Chamber Director Don Cason Resigns
The Director of Jefferson County’s Chamber of Commerce, Don Cason, has announced his resignation from his position at both the Chamber of Commerce and EDOC, who share administrative employees. According to information provided Thursday by the Chamber of Commerce, Cason’s last day will be July 3, 2014. Jefferson County Mayor Palmieri stated that he was […]
CORE GOLF CENTER OPENS IN JEFFERSON COUNTY
Core Golf Center held its’ open house on Saturday May 24th. Located off of Cline Road in Dandridge, Core Golf Center has everything you need to improve your golf skills, as well as state of the art technology to improve even the most experienced golfers in the area. “It’s a complete golfing development center” Says […]
Jefferson County Hiking Club Will Hike To Alum Cave, June 10, 2014
The Jefferson County Hiking Club will hike to Alum Cave on Tuesday, June 10. The hikers will gather at Hardee’s in Dandridge at Exit 417 at 9 a.m. and drive to Sugarlands Visitor Center. From there, we will drive 8.5 miles on 441 to the Alum Cave parking lot. The total hike (round trip) is […]
Footwear Industries of Tennessee Newest Addition To Jefferson City
Footwear Industries of Tennessee, Inc became the newest manufacturing addition to Jefferson City, as they held their ribbon cutting on May 22, 2014. The Chinese manufacturer of men’s shoes employs over 5000 workers and produces over 3 million pairs of shoes per year in their Tianjin factories. The new opportunity in Jefferson City will bring […]
Zoning Board Discusses Crematoriums
The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Appeals met at 6pm on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman Reneau. With a Motion from Board Member Springfield and 2nd from Board Member Shrader, the Minutes were Approved. Bruce Claiborne, of Rest Haven, requested to have […]
OLLIE MAE PRICE ROLAND
OLLIE MAE PRICE ROLAND, age 93, of New Market, TN passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at Jefferson County Nursing Home. She was a member of Piedmont Baptist Church and a retired employee of Magnavox. She was the last surviving child of Robert and Annie Treadway Price. She was preceded in death by her husband, […]
PHYLLIS NELL JEFFREY
Phyllis Nell Jeffrey, age 74, of Talbott, TN passed away at her home on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. She was a member of White Pine Church of Christ and attended Morristown Church of Christ when she was able. She is preceded in death by her husband, Glenn Allen (Jeff) Jeffrey; son, Glenn Allen (Jeff) Jeffrey […]
The Time Has Come
Expenditures are up and projected revenue is down. No kidding-after all, it is budgeting season. This week there was much brew-ha-ha regarding the new Wal-Mart that is coming to West Hamblen County and what impact that will have on Jefferson County revenues. According to the Jefferson County Finance Director Helton, he is anticipating, and the […]
What Is It?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are revealed each week. Congratulations to Sheila Trent Sheila was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Nail Clippers
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is deficit. The head governmental hive skirted the 2/3 with more recesses than a first grade class. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that it is tense in the hive since the yea or nay and that some may bee conspicuously absent. The low humm is that questionable numbers […]
In Remembrance
Nationally, Americans celebrate Memorial Day on the fourth Monday in May. It is a time for the Country to remember the ultimate sacrifice that has been paid from those serving this Nation since the Civil War. Though the origins of the day of remembrance are somewhat sketchy, with both the North and South claiming credit, […]
JASON MICHAEL MONTELEONE
JASON MICHAEL MONTELEONE, age 35, of Dandridge, TN and formerly of Greenville, TN passed away suddenly Sunday, May 25, 2014. He was general manager of sales for Rent-A-Wheel of Augusta, GA. Preceded in death by his mother, Dawn Marie Self. He was a loving and caring person who was always willing to do for others […]
DR. WENDELL CAMPBELL TRENT
Dr. Wendell Campbell Trent, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014. Preceded in death by parents, William and Inez Trent; brothers, Bill Trent and George Trent; sister, Carmen Dykes; nephew, Lynn Dykes; niece, Denise Trent. He was a veteran of 10 years service in the U.S. Air Force ranked as a Major, […]
House Of Prayer Church Destroyed By Fire Saturday Evening
First Responders were out in force on Saturday night to answer the call of a structure fire off of Hopewell Street in Dandridge. The late evening call came in to E-911 at 8:31pm indicating that there was a fire at 874 Hopewell Street in Dandridge. The Dandridge Volunteer Fire Department, as well as Lakeway, Kansas […]
Dandridge Farmer’s Market Opens For Summer
The Historic Town Square in Dandridge was hopping on Saturday, as the annual Farmer’s Market made its seasonal debut. Though still a little early for many of the tasty fruits and vegetables that the farm fresh market is noted for, there were plenty of flowers, plants and other wares to draw in shoppers. Locals have […]