Warriors for Wyatt Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Jan 25, 2014
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for Warriors for Wyatt January 25, 2014 * 8:00 – 11:00 am Brazelton Lodge #190 F&AM Masonic Lodge
Warriors For Wyatt
While most parents have been working to keep their children occupied during the recent frigid weather, Wyatt Crippen’s parents have been shouldering a much larger burden. Wyatt, is a student at Mount Horeb Elementary School and he has many friends. In most ways, Wyatt is a typical little boy. He loves his dogs, plays mindcraft […]
Singer Songwriter Kirk Fleta Entertains at Dandridge Pizza and More
Patrons of Dandridge Pizza and More had a special treat on Friday evening, as Kirk Fleta played to a packed room. Fleta, who hails from Gatlinburg and is well known on the regional music circuit, offered up some great music for folks coming out to enjoy the First Friday festivities. His laid back style, strong […]
Feeling Stretched as a Caregiver? Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series beginning Jan 27, 2014
Powerful Tools for Caregivers is an educational series designed to provide you with the tools you need to take care of yourself. This program helps family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, communicate feelings better, balance their lives, increase their ability to make tough decisions and locate helpful resources. In a partnership between the Jefferson County […]
Winter Heritage Festival Provides First-Hand Cultural Insight Into Appalachian Heritage, Feb 6-9, 2014
This February, the 2014 Winter Heritage Festival will offer attendees a first-hand look inside the cultural traditions, heritage and history of the Appalachian region. The festival will be held at various locations throughout Townsend and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park February 6-9, and most events require pre-registration to participate. (See the full schedule of […]
State Representative Jeremy Faison Files Pro-Hemp, Pro-Jobs Legislation
State Representative Jeremy Faison (R–Cosby) announced this week he has filed legislation to legalize the growth of hemp in Tennessee. Currently, because of federal guidelines, the cultivation of hemp in our state is illegal, despite numerous studies that have shown hemp production would be a multi-million dollar per year industry and would create thousands of […]
TDOT Launches Yellow DOT Program – Stickers to Help First Responders Make Most of “Golden Hour”
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) today launched the Yellow DOT Program, which is designed to assist first responders in identifying vital medical information for senior drivers. The program features yellow stickers that are placed in the bottom left side of the rear window of vehicles and yellow envelopes containing a photo, medical history and […]
Tennessee Joins National ‘Geek the Library’ Campaign to Support Library Funding
Residents of Tennessee may soon add a new verb to their vocabulary – ‘geek.’ Public libraries across the state – more than 170 so far – are participating in Geek the Library, a national campaign to raise awareness about the importance of properly funding libraries. The campaign highlights what people are passionate about and how […]
Girl Scouts Ready for Cookie Season
It’s that time of the year where girls of many different troops rally together to kick off the Girl Scout Cookie sale. The cookie sale was launched with a rally Saturday, January 4, 2014. Girls from surrounding area troops met at Shady Grove Baptist Church to gather for the event. The rally teaches the girls […]
Powell Valley Electric Exceeds Previous Output Peak
In response to the recent winter storm, Powell Valley Electric has reported that their energy output has reached an all-time high of 202 megawatts: a figure that shatters the previous record of 180. According to Randell Meyers, General Manager of Powell Valley Electric, there are still a number of scattered outages, but that the situation […]
AEC shatters all-time system peak; asks members to voluntarily shed electric load
As of 7:45 am on Tuesday, January 7, Appalachian Electric Cooperative set an all-time system peak of 328 megawatts. This unprecedented demand for electricity shattered the utility’s previous peak of 286 megawatts, which was set in 2009. In response to the extreme temperatures across our region, the Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a Power Supply […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Cancelled Meetings, Dandridge Board of Zoning Appeals, Dandridge Regional Planning Commission, Board of Mayor and Aldermen
PUBLIC NOTICE The Dandridge Board of Zoning Appeals canceled the Special Called Session scheduled for January 7th. The BZA rescheduled the Special Called Session for Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at the Dandridge Public Works/Police Department Building to review the following: – Landmark Asset Services Inc/Rex Todd, 1125 Academy Circle, Map 68N, […]
Arctic Blast Hits Jefferson County – Temperatures Plummet
East Tennessee received an arctic blast, as the cold weather that has been plaguing much of the eastern and mid western potion of the Nation made its way into the area. Snowfall and icy roads are both weather events that most locals are accustomed to seeing, however this particular system is expected to bring in […]
Female Student Looking For Roommate
Female student looking for a roommate during the months of May, June, and July. If interested, please send email to ptanzer@hotmail.com.
Do You Know WHAT This Is?
This Week’s Mystery Pic REPLY at the bottom of this page, or Send your guess to goodguess@jeffersoncountypost.com Correct answers are revealed each week. Congratulations to Joan Green Joan was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: An Abacus
SANDRA G. BITTINGER
SANDRA G. BITTINGER, age 74, of Dandridge, TN passed away Saturday morning, January 4, 2014. She was a graduate of Kittanning High School of Kittanning, PA, where she and her husband lived for many years before moving to Florida and finally Tennessee. Sandra was a member of the First Church of God and was a […]