PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson City Beer Board Meeting, March 2, 2026
PUBLIC NOTICE The Jefferson City Beer Board will meet on Monday, March 2, 2026, prior to the regular City Council Meeting at 5:00 p.m., at City Hall, 112 City Center Drive, to consider the following: Public Hearing and Consideration of a Special Events Permit submitted by Mossy Group, DBA The Mad Ox House, located at […]
Jefferson County Commission Meeting, February 17, 2026
The Jefferson County Commission met Tuesday, February 17, 2026, in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse for its regular monthly meeting. Commissioners Lowe, Norton, and Patterson were absent from roll call. Several citizens addressed the Commission regarding the upcoming meeting schedule and the possibility of reinstating work sessions. The rules were suspended to add two budget […]
Jefferson County Schools Among the Top: Majority of Schools Earning an A on State Report Card
Director of Jefferson County Schools, Dr. Tommy Arnold – Jefferson County Schools has been recognized as one of only 22 districts across Tennessee to have more than half of its eligible schools earn an A on the Tennessee State Report Card. This distinction places Jefferson County among a small group of high-performing districts statewide and […]
INVITATION TO BID – Mossy Creek Wildlife Viewing Area Observation Deck Replacement
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County (JC) Purchasing Department will be accepting sealed bids for the “Mossy Creek Wildlife Viewing Area Observation Deck Replacement.” A Mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on March 5, 2026, at 10am ET at the Mossy Creek Viewing Area located at 901 W. Cherokee Dr. Jefferson City, TN 37760. Sealed […]
CPI for all items rises 0.2% in January; shelter up
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.2 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.4 percent before seasonal adjustment. The index for shelter rose 0.2 percent in January and was the largest […]
Second-Year Momentum Surges for Tennessee’s Education Freedom Scholarship Program
Tennessee Department of Education released numbers demonstrating the strong and ongoing demand for the Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) Program among families statewide. Following the closing of the application window on Friday, February 6, the department received more than 56,000 new and renewal applications, with nearly half of the new applicants applying for income-prioritized scholarships. More than 260 schools have officially registered for the 2026-27 school year. For the 2026-27 school year, the department received a total of 56,442 applications: 18,644 renewal applications received. 37,798 new […]
Largest-Ever Shared Book Reading Study Finds Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Dramatically Improves Early Literacy for Children in Five Countries
New groundbreaking research – the largest dataset ever conducted on shared book reading – reaffirms that Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library significantly strengthens early literacy skills for children across the five countries, reinforcing the power of shared reading in the earliest years of life. The study, authored by Dr. Claire Galea, Head of Research at United […]
Carson-Newman theater presents “Murder on the Orient Express”
Carson-Newman University’s Theatre Program presents a production of thrills and mystery via “Murder on the Orient Express,” February 19-22. Tickets are on sale now. Directed by Kyle Biery, Carson-Newman’s Charles Fuller Chair of Drama, the production is adapted by Ken Ludwig from the classic novel by Agatha Christie. Set in the cold of winter, the […]
