JCHS Senior Play Performs ‘LEGALLY BLONDE’
The Jefferson County High School Class of 2015 presented their Senior Play last week, to rousing audience approval. In this thirteen production, JCHS seniors offered the kitchy musical comedy of Legally Blonde, The Musical. Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and featuring music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin, Legally Blonde takes […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County School Board Meeting, March 26, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE The regular meeting of the Jefferson County Board of School Commissioners is scheduled for Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. in the media center of Jefferson County High School. 03/20/2015 – 03/26/2015
Spring 2015 – A Welcome Relief To East Tennessee
After weeks of cold, ice and snow, Spring is a welcome relief to many in the East Tennessee region. Soon the back and forth days of March, where temperatures can jump as much as twenty degrees in the space of a day, will flow into warmer days. In ancient Greece, Persephone was know as the […]
Carson-Newman University art exhibit to feature one of Jefferson County’s own
Carson-Newman University will host an exhibit by local artist David Seal. The exhibit runs from March 29 through April 29 in the University’s Appalachian Cultural Center. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, March 29, from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. The exhibit and reception are both free and open to the public. Seal’s […]
Spring Equinox 2015 Brings Celestial Hat Trick
Friday, March 20, 2015, marks a unique coincidence of events for stargazers everywhere. March 20 is the Spring Equinox, a day when the plane of the equator passes the center of the sun. This essentially means that both day and night are of almost equal length, signifying a changing of the seasons. Throughout history, the […]
Jefferson County Industrial Development Board Meeting, March 27, 2015
PUBLIC NOTICE The Jefferson County Industrial Development Board will meet on Friday, March 27, 2015 at 8:30a.m. in the conference room of the Jefferson County Health Department, 931 Industrial Park Road. Brad Jenkins Secretary of the Board 03/17/2015 – 03/27/2015
Mr. and Miss Jefferson County Fair Springfest, March 28, 2015
MR. AND MISS JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR SPRINGFEST MARCH 28, 2015 JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR GROUNDS STARTING AT 1 P.M. EARLY ENTRY FEE $15 DAY OF PAGEANT ENTRY FEE $20 OPTIONALS EXTRA $5 EACH OR $20 FOR ALL 5 *PRETTIEST HAIR *PRETTIEST EYES *PRETTIEST SMILE *BEST DRESSED *BEST PERSONALITY CROWD FAVORITE $1 PER VOTE DAY OF PAGEANT […]
Crime Spree Ends In Jefferson County For Joshua Wayne Cooper
Jefferson County was the end of the road for fugitive Joshua Wayne Cooper, who had eluded police for several days following his escape from arrest for stealing multiple automobiles in a cross county crime spree. On Sunday evening, March 15, 2015 Cooper stole another automobile from Exit 8 in Morristown and proceeded to the Walmart […]
TDOT Launches Plan for Statewide Pothole Repair
A series of brutal winter storms followed by heavy rainfall amounts have created an abundance of potholes along Tennessee’s interstates and state highways. With warmer temperatures in the forecast over the coming days, TDOT is launching a massive effort using all available manpower to repair the damaged areas as quickly as possible. Multiple 5-6 man […]
Wheel Tax Passes Second Reading
The Jefferson County Commission met for their Regular Voting Session on Thursday, March 12, 2015 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Commission Chairman Carmichael called the meeting to order. Absent from Roll Call was Commissioner Tabor. With a Motion from Commissioner McGraw and 2nd from Commissioner Tucker the Minutes from the January 20, 2015 session […]
Equipment and Tool Sale
Equipment and Tool Sale Plant in Jefferson City relocating and all items for sale must go! Drills, chain saws, dovetail boxes for logs, pallet jack, cart, extension cords, band saw, wood cutting equipment, etc. too much to list. Sale is this Saturday the 14th from 8-2. Please call or text for directions and address. 865.389.1441 […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Quality Control Oversight Committee Meeting, March 19, 2015
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 Quality Control Oversight Committee will convene for an open, public, meeting on Thursday, March 19, 2015, at 6:30 p.m. in the Jefferson County Courthouse, 202 W. Main Street, Dandridge, Tennessee. […]
INVITATION TO BID – Roof Replacement for the existing Jefferson County Department of Education Central Office
INVITATION TO BID Jefferson County is accepting sealed bids for the following package for the existing Jefferson County Department of Education Central Office located at 1221 Gay Street, Dandridge TN: Roof replacement including metal roof panels, flashing and sheet metal and roofing accessories. Please contact Director of Facilities & Safety, David Longmire @ (865) 471-1844 […]
Violations Land Rush Strong School On Federal EPA List – State Moving Forward With Enforcement
Rush Strong School has been listed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as having compliance issues regarding the Clean Water Act. This compliance issue is in addition to compliance and enforcement issues with the State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, as well. In letters dating back to March of 2011, TDEC officials […]
TACIR Report Recommends Changes to Tennessee’s Annexation Laws
An unprecedented moratorium on most annexation in Tennessee will soon be lifted, and a new scheme requiring consent from landowners or referendums for all annexations will go into effect. The state legislature made this change in 2014 and tasked a state policy group, the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, with reviewing the new law […]