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Commerce Park Proposed For White Pine

Commerce Park Proposed For White Pine

Concerned and interested citizens came out on Thursday evening, January 12, 2017, to participate in a public forum regarding a Commerce Park that has been proposed for the White Pine area. The presentation, directed by Jefferson County Industrial Development Board Chairman Larry Masters, took place at White Pine Town Hall. In addition to Masters, representatives […]

AEC Flips Switch on Green Power

AEC Flips Switch on Green Power

Electricity in Jefferson County just got a little greener. On Thursday, Appalachian Electric Cooperative held a ceremony to “flip the switch” on their new solar farm. The project, located near New Market Elementary School, broke ground August 1, 2016 and can be seen from 11-E. The site is now home to 9,471 panels and should […]

Potholes Season Arrives

Potholes Season Arrives

Winter weather extremes lead to an increase in potholes on state highways and bridges.  Potholes form when moisture seeps into cracks in the pavement, then freezes and thaws causing the cracks to expand.  The constant pounding of traffic loosens the pavement which causes it to crumble, creating potholes. Severe swings in temperature such as Tennessee […]

A Big Buck Amounts to Big Bucks in Restitution in Jefferson County Deer Case

A Big Buck Amounts to Big Bucks in Restitution in Jefferson County Deer Case

Recent legislation that increases financial penalties on those convicted of illegally killing big game has been enforced in a case involving an illegally killed deer in Jefferson Co. this November. On Thanksgiving morning around 8:20 a.m., Clarence Robertson, age 63, from New Market, shot an eleven-point buck from his driveway and across Piedmont Rd. in a […]

Castaway Doubts: Jantz to Review Evidence of Amelia Earhart Theory

Castaway Doubts: Jantz to Review Evidence of Amelia Earhart Theory

Legendary American pilot Amelia Earhart may not have perished in a plane crash as many have long assumed. A group of researchers believe she died as a castaway on a remote island, and one UT professor is helping to provide the scientific evidence to back up that claim. Richard Jantz—professor emeritus of anthropology and director […]

Emma, William Maintain Titles as Tennessee’s Top Baby Names

Emma, William Maintain Titles as Tennessee’s Top Baby Names

Emma and William are the most popular names chosen by new Tennessee parents for their babies born in 2016. Names chosen for babies are recorded and tallied by the dedicated team in the Tennessee Department of Health’s Office of Vital Records, which registers some 240,000 new records of births, deaths, marriages and divorces every year. William […]

Haslam Proclaims January 12 TN FAFSA Frenzy Day

Haslam Proclaims January 12 TN FAFSA Frenzy Day

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam has proclaimed Thursday, January 12, as the first “TN FAFSA Frenzy Day,” encouraging high school seniors and current college students to submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) by January 17 to maintain eligibility for key scholarship programs including Tennessee Promise. Tennessee Promise is the state’s groundbreaking scholarship and […]

Budget Committee Meets for First Time in New Year

Budget Committee Meets for First Time in New Year

The Jefferson County Budget Committee met on Monday, January 9, 2017, in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Committee Chairman Scarlett. Upon a Motion from Committee Member Seals and 2nd from Committee Member McGraw the Minutes as corrected were approved. One citizen, Jean Ringe representing the Humane Society, appeared […]

Mineral Rights, White Pine School, and Zoning Dominate County Commission Work Session

Mineral Rights, White Pine School, and Zoning Dominate County Commission Work Session

Citizen concerns were the largest item of business at the Monday evening, January 9, 2017, Jefferson County Commission Work Session. The Historic Jefferson County Courthouse Main Courtroom was filled with residents waiting to share their concerns with the members of the County Commission. Three topics, the Nyrstar mineral rights issue, the White Pine School Renovation […]

New Study Finds 1 in 5 US Gun Owners Obtained Firearm Without Background Check

New Study Finds 1 in 5 US Gun Owners Obtained Firearm Without Background Check

One in five U.S. gun owners who obtained a firearm in the past two years did so without a back­ground check, according to a new national survey con­ducted by researchers at North­eastern Uni­ver­sity and Har­vard University. The study also found the share of gun owners who acquired firearms via pri­vate sale without back­ground checks was […]

Rebounding Temperatures After First Measurable Snowfall Of 2017

Rebounding Temperatures After First Measurable Snowfall Of 2017

The first measurable snowfall of 2017 is still hanging around two days after the new year’s most memorable winter weather event thus far. In a season of roller coaster temperatures, the shocking low temperatures that accompanied the January 6th and January 7th snow were a strong reminder from Old Man Winter that the season has […]

Tips for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

Tips for Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

For many, the new year brings challenges and the promise of New Year’s resolutions. These resolutions usually aim to make us brighter happier beings, who in most cases are slimmer and have a pocket full of cash. Many of us throw ourselves into our resolutions, but usually end up failing about a month in. Want […]

Top Resolutions for 2017

Top Resolutions for 2017

January (and snow) has arrived, and with it a new year. Now is the time that many of us begin reflecting on how we want to improve our lives and attitudes in the coming months. This time things will be different, we want to love and learn all that we can with the precious three […]

Consumption of Grilled Meat Linked to Higher Mortality Risk Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Consumption of Grilled Meat Linked to Higher Mortality Risk Among Breast Cancer Survivors

Findings published in JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute indicate that higher consumption of grilled, barbecued, and smoked meat may increase the mortality risk among breast cancer survivors. In the study, entitled “Grilled, Barbecued, and Smoked Meat Intake and Survival Following Breast Cancer,” Humberto Parada, Jr., MPH, and colleagues evaluated the link between grilled/barbecued and smoked meats […]

Commissioner Gonzales Announces Maximum Effective Rate of Interest

Commissioner Gonzales Announces Maximum Effective Rate of Interest

The Federal National Mortgage Association has discontinued its free market auction system for commitments to purchase conventional home mortgages. Therefore, the Commissioner of Financial Institutions hereby announces that the maximum effective rate of interest per annum for home loans as set by the General Assembly in 1987, Public Chapter 291, for the month of February, 2017 is […]

NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System

NASA Selects Two Missions to Explore the Early Solar System

NASA has selected two missions that have the potential to open new windows on one of the earliest eras in the history of our solar system – a time less than 10 million years after the birth of our sun. The missions, known as Lucy and Psyche, were chosen from five finalists and will proceed to mission formulation, with the […]