Conservation Reserve Program Enrollment Resumes, Offers Payments For Wildlife Habitat
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has been informed that theU.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has recently resumed opportunities to enroll new land in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and to re-enroll existing CRP contracts that are scheduled to expire in 2013. Enrollment had ceased when Congress failed to pass new “Farm Bill” legislation to replace […]
INVITATION TO BID – Hand Wash Area Renovation
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for Jefferson County Schools for hand wash area renovations at New Market Elementary and Dandridge Elementary. For more specific information vendors should contact Michael Phagan, Director of Facilities, at 865-397-1156. Sealed bids should be mailed to the attention of Darrell Helton, Finance […]
GEORGIA BETTIS MURPHY
GEORGIA BETTIS MURPHY, loving mother and grandmother, of Jefferson City, TN and Christiana, TN, passed away Friday, June 7, 2013 at her home. Georgia and her family have owned and operated Murphy’s Sav Mor Pharmacy since 1969. She is preceded in death by her husband, John F. (Jack) Murphy; her parents, Tom and Cella Bettis; […]
Corker Comments on Volkswagen Chattanooga Economic Impact Study
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., commented last week on a University of Tennessee at Knoxville research study on the impact Volkswagen Chattanooga has had on the economy in Tennessee. According to the study, Volkswagen Chattanooga activities have created 12,400 full-time jobs, are responsible for $643.1 million in annual income, and have increased state and local tax […]
PTSD Awareness Month
Since 2010, June 27th has been known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Awareness Day. For the last three years, the National Center for PTSD has worked diligently throughout the month of June to raise awareness of this serious mental health issue, which occurs after an individual has been through a traumatic event like combat, […]
Sky’s the Limit for Aviation Businesses in Tennessee
Terry Mullins, the chief executive officer of Oak Ridge Tool-Engineering, Inc., has a pretty simple business philosophy: “We just go after where the money is. We’re able to pick and choose which markets are hot.” While the philosophy may be simple, the services the company provides are anything but. Oak Ridge Tool-Engineering designs and builds […]
Kazee-Hollifield brings in four for 2013 recruiting class
Carson-Newman head softball coach Vickee Kazee-Hollifield has announced the signing of a pair of infielders, an outfielder and a pitcher to the Eagles 2013 signing class. Audrey Woodyby (Knoxville, Tenn.), Haley Taylor (Strawberry Plains, Tenn.), Hannah Morrison (Jasper, Tenn.) and Sarah Howard (Georgetown, Ky.) have all inked with the Eagles. All four players will be […]
Barger enshrined in SAC Hall of Fame
Longtime Carson-Newman athletic director David Barger was inducted into the South Atlantic Conference Hall of Fame in a ceremony Thursday night at the conference’s annual banquet at the Hilton Asheville Biltmore Park. Barger enters the hall of fame with Catawba women’s soccer player Catey Conner and former Mars Hill cross country runner Brock Bailey. For more […]
C-N fans vote Voice of the Eagles into semifinals for Stretch Internet Call of the Year
Carson-Newman fans have garnered enough votes to push Eagle play-by-play voice Adam Cavalier (Montgomery, W.Va.) into the semifinals of Stretch Internet’s Call of the Year contest. Cavalier’s call of Ish Sanders’ (Cleveland, Tenn.) game-winning three pointer in a regular season win over Lenoir-Rhyne was one of 10 calls to move on to the next round. […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Farm Service Agency Committee Elections
FARM SERVICE AGENCY COMMITTEE ELECTIONS The 2013 Farm Service Agency will hold elections in Local Administrative Area (LAA) for Jefferson County LAA 1, according to Ronnie Denton, FSA Committee Chairperson. The nomination form can be picked up at the Jefferson/Sevier/Cocke County FSA Office at 1228 Cicrle Dr, Dandridge, TN or at http://www.fsa.usda.gov/elections Petitions must be […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson Memorial Foundation Board Meeting, June 25, 2013
PUBLIC NOTICE The Jefferson Memorial Foundation Board will meet on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at 5:00 P. M. in the Jefferson City Council Chambers. 06/10/2013 – 06/25/2013
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 Betty Lou Bogar! Betty Lou was the first to guess last week’s Mystery Pic correctly. The correct answer was: Caramel Popcorn
MARY ANNA JONES
MARY ANNA JONES, age 86, of Sevierville, TN passed away Friday evening, June 7, 2013 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1927 and was raised in West Charleston, Ohio. Preceded in death by her parents, Garst and Maude Frantz; brother, John; sisters, Lucille, Pearl, Ada, and Alice. Mary was […]
HALCOMB “CARL” TAYLOR
HALCOMB “CARL” TAYLOR, age 76, went home to be with the Lord on May 18, 2013. Funeral services for his family were held at Farrar Funeral Home in White Pine on May 19, 2013 with a beautiful service lead by his brother-in-law Bill Burzell. He is preceded in death by his wife, Virginia Taylor, whom […]
JACK HARLEN GIBBONS
JACK HARLEN GIBBONS, age 71, of Middleburg, FL formerly of Talbott, TN passed away Wednesday, June 5, 2013. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Katherine Gibbons and sister, Betty Askew. Survived by his wife of 53 years, Dorothy Lawless Gibbons; daughter, Tammy (Keith) Burgoyne; grandchildren, Daniel Gibbons and Jonathan Burgoyne of […]
Miracles of Honey and Cinnamon
Hello darlings. Have you ever read the side effects of certain medicines? Reading the negative health issues that can occur versus the possible cure with a prescribed medicine can be eye opening. This has encouraged me to try more of the natural healing methods. Believe me, I am not being negative about the benefits of […]