PUBLIC NOTICE – E911 Board Meeting, April 23, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE The regular scheduled meeting of the E-911 Board of Jefferson County will be held on Thursday April 23, 2015 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 04/15/2015
Budget Committee One Step Closer To Goal Of No Property Tax Increase
The Jefferson County Budget Committee made their first round of deep cuts on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, as they met to review requests from non profit organizations. Jefferson County’s Volunteer Fire Departments were the first group to find approval with the Committee, with a Motion from Kesterson and 2nd from David Seal to extend level […]
JCHS Annual Night Of The Patriots
Jefferson County High School honored local veterans on Thursday evening with their annual performance of The Night of the Patriots. A long standing favorite event of November, this school year’s show was pushed back several months to allow for renovations to Jefferson County High School. The delay did not dampen the spirit of the show, […]
Wheel Tax & Enforcement Discussion Of Commission Work Session
Monday, April 13, 2015 marked Jefferson County Commission’s April Work Session, which was held in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Topics of discussion and information for the Commission included several resolutions, half of which were general housekeeping, with the remainder being honorary resolutions for Maurice Solomon and the late Martin Dale. The status of the […]
Sport Physicals for the 2015-16 season May 18, 2015 at the Patriot Academy
Jefferson County High School Sports 2015-16 Sport Physicals: May 18 at the Patriot Academy. Sport Physicals for the 2015-16 season will begin at 3:30. Cost will be $10. For any questions, call Dan Jurek at Jefferson County High School (397-3182) Fall Sports Football: Summer workouts begin on Tuesday (May 26) at 9:30am-11am at Jefferson County […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Budget Committee Meeting Agenda For April 14, 2015
Jefferson County Commission Budget Committee Meeting TuESday, APRIL 14, 2015, 6:00 p.m. Jefferson County Courthouse, Main Courtroom Voting Members Ex Officio/Non-Voting Members John Neal Scarlett, Commissioner/Chairman Alan Palmieri, Mayor Todd Kesterson, Commissioner/Vice-Chairman Langdon Potts, Finance Director/ Bob Beeler, Commissioner […]
Citizens Let Wheel Tax Increase Stand
The resolution to increase wheel tax in Jefferson County will pass into law unchallenged. Friday, April 10, 2015 was the last date for petitions to be filed to send the wheel tax issue to referendum. At the close of the business day on April 10th , there were no where near the number of signatures […]
Travelers Urged to Protect Themselves from Mosquitoes
The Tennessee Department of Health is reminding vacation and business travelers about the importance of protecting themselves from mosquitoes that may transmit chikungunya virus and other mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue. The first confirmed case of chikungunya virus disease in Tennessee occurred in 2014; since then 42 additional cases have been documented, all involving travel outside […]
Say “Thumbs Down” to Texting & Driving during Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April is designated as national Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Tennessee Governor’s Highway Safety Office, the Tennessee Department of Transportation, the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security and representatives from Coca Cola Bottling Company Consolidated joined today to share a unified message: Thumbs Down to Texting and Driving. Among those speaking at the press event […]
Tennessee State Trooper Arrests Hip-Hop Artist “Nelly” in Putnam County
A Tennessee state trooper arrested internationally known hip-hop artist “Nelly” on felony drug charges in Putnam County on Saturday morning. Nelly, whose real name is Cornell Haynes, was charged with felony possession of drugs, simple possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. At approximately 9:20 a.m. on Saturday, Trooper Michael Loftis stopped a Prevost […]
MARGARET ANNE (PEGGY) HOLSCLAW WELCH
Margaret Anne (Peggy) Holsclaw Welch left her family on 4 April 2015. Surviving are her son Michael Shawn Welch anddaughter-in-law Jennifer Erickson Welch, of Union, Kentucky; her daughter Laura Shannon Welch Miller, andson-in-law Alex Miller, of New Market, Tennessee; her niece and nephew Lisa Smith, of Springfield, TN andGraham Watts, of Clarksville, TN; grandchildren Bran Miller and Eli Miller, both of Asheville, North Carolina, Wyn […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Called Meeting / Work Session Of Jefferson County Board Of School Commissioners, April 7, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE There will be a called meeting/work session of the Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the media center of the Patriot Academy. Items on the agenda are General Purpose Fund 141 Budget Amendment #12, General Purpose Fund 141 Budget Amendment #11, 2015-2016 School Calendar […]