Power Outage for Approximately 12,000 Members Due To Failed Lightening Arrester
Last evening (Tuesday) Appalachian Electric Cooperative experienced an electric outage effecting approximately 12,000 members. At approximately 8:00 p.m. last night, a piece of equipment (lightning arrester) failed at the 161,000V transmission line feeding AEC’s Oakland delivery point from TVA. This resulted in an outage to the distribution system. Without the TVA feed to Oakland, electric […]
INVITATION TO BID – Office Building at 1810 Bishop Avenue, Jefferson City, TN
REVISED ON 07/24/2014 INVITATION TO BID Jefferson County Finance Director will be accepting sealed bids for the purchase of the office building located at 1810 Bishop Avenue, Jefferson City, Tn. For more information please contact Finance Director Darrell Helton at 865-397-4922, Ext. 101. Sealed bids should be labeled “Bishop Street Property” and either dropped off […]
Tennessee Comptroller Helps Make Small Business Even Better
A recent article by The Economist cites a new report giving Tennessee an “A” rating for its overall friendliness to small business. This comes as no surprise. During the last four years, the General Assembly has made significant changes to state law making the process of owning and operating a small business in Tennessee less […]
Maury JCHS Reunion at The Point, August 8, 2014
The annual Maury/JCHS Reunion will be Aug. 8 at The Point. We will start registration at 7:00, the band starts at 7:30 and will play until midnight. Our band is J.D. Cable and the Empty Bottle Band. Check out the links below for a preview of the band. Our cover charge is $10 per person […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is budget. The head governmental hive met last week and the buzz word was error, again. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that errors seem to bee coincidental with the moving of jar full of honey. The low humm is that the lack of response is as puzzling as […]
It All Comes Down To Accountability
It is time to vote on a budget and that means that it is time to get real and stop playing with the numbers. I know that I don’t have a vote on the budget but I do have questions regarding who gets what and who gets nothing and how we do, or do not, […]
Do You Know What This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are revealed each week. Congratulations to Teresa J. (Sweetwater, TN) Teresa was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Eagle beak
Patriots Need A Little Help From Friends
The Jefferson County Patriots Football Team may not take the field for a few weeks but they have been hard at work this summer preparing for the upcoming season and raising funds for necessary equipment. The JCHS Sideline Club spends months every year raising funds and the players themselves also contribute through fundraising activities such […]
How To Ripen Tomatoes Indoors
I really love fresh tomatoes and I used several large pots to grow my own on my deck this year. The trouble is that they are bruising badly when I bring them in and if I pick them early to ripen inside the nats get them. Do you have any suggestions? Bruising generally comes from […]
Martha Dandridge Garden Club Easy Project To Decorate Home And Garden
On June 26, the Martha Dandridge Garden Club met at the Dandridge Senior Center for an interesting and lively presentation by four members of easy projects to decorate home and garden. Betty Jo Lavelle, Sally Sebert, Kathy Marshall, and Anna Lee Brown demonstrated table decorations, a bottle tree, a leaf-based bird bath, a decorated cabinet […]
Fire Camp With Gusto, Firefighter Style
The Jefferson City Fire Department hosted a Kid’s Fire Camp to show the responsibilities and skills of Firefighter to potential First Responders. For three days, from July 16-18, campers were challenged both physically and mentally to hone their interest in fire safety. Structured like a real fire academy, it provided campers from ages 8-13 with […]
Dandridge Ministerial Association & DCT Team Up With ‘Loaves & Fishfest’
It was a rainy Saturday afternoon in the historic town square in Dandridge for the Loaves & Fishfest. The event was in conjunction with the Dandridge Ministerial Association and was a fundraiser for the food pantry. Local restaurants, vendors and businesses braved the rain and donated a portion of their profits to the local charity. […]
RAY SMELCER
RAY SMELCER, 88, of Dandridge, Tennessee, slipped the bonds of illness and this earth Saturday, July 19, 2014 to go home to be with the Lord. A lifelong native of the Chestnut Hill Community in Jefferson County, he was born March 8, 1926 to Adam F. Smelcer and Lola Strange Smelcer. He graduated from Maury […]
Jefferson City Library Has Lots For Young Minds This Summer
While school may still be out for the summer, the learning hasn’t stopped at the Jefferson City Public Library. They have hosted a bevy of great events to stimulate young minds during the extended break. From Mr. Bond and the Science Guys to the Ijams Urban Wildlife Program, days at the Jefferson City Library have […]
Improved but still “Miles to go” for Patriots
The Jefferson County High School Football Team played its final 7 on 7 skill position scrimmage on Thursday. It was a 3-way scrimmage against the Powell Panthers (5-5 2013) and the class 5A state runner-up from a year ago, West Rebels (13-2 2013). For those that are unfamiliar, skill positions consist of Quarterbacks, Running backs, […]
Pop Seals and The Open Range Band Plays Dumplin Valley Farm Concert Series
A large crowd was on hand Saturday night, July 12, 2014 to enjoy some great music in Dumplin Valley. As Dumplin Valley Concert Series winds down, with the final show on Friday, August 23, everyone was in the mood for some great country music with a little southern rock on the side. Rick Sharp with […]