Free Texas Roadhouse Appetizer for Donors
Medic Regional Blood Center is proud to partner with Texas Roadhouse by offering all donors a coupon for a free appetizer. “Donations have been slow and we’re hoping that a free appetizer from Texas Roadhouse will help encourage donors to take a few minutes to give the gift of life,” explains Christi Fightmaster, Medic Spokesperson. […]
Jefferson City Shooting – Officer Involved
According to reports from the scene, Jefferson City Police Officers answered a domestic dispute call at Martha Glass Apartments that has ended in the suspect being shot. Official Information is still sketchy, however initial reports indicate that the suspect did possess a knife and refused to comply with Police request to drop the weapon. Police […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Urban Growth Committee Public Hearing, September 10th & 11th, 2013
Meeting Notice The Jefferson County Urban Growth Committee will be conducting a public hearing on the proposed growth boundary changes. The public is invited to attend and comment on the proposed boundary expansion. What: Public Hearing by the Jefferson County Urban Growth Committee When: Tuesday September 10, 2013 at 4:30 pm and Wednesday […]
Katelyn Inman Crowned Fairest Of The Fair 2013
As of Saturday evening, the Jefferson County Fair has new royalty. Katelyn Inman was crowned Fairest of the Fair and becomes the 70th young lady to wear the title. Katelyn was chosen out of a field of six to represent the Jefferson County Fair for the next year. A Senior at Jefferson County High School, […]
The Point Marina “Shakes The Lake” with Fireworks Show and Live Bands
The highly anticipated Shakin’ the Lake event came to Douglas Lake on Saturday. The day long event cumulated in an evening that lit up the night sky. Generally a part of the County’s Fourth of July line up, this year heavy rains and storms pushed the date back and, as has been the norm this […]
Stranger Than Fiction: Ignorance is Bliss
When the 20th President of the United States James Garfield was cut down by an assassin’s bullet in 1881, doctors immediately began treating the president. Little did they realize their antiquated medical practices would result in an agonizing premature death for the president as well as an unusual defense for his assailant. In fact, some […]
Patriots Get Battle Ready In IMAC Jamboree
Friday, August 16th, brought the IMAC Jamboree, and, with it, the kick off to football time in Jefferson County. Local teams represented at the Jamboree were the Cherokee Chiefs, Morristown West Trojans, Morristown East Hurricanes, Cocke County’s Fighting Cocks, and Jefferson County’s Patriots. The first two games of the day were freshman teams of each […]
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 Martha Wilson, Jefferson City Martha was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Hand Cranked Pencil Sharpener
36 Year Old Business Owner Enters 2nd District Congressional Race Against 26 Year Incumbent
Tennessee’s 2nd District congressional race is now a two-man contest. Knoxville native and local telecom executive Jason Zachary has announced he will challenge incumbent John J. Duncan, Jr., in the August 2014 Republican Primary. Zachary said his decision to run for Congress was based on his growing concern about the future of the United […]
Vols Unveil New Uniforms
They call it “smokey” gray, a catchy color in the shadow of the Great Smokey Mountains. First year Volunteer head football coach Butch Jones introduced a fresh albeit old color into the Big Orange fashion playbook. The Vols will wear smokey gray uniforms for a home game this year. The new threads are a nod […]
Ever Seen A Baker’s Cabinet?
I was recently going through some things at my mother’s house and came across kitchen cabinet with a flour bin. I always called them a baker’s cabinet. Wow, did it ever bring back memories. How many of you have even seen one? The cabinet has a base with doors and drawers on the bottom for […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz this week is all about strategic moves. As the time flies by and declaration dates get closer, the buzz is that some in the head governmental hive may bee making a strategic move in pursuit of the position of King Bee. Buzzy bees in the know are buzzing that plus one leaving a […]
Review of Gross Motor Skills
For those of you who are not familiar with the concept of early childhood development, I want to review with you some of my earlier topics. While early childhood development is complex, it follows a simple pattern. Gross motor is the first area of development, followed by the other five domains (fine motor, language, cognitive, […]
James Rollins: Subterranean
Out of all of the various thriller/action authors, I have always found that James Rollins is one of my favorites. Naturally, when I found out I hadn’t read his first book, I had to check it out. Subterranean follows the adventure of Ashley Carter, and archaeologist hand-picked to explore beneath the ice caps at the […]
Good Plan, Great Intentions
For the record, I had a good plan and great intentions. Unfortunately, my weekend ended up a colossal Hindenburg type fail. In fact, train wrecks have gone better. I’m talking a Michael Dukakis run for president kind of weekend here. You see, I like football. My daughter likes shoes and beach balls. That’s about as […]
School Dress Code
I am very confused by the school dress code. I have two daughters that attend school in the County. One is in elementary school and the other is in middle school. I am finding it difficult to meet my middle school student’s dress code without buying all new summer clothes and that just isn’t in […]