INVITATION TO BID – Accessibility Upgrades for Health Department Building
INVITATION TO BID Sealed bids for “Accessibility Upgrades for Health Department Building” will be received by the Jefferson County Purchasing Department until 2:00 p.m., local time, on February 1, 2024, and then at said time opened in the Finance Department conference room. A pre-bid conference will be held on January 18, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. […]
NASA Science Heads to Moon on First US Private Robotic Artemis Flight
As part of NASA’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched on United Launch Alliance’s (ULA) Vulcan rocket at 2:18 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Carrying NASA scientific instruments as part of its Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative, Astrobotic’s Peregrine lander launched on United Launch Alliance’s […]
Boston Tea Parties at Parrott-Wood Memorial Library
What would it be like to don the disguise of an Indian warrior, sneak onto a masted cargo ship in the dark of night, and hoist hundreds of crates of British tea overboard into the Boston Harbor in an act of defiance against the tea tax imposed by King George and the British Empire? For […]
Payroll employment increases by 216,000 in December; unemployment rate unchanged at 3.7%
Household Survey Data The unemployment rate held at 3.7 percent in December, and the number of unemployed persons was essentially unchanged at 6.3 million. These measures are higher than a year earlier, when the jobless rate was 3.5 percent and the number of unemployed persons was 5.7 million. (See table A-1.) Among the major worker […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Long Range Planning Committee of JeffersonCounty, Tennessee, Meeting, January 16, 2024
Notice of Meeting of the Long Range Planning Committee of Jefferson County, Tennessee PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Long Range Planning Committee of JeffersonCounty, Tennessee (the “County”) will meet in regular, open and public session at the Jefferson County Courthouse at 5:30 p.m., on Tuesday, January 16, 2024, for the purpose of considering […]
Legislative Training with David Seal, January 8, 2024
Legislative Training The location will be the Main Meeting Room of the Jefferson City Library located at 108 City Center Drive, Jefferson City, Tennessee 37760 HIGHLIGHTS Legislative Process Overview Locating and Contacting Your Legislators Tracking Legislation Committee Process Amendments Legislative Meeting Video Archived Legislation Public Acts and Chapters Use of General Assembly Public Website Question and […]
East Tennessee Construction Report for January 4-10, 2024
ANDERSON COUNTY, SR 95 between SR 61 and SR 62: Motorists should be alert for possible temporary lane closures between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. through this resurfacing project. Motorists should be alert for workers present, slow traffic, and use extreme caution in this area. CAMPBELL COUNTY, I-75 North near Mile Marker […]
TN Department of Revenue Annual Report
Fiscal year 2023 annual report is now available. Check out the latest collection and distribution numbers, plus accomplishments from all our divisions here.
Jefferson County League of Women Voters Meeting – Dr. Joiner’s presents “Voting as Protected Speech.”
Dr. Stephen Joiner, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Carson Newman University, is the featured speaker at the January 16, 2024 meeting of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters. The topic of Dr. Joiner’s presentation is “Voting as Protected Speech.” The program will begin at 6 p.m. at the Jefferson City Public Library, 108 City […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Dates For 2024 County Budget Committee Schedule
Notice of Meeting of the Budget Committee of Jefferson County, Tennessee PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all Jefferson County residents, County Commissioners, and all other persons who might be interested that the following dates have been set for the 2024 County Budget Committee Schedule for the purpose of considering all matters as may be […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Industrial Development Board Meeting, January 12, 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all Members and residents of Jefferson County, TN, and to all other persons who might be interested, that the Jefferson County Industrial Development Board (IDB) will meet Friday, January 12, 2024 at 8:30 am at the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse Jury Room, 202 W. Main Street, Dandridge, TN […]
Jefferson County Public Library System Board of Trustees Meeting, January 11, 2024
The Jefferson County Public Library System Board of Trustees will meet on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 6:00 p.m. at the Jefferson City Public Library located at 108 City Center Drive, Jefferson City, TN, 37760.
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Joint Economic and Community Development Board Meeting Dates for 2024
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN to all Jefferson County Residents and all others who may be interested that the following meeting dates have been set for the 2024 year for the Jefferson County Joint Economic and Community Development Board: Friday, February 23 Friday, May 10 Friday, August 23 Friday, November 8 All meetings will […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Board Of School Commissioners Meeting, January 11, 2024
Notice of Meeting Board of School Commissioners Thursday, January 11, 2024 Historic Courthouse Work Session @ 5:30PM Business Session to follow. This notice is given in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 442 of the public acts of Tennessee for 1974. Dr. Tommy Arnold, Director Jefferson County Schools