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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 […]

Limited Edition 100th Anniversary Of The National Park Service Commemorative Coins Now Available For Purchase: Potential for Millions of Dollars in National Park Support

Limited Edition 100th Anniversary Of The National Park Service Commemorative Coins Now Available For Purchase: Potential for Millions of Dollars in National Park Support

The National Park Foundation, the National Park Service, and the United States Mint announced today that limited edition coins honoring the National Park Service Centennial are now available for purchase online at catalog.usmint.gov/coins/commemoratives and today only at National Mall and Memorial Parks near the Lincoln Memorial. The coins will be available at participating park locations across the […]

New Market Volunteer Fire Department Hosts Easter Parade and Egg Hunt

New Market Volunteer Fire Department Hosts Easter Parade and Egg Hunt

The bunnies were hopping and the candy was flying as the 2016 New Market Easter Parade came to town on Saturday, March 26. As has become an annual tradition, families lined the streets to welcome the parade and catch a glimpse of the Easter Bunny. Everything from Church and Community floats to Horses, antique cars […]

Heart Attack Patients Getting Younger, More Obese

Heart Attack Patients Getting Younger, More Obese

Despite increased understanding of heart disease risk factors and the need for preventive lifestyle changes, patients suffering the most severe type of heart attack have become younger, more obese and more likely to have preventable risk factors such as smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, according to a study scheduled for […]

Farewell Portables

Farewell Portables

After more than a decade of debate, dust and compromise, portable classrooms are on their way out of Jefferson County High School. The renovation project, which took more than two years to complete, gave a much needed face lift to Jefferson County’s flagship school and brought the bonus of a new auditorium, a much coveted […]

Happy Easter from the Jefferson County Post

Happy Easter from the Jefferson County Post

Easter Sunday celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is the cumulation of 40 days of reflection and sacrifice that begin on Lent. It is also the final day in Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday and includes Maundy Thursday, which is the celebration of the Last Supper, Good Friday, the day of Christ’s […]

ORNL Researchers Invent Tougher Plastic with 50 Percent Renewable Content

ORNL Researchers Invent Tougher Plastic with 50 Percent Renewable Content

Your car’s bumper is probably made of a moldable thermoplastic polymer called ABS, shorthand for its acrylonitrile, butadiene and styrene components. Light, strong and tough, it is also the stuff of ventilation pipes, protective headgear, kitchen appliances, Lego bricks and many other consumer products. Useful as it is, one of its drawbacks is that it […]