VITAL POLICY – Jefferson County Republican Party Calls for the Removal of Allied Behavioral Health Solutions and LGBTQ+ Ideology from Jefferson County Schools
A formal resolution has been made by the Jefferson County Republican Party Executive Committee asking the Jefferson County School District to end its business relationship with Allied Behavioral Health Solutions (ABHS) and to remove all their personnel from all schools in the district. The resolution, made on March 24, 2023, also urges the school system […]
ReVIDA Recovery Centers Morristown to host Community Resource Fair
ReVIDA Recovery Centers CEO Lee Dilworth announced the company is partnering with 13 organizations to host a Community Resource Fair. Staff will be assisting individuals with job searches, housing, education services and information about free phone programs. The fair will be located at the Morristown ReVIDA Recovery Center from 10:00am to 3:00pm on Thursday, March […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Animal Control Oversight Board Meeting, April 6, 2023
MEETING NOTICE JEFFERSON COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL OVERSIGHT BOARD April 6, 2023 A meeting of the Jefferson County Animal Control Oversight Board will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 6, 2023, at the Jefferson County Courthouse, Court Room in Dandridge. Agenda Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Minutes Appearance of Citizens (Citizens who […]
Dining in Early America
The preparation and consumption of meals in early America was quite different from what it is today. For one thing, all dishes were “made from scratch,” and cooking at the hearth was energy and time-consuming. Some of the foods, cookware, and serving ware would strike a 21st Century family as quite unusual. Diana West, DAR […]
Food City Cuts Ribbon On Store and Pharmacy Expansion To 54,800 sq. ft.
Food City Dandridge celebrated it’s new store expansion completion on March 21, 2023 with a ribbon cutting by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, City and Company Officials. Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer welcomed the crowd to K-VA-T Food Stores new expanded location which employes approximately 190 individuals in the […]
VITAL POLICY – OPINION – Nullification Bill Rejected by Senate State and Local Government Committee, Federal Power Remains Unrestrained
The federal government was created by a group of states that decided that a national government was needed for certain vital functions such as national defense and creating uniform currency; but those states wanted strict limits on federal power. This is why such a bitter argument raged in the summer of 1787 concerning the federal […]
INVITATION TO BID – Groundwater Monitoring Well Drilling Contractors to install four bedrock piezometers with the intent to convert to Monitoring Wells
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Sanitation Department will be accepting sealed bids from proposals from Groundwater Monitoring Well Drilling Contractors to install four bedrock piezometers with the intent to convert to Monitoring Wells following client approval. Four 4-inch inner diameter piezometers will be installed via hollow stem auger or sonic drilling methodology. Mud rotary […]
Martha Dandridge Garden Club Jefferson County Historian Bob Jarnagin presented a fascinating History of the Dandridge Revolutionary Graveyard
The Martha Dandridge Garden Club (MDGC) met on February 23, at 1:00 pm at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Jefferson County Historian Bob Jarnagin presented a fascinating History of the Dandridge Revolutionary Graveyard, including surprising news about the graves in the graveyard. In 1785 the Reverend Henderson organized the Hopewell Presbyterian Church. The church meeting […]
Friends of Parrott Wood Memorial Library Benefit, Damascus Road Band & BBQ, March 25, 2023
The Friends of the Parrott-Wood Memorial Library invite you to an evening of good food and good music. This event is March 25 from 5-8PM at First Baptist Church of Strawberry Plains in the fellowship hall. This benefit will help the Friends to continue to support Parrott-Wood Memorial Library in providing educational opportunities to our […]
2023-24 Fishing Regulations in Effect; New Format Guide Available
Tennessee’s 2023-24 fishing regulations are now in effect and anglers are encouraged to obtain the new Tennessee Fishing Guide now available at locations throughout the state, on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website (www.tnwildlife.org) and on the TWRA “On the Go App.” This year’s guide is in a digest format. The new size is a […]
TN Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Joins Amicus Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Fairness in Women’s Sports
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined attorneys general from 20 other states in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s injunction blocking West Virginia’s enforcement of its Save Women’s Sports Act. The Act prevents biological males from participating on female sports teams […]
Martha Dandridge Garden Club Tour of Renovatus Farm, March 23, 2023
The Martha Dandridge Garden Club will be touring Renovatus Farm in Jefferson City on March 23, 2023. Renovatus is a recovery community for those seeking to be free from a drug or alcohol addiction. The farm helps develop work skills and training for those to whom Renovatus is ministering. Carpool from Food City in Dandridge at 12:30 […]
Tennessee’s Cherokee & Douglas Lakes set to Host MLF Bass Pro Tour U.S. Air Force Stage Two Presented by Power-Pole
Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament fishing organization, is set to continue the fifth season of the Bass Pro Tour, the top level of professional bass fishing, with their second regular-season event of the year this week, March 18-23, on Douglas and Cherokee lakes – the U.S. Air Force Stage Two Presented by Power-Pole.The six-day […]