MARJORIE SMELCER HANCE
MARJORIE SMELCER HANCE, age 82, of Manchester, TN passed away on Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at Horizon Health and Rehab in Manchester. Mrs. Hance was born in Dandridge, TN, the daughter of the late Lloyd and Lettie Rainwater Smelcer. She was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Manchester. In […]
Patriots Bounce Back, Get Revenge, 2-1
One day later, one more run, one victory for the Jefferson County Patriots. One day after getting beat, 20-1, by a Seymour Eagle team that couldn’t seem to miss the ball with the bat, the Patriots got their revenge. There wasn’t much resemblance in the two games, with Seymour having 17 hits on Monday night […]
Jefferson County Budget Committee Sends Refinancing Resolution To Commission
The Jefferson County Budget Committee met for their Regular Monthly Meeting on Monday, March 10, 2014, in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The meeting was Called to Order by Budget Committee Chairman Griffith. Absent from Roll Call were Committee Members Maples and Blevins. No citizens requested to address the Committee. Following a Motion by Committee […]
Nominating Committee Considers Appointments To IDB
The Jefferson County Commission Nominating Committee met Monday, March 10th at the Jefferson County Courthouse. The meeting was called to order by Chairman Robert Tucker and after approval of the agenda and Minutes of the last meeting the committee addressed the items on the agenda. There were no citizen comments to be heard so the […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY INTERNET – HAPPY 25th
March 12th is a day to celebrate for those savvy internet users across the globe. The World Wide Web turns 25 and celebrates two and a half decades of bring people together and transferring information, despite the miles that separate them. Perhaps the technology immersed envisioned the impact that the World Wide Web would have […]
Piedmont Cheers JCHS Boys Basketball Team
The Jefferson County High School Boys Basketball team got a real send off Tuesday morning as their bus passed by on its way to Murfreesboro to play Oak Ridge Wednesday in the state tournament. As the bus approached Piedmont they could hear the cheering crowd chanting, “Watch Us Fly”!
Patriots Drop Opener to Seymour
Jefferson County opened their 2014 campaign Monday evening against the Seymour Eagles, however it was not the start that the Patriots had hoped for this year. The Eagles dominated the game throughout, and the Patriots struggled to get much offense going in the opener. Seymour tallied 17 hits en route to a 20-1 victory over […]
High Winds Contribute To Large Brush Fire
A fire took place on Saturday, March 8, 2014 at the intersection of Old Dandridge Pike and Hwy 25/70. The fire had originally begun as a controlled fire by Robert Harrington, on a property just off of Old Dandridge Pike. According to information provided at the scene, Harrington leases the property and was correctly permitted […]
Mt. Horeb Elem. Hosts 2nd Annual Evening With The Arts
Mt. Horeb Elementary School hosted its second annual Evening With The Arts on Tuesday, February 25th and Thursday, February 27th. The theme this year was “Fiesta”, and the students really embraced the Latin-American theme. They studied not only different types of art, but also learned about the Latin American culture, language and history. The students […]
INVITATION TO BID – Lawn Mowing & Trimming of County Facilities and School Sites.
Invitation to bid The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids from qualified vendors for lawn mowing & trimming of county facilities and school sites. We will accept separate bids for the county facilities and school facilities. There will be a mandatory pre-bid meeting on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at 9:00 AM at […]
State Representatives Timothy Hill and Jeremy Faison’s Legislation to Return Millions of Bridge Construction Dollars to Counties across the State Passes House Of Representatives with Unanimous Support
Legislation sponsored by State Representative Timothy Hill (R–Blountville) and State Representative Jeremy Faison (R-Cosby) to return millions of dollars back to Tennessee taxpayers in the form of bridge infrastructure repair projects passed the full House of Representatives this week with unanimous support from state lawmakers. The bill, which changes the way the state currently manages […]
Scott Justice Announces Candidacy for Circuit Court Judge, Part II, in the Fourth Judicial District
Jefferson City, TN native Scott Justice has recently announced his candidacy for Circuit Court Judge and is hard at work on the local campaign trail. A Jefferson County High School graduate, Justice received his Bachelor of Arts from Carson-Newman College and also holds a Doctor of Jurisprudence from Vanderbilt School of Law of Nashville, TN. […]
Grainger County Audit Uncovers Various Management and Oversight Issues
Grainger County government needs to take several steps to improve its management and operations, an audit released today by the Comptroller’s office shows. Two departments within the government, the road superintendent’s office and the director of schools’ office, failed to use a competitive bidding process for certain purchases of used equipment. The road superintendent’s office […]
6 Low Income Housing Projects On The Table for Jefferson County
The economic baseline of Jefferson County could see a dramatic shift when Low Income Housing Tax Credits are announced in June of 2014. Six developers have submitted applications to the Tennessee Housing Development Agency in hopes of receiving a portion of the 2014 tax credit allocations for Tennessee. Developments associated with the LIHTC program provide […]
4th Annual Alumni Game Huge Success
Jefferson County held its fourth Annual Alumni Baseball Game on Saturday afternoon. It was wildly successful and included alumni from the first graduating class of Jefferson County in 1976 all the way up until 2013. A homerun derby took place at noon in two separate categories. Winners were Rich Rundles from the class of 1999 […]