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Jefferson County Schools Hold First Day of New Year

Jefferson County Schools Hold First Day of New Year

Students and teachers headed back to the classroom as Jefferson County Schools held their first day on Friday. Jefferson County held a half day in which students could meet their teachers and pick up all necessary paperwork. Excitement was especially seen at Mt. Horeb Elementary, as students and parents met teachers for the first time […]

Class of 2020: UT Welcomes More Than 4,800 Freshmen to Volunteer Family

Class of 2020: UT Welcomes More Than 4,800 Freshmen to Volunteer Family

It’s another record-setting year at UT Knoxville: with 4,825 incoming freshmen, the Class of 2020 is the largest in at least thirty years and marks the sixth consecutive year of freshman growth. “We had one of the largest, most qualified applicant pools ever and we’re proud to welcome some of our state’s and our nation’s […]

Park Releases New Biodiversity Web Application

Park Releases New Biodiversity Web Application

Great Smoky Mountains National Park’s Inventory and Monitoring Branch has partnered with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and the School of Arts at the University of Tennessee (UT), Knoxville, to create a new web application called Species Mapper. Everyone from park managers to school groups can use Species Mapper to explore […]

Large Fire Early Friday At Luxury Log Home Builder

Large Fire Early Friday At Luxury Log Home Builder

Early Friday morning, Hearthstone, Inc., a builder of log homes located between Dandridge and Newport on Hwy 25/70, was the scene of a large fire which destroyed  a building containing timber.  According to officials, when fire crews arrived, the building was fully involved and had taken approximately 75% of the structure already.  Firefighters were able […]

Psychologist Reveals Science Behind a Fulfilling Single Life

Psychologist Reveals Science Behind a Fulfilling Single Life

Dating shows, dating apps – they all strive to make sure none of us end up uncoupled forever. But it turns out many single people embrace their single lives, and are likely to experience more psychological growth and development than married people, according to a psychologist who presented at the American Psychological Association’s 124th Annual […]

Majority of Registered Voters Stay Home This Election

Majority of Registered Voters Stay Home This Election

The low voter turnout that plagued early voting in Jefferson County continued through Election Day, with a dismal final vote count of 2370, which is just around 5% of registered voters in Jefferson County. One driving factor that likely kept voters from the polls was the lack of hotly contested local elections. Neither Jefferson County […]

Appalachian Electric Cooperative Breaks Ground on Community Solar Project

Appalachian Electric Cooperative Breaks Ground on Community Solar Project

On August 1, a great step was made for Jefferson County’s renewable energy future.  Appalachian Electric Cooperative broke ground on a seven acre Community Solar Project. Funded through a grant provided by the Tennessee Valley Authority, the “Solar Farm” is located on a site adjacent to AEC’s New Market Substation on West Highway 11-E, near […]

Eagles Finish Year with Big Win and 11u USSSA Super State Title

Eagles Finish Year with Big Win and 11u USSSA Super State Title

June 18-19, the Jefferson County Eagles traveled to Domtar Sports Park in Kingsport to compete in the USSSA 11u Super State Tournament. In the first of two pool play games on Saturday, the Eagles squared off against the Virginia Heaters, downing them 8-0. Eli Briggs set the standard for Eagle pitching for the tournament when […]

Tennessee Department of Education Announces ACT Senior Retake Opportunity

Tennessee Department of Education Announces ACT Senior Retake Opportunity

The Tennessee Department of Education announced today the launch of the statewide ACT Senior Retake Opportunity that provides every eligible high school senior, meaning any public school student who took the ACT as a junior, the ability to retake the ACT free of charge on Saturday, Oct. 22, regardless of socioeconomic status. Tennessee’s historical ACT […]

TWRA Leasing Fields for 2016 Dove Season

TWRA Leasing Fields for 2016 Dove Season

The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency is seeking fields to lease for the upcoming 2016 dove season. The first segment of dove season opens at noon on Thursday, Sept. 1. Mourning doves are a popular game bird and one of the most widely distributed and abundant birds in North America. More mourning doves are harvested than […]

Carson-Newman College Named “College of Distinction” for 2016-2017

Carson-Newman College Named “College of Distinction” for 2016-2017

Carson-Newman University has been named for the third year in a row a “College of Distinction,” and a “Christian College of Distinction” for 2016-2017. Area high-school counselors and other educators come together every year to nominate colleges and universities that they deem exemplary in education. Carson-Newman received the award based on the Colleges of Distinction’s […]

Taking a Look at Tax Free Weekend

Taking a Look at Tax Free Weekend

This past weekend shoppers across the state of Tennessee took advantage of tax free weekend incentives. This marks the 7th year that tax free deals have been offered to consumers not only in Tennessee, but across the southeast. The tax holiday is observed by more than 17 states nationwide. Tax free weekend encourages shoppers to […]

Traveler Alert from CDC

Traveler Alert from CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been informed by the State of Florida that Zika virus infections in four people were likely caused by bites of local Aedes aegypti mosquitoes.  The cases are likely the first known occurrence of local mosquito-borne Zika virus transmission in the continental United States.  CDC is closely coordinating with […]

Five-in-Five: Interview With Jefferson County Schools’ Michael Phagan

Five-in-Five: Interview With Jefferson County Schools’ Michael Phagan

The Jefferson County Post recently caught up with Jefferson County Department of Education Director of Business Affairs Michael Phagan for a five question in five minute interview. JCP-The School Board just hired a construction manager for the new White Pine School renovation project (Burwill) and a familiar face, Tony Petitt, will be overseeing the project. […]

JCHS Fall Sports Preview

JCHS Fall Sports Preview

Excitement is building in Jefferson County.  As school gets started this week, students are getting settled into a new routine after the hot, hazy summer.  A group of students have already been hard at work for weeks, though.  The student athletes of Jefferson County High School have been practicing, training, and getting geared up for […]

Cost of School Meals to Increase for This Year

Cost of School Meals to Increase for This Year

Summer is coming to an end, and the school year is just around the corner. The same old routine tries to reestablish itself, and while most students adjust; changes can throw an unexpected wrench into the transition. Rising school costs, such as meal prices, can leave parents thinking twice about the joys of being back […]