Jefferson County High School Senior Emma Disney Becomes 4th Generation Tennessee Tech Student
When it came time for Jefferson County High School senior Emma Disney to consider her college options, she didn’t hesitate. “I was dead set on coming to Tennessee Tech,” she said. While the East Tennessee native had plenty of schools vying for her attention thanks to her 4.0 GPA, enrolling at Tech was a family […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Tennessee Commission Meeting Agenda and Packet, November 17, 2025
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Frontier Gratitude: How Early Settlers Celebrated in the Wilderness
When we think of Thanksgiving, images of Pilgrims and Native Americans gathered around a harvest feast often come to mind. But by the time settlers reached the hills and hollows of East Tennessee, the holiday had already begun to evolve—shaped by hardship, isolation, and the rugged realities of frontier life. In Jefferson County, where settlement […]
Study Finds 1 in 7 Children With SNAP/WIC Benefits Still Food Insecure
Researchers from The Bronx, NY, studying food insecurity found that being enrolled in benefit programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and its program specific to Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) does not fully protect children from experiencing food insecurity. The research brief, “Risk factors for Unresolved Food Insecurity Among Households Receiving SNAP or […]
HHS Advances Women’s Health, Removes Misleading FDA Warnings on Hormone Replacement Therapy
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced historic action to restore gold-standard science to women’s health. After more than two decades of fear and misinformation surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is initiating the removal of broad “black box” warnings from HRT products for menopause. […]
Happy Veteran’s Day and Thank You For Your Service
November 11 marks Veterans Day 2025, a holiday that celebrates the services and sacrifices of veterans across the nation. Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day, marking the temporary cease-fire between Germany and the Allied Nations on November 11, 1918. This started the tradition of the holiday being held on November 11. It wasn’t […]