Interviews For New Director Of Schools Begins
Search for the next Director of Jefferson County Schools is in full swing and the Jefferson County School Board will begin the interview process this week. Search facilitator Wayne Qualls presented the School Board with nine candidates for the position of Director of Jefferson County Schools during the Thursday, March 15, 2018 Board Work Session. […]
May They Choose Wisely
The Jefferson County School Board will begin their interview process for a new Director of Jefferson County Schools. Searching began for a new leader to take the educational helm when then current Director Charles Edmonds vacated the position at the end of the calender year, ahead of the expiration of his contract, due to health […]
The Buzz!!
The buzz word this week is nine. The head governmental hive met this week and Buzzy Bees in the Know are buzzing about what keeps coming round and round and round. The low humm is that some of the swarm are looking to the gavel to end the nest of nasty for good. The low, […]
Budget Committee Action – CARE To Take Over Animal Shelter Operations
With budget season under way, the Jefferson County Budget Committee met for their regular voting meeting on Monday evening, March 13, 2018 at the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The committee approved several budget amendments on both the County and School side largely as a part of regular housekeeping. The majority of the discussion centered around […]
INVITATION TO BID – JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT- EXTERIOR WINDOWS and FLOORING
REQUEST FOR BID JEFFERSON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT- EXTERIOR WINDOWS and FLOORING McSpadden Inc., Construction Manager for Jefferson County, is accepting bids for the following separate bid packages for the existing Jefferson County Health Department – Exterior Windows and Flooring. Please contact McSpadden Inc. at (865) 397-3822 to obtain specific bid package information. Specifications are available […]
Regulatory Relief Thwarted on Broadband Build-Out
Broadband activists across Tennessee have worked for at least four years to persuade state legislators to enact, repeal, or amend laws that would accelerate the build-out of broadband service, a critically needed utility for students, small businesses, and consumers. The most prominent idea to accomplish the goal of widespread build-out is the limited deregulation of municipal electric […]
INVITATION TO BID – JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS BID: INTERCOM UPGRADES
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for “JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS BID: INTERCOM UPGRADES”. For specifications you may contact Don Devine at DDevine@JCBOE.net or go to Jefferson County’s website, Jeffersoncountytn.gov, under Government/Finance Department/Purchasing & RFP’s. Sealed bids should be labeled “JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS BID: INTERCOM UPGRADES” and either mailed […]
INVITATION TO BID – JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS BID: CUSTOM LAPTOP CASES
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for “JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS BID: CUSTOM LAPTOP CASES”. For specifications you may contact Don Devine at DDevine@JCBOE.net or go to Jefferson County’s website, Jeffersoncountytn.gov, under Government/Finance Department/Purchasing & RFP’s. Sealed bids should be labeled “JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS BID: CUSTOM LAPTOP CASES” and […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – CANCELLATION OF MARCH 15, 2018, EDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
PUBLIC NOTICE – CANCELLATION OF MARCH 15, 2018, EDA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Please accept this memorandum as information regarding the above referenced subject. Specifically, the March 15, 2018, EDA Board of Directors meeting is cancelled. The next regular scheduled EDA Board of Directors Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 17, 2018. By copy […]
INVITATION TO BID – JEFFERSON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER- EXTERIOR PAINTING
REQUEST FOR BID JEFFERSON COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER- EXTERIOR PAINTING McSpadden Inc., Construction Manager for Jefferson County, is accepting bids for the following separate bid packages for the existing Jefferson County Justice Center – Exterior Painting. Please contact McSpadden Inc. at (865) 397-3822 to obtain specific bid package information. Specifications are available upon request at McSpadden […]
Daylight Savings Time; Good Time To Change Batteries In Smoke Alarms
With the loss of 11 lives to residential structure fires since Feb. 28, the State Fire Marshal’s Office is encouraging all Tennesseans to change their smoke alarm batteries when they change their clocks Saturday night for daylight saving time. “Alarms, even those that are hard-wired, should have their batteries replaced regularly and should be tested […]
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING AND INTENT TO FILL VACANCY, March 19, 2018
PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING AND INTENT TO FILL VACANCY Due to the resignation of Jefferson County Constable Bobby Roy Jutice, 8th Ditrict, effective February 2018, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners, meeting in Regular Session, Monday, March 19, 2018, at 6:30 p.m. in the Main Courtroom of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 202 W. Main Street, […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Board Of School Commissioners Meeting, March 15, 2018
PUBLIC NOTICE The Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners will meet in a work session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 15, 2018 in the media center at the Patriot Academy. 03/07/2018 – 03/15/2018
Humane Society – “Membership Denied”?
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: I have followed, with great interest and concern, the local media coverage of the controversy surrounding the Humane Society of Jefferson County and the Jefferson County animal shelter which stems from recent decisions made by the Board of Directors of the Humane Society and the resulting resignations of key employees. A […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Commission Budget Committee Meeting, March 12, 2018
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all County Commissioners and residents of Jefferson County, Tennessee, and to all other interested persons that the Jefferson County Commission Budget Committee will meet for an open public meeting on Monday, March 12, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. in the Jefferson County Courthouse Main Courtroom, 202 W. Main Street, Dandridge, […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Highway Commission Meeting, March 13, 2018
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, March 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM, at its office in the courthouse in Dandridge. This notice is given pursuant to the provisions […]