Chamber Chairman Resigns
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Chairman of the Board, David Haston, has resigned his board position with the Chamber. Don Cason, Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Director, confirmed that Haston exited his position on Monday, just a few short weeks after assuming the position at the helm of the Board. Cason did not indicate the […]
Governor Haslam, Commissioner Hagerty Announce New Tennessee Export Strategy and Foreign Offices
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bill Hagerty today announced an international strategy focused on increasing the exports of Tennessee goods to key markets around the globe. Efforts will be led by ECD’s International Division with new Export Development Offices in Mexico, the United Kingdom, Germany serving the entire European Union, […]
LIGE SAMUEL “SAM” PRICE
LIGE SAMUEL “SAM” PRICE, 82 of Dandridge, TN passed away at Jefferson Memorial Hospital on Monday, February 11, 2013. Sam was of the Baptist Faith and was retired from the US Postal Service Knoxville, Burlington Branch. After retirement he worked as a bail bondsman in Jefferson County and along with his son Jerry, had a […]
Author Adam H. Alfrey’s “The Great Smoky Mountains” Book Signing, Feb 23, 2013
Join author Adam H. Alfrey for a signing of his recently launched book The Great Smoky Mountains. Mr. Alfrey will be signing books on February 23, from 1 to 4 PM in the gallery shared by Rachel’s Attic Antiques & Collectibles and Dandridge General Store. Light refreshments will be served. This book is part of […]
Dandridge Board of Mayor and Aldermen, February 12, 2013
Dandridge Board of Mayor and Aldermen met on Tuesday evening for discussion and action on several items of general housekeeping including adjustments in the personnel handbook regarding inclement weather policy, bookkeeping adjustments for the previous fiscal year and adding a Municipal Tax Levy of $13.25 to cases involving judicial action in the Town’s Municipal Court. […]
Brant Adams Wins Jefferson County Spelling Bee
The Jefferson County Spelling Bee is a very competitive event and students study many long hours in preparation of their time on the stage. Students compete on the school level to determine a champion that will compete in the County wide spelling bee. Poor weather conditions necessitated the rescheduling of the event earlier this semester, […]
First Group Of Property Owners Commits To Options
Property owners representing 400 acres of the proposed megasite in Jefferson County have signed options with real estate representatives of the Jefferson County Economic Development Oversight Committee (EDOC), it was announced February 11th, 2013. Since the Jan. 9 announcement of the megasite proposal, Blanchard and Calhoun Real Estate has been communicating with property owners about […]
League of Women Voters
Charles Gibson, Administrator of Elections for Jefferson County, spoke tonight at the February meeting of the League of Women Voters. The discussion centered on the, “Campaign Finance Guidelines For Candidates,” written by the B.E.C.F. – Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance. As stated in the BECF, the purpose of the summary is to make potential […]
C-N softball splits home doubleheader with Lander
Carson-Newman (7-1) softball used solid pitching and some timely hitting to win the second game of a doubleheader with Lander (3-3) in shutout style 4-0. C-N dropped the first game 7-4 after rallying with three runs in the bottom of the seventh. “We acted like we wanted to play the second game,” Kazee-Hollifield said. “We […]
Tennessee Valley Fair Named Top 20 Event in Southeast
The Tennessee Valley Fair has been selected as one of Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for the month of September 2013. Each year, thousands of events across the Southeast compete to receive the prestigious Top 20 Events designation. Southeast Tourism Society accepts nominations throughout the year and chooses the Top 20 events in the […]
Hunter Education Class, Feb 16 & 23, 2013
Tennessee law requires that anyone born on or after January 1, 1969, beginning at age 10 must possess proof of satisfactory completion of an approved hunter education course before hunting any species in Tennessee. In order to enroll in a hunter education class, the student must be at least 9 years of age. Persons ages […]
OFF TO SEE THE LIZARD
Eighth grade students at All Saints’ Episcopal School recently took a trip to Southern Florida to study the ecosystem in that area. The trip is a rite of passage at the school and lower grade students anticipate taking the jaunt into the Deep South during their final year at All Saints’. In preparation of the […]
CHERRY DARLENE WARREN
CHERRY DARLENE WARREN, age 60, of Dandridge, TN went to be with the Lord on Monday, February 11, 2013. She is preceded in death by her parents; Bill and Helen Cornett; and father, Aubrey Reynolds; along with granddaughter, Kristy Darlene Wikle. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, […]
SUSAN ROSS CROSS GIBSON
SUSAN ROSS CROSS GIBSON, age 55, of Knoxville, TN passed away 7:15 a.m. Monday, February 11, 2013 at U.T. Medical Center following an extended illness. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jefferson City. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Audrey Ross; and sister, Lisa Ross. She is survived […]
COMMISSION GIVES MEGASITE GO-AHEAD
The Jefferson County Commission held a Special Called Meeting on Monday, February 11, 2013 at the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Meeting was Called to Order by Commission Chairman Mills. Absent from Roll Call were Commissioners Maples and Dockery. Commissioner Barreiro made a Motion to set aside the rules and allow the Attorney for property […]
Asteroid FlyBy On Friday
According to NASA, an Asteroid about half the size of a football field will pass incredibly close to Earth. It will pose no threat, as the orbit of the large rock will fly by Earth at a distance of just over 17,000 miles away.