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2016 National Safe Boating Week, May 21 – 27

2016 National Safe Boating Week, May 21 – 27

The 2016 National Safe Boating Week is May 21-27 and the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be participating to promote the wear of life jackets as the summer boating season begins. The Wear Your Life Jacket to Work Day is Friday, May 20 with the goal of demonstrating how easy it is to wear a […]

School Budget Goes Back to the Drawing Board

School Budget Goes Back to the Drawing Board

The Jefferson County School Board declined to approve the 2016/17 fiscal year budget proposal at Tuesday’s Called Meeting. Last week the School Board sent the budget document back to the Department of Education for work with instructions to return a document that showed $253,000 in cuts and $200,000 in capital projects funding without cutting from […]

A Summer Reminder: Avoid Leaving Children and Pets in Hot Cars

A Summer Reminder: Avoid Leaving Children and Pets in Hot Cars

It’s a common enough practice, something that most people don’t give a second thought to. Every day, parents and pet owners leave their children or prized pooch in the car while they dash into the store. This practice usually passes without incident. However, during the summer this can lead to deadly consequences if appropriate precautions […]

State Representative Jeremy Faison Joins All Saints’ Episcopal School to Complete Their “Walk Across Tennessee”

State Representative Jeremy Faison Joins All Saints’ Episcopal School to Complete Their “Walk Across Tennessee”

All Saints’ Episcopal School’s was excited the share the completion of their yearlong “Walk Across Tennessee” program with State Representative Jeremy Faison. Rep. Faison joined students and faculty as they presented some of the facts the students learned, highlighted their commitment to physical fitness and debuted a “Walking Across Tennessee” brochure that was designed by […]

SNAP and AARP Fre$h Savings Program Starts at Morristown Farmers Market

The Morristown Farmers Market located at 130 W. Morris Boulevard in downtown Morristown (corner of W. Morris Blvd. and S. Henry St.) is pleased to announce that it has been approved by USDA to provide tokens to SNAP customers so that they can purchase fresh fruits, vegetables, meats, vegetable plants, bread, eggs, and other foods […]

Haslam Issues Statement on Guidance Released by U.S. Departments of Justice, Education

Haslam Issues Statement on Guidance Released by U.S. Departments of Justice, Education

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today issued the following statement on the guidance to schools released by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education: “The White House itself has said what they issued last week is not an enforcement action and does not make any additional requirements under the law. Congress has the authority to write […]

School Board Reacts to Budget Proposal

School Board Reacts to Budget Proposal

Despite an additional $2.5 million dollars in funding from the State of Tennessee, the Jefferson County Department of Education found itself needing a little more than $253,000 in cuts to keep the maintenance of effort( the amount of local funding that is mandated) at the current funding level. Jefferson County Finance Director Potts informed the […]

U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release Joint Guidance to Help Schools Ensure the Civil Rights of Transgender Students

U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Release Joint Guidance to Help Schools Ensure the Civil Rights of Transgender Students

The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released joint guidance today to help provide educators the information they need to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex. Recently, questions have arisen from school districts, colleges and universities, and others about transgender students and how to […]

Tennova Healthcare Nurses Recognized for Excellence

Tennova Healthcare Nurses Recognized for Excellence

In recognition of National Nurses Week, 47 registered nurses from Tennova Healthcare were honored at the 2016 Nurse Excellence Awards Dinner at the Knoxville Convention Center on May 9. National Nurses Week begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, Florence Nightingale’s birthday. Sponsored by the Regional Cooperative for Professional Nurses, the Nurse […]

National Comedian Appears at Jefferson County Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner

National Comedian Appears at Jefferson County Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner

The Jefferson County Republican Party hosted their annual Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner last weekend at the Dandridge Activity Center. Last year the GOP took a different approach to the traditional program and this year they took advantage of the new, more casual venue to interject some humor into the event. Political, conservative comedian Brad Stine was […]

Representative Faison Encourages JCHS Students To Learn About Government

Representative Faison Encourages JCHS Students To Learn About Government

Tennessee State Representative Jeremy Faison visited Jefferson County High School on Tuesday to speak with students about the importance of government. Representative Faison was invited to speak to students in the second year HVAC and Construction classes by JCHS teacher David Seal. A Jefferson County Commissioner, Seal encourages awareness of local, state, and national government […]

2nd Annual Memorial Day RUCK March To Be Held To Honor Vets

2nd Annual Memorial Day RUCK March To Be Held To Honor Vets

This Memorial Day will be filled with families enjoying their traditional family cookouts and parties, but there will be one group of folks putting down their burgers and potato salad, and using this holiday to salute the many sacrifices of our military. The 2nd Annual Ruck March, in Jefferson County, will be held on Memorial […]

Study Supports Natural Causes, Not Alien Activity, to Explain Mystery Star’s Behavior

Study Supports Natural Causes, Not Alien Activity, to Explain Mystery Star’s Behavior

Sorry, E.T. lovers, but the results of a new study make it far less likely that KIC 8462852, popularly known as Tabby’s star, is the home of industrious aliens who are gradually enclosing it in a vast shell called a Dyson sphere. Public interest in the star, which sits about 1,480 light-years away in the […]

THD Reminds Women to Make Their Health a Priority

THD Reminds Women to Make Their Health a Priority

The Tennessee Department of Health joins the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health in celebrating National Women’s Health Week. This nationwide initiative calls attention to the importance of women’s health and empowers them to take small, manageable steps for longer, healthier and happier lives. These steps include visiting a […]

Warm Weather Is Here: It’s Time to Protect Against Ticks

Warm Weather Is Here: It’s Time to Protect Against Ticks

From May through July, people get tick bites and tickborne diseases more often than any other time of year in the United States, but many may not know they are at risk. Each year, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases of Lyme disease are reported to CDC, but a recent national survey reported that nearly 20 percent […]

Mine Rescue Teams Put Skills to the Test in Tennessee

Mine Rescue Teams Put Skills to the Test in Tennessee

When a mining accident takes place, the quick action of rescuers can mean the difference between life and death for miners trapped underground. A regional contest in Tennessee tested the teams charged with saving lives below ground, at a moment’s notice. On Thursday some of the most skilled metal/nonmetal mine rescue teams from Tennessee, and surrounding […]