Legislation addressing teacher shortage passes in the House
Legislation that addresses Tennessee’s teacher shortage passed the House on Monday. House Bill 533 simplifies the process for teachers who are moving to Tennessee to receive an appropriate teaching license, helping qualified teachers get into classrooms quicker. The bill allows out-of-state educators who possess the equivalent of a Tennessee professional teacher’s license in their current […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – E-911 Board Of Jefferson County Meeting, April 15, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE The regular scheduled meeting of the E-911 Board of Jefferson County will be held on Thursday April 15,2021 at 1:00pm at the Jefferson County Emergency Services Center 911 Conference Room 581 W. Old AJ Hwy New Market TN 37820. Justin Crowther Director
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Highway Commission Meeting, April 13, 2021
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice is hereby given to all residents of Jefferson County, Tennessee and to all persons interested, that the regular meeting of the Jefferson County Highway Commission will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 7:00 PM, at its office in the courthouse in Dandridge. This notice is given pursuant to the provisions […]
MARK EDWIN ROACH
MARK EDWIN ROACH, age 56, of Morristown, TN passed away Monday, April 5, 2021, the day before his 57th birthday, at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center after a short illness, with family at his side. He was a member of Deep Springs Baptist Church, and was employed by Vacumett for 25 years. Mark was preceded […]
James Donald (Jim) Hutchins
James Donald (Jim) Hutchins, 81, of Dandridge, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Jim was born in Knoxville, TN to Ralph and Leta Hutchins. He attended Young High School (1957) and Carson Newman College (1961) where he played football. Jim is also a graduate of Memphis State School of […]
CHARLES CONDON BATSON
CHARLES CONDON BATSON, born March 30, 1935 and passed away April 4, 2021. Condon is preceded in death by infant daughter, Debra Lynn Batson; parents, Lawrence and Mattie Batson; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Clyde and Evaudna Cate; and several sister-in-laws and brother-in-laws. He is survived by wife, Celeste “Essie” Batson of 63 years; son, Jeff (Jeanie) […]
Betty Sue (Silver) Watkins
Betty Sue (Silver) Watkins, age 89 of Talbott, TN, passed away suddenly at her home on April 4th, 2021. Betty was born on June 7, 1931 in Jefferson County, where she lived her entire life. Betty was an active and faithful member of Mt. Pleasant United Methodist Church, where she served as a Sunday School […]
JOYCE MOORE
JOYCE MOORE, born September 21, 1940 and passed away on April 3, 2021. Joyce Moore left this short life here on earth to go live with Jesus forever in heaven, where she will wait for Paul to join her, and they will stroll over heaven forever hand in hand. Joyce was a member of Deep […]
Linda Bray Rutledge
Linda Bray Rutledge, age 80 of Strawberry Plains, TN passed away on April 1, 2021 at home with her beloved Curt by her bedside. Linda was preceded in death by her mother and father, H.G. and Christine Harrell Bray and her first husband, Ernie. Linda was born in Knoxville, TN on May 2, 1940 but […]
ROBERT (CLARK) PATTERSON
ROBERT (CLARK) PATTERSON, age 70, of Dandridge, TN passed away suddenly on March 31, 2021. He was an employee of FedEx Freight. Clark was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather who loved his family dearly. Preceded in death by his parents, Eugene and Elizabeth Patterson; sisters, Shirley, Mary, Mamie, Polly and Ruby. He is […]
