one […]

Thank You

Thank You

It has been a sad and stressful week in Jefferson County. The recent tragic wreck on I-40 that ended 8 lives and injured 14 others, combined with other accidents, has made many pause and reassess the blessings in their life. As a community, Jefferson County made me proud this week. Certainly, we have our issues, […]

Choose Carefully

I purchased some beautiful potted mums a few weeks ago, thinking that they would last well into the season. Unfortunately, they are already turning brown and don’t look very nice anymore. The stems and leaves still look good and I was wondering if they will bloom again or should I just toss them out and […]

Matte Make Up

Matte Make Up

Hello darlings, big make-up news is the matte look.  For the last  few years the dewy, dripping with  moisture and shine, look was the fashion for face and nails.  Now, buy a different make-up base to start with, of course, one that is labeled matte finish,.  Do not think powder is the trick, the look […]