PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Board Of Zoning Appeals and Jefferson County Regional Planning Commission Meeting, July 25, 2023
MEETING NOTICE JEFFERSON COUNTY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION JULY 25, 2023 A meeting of the Jefferson County Board of Zoning Appeals will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at the courthouse in Dandridge. The meeting of the Jefferson County Regional Planning Commission will immediately follow. BZA AGENDA I. Call to Order II. […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Board Of School Commissioners Policy Committee Meeting, July 12, 2023
NOTICE OF MEETING Board of School Commissioners -Policy Committee Wednesday, July 12, 2023 2:00 pm Central Office Dr. Tommy Arnold, Director Jefferson County Schools
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Board Of School Commissioners Meeting, July 20, 2023
Notice of Meeting Board of School Commissioners Thursday, July 20, 2023 Patriot Academy Work Session @ 5:30PM Business Session to follow. Dr. Tommy Arnold, Director Jefferson County Schools
National honor society elects Carson-Newman professor to board
Alpha Chi National College Honor Society announced that Carson-Newman University’s Dr. Kip Wheeler was re-elected to its board of directors. Wheeler, who serves as associate professor of English and sponsor of C-N’s Alpha Chi chapter, was one of four faculty in the country to be named and will serve a second four-year term as an […]
CDC Celebrates Elimination of Entire U.S. Chemical Weapons Stockpile
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) congratulates the Department of Defense (DoD), the Program Executive Office Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA), and CDC’s Chemical Demilitarization (CDM) Program on the complete destruction of the United States chemical weapons stockpile on July 7, 2023. Over 30,000 tons of America’s chemical warfare agents have been destroyed. […]
Fantasy football in math class?
While mathematics is a fundamental skill crucial to daily life, U.S. parents today see math education as boring, outdated, and disconnected from the real world. (1) At the national level, short and long-term achievement trends paint a disconcerting picture of the need for innovative math education strategies: Math scores among eighth graders dropped in 2022, […]
Jefferson Memorial Hospital’s Cath Lab is Getting Hearts on the Right Track
Many of our friends and neighbors hearts will beat stronger thanks to new access to cardiac services and procedures. After much planning and preparation, Jefferson Memorial Hospital opened its cardiac catheterization lab in May of 2023 and recently held the ribbon cutting with many outstanding leaders from our community. A cardiac catheterization is a procedure […]
Cipla Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Six Batches of Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg (200 Metered Inhalation) Due to Container Defect
Summary Company Announcement Date: July 06, 2023 FDA Publish Date: July 07, 2023 Product Type: Drugs Reason for Announcement: Failure to deliver the recommended dose Company Name: Cipla Brand Name: Cipla Product Description: Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Aerosol, 90 mcg (200 Metered Inhalation) Company Announcement FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Mumbai, India July 6, 2023/ New Jersey, […]
8 Things you can do to protect your dog in the summer
Never, ever leave your dog in the car. Make sure your dog has unlimited access to fresh water. Make sure your dog has access to shade when outside. Take walks during the cooler hours of the day. When walking, try to stay off of hot surfaces (like asphalt) because it can burn your dog’s paws. […]
Breakthrough Cures for Hepatitis C Still Fail to Reach the Vast Majority of Americans Who Need Them
A new CDC report suggests the majority of people with hepatitis C still have not been cured1 nearly a decade after breakthrough treatments that clear the viral infection were first approved in the United States. The findings highlight the urgent need for a proposed national program that would end much of the suffering and death from hepatitis C by eliminating the disease […]
New Resources Focus on Career and Technical Education
The Tennessee Comptroller’s Office is releasing a new collection of short publications, infographics and an interactive data dashboard for career and technical education (CTE) in Tennessee. The collection includes briefs, infographics, and an interactive data dashboard. A new publication in the CTE collection will be released weekly over the coming weeks. The publications highlight several […]
TWRA Issues July 4th Holiday, ODW Boating Report
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency reports there were no fatal boating-related incidents over the four-day July 4th holiday and Operation Dry Water weekend. Operation Dry Water is a three-day period of increased enforcement and education about the dangers of impaired boating around July 4th, one of the busiest times of boating activity in the year. There […]
INVITATION TO BID – Request for Proposals (RFP) for HVAC repairs for Patriot Academy and Jefferson County High School
INVITATION TO BID The Jefferson County Purchasing Department will be accepting Request for Proposals (RFP) for HVAC repairs for Patriot Academy and Jefferson County High School. Contact Austin Bridgewater with any questions at abridgewater@jcboe.net or by phone 865-216-6697. Bid to include: 1) hourly rates for all level of employees including technicians and apprentices; 2) response […]
PUBLIC NOTICE – Jefferson County Opioid Board Meeting, July 5, 2023
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE IS HERBY GIVEN to all Opioid Board Members, County Commissioners, Jefferson County Residents, and all others who may be interested that the following meeting has been set. Opioid Board Meeting: Wednesday, July 5 @ 2:00 p.m. All meetings will be held in the Jefferson County Historic Courthouse. Located at 202 W. Main […]
Tennova Healthcare Facilities and Providers Back in Network with Blue Cross BlueCare, TennCare Select and BlueCare Plus Plans
Tennova Healthcare has announced that effective May 15, 2023, the hospitals and physician clinics of Tennova Healthcare will again be part of the BlueCare, TennCare Select and BlueCare Plus networks. BlueCare, TennCare Select and BlueCare Plus members will have in-network access to the services of all seven of the Tennova Healthcare hospitals: Tennova Healthcare – Clarksville, Tennova Healthcare – Cleveland, […]
Century Club needs your help identifying individuals who are 100 years or older
Fifty years ago, you rarely heard of someone celebrating a 100th birthday. But today, as many as half of five-year-olds can expect to live to 100 years. The U.S. is currently home to roughly 100,000 centenarians. This number is projected to rise to over 500,000 by 2060. Although the exact number is unknown, East Tennessee […]