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NASA Adds Up Deadly Hurricane Matthew’s Total Rainfall

NASA Adds Up Deadly Hurricane Matthew’s Total Rainfall

A NASA rainfall analysis estimated the amount of rainfall generated by Hurricane Matthew when it moved over the Carolinas. Hurricane Matthew dropped a lot of rain, caused flooding and deaths in the state of North Carolina. Flooding is still widespread in North Carolina. Some rivers in North Carolina such as the Tar and the Neuse […]

County Commission Debates DOE Building

County Commission Debates DOE Building

Tuesday saw the Jefferson County Commission convening for their Quarterly Work Session. Preceding the Work Session was a Public Hearing on a request for rezoning of property on Highway 139 belonging to Billy and Katherine Inmon from A-1 to C-2. The request was denied by the Jefferson County Regional Commission. A petition was presented urging […]

Budget Committee Approves White Pine School Additional Funding

Budget Committee Approves White Pine School Additional Funding

The Jefferson County Budget Committee met on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. In order to clean up last month’s officer appointments which conflicted with the time line that is current policy, the Budget Committee opened nominations for officers and Scarlett, McGraw and Huffaker were unanimously re seated. Jean Ringa, of […]

White Pine Receives Grant

White Pine Receives Grant

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Randy Boyd recently approved more than $27 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to assist Tennessee communities with infrastructure and health and safety projects. Gov. Haslam and Commissioner Boyd along with Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-Chairman Chris Masingill, and public and private partners, also […]

Creatures of the Night: Werewolf

Creatures of the Night: Werewolf

With the changing of the leaves and the approach of Halloween, the mind turns to the things that go bump in the night, and the creatures that live in our dreams and nightmares. In honor of the spookiest season, Jefferson County Post writer Elizabeth Lane presents a series featuring some of the most iconic figures […]

Nation Celebrates Columbus Day, Monday

Nation Celebrates Columbus Day, Monday

If you are looking for mail to be delivered, to purchase car tags or even make a bank deposit, you will have to wait until Tuesday to do your business. On Monday, the Nation will be celebrating Columbus Day, a federal holiday that recognizes the historic role that Christopher Columbus had in the discovery of […]

Jefferson County Supports Area Law Enforcement with “Back the Blue”

Jefferson County Supports Area Law Enforcement with “Back the Blue”

Saturday morning, citizens of Jefferson County gathered at Jefferson County Courthouse to support area law enforcement.  The “Back the Blue” event, hosted by the Jefferson County Republican Party, welcomed area first responders and county leaders.  Also present for the morning was State Representative Jeremy Faison, State Senator Frank Nicely, and Congressman Jimmy Duncan, who all three […]

Tips and Tricks to Handle a Home Invasion of Stinkbugs

Tips and Tricks to Handle a Home Invasion of Stinkbugs

There are lots of pesky bugs that many of us would love to see disappear with the appearance of colder weather. One prevalent creature that seems to be sticking around is the infamous and infuriating stink bug. Here are some simple tips and tricks, along with some general information, to help you in the fight […]

Tennessee Urges Citizens To Practice Safe Debris Burning

Tennessee Urges Citizens To Practice Safe Debris Burning

 The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is observing National Fire Prevention Week by reminding citizens to follow simple safety practices to prevent wildfires. National Fire Prevention Week begins Oct. 9. The official start of wildfire season in Tennessee is Oct. 15. “It’s important, and required from October 15, 2016 to May 15, 2017, […]

Here We Go Again?

Here We Go Again?

As Hurricane Matthew is thrashing Hispaniola and eastern Cuba Tropical Storm Nicole had formed about 500 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. An image of newly formed Tropical Storm Nicole in the Atlantic Ocean was taken by NOAA’s GOES-East satellite on Oct. 4 at 12:45 p.m. EDT. The imagery showed that the low-level center is near […]

Atlantic Ocean’s Slowdown Tied to Changes in the Southern Hemisphere

Atlantic Ocean’s Slowdown Tied to Changes in the Southern Hemisphere

The ocean circulation that is responsible for England’s mild climate appears to be slowing down. The shift is not sudden or dramatic, as in the 2004 sci-fi movie “The Day After Tomorrow,” but it is a real effect that has consequences for the climates of eastern North America and Western Europe. Also unlike in that […]

Paychecks for Patriots Hiring Event on October 18, 2016!

Paychecks for Patriots Hiring Event on October 18, 2016!

This year Paychecks for Patriots will be on October 18th in four cities; Memphis, Nashville, Clarksville, and Knoxville from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. Paychecks for Patriots is not your typical job fair, it is truly a hiring event.  Each employer who participates is vetted to ensure they have available full-time jobs for veterans.  Often, job interviews […]

White Pine School And Capital Projects List Find Funding

White Pine School And Capital Projects List Find Funding

Students and staff at White Pine School will soon be under construction and the project will be on a larger scale than was expected earlier this year thanks to recent action on the part of the Jefferson County School Board. Late last month the School Board approved, in a 5-2 vote, a motion offered by […]

Old Time Saturday Fills Downtown Jefferson City

Old Time Saturday Fills Downtown Jefferson City

Members of the Jefferson City community and surrounding counties came together in Historic Mossy Creek to celebrate Old Time Saturday. The event featured several artisans, churches, live music, and local leaders from the community. The gathering was the perfect opportunity to bring yearly revitalization to downtown Jefferson City. Crowds of people circuited the event featuring […]

Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security, Tennessee Highway Patrol are Seeking Information in I-81 Shootings in East Tennessee

Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security, Tennessee Highway Patrol are Seeking Information in I-81 Shootings in East Tennessee

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) along with The Tennessee Fusion Center (TFC) is providing this Request for Information (RFI) in an attempt to identify agencies that have any reporting of vehicles being shot while traveling on Interstate-81 in Eastern Tennessee. We are also […]

September 30, 2016 Will Host the Next New Moon

September 30, 2016 Will Host the Next New Moon

There are wondrous happenings occuring in the night sky, if we just take the time to look. The phases of the moon may go unnoticed by a majority of us, as some of them take place in the middle of the night, and many people don’t have high tech cameras to capture Instagram-worthy photos of […]