Payroll employment rises by 678,000 in February; unemployment rate edges down to 3.8%
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 678,000 in February, and the unemployment rate edged down to 3.8 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job growth was widespread, led by gains in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, health care, and construction. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The […]
Kelsey Pope Named Tennessee Wide Receivers Coach
Kelsey Pope, who played a key role on Tennessee’s record-setting offensive staff in 2021, has been named the Volunteers’ new wide receivers coach, head coach Josh Heupel announced on Monday. Pope, a native of Sylacauga, Alabama, worked closely with the wide receivers last season as an offensive analyst. He takes over for Kodi Burns, who recently accepted […]
Students Arrested by Jefferson City Police Department following potential or planned acts of violence.
Administrators at Jefferson Middle School discovered information that was immediately shared with the school’s SRO. Administrators acted on the information and removed one student from the general population of the student body. A second student was identified and attends Jefferson Academy, the alternative school for Jefferson County Schools. The second student was also properly monitored. […]
4 Cemetery Lots For Sale – Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery
Cemetery Lots for Sale 4 cemetery lots, Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery, Dandridge, Section F, $3000, buyer pays transfer fee. 865-306-0410
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Board Of School Commissioners Policy Committee Meeting, March 3, 2022
NOTICE OF MEETING Board of School Commissioners -Policy Committee Thursday, March 3, 2022 4:45 PM Historic Courthouse Dr. Shane Johnston, Director Jefferson County Schools
State Rep. Jeremy Faison’s Capitol Report
Members of the General Assembly this week got their first look at Gov. Bill Lee’s proposal to modernize how the state provides money for Tennessee’s K-12 public schools. Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn officially unveiled the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) on Thursday, Feb. 24 to replace the state’s current Basic Education Program (BEP) created […]
Quilts of Valor Presented at First United Methodist Church
Patriotism was the order of the day on February 19 as four male veterans and one female veteran were wrapped in Quilts of Valor made by the Jefferson City Quilters at First United Methodist Church, Jefferson City. Kathleen Van Orsdel, herself a Vietnam War Era veteran and an avid patriot and quilter, is the Group […]
Spirit of Nations Powwow to Celebrate the Arts
In recognition of the “Celebrate the Arts” theme of the 2022 Spirit of Nations powwow, Jefferson County Mayor Mark Potts has issued a proclamation declaring Saturday, March 26th, as “Celebrate the Arts Day” in Jefferson County. The powwow will be held at Patriot Academy in Jefferson City, TN. John Martin, formerly the chairman of the […]
Gov. Lee, Commissioner Schwinn Unveil Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement Act
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn released the details of the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act (SB2396/HB2143) that would transition Tennessee’s K-12 public schools to a student-based funding approach. Starting in the 2023-24 school year, the TISA would invest an estimated $9 billion in education funding for the […]
Jefferson County Library Board Meeting, March 10, 2022
The Jefferson County Library Board Will Be Meeting on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 6:00 P.M. Parrott-Wood Memorial Library, Strawberry Plains, TN
VITAL POLICY- State Representative Jerry Sexton (R-Bean Station) Introduces Legislation Aimed at Reforming Tennessee’s Forfeiture Laws
Tennessee’s civil forfeiture laws enable the government to seize and to forfeit permanently private property on the “suspicion” that it has been used in the commission of a crime, under the lowest standard of evidence and outside the criminal court system, a practice that has constitutional experts alarmed. Most private property and cash forfeited under […]
2022 TN Saves Piggy Bank Pageant
Children Pre-K to 12th grade, are invited to participate in the 2022 TN Saves Piggy Bank Pageant, March 1-12. To enter, students use their imagination and creativity to hand craft a Piggy Bank. The Sevier County Piggy Bank entries will be judged, and winners selected at each grade level. The County Winners will then be […]
Are the Waters Off the Carolinas a White Shark Mating Site?
OCEARCH is returning to the waters off the Carolinas to embark on their 43rd ocean research expedition. Alongside 42 collaborators from 30 research institutions, the organization will collect data to support 24 science projects that will help finally solve, for the first time, the life history puzzle of the white shark in the Western North […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Special Called Budget Committee Meeting and Special Called Commission Meeting, March 7, 2022
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all County Commissioners, Budget Committee members, Jefferson County Residents, and all others who may be interested that there will be a Special Called Budget Committee meeting and Special Called Commission meeting to appoint a commissioner in replacement of Steve Douglas in District 2, vote on Notaries, Resolution 2022-13 […]
POE ANNOUNCES CIRCUIT CLERK RE-ELECTION BID
Kevin Poe is announcing his candidacy for re-election as Jefferson County Circuit Court Clerk in the May 3 Republican Primary. Born and raised in Jefferson County, Kevin has lived a career committed to public service, beginning at a young age with his enlistment in the US Army, following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Kevin has been […]