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Greenness Around Homes Linked to Lower Mortality

Greenness Around Homes Linked to Lower Mortality

Women live longer in areas with more green vegetation, according to new research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. Women with the highest levels of vegetation, or greenness, near their homes had a 12 percent lower death rate compared to women with the lowest […]

State Board Approves New Tennessee Math and English Language Arts Standards

State Board Approves New Tennessee Math and English Language Arts Standards

Today, the State Board of Education voted unanimously on final reading to approve new, Tennessee-specific academic standards for Mathematics and English language arts. A multi-year public review culminated in a six month rigorous revision process led by the Standards Recommendation Committee (SRC), whose members were appointed by the Governor, Lt. Governor, and Speaker of the […]

Budget Committee Faces $2.3 Million Deficit As Department Requests Roll In

Budget Committee Faces $2.3 Million Deficit As Department Requests Roll In

The numbers are in and the Jefferson County Budget Committee got its first look at funding requests for the 2016/17 fiscal year, on Tuesday evening. Uncontrolled expenses, such as recent salary increases for County employees and costs associated with benefits, coupled with departmental “additional needs”, which includes everything from vehicles to additional employees and equipment, […]

Agenda Still Point of Contention with Comission

Agenda Still Point of Contention with Comission

Agenda format was, again, a topic of discussion as the Jefferson County Commission met for their Quarterly Work Session on Monday evening. Though in March the Commission voted 18-1 to add language to their rules that would require a vote of the full body to remove an item from their agenda outline, the agenda issue […]

UT Professor & Kentucky Business Woman Found Dead In Hot Tub In Gatlinburg

UT Professor & Kentucky Business Woman Found Dead In Hot Tub In Gatlinburg

A University of Tennessee Professor and Kentucky Business Woman were found dead in a hot tub early Saturday morning in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Jon Levin, who taught in the Department of Physics and Astronomy for the University of Tennessee Knoxville, and Myra Smith-Findell of Corbin were discovered at Gatlinburg Falls Resort, 820 Resort Way in Gatlinburg, […]

Stargazing Party at Cades Cove

Stargazing Party at Cades Cove

Around two hundred people gathered in a field in Cades Cove to gaze in to the heavens.  The National Park Service, along with the Smoky Mountain Astronomical Society, hosted a star gazing event. “Ranger Mike” Maslona greeted visitors, explaining how The Cove was a “giant cereal bowl and we are the Rice Crispies,” pointing out […]

Jefferson County Schools 2016-2017 Calendar

Jefferson County Schools 2016-2017 Calendar

Saturday Night Riot At Mountain View Has Citizens Concerned

Saturday Night Riot At Mountain View Has Citizens Concerned

Local Police converged on Mountain View Youth Development Facility in Dandridge to regain control of a rioting student inmate population. According to information provided by Dandridge Police Chief, Carson Williams, a call came in for assistance at Mountain View around 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Chief Williams stated that the information indicated that […]

TDCI Securities Division Warns Tennesseans of Pension Scams

TDCI Securities Division Warns Tennesseans of Pension Scams

The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division reminds Tennesseans to be cautious if approached with an offer that targets their pension plan. A pension is a type of retirement plan, usually tax-exempt, in which an employee makes contributions toward a pool of funds set aside for an employee’s future benefit. The pool […]

County Complex Dies In Committee

County Complex Dies In Committee

In a 2-3 vote, the Jefferson County Facilities Committee declined to proceed with a proposed County Complex that would see the County government offices moved from their current location in downtown Dandridge. Following discussion on the proposed County Complex, Committee Member David Gaut offered a motion to proceed with the concept of a County Complex, […]

Commissioner Seal Speaks Out On Building New County Complex & EDOC / Chamber Cost Effectiveness

Commissioner Seal Speaks Out On Building New County Complex & EDOC / Chamber Cost Effectiveness

Commissioner David Seal, District 9 writes: Two current issues come to mind that I consider newsworthy with respect to Jefferson County Government, one is the Facilities Committee Meeting this Thursday at 10:30 AM. The other is the CHAMBER/EDOC issue of cost-effectiveness. Both of these issues raise important questions for county residents and elected officials. County […]

Tennessee Guard Helicopter Proves Key Factor in Mountain Rescue

Tennessee Guard Helicopter Proves Key Factor in Mountain Rescue

The type of medical helicopter that normally flies into Knoxville’s Ft. Sanders Regional Hospital heliport is a UT Lifestar bird, but yesterday the heliport was reminiscent of a scene from MASH. A HH-60 Blackhawk assigned to the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 1-169 Medevac unit landed at Fort Sander’s after rescuing a 66 year old man […]

McBee appointed to AEC Board as Yates retires

McBee appointed to AEC Board as Yates retires

Richard Yates, a long-time Grainger County dairy farmer who has represented District 4 on Appalachian Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors, has stepped down after 36 years of service to Co-op members. “We are indebted to Richard for his commitment to those we serve,” says AEC General Manager Greg Williams. “He has been an active member […]

Budget Committee Has Long Night with Little Action

Budget Committee Has Long Night with Little Action

The Jefferson County Budget Committee got their first look at budget requests for the fiscal year 2016/17 on Tuesday evening, as non profits and capital projects presented their requests. Despite a lengthy meeting, few motions for action made it to the floor and most items were postponed. Budget Committee Members did give the nod to […]

Fake Cancer Charities Shutdown, Leader Agrees to Lifetime Ban

Fake Cancer Charities Shutdown, Leader Agrees to Lifetime Ban

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery, III, along with the Federal Trade Commission and agencies from all 50 states have obtained a permanent injunction to dissolve two nationwide sham cancer charities and ban their president from profiting from any charity fundraising in the future under a settlement filed in […]

Consumer Affairs Warns About IRS Scammers Threatening Residents

Consumer Affairs Warns About IRS Scammers Threatening Residents

As Tax Day (April 18) approaches, the Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance’s (TDCI) Consumer Affairs Division is warning Middle Tennessee consumers to be on alert for swindlers who make unsolicited phone calls to consumers and claim to represent the IRS. Once the scammers have unsuspecting consumers on the phone, they may threaten customers with […]