CONSUMER ALERT! – Misleading Mailout Going to Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System Members
The Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) has become aware of a Texas-based company making incorrect and misleading statements about TCRS. The company, Teachers Pension Advisory Services, with a postal address in Katy, Texas, has mailed letters to TCRS members that contain misleading information and claim they can provide a “free estimate of your TCRS benefits.” […]
JOHNNY T. REAGAN
JOHNNY T. REAGAN, age 55, of Jefferson City, TN passed away suddenly 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, 2013 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. He was a graduate of Jefferson County High School, a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corp, and was a popular coach and avid sportsman of the Jefferson City area for many years. Johnny […]
Mayor Palmieri Proclaims Constitution Week In Jefferson County
Jefferson County Mayor Palmieri signed a Proclamation declaring September 17-23, 2013, Constitution Week in Jefferson County. September 17, 2013, marked the 226th anniversary of the drafting of the Constitution of the United States of America. Gloria Beauchamp, Regent, and Margaret Renner, Constitution Chairman of the Samuel Doak Chapter of the National Society of the American […]
Disney Breaks Out The Classics With A New Twist
Recently, the Disney Company bought out the Star Wars franchise, in an effort to extend their audience base, particularly with the 90’s generation. Initially, Disney re-released The Lion King, a favorite of those raised in the 1990s,and followed with their purchase of Star Wars. In addition, the company teamed up with the popular cosmetics company […]
Lady Patriots Fall To Lady Trojans In Thursday’s Volleyball Action
Thursday, September 19th, the Lady Patriots faced off against Morristown West’s Lady Trojans. Though the Lady Patriots fell in a 3-1 game split with their neighboring County rivals, they gave a valiant effort until the final whistle. In the first game, the Lady Patriots had a huge rally to close the final score to twenty-five […]
Three Recovered After Red Sea Helo Crash
An MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 6 crashed in the central Red Sea Sept. 22, while operating with the guided-missile destroyer USS William P. Lawrence (DDG 110). Three personnel are accounted for and stable. Search efforts continue for two remaining personnel. Assisting in the search and rescue are USS Nimitz […]
TDOT Announces Projects for October Bid Letting
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has released the projects for which it will accept bids on October 18, 2013. TDOT will open bids on a total of 53 contracts, including 86 projects in 95 counties. TDOT will initiate resurfacing projects on several Tennessee interstate corridors, including I-40, I-81, I-75, I-24, and I-65. Bids will […]
DOROTHY MORIE
DOROTHY MORIE, age 88, of Dandridge, TN passed away Friday evening, September 20, 2013 at the Jefferson County Nursing Home. She was born September 4, 1925, the daughter of the late W.O. Marion and Leola Dobbins Marion. Preceded in death by brothers, Ted Marion, Norman “Doc” Marion, Jimmy Marion and W.O. Marion, Jr.; sisters, Nebraska […]
THOMAS NATHANIEL CRISEL
THOMAS NATHANIEL CRISEL, age 76, of Baneberry, TN and formerly of Salinas, CA, passed away at Jefferson City Health and Rehab after a long and lingering illness on Wednesday. September 18, 2013. He was born to James and Elsie Crisel on August 27, 1937 in Holly Grove, Arkansas. He was a retired maintenance worker from […]
SARA W. PATTY
SARA W. PATTY, age 85 of Jefferson City, TN passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at UT Medical Center. Loved and missed by daughter and son-in-law, Pam and Jim Zorio; grandchildren, Tammy (Doug) Renalds and Ben Zorio; great grandchildren, Bailey and Kirby Renalds; sister, Mary Nell Blanken; and sister-in-law, Dorothy Whitaker; special thanks to the […]
Patriots Score Road Trip Victory Over Eagles 45-28
Jefferson County Patriots took to the road on Friday night looking for redemption and they found it on the Seymour Eagles field. Though the game play was hindered by penalties on both sides of the ball, the Patriots managed to overcome early mistakes that put 5 points on the board for the Eagles. After a […]
Do You Know WHAT This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic Send us an email to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are announced each week. Congratulations to Mark Corum (Sevierville) Mark was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: A Football
Can’t Get There From Here?
I went on a business trip this past weekend to a place near McMinnville, Tennessee, which I might add has a rockin’ VFW on Thursday nights. For those of you who don’t know, McMinnville is a bit isolated. Oh, who am I kidding? Saying McMinnville is a bit isolated is like saying the Titanic ran […]
Flu Season Quickly Approaching
October is quickly approaching and with it the beginning of the flu season. According to Gail Harmon, Assistant Regional Director Department of Health-East Region, the typical influenza season begins as early as October and can continue through the middle of May. Generally, the peak of the season is in the cold weather months or January […]
The Buzzz!!
The Buzzz this week is about perspective. The head governmental hive gave the mini boot to one high flyer on the hill last week. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that the IDB hive may bee minus one controversial drone but that could bee only the bee ginning of the worries for the hive […]
Regional Favorite “Lost Creek Band” Packs Music On The Town
After a soggy second week for Music on the Town, the event recouped nicely on Thursday evening, as Lost Creek Band played to a large crowd. The band is a local favorite and it was evident by the number of music lovers that turned out to hear their Bluegrass renditions of some familiar tunes. There […]