INVITATION TO BID – De-Icing Salt for the Jefferson County Highway Department
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for De-Icing Salt for the Jefferson County Highway Department. Bids will be for one year (1) from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2022. All bids to be F.O.B., Dandridge, Tennessee. Affidavit required. For affidavit form and additional information, contact Charles Tipton […]
INVITATION TO BID – Guardrail for the Jefferson County Highway Department
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for Guardrail for the Jefferson County Highway Department. Bids will be for one year (1) from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2022. All bids to be F.O.B., Dandridge, Tennessee. An Affidavit and Drug-Free Workplace Affidavit required. For affidavit form and additional […]
INVITATION TO BID – Drilling Services for the Jefferson County Highway Department Quarry
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for Drilling Services for the Jefferson County Highway Department Quarry. Bids will be for one (1) year from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2022. An affidavit is required. For affidavit form and additional information, contact Charles Tipton at 865-397-2155. The bid […]
INVITATION TO BID – Blasting for the Jefferson County Highway Department
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for Blasting for the Jefferson County Highway Department. Bids will be for one year (1) from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2022. An affidavit is required. For affidavit form and additional information, contact Charles Tipton at 865-397-2155. The Tennessee Blasting Law […]
INVITATION TO BID – Asphalt for the Jefferson County Highway Department
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for Asphalt for the Jefferson County Highway Department. Bids will be for one year (1) from July 1, 2021, until June 30, 2022. An affidavit is required. For affidavit form and additional information, contact Charles Tipton at 865-397-2155. Estimated Quantity Description F.O.B. […]
THOMAS “RED” RUSINEK
THOMAS “RED” RUSINEK, age 56, of New Market, TN went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Preceded in death by parents, Thomas and Wanda Rusinek; father-in-law and mother-in-law, G. B. and Thelma Smelcer. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Rusinek; son, Andy Bowen; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Glen and Kathy Smelcer, […]
AILEEN “MARIE” NISWANGER
AILEEN “MARIE” NISWANGER, age 79, of Jefferson City, TN went to be with the Lord on May 17, 2021. She was a member of Circle C Cowboy Church. She dearly loved her family and friends. Preceded in death by husband, Paul W. Niswanger, Sr.; and sister, Carolyn Clark. She is survived by her daughter, Cindy […]
Marion Rose Lams (Kirsch)
Marion Rose Lams (Kirsch) passed away on May 15, 2021 at Life Care Center of Jefferson City, TN at the age of 70. She was a resident of New Market, TN for 4 years. Born on March 11, 1951 to Robert & Elaine Kirsch in Detroit, MI. Marion is survived by her Life Partner James […]
PHYLLIS BARRY KNIGHT
PHYLLIS BARRY KNIGHT, age 97, of Jefferson City, TN passed away peacefully Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Life Care Center of Jefferson City. She is survived by her only son, Lon “Lonnie” Barry Knight of Jefferson City., TN. She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl H. Knight; parents, Harrison and Grace Harmon of […]
deja vu?
Does anyone else feel like they are caught in an ugly deja vu ? As many people know, the debate regarding funding to build a new Jefferson Elementary School on the site of the Jefferson County Fair Grounds has been raging for several months and still there is no movement to common ground. At the […]
School Board Votes To Send Un-Balanced Budget To Commission
The Jefferson County School Board will send a deficit budget to the Jefferson County Commission for approval for the fiscal year 2021-2022. School Board Member Jarnigan offered a motion to send the budget as presented, which was balanced, for budget committee and, ultimately, full commission approval. He was 2nd by School Board Member Bradley but […]
Amendment Riddled Special Called Meeting Ends In Pass To Worksession
Jefferson County Commissioners met this week in a Special Called Meeting to address a handful of general housekeeping items, as well as a time sensitive budget amendment for the Department of Education that addressed federal funds for an intensive summer program that is designed to catch students up that have fallen behind during the recent […]
Gov. Lee Pushes Return to Work, Economic Recovery – Ends All Federal Pandemic Unemployment Funding
Tuesday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced the end of all federally funded pandemic unemployment compensation programs in Tennessee, effective July 3. “We will no longer participate in federal pandemic unemployment programs because Tennesseans have access to more than 250,000 jobs in our state,” said Gov. Lee. “Families, businesses and our economy thrive when we focus […]
Find Out Where the Money Goes in Your County with Online Tool
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office is bringing even more transparency and accountability to local government finances with the relaunch of its Where the Money Goes website. The online tool, also known as Transparency and Accountability for Governments (TAG), provides an easy-to-use platform where users can track revenue, expenditure, and debt information over time for Tennessee’s 95 county governments. […]
Petting therapy dogs enhances thinking skills of stressed college students
For college students under pressure, a dog may be the best stress fighter around. Programs exclusively focused on petting therapy dogs improved stressed-out students’ thinking and planning skills more effectively than programs that included traditional stress-management information, according to new Washington State University research. The study was published today in the journal AERA Open, a peer-reviewed […]
AG Slatery Leads Coalition Urging Facebook to Abandon Launch of Instagram Kids
Nashville- Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III is leading a coalition of 44 attorneys general urging Facebook to abandon its plans to launch a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13. “Facebook has a record of failing to protect the safety and privacy of children,” said General Slatery. “Let’s not take their […]