Jefferson County Planning Commission Approves Body Farm Guidelines
The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Appeals held their meeting prior to the Regular Meeting of the Jefferson County Planning Commission on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The BZA Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman of the Board Reneau. Upon a Motion from Board Member Batson and 2nd from […]
Two Dandridge Arrests Part of Multi-State Drug Operation
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, in conjunction with the 4th Judicial Drug Task Force, made two arrests on Monday, March 25, 2013. Arthur Jackson “Jack” Scarlett of 525 W. Hwy. 2570, Dandridge, and Lisa Michele Tipton of 1729 Haire Rd., Dandridge, face federal drug charges for conspiracy to distribute and possession of oxycodone. Jefferson County […]
Vick vs. Jefferson County Board of Education Ordered to Mediation
A hearing was held March 19, 2013 in Hawkins County Circuit Court with the Judge Tom Wright presiding. Judge Wright was assigned the case after Judge Telford Forgety recused himself. Attorney Jonathan Taylor of Taylor and Knight, Knoxville, TN represented JCBOE at the hearing. He requested a summary judgment for the school board arguing that […]
Eagles complete play at Lander Bearcat Classic
The Carson-Newman men’s golf team finished the three-round Lander Bearcat Classic at the Greenwood Country Club, Tuesday afternoon. The Eagles competed alongside three nationally-ranked clubs in Belmont Abbey, USC Aiken and Georgia Southwestern. The three ranked teams grabbed the three spots on the podium with Belmont Abbey seizing the win. The Crusaders’ Adam Hedges came […]
Hamblen County Driver Services Center Will Close March 28, Relocate to New Facility on April 1
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security announced today that the Hamblen County Driver Services Center is relocating to a new facility in Morristown. The current driver services center, located at 1901 State St. in Morristown, will permanently close at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 27. The new center, located at 2567 Buffalo Trail, […]
Governor Haslam Observes Milestone Anniversary to Recognize Vietnam Veterans
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder formally recognized and remembered Vietnam Veterans leading into the 40th anniversary of the withdrawal of troops. On March 30, 1973, President Richard Nixon began withdrawing combat troops from Vietnam. Between 1961 and 1975, more than 49,000 Tennesseans served in Southeast Asia. Approximately 6,000 […]
State Archivists to Visit Morristown and Dandridge in Search of Civil War Memorabilia
Representatives from the Tennessee State Library and Archives and the Tennessee State Museum will be in Morristown on March 26 and Dandridge on March 27 to record and digitize Civil War memorabilia owned by local residents for a new exhibit. Archivists will be at the Morristown-Hamblen Library in Morristown from 3:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. […]
CONCERT TO BE A PART OF 2013 GOVERNOR’S ONE SHOT TURKEY HUNT WEEKEND
A country music concert featuring Daryle Singletary and Gary Morris will be part of the annual Governor’s One Shot Turkey Hunt Weekend. The concert will be held on Friday, April 5 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Williamson County Ag Expo Center in Franklin. General admission tickets are now on sale for the concert and […]
UT offers workshops for farmers marketing beef directly to local consumers
Summer is just around the corner and consumers will once again seek fresh local products from farmers markets for their dinner tables and picnics. More and more they are seeking to supplement their vegetables and fruit with fresh, locally produced beef products. Farmers are interested in supplying the demand for locally produced beef, but many […]
Forgiveness: The Work of Letting Go, with Carolyn Blevins – Date Changed to April 2nd, 2013
Forgiveness: The Work of Letting Go, with Carolyn Blevins Tuesday, April 2nd, 6:30 – 8:00 p.m. 151 Ted Russell Hall, C-N campus
Alan Ball’s “5 Women Wearing the Same Dress” to Play at the Clarence Brown Theatre
The Clarence Brown Theatre will perform the hilarious “5 Women Wearing the Same Dress” by Alan Ball in the Lab Theatre from April 4-21, 2013. The production contains strong language. The nosy, pot-smoking sister. The “ugly” middle school sidekick. The religious cousin. The lesbian future sister-in-law. The friend with the “bad” reputation. Five reluctant bridesmaids […]
INVITATION TO BID – School Buses
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for one new 90-passenger and one new 66-passenger Front Engine Transit Type school buses, one new mini special needs school bus and one new Type C lift special needs school bus for the Jefferson County School System. In addition, we will be […]
Senate Budget Misses the Mark
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., last week opposed final passage of the Senate budget because it fails to address the biggest drivers of our debt—Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid—in an honest, meaningful way. “On top of adding $7.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade, the Senate budget does nothing to reform and save our […]
Tenn. Tea Party Groups Reject Lamar Alexander’s Push For National Internet Sales Tax Mandate
Conservative and Tea Party groups across the state of Tennessee have signed a resolution condemning Senator Lamar Alexander, Governor Bill Haslam, and Senator Bob Corker’s push for a national Internet sales tax scheme, known as the “Marketplace Fairness Act” (MFA). Sources close to the Campaign for Liberty indicate that language contained in the Act will […]
Former Senior Counterterrorism Officials Testify in Foreign Relations Committee that 2001 Authorities Need Review
During a hearing on U.S. counterterrorism policies on Wednesday, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called upon Congress to consider updating the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against al Qaeda in order to address new and emerging terrorist threats and to better protect the American […]
Stranger Than Fiction: The Robbery of Lincoln’s Tomb
While several attempts had been made to steal President Abraham Lincoln’s corpse, none were ever successful. The closest anyone ever came to stealing Lincoln’s corpse was in 1876 when a band of outlaws attempted to steal the body and hold it for ransom and to secure the release of a counterfeiter, Ben Boyd. Boyd was […]