PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County, Tennessee Proposed Budget For The Fiscal Year Ending 2015
07/02/2014
USDA Reminds Producers of 2014 Acreage Reporting
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Tennessee Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director Gene Davidson reminds agricultural producers that July 15, 2014, is the deadline to file an acreage report for spring seeded crops. Planted acres must be reported to FSA by July 15, 2014. The Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Farm Bill) requires producers […]
GOP Divided As Some Extreme Right Take Run At TN Supreme Court – The Post Interviews Chief Justice Wade
Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Gary Wade will be in Dandridge this weekend for an open house event designed to spotlight the question of judicial retention on the upcoming August ballot. The question of judicial retention makes its way onto the ballot in eight year cycles, and the August 2014 ballot will see 23 questions […]
INVITATION TO BID – 200 Gallon Water Heater at Rush Strong School
Invitation to bid: The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for Jefferson County Schools for installation of a new 200 gallon water heater at Rush Strong School. For specifications and questions, vendors should contact Michael Phagan, Director of Facilities, at 865-397-1156. Sealed bids should be mailed to the attention of Darrell Helton, […]
REV. JAMES D. DAMPIER
REV. JAMES D. DAMPIER, age 78, of Jefferson City, TN and formerly of Jacksonville, FL passed away at 9:10 a.m. Monday, June 30, 2014 at his residence following a brief illness. He was the Pastor for senior adults at First Baptist Church in Jefferson City for 16 years. He was a graduate of Carson Newman […]
BETTY GROVES
BETTY GROVES, age 81 formerly of Hilton, New York passed away Monday afternoon, June 30, 2014. She was born, October 3, 1932 in Monroe County, New York. A beloved wife, mother and grandmother, she will be greatly missed by her daughter and son-in-law, Dianne and Bill Grant; grandchildren, Christopher Grant and Shannon Cartrette; great-grandchildren, Hunter […]
Know What This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are revealed each week. Congratulations to Teri Teri was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Soccer Ball
Bats In The Pool?
I noticed what I thought was a bat drinking in flight when the kids were swimming in the pool a few evenings ago. Are they attracted to swimming pool water? Probably so. More than likely, it was the time of day that precipitated your bat viewing. Though bats were scarce in the area for several […]
A Spoon Full Of Sugar
Budget season is often frustrating for many in the County and I would include myself in that mix. This budgeting season has been a blur of questionable choices, all presented with a calm voice and semi smile. A spoon full of sugar may make the medicine go down but it isn’t really fooling anybody. This […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz this week is all about questions. County departments felt the sting this week as the budgeting hive said nay to all. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that it could bee hard to justify no pollination requests with the honey jar half a million deep. The low humm is that some in […]
Dog Days Could Be Danger Days Of Summer
The Dog Days of Summer are back and temperatures are reaching the red numbers, as July arrives in East Tennessee. Fun and sun is wonderful for humans but it is not so enjoyable for our canine counterparts. Dogs do not react as well in extreme temperatures as we do and it is important for pet […]
$666,303 Found But Not Fully Utilized – Committee Sits on $2.35 Property Tax
The Jefferson County Budget Committee held a meeting on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The meeting was Called to Order by Chairman Griffith. Absent from Roll Call were Committee Members Blevins and Cureton (Turner). Following a Motion from Committee Member Carmichael and 2nd from Committee Member Akard, the Minutes were […]
Commission Ties Up Amendments
The Jefferson County Commission held a Called Meeting on Thursday, June 26, 2014 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Commission Chairman Mills. Absent from Roll Call were Commissioners Patterson, Blevins, Tucker, Barriero and Cureton. With a Motion from Commissioner Estes and 2nd from Commissioner Carmichael, the Interlocal Cooperation […]
ROBERT “CAPTAIN BOB” GREENE
ROBERT “CAPTAIN BOB” GREENE, age 79, of Dandridge, TN passed away suddenly Sunday, June 29, 2014 at his home after a brief illness. He was born in Trilby, FL on Nov. 10, 1934, the son of the late, Dewey and Evy (Dyson) Greene. Bob was a graduate of the University of Florida and following graduation […]
Wetekam Monofilaments USA Comes to Dandridge
Wetekam Monofilaments USA, LP announced today that it has purchased a 93,000 square foot facility in the Jefferson County Industrial Park in Dandridge, TN where it will manufacture industrial monofilament yarns through a high tech extrusion process. The company plans to hire 32 workers and invest several million dollars. “We are excited about expanding to […]