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JCHS Class of 2016 Presents The Adams Family Inaugural Performance in James D. Swann Performing Arts Center

JCHS Class of 2016 Presents The Adams Family Inaugural Performance in James D. Swann Performing Arts Center

For the fourteenth year, the senior class of Jefferson County High School wowed audiences with their talent as they presented the Class of 2016 Senior Play. While every year is special and every performance has been stellar, this year was a little extra special. The Class of 2016 gave their inaugural performance of The Addams […]

Parrott-Wood Library Host Grand Opening for New Children’s Learning Center

Parrott-Wood Library Host Grand Opening for New Children’s Learning Center

The Parrott-Wood Library hosted their grand opening of the new Parrott-Wood Children’s Learning Center last week. The Parrott-Wood Library has struggled for years with its small accommodations, with the staff pulling miracles to fit all the library’s computers, bookshelves, desks, and other supplies in the space given. In time, Secretary Hargett offered $5,000 towards the […]

White Pine’s Sewer Treatment Plant, Lands On EPA Violations List For Last Nine Quarters

White Pine’s Sewer Treatment Plant, Lands On EPA Violations List For Last Nine Quarters

A recent release of information regarding the safety of White Pine’s drinking water has been a point of concern for citizens. According to information provided by Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation and the Environmental Protection Agency, emissions from the White Pine Sewer Treatment Plant may be of greater concern. Eric Ward, Deputy Communications Director […]

JCHS Parents NOT Smiling For Camera In Boy’s Restroom

JCHS Parents NOT Smiling For Camera In Boy’s Restroom

A recent decision of Administration at Jefferson County High School to place a camera in the Boy’s restroom has become an issue of concern among students and parents. The restroom in question is located in the Commons areas of Jefferson County High School and is used by both students and the visiting public. When rumors […]

Debate Ends as Commission Votes to Keep Agenda Format Largely Untouched

Debate Ends as Commission Votes to Keep Agenda Format Largely Untouched

The Jefferson County Commission took action Thursday evening to address the form of their agenda and provide continuity at County Work Sessions and Voting Meetings. With a Motion provided by Commissioner Turner and 2nd by Commissioner McGraw, the Commission decided to keep their long standing agenda much the same, which leaves Elected Officials on the […]

Dandridge Volunteer Fire Deparment Responds to Fire at Wetekam Monofilaments

Dandridge Volunteer Fire Deparment Responds to Fire at Wetekam Monofilaments

On Thursday, Dandridge Volunteer Fire Department received a call of a structure fire at Wetekam Monofilaments on Pine Drive in the Jefferson County Industrial Park. The call was received at around 12:07 pm and the fire department was dispatched from station 1, arriving within minutes. Company employees were on their lunch when suddenly they heard something “boom” […]

Voluntary Recall on Select 5 oz. Canned Chunk Light Tuna in Oil and 5 oz. Canned Chuck Light Tuna in Water

Voluntary Recall on Select 5 oz. Canned Chunk Light Tuna in Oil and 5 oz. Canned Chuck Light Tuna in Water

Tri-Union Seafoods LLC is voluntarily recalling a 2,745 cases (equal to 107,280 cans) of Chicken of the Sea brand 5 oz. canned chunk light tuna in oil and 5 oz. canned chunk light tuna in water. This recall has been initiated because the product may have been undercooked due to an equipment malfunction, which was […]

County Commission Holds First of Week’s Two Meetings

County Commission Holds First of Week’s Two Meetings

March 14th brought a return to the regular Jefferson County Commission Work Session and Voting Meeting Schedule following a month off from County business. This week the Commission will pack both their Work Session and Voting Meeting into a four day period to accommodate Commissioners that want to take advantage of the School System’s spring […]

Tennessee Department of Human Services Kicks Off No Tennessee Child Hungry Awareness Campaign

Tennessee Department of Human Services Kicks Off No Tennessee Child Hungry Awareness Campaign

Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) Commissioner Dr. Raquel Hatter announced the launch of an awareness campaign calling attention to childhood hunger in Tennessee and urging Tennesseans to pledge support to help ensure no Tennessee child goes hungry.  In Tennessee, more than half a million children may go hungry each day. One in four Tennessee […]

State Representative Jeremy Faison Hosts Young Constituents As Pages For The Tennessee General Assembly

State Representative Jeremy Faison Hosts Young Constituents As Pages For The Tennessee General Assembly

State Representative Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) hosted Colby and Ryan Frazier, from Centerview, to visit with him, learn about the General Assembly, and serve as official pages for the Tennessee House of Representatives. The General Assembly’s Page Program is an opportunity for young students to be actively involved in the legislative body of Tennessee. During the student’s […]

Private Sale Of Jefferson County Government Buildings?

Private Sale Of Jefferson County Government Buildings?

The concept of a new Jefferson County Complex, that would be the home to most County offices, has been a topic of off and on discussion for several years. However, more recently the viability of such a project has moved to the forefront with the Jefferson County Facilities Committee and a document has been generated […]

Spring Break Safety Tips

Spring Break Safety Tips

Spring break is a great time for the family to get away from the cold, dark days of winter and have some fun in the sun. Keep your family safe while on your trip by following these tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Please feel free to use them in any print or […]

Daylight Savings Time 2016 Begins March 13

Daylight Savings Time 2016 Begins March 13

Night owls are in for a tough readjustment starting this Sunday. Daylight Savings Time 2016 officially begins Sunday, March 13, at 2:00 A.M., robbing late risers all across America of an hour of sleep. Despite the disruption to people’s schedules, DST has a number of benefits. Any area that is driven by tourism, as well […]

Baker Center Releases Scorecard, Ranks US States According to Energy, Economy, and Environment

Baker Center Releases Scorecard, Ranks US States According to Energy, Economy, and Environment

Energy, economic performance, and environmental quality are fundamentally linked. This makes it challenging to craft public policy to combat the effects of climate change. UT’s Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy has released an inaugural Energy Scorecard for the American States, which includes a visual and interactive map to address this policy challenge. “The […]

Tennessee National Guard deploys Public Affairs Detachment to Cuba

Tennessee National Guard deploys Public Affairs Detachment to Cuba

Soldiers from the 118th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment said goodbye to family and friends during a ceremony at the Hall of Flags, Joint Forces Headquarters, Tennessee National Guard on February 16, 2016. The first stop along their journey is Fort Hood, Texas where they will undergo final training before continuing on to the United States Naval Base, Guantanamo […]

Video Games Improve Brain Connections in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Video Games Improve Brain Connections in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Playing “brain-training” video games may help improve some cognitive abilities of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) by strengthening neural connections in an important part of their brains, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology. MS is a disease of the central nervous system that results in damage to the protective covering of […]