Tennessee Urges Citizens to Practice Safe Debris Burning
The Tennessee Department of Agriculture Division of Forestry is observing National Fire Prevention Week (Oct. 8-14) by reminding citizens to follow simple safety practices to prevent wildfires. The official start of wildfire season in Tennessee is Oct. 15. “It’s important, and required by law from October 15, 2017 to May 15, 2018, that citizens call […]
SFMO: Safety First When Visiting Haunted Houses This Halloween Season
Consumers might know them as haunted houses or haunted mansions. But in Tennessee, they’re called Special Amusement Buildings – and they have their own set of regulations. As the Halloween season ramps up, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) reminds consumers that safety features at Special Amusement Buildings are in place to help protect […]
Murder Suspect Taken Into Custody
Breaking News UPDATE: Michael Brandon Ratliff, who was wanted for Second Degree Murder, was taken into custody by officers from the Morristown Police Department and the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office following a traffic stop at approximately 4:00 pm this afternoon. Ratliff was apprehended after he was seen leaving the property of 1845 Cedar Creek Road. […]
Creatures of the Night: Zombie
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. Returning for it’s second season, “Creatures of the Night” is a series dedicated to the time of year when everything seems just […]
Jefferson City Holds 31st Annual Old Time Saturday
Jefferson City held their 31st annual Old Time Saturday fall festival this weekend. The day of fun took place in the revitalizing downtown area. The annual street festival celebrated the theme of yesteryear in the old city. Tents lined downtown and citizens filled the streets as the community came together to enjoy the festivities. The […]
Salma Herrera is Crowned JCHS Homecoming Queen; Patriots Fall to Trojans 28-6
Homecoming 2017 came to a close Friday Night with a bittersweet evening. Under the light of a waning Harvest Moon, the Patriots faithfully came together after a week of school spirit festivities. Each class homecoming representative was beautifully dressed in their evening gowns, ready to crown the 2017 Jefferson County High School Homecoming Queen. This […]
Weather Advisement in Anticipation of Tropical Storm Nate
Great Smoky Mountain National Park officials advise that the effects of Tropical Storm Nate may impact Great Smoky Mountains National Park as early as Saturday afternoon. Preliminary estimations from the National Weather Service suggest that the storm may pass the park Saturday afternoon, overnight into Sunday and on into Monday. Current rainfall predictions range from […]
Harvest Moon Makes Rare Show in October
One of the first signs of fall people look forward to is the Harvest Moon. The full moon that usually occurs closest to the first day of fall has always made lovers of autumn excited, but this year’s Harvest Moon is special. The Harvest Moon gets its name for the bright light that it produces, […]
Park to Open Chimney Tops Trail October 6
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials will open the Chimney Tops Trail to a newly developed observation point starting Friday, October 6, 2017. The entire trail has been closed to the public since the Chimney Tops 2 Fire event occurred in late November 2016. “We are excited to complete the work on the Chimney Tops […]
JCHS Announces Homecoming Court 2017
Jefferson County High School announced the homecoming court for 2017. The ladies were selected by their teachers and peers to represent each class of the High School and Freshman Academy throughout Spirit Week. Each representative will be honored, with homecoming queen chosen at Friday Night’s homecoming game against the Morristown West Trojans. Congratulations to all […]
Keychain Detector Could Catch Food Allergens Before It’s Too Late
For kids and adults with food allergies, a restaurant outing can be a fraught experience. Even when care is taken, freshly prepared or packaged meals can accidentally become cross-contaminated with an offending food and trigger a reaction. Now researchers report in the journal ACS Nano the development of a new portable allergen-detection system — including a keychain […]
A Stinging Report: FSU Research Shows Climate Change a Major Threat to Bumble Bees
New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is helping to explain the link between a changing global climate and a dramatic decline in bumble bee populations worldwide. In a study published today in the journal Ecology Letters, researchers examining three subalpine bumble bee species in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains found that, […]
Database of Earthquakes Triggered by Human Activity is Growing, With Some Surprises
The Human-Induced Earthquake Database (HiQuake), the world’s most complete database of earthquake sequences proposed to have been triggered by human activity, now includes approximately 730 entries, according to a report published October 4 in the “Data Mine” column of the journal Seismological Research Letters. Mining projects (37%) and water impounded behind dams (23%) are the […]
Scientists Develop Broad-Spectrum Inhibitors of Influenza Virus
A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) and Janssen Research & Development (Janssen) has devised artificial peptide molecules that neutralize a broad range of influenza virus strains. Peptides are short chains of amino acids – like proteins but with smaller, simpler structures. These designed molecules have the potential to be developed into […]
Annual Scots-Irish Festival In Historic Downtown Dandridge
The Annual Dandridge Scots-Irish Festival came to the streets of Historic Downtown Dandridge, Saturday, September 30, 2017. The annual festival is a highly anticipated event that celebrates the heritage of Scots-Irish settlers in the area. Traditional music, food, and dance are always a part of the festival as is the parade of Pipe and Drums. […]
Tennessee Court Of Appeals Overturns Lower Court In Favor Of Citizen Group
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has returned a unanimous decision in favor of the plaintiffs, a citizen’s group that filed suit against the Jefferson County Economic Development Committee (formerly EDOC now re-branded as EDA) for open records. Following several years in the court system, the Court of Appeals at Knoxville overturned a previous ruling of […]
