The brain pays attention to unfamiliar voices during sleep
A good night’s sleep is not as simple as it appears. While you snooze, your brain continues to monitor the environment, balancing the need to protect sleep with the need to wake up. One example of how the brain accomplishes this is by selectively responding to unfamiliar voices over familiar ones, according to new research […]
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
The drug baricitinib (a type of drug known as a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, also used to treat rheumatoid arthritis) is strongly recommended for patients with severe or critical covid-19 in combination with corticosteroids, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today. Their strong recommendation is based on moderate certainty evidence that […]
PUBLIC NOTICE Goodfellas Auto, LLC Seeking Legal Title for 2009 Nissan Maxima VIN# 1N4AA51E89C809255
PUBLIC NOTICE Goodfellas Auto, LLC Seeking Legal Title for 2009 Nissan Maxima VIN# 1N4AA51E89C809255 Seeking clear title to 2009 Nissan Maxima VIN# 1N4AA51E89C809255, purchased from Airport Auto Auction, 1733 Chandler Road, Louisville, TN 37777. Seeking response for any claims to said vehicle via certified mail to: Goodfellas Auto, LLC 1230 State Street, White Pine, TN 37890. 01/06/2022, 01/14/2022
The City of Morristown Selects New General Manager to Lead Morristown Landing
The new premium recreational sports and events center in the Lakeway region, Morristown Landing, spearheaded by the City of Morristown and Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), has hired SFC employee Steve Eaton as the General Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the multi-purpose complex. Eaton comes with a very diverse and enriched background in hospitality […]
Jefferson County Clerk, Frank C. Herndon, is seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for County Clerk in the May 3rd Republican Primary
Jefferson County Clerk, Frank C. Herndon, is seeking the Republican Party’s nomination for County Clerk in the May 3rd Republican Primary. Herndon is a lifelong resident of Jefferson County and says, “I have been honored to serve the citizens of Jefferson County as your County Clerk for the past eight years, and I respectfully ask […]
Jennifer Boling Hall Seeking Re-Election In May 3rd Republican Primary
Jennifer Boling Hall, Jefferson County Trustee, announces she is seeking re-election in the May 3 Republican Primary. Hall was elected Jefferson County Trustee for her first term in 2018. She joined the staff of a long-time Jefferson County Trustee, Ginger Franklin in 2009, bringing with her nine years financial experience earned at First Tennessee Bank, […]
OPEd – Truth in Sentencing from Majority Leader William Lamberth
As a former Sumner County Assistant District Attorney, I prosecuted more cases than I care to count in which victims– often terribly traumatized by the events of a crime – suffered heartbreaking anguish after finding out Tennessee’s justice system is not what they thought it was. The realization that most criminals, on average, only serve […]
Tennesseans Invited to Respond to Draft Public School Funding Framework by Tuesday, January 18th at Noon CT
After months of strong engagement and conversations about public education funding in Tennessee and years of consistent feedback, today the Tennessee Department of Education released an initial draft overview of a potential student-based funding formula, informed by input of thousands of Tennesseans– parents, educators, superintendents, elected officials, business and community leaders, and citizens from across the state– and is encouraging all […]
Jefferson County Public Library System Board of Trustees Meeting, January 27, 2022
The Jefferson County Public Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, January 27, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Jefferson City Public Library (located at 108 City Center Drive, Jefferson City, TN, 37760).
Payroll Employment Rises by 199,000 in December; Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.9%
THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION — DECEMBER 2021 Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 199,000 in December, and the unemployment rate declined to 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in leisure and hospitality, in professional and business services, in manufacturing, in construction, and in transportation and warehousing. This […]
Ed Stiner, Jefferson County Register of Deeds, Announcing Plans To Seek Re-election In The May 3rd Republican Primary
Ed Stiner, Jefferson County Register of Deeds, is announcing plans to seek re-election in the May 3rd Republican Primary. Stiner said, “It is my distinct honor and privilege to serve the people of Jefferson County as the Register of Deeds.” During his time in office, Stiner has trimmed his budget every year by instituting cost […]
Mayor Mark Potts Seeks Re-Election
Jefferson County Mayor Mark Potts will be seeking re-election for a second term as Mayor of Jefferson County. Potts is a lifelong resident with family roots deeply entrenched in Jefferson County. He is the son the of the Betty Potts, who recently became one of Jefferson County’s centenarians, and the late Glenn Potts. Mayor Potts […]
VITAL POLICY – Commissioner Marcus Reed Proposes County Resolution for Voter Choice on Elected School Directors
Thirty years ago, the legislature enacted a package of education reforms called The Tennessee Education Improvement Act of 1992. Within that legislation, signed by then Democrat Governor Ned Ray McWherter, a provision of the act mandated that school directors be appointed by local school boards rather than be elected by the people. Liberals and the […]
Pre-K Screening For Fall Enrollment – Jefferson County Schools Governor’s Pre-K Program
Jefferson County Schools Governor’s Pre-K Programs Jefferson County Schools offers “free” preschool programs at all 8 elementary schools in the county. Our quality preschool program serves 20 children at each site and meet 5 days a week for 5 ½ hours each day. Transportation will be provided by the parent. Student eligibility Criteria: Students must […]
