Dandridge Facing Fire Dilemma – Town Takes Hard Look At Options
Questions regarding funding for the Dandridge Volunteer Fire Department were the focus of an extended Work Session for the Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The Town of Dandridge is in the budget process and looking for options regarding fire department funding that might be more palatable in light of equipment upgrades that will be necessary […]
INVITATION TO BID – Used Five Hundred (500) Gallon Double Walled Tank Used Oil Transport Trailer
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids from qualified vendors for a new five hundred (500) gallon double walled tank used oil transport trailer. For Specification you may contact Langdon Potts @ LPotts@JeffersonCountyTN.gov Sealed bids should be labeled “500 gallon used oil transport trailer” and either mailed to the […]
Five In Five, An Interview With Jefferson County Finance Director Langdon Potts
Budget Season is in full swing and Jefferson County Director of Finance, Langdon Potts, is front and center in the budgeting process. The Jefferson County Post caught up with Director Potts for a Five in Five interview about how the proposed fiscal year 2017/2018 budget is shaping up and what tax payers may be able […]
Weather And Budget Season Heating Up
Flowers are blooming, the air is getting warmer and things are really starting to heat up in budget meetings across the county. Spring has arrived! Last year was a fairly benign year as far as budgets went in most of the municipalities as well as the county. I fear that it was the calm before […]
Early Life Secondhand Smoke Exposure May Have An Effect On Food Allergy Development
Secondhand smoke exposure is a well-established risk factor for asthma, but it may also have surprising effects in the development of diseases outside of the respiratory system. In the first study of its kind, researchers in Sweden investigated the link between early life secondhand smoke exposure and pediatric food-related symptoms. The findings were presented at […]
Wrong-way asteroid plays ‘chicken’ with Jupiter
For at least a million years, an asteroid orbiting the “wrong” way around the sun has been playing a cosmic game of chicken with giant Jupiter and with about 6,000 other asteroids sharing the giant planet’s space, says a report published in the latest issue of Nature. The asteroid, nicknamed Bee-Zed, is the only one in […]
Women May Be at Higher Risk for Sports-Related Concussion than Men
Women athletes are 50 percent more likely than male athletes to have a sports-related concussion, according to a preliminary study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 69th Annual Meeting in Boston, April 22 to 28, 2017. “Sports-related concussion is a significant public health problem and research has typically focused […]
Jefferson County High School to Host a College Night on April 6th
Jefferson County High School to Host a College Night on April 6th Jefferson County High School will be hosting a College Night on April 6th from 6-8 pm for students from the 9th, 10th, and 11th grades. Whether you are planning on attending college or simply evaluating your options, you can get answers to your […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Highway Commission Meeting, April 11, 2017
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 11, 2017 at 7:00 PM, at its office in the courthouse in Dandridge. This notice is given pursuant to the provisions […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Commission Public Service Committee Meeting, April 6, 2017
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all County Commissioners and residents of Jefferson County, Tennessee, and to all other persons who might be interested, that the Jefferson County Commission Public Service Committee will meet for an open public meeting on Thursday, April 6, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. in the Patriot Academy Media Center, 419 […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Conservation Board Meeting, April 17, 2017
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all County Commissioners and residents of Jefferson County, Tennessee, and to all other persons who might be interested, that the Jefferson County Conservation Board will meet for an open public meeting on Monday, April 17, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. in the Jury Room of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 202 W. […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Finance Committee Meeting, April 17, 2017
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all County Commissioners and residents of Jefferson County, Tennessee, and to all other persons who might be interested, that the Jefferson County Finance Committee will meet for an open public meeting on Monday, April 17, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. in the Main Courtroom of the Jefferson County Courthouse, 202 W. […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all County Commissioners and residents of Jefferson County, Tennessee, and to all other persons who might be interested, that the Board of Commissioners of Jefferson County, Tennessee, will conduct open public meetings on the dates and times listed below in the Jefferson County Courthouse, 202 West […]
Dandridge Welcomes ‘Exterior Home Solutions Of East Tennessee”
Dandridge welcomed Mike and Karen Miller with a grand opening of Exterior Home Solutions Of East Tennessee, LLC’s new location on Thursday, March 23, 2017. the Miller’s new storefront can be found just across from Maury Middle School at 432 East Meeting Street, Dandridge, TN 37725. The Millers have been long time residents of the […]
Large Estate Sale, March 30-31 & April 1, 2017
Large Estate Sale March 30, 31 & April 1 Antiques and More 1574 Deep Springs Road 9 am – 5 pm
Mayor Potts Declares 15th Annual Douglas-Cherokee March For Meal Month
Jefferson City Mayor Mark Potts declared through a Mayoral Proclamation, Monday, March 20, 2017 that March 2017 was the 15th Annual Douglas-Cherokee March For Meal Month. Prior to making their regular deliveries, Meals On Wheels gathered in the Jefferson City Municipal Building, along with the Senior Nutrition Program Director April Myers, Driver Bill Nagy, Mayor […]