Nominating Committee Continues To Seek Citizen Representation for Conservation Board
The meeting of the Jefferson County Nominating Committee was called to order on October 15, 2013 in the Jury Room of the Historic Courthouse located in Dandridge, TN. Present were Committee Members Solomon, Estes, Turner, Sheets, Patterson, Scarlett, Musick and Chairman Tucker. The current agenda without corrections was approved as prepared. Approval of minutes dating […]
Department Head Presence Heated Topic at County Commission Work Session
The Jefferson County Commission met for a Work Session on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Commission Chairman Mills. Absent from Roll Call were Commissioners Maples, Blevins, Barriero and Cureton. No Citizens were present to address a rezoning request from general commercial to agricultural […]
Facilities Committee Considers Rural Clinic Building Ownership
The Jefferson County Facilities Committee met on Tuesday, October 15, 2013 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Committee Chairman Turner. Absent from Roll Call was Committee Member Tabor. Upon a Motion from Committee Member Griffith and 2nd from Committee Member Carmichael the Agenda was Approved. With a Motion […]
Holidays Unwrapped Workshop, October 29, 2013
Believe it or not, the holiday season is almost upon us! While the holiday season is supposed to be a time of family, togetherness, and joy, it doesn’t take long to feel overwhelmed and stressed over all the tasks that must get accomplished. From decorating to gift buying on a budget to spending time with […]
Three Tennessee counties benefit from Carson-Newman’s Saturday service blitz
On Saturday, Oct. 12, over 450 members of the Carson-Newman University community joined together for a half-day service blitz. The effort was part of the University’s annual Operation Inasmuch and is coordinated through C-N’s Bonner Center. After assembling in C-N’s Maddox Student Activities Center Saturday morning, participants broke into teams and traveled to over 30 […]
Jefferson County Budget Committee
The Jefferson County Budget Committee met on Tuesday, October 15, 2013, in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Committee Chairman Griffith. Absent from Roll Call were Committee Members Cureton, Blevins and Maples. Jefferson County Finance Director Helton presented the Committee with 9 amendments for consideration. County General Fund 101, […]
Modern Woodmen and Piedmont Elementary PTO Partner to Improve Playground
The PTO of Piedmont Elementary School Has Been Working Hard To Improve Their Playground Area. Modern Woodmen of America recently helped the PTO purchase three big, beautiful red maple trees to give much needed shade to the playground area as soon as possible. President Mindy French said that the PTO is “so thankful for Modern […]
United States Government Now Open
One day after the State of Tennessee stepped up and temporarily reopened the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the United States Senate and House have reached an agreement that will open the government and stall reaching the debt ceiling until early 2014. With a Senate vote of 81 to 18 and a House vote of […]
National Park Service Announces Agreement to Reopen Smokies
The National Park Service announced that it has entered into an agreement with the State of Tennessee that will allow Great Smoky Mountains National Park to temporarily reopen on Wednesday, October 16, after being closed for 15 days due to the partial government shutdown. The park will begin opening facilities at 8:00 a.m. The state […]
Audit Catches TWRA Misuse of Funds
The Tennessee Comptroller of Treasury recently conducted a performance audit of activities and selected programs of the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency. The Comptroller of Treasury had several alarming findings. Among the findings, they found the agency did not maintain proper controls over state credit cards. In addition, TWRA did not report lost or stolen equipment […]
Main Street Bistro Opens in Historic Dandridge Gass Building
There is a new reason for visitors to make the trek to the Historic Town Square in Dandridge. Dandridge Main Street Bistro has recently opened its doors and folks are stopping in to check out the fare. Located in the old Gass building, at 149 East Main Street, the restaurant offers an eclectic menu, with […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Industrial Development Board Meeting, October 22, 2013
PUBLIC NOTICE The Jefferson County Industrial Development Board will meet on Tuesday, October 22nd, 2013 at 8:30 a.m. in the conference room of the Jefferson County Health Department. Brad Jenkins Secretary of the Board
Oak Grove Community Puts Out Plea For Controlled Growth
Concern has arisen in the Oak Grove Community, near exit 424 in Dandridge, regarding an extension of the Dandridge growth boundary lines to include their community. The Town of Dandridge has expressed interest in expanding their growth boundaries in that direction for several years and, recently, the Urban Growth Committee for Jefferson County approved the […]
Mayor Palmieri Interview – Fed Shutdown, Employee Benefits, Commission Size Reduction
Jefferson County Mayor Alan Palmieri gave a video interview last week to answer reader questions that have been presented to the Post over the last several weeks. The format of the interview was a question and answer session with the Post and reader questions were not vetted by the Mayor or his staff. Reader questions […]
Do You Know WHAT This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are announced each week. Congratulations to Sheila Trent Sheila was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Cheese / Vegetable Grater