The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week was “dipping.” The budgeting hive did some dipping into the honey reserves to fly out of the hole. Buzzy Bees in the know are buzzing that double dipping may bee more than the swarm can handle. The low humm is that $135,000 blast from the past could bee what keeps […]
Textbook Worries
I am confused about the textbooks that are not being purchased this year for students due to cutting the budget. Can they legally get away with not having textbooks and will it not hurt the students? The textbooks that were slotted to be replaced this year were math books. According to information provided by the […]
ROBERT “ROBIE” FRANKLIN HARDIN
ROBERT “ROBIE” FRANKLIN HARDIN, age 62, of Strawberry Plains, TN entered eternal rest to “Walk” the streets of gold on Saturday, May 30, 2015 following a brief illness. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Strawberry Plains. Robie was a 1971 graduate of Rust Strong School and served in the National Guard from […]
RAYMOND E. DALTON
Raymond E. Dalton, age 72 of New Market, TN passed away at 12:50 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his residence following a brief illness. He was retired from KUB with 20 plus years of service. He was a veteran having served in the U.S. Army. He was avid about watching his grandsons play football. […]
HEATHER McKEEHAN DAVENPORT
Heather McKeehan Davenport, age 45, passed away suddenly at her home on Saturday, May 30, 2015. She was born on September 29, 1969 in Baltimore, MD to Marleen Greenberg Stewart and Michael Stewart. She was preceded in death by her mother. She is survived by her son, Logan McKeehan; husband, Adam Davenport; her father, Michael […]
Parrott-Wood Memorial Library Free Summer Programs Starting June 3, 2015
Parrott-Wood Memorial Library, 3133 Old Andrew Johnson Highway, Strawberry Plains, TN 37871, announces their Free Summer Programs starting: June 3, 2015- July 23, 2015. There is something for everyone! Please call 865-933-1311 or visit Parrott-Wood Memorial Library to get registered for these wonderful programs. Who is your Hero Reading Program Tuesdays 12:30-1:30 (Back to the […]
DONALD EDWARD PARTON
Donald Edward Parton, TSGT USAF (Ret.), age 65, of Kodak, Tennessee; born on August 31, 1949, died early Thursday morning, May 28, 2015 peacefully in his sleep, at his home in Kodak where he resided with his daughter, Donna G. Parton-Baker. Mr. Parton was Southern Baptist, a man set in his old fashioned ways. Retired […]
Dips and Cuts Move Budget Forward
After months of debate and cuts, the Jefferson County Budget Committee Approved a recommended budget for the fiscal year 2015-2016. Against advise from Jefferson County Finance Director Potts, the Committee voted 7-2 ( with Gaut and McGraw voting No) to send a recommendation to the full body that includes no property tax increase. Instead the […]
Alexander Statement on Anthrax Shipment to Labs in Tennessee, Other States
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) tonight released the following statement on reports that the Defense Department may have inadvertently shipped live anthrax spores to a lab in Tennessee: “I’m very concerned about the possibility that lab workers in Tennessee or those in other states may have been exposed to anthrax because of this disturbing breach in […]
Salaries and Textbooks at Center of Debate
Jefferson County School Board Members locked in line items just in time for the Jefferson County Budget Committee to approved their 2015-2016 fiscal year budget. In a called meeting on Tuesday, May 26, 2015, Board Members, again, struggled to find common ground on which line items should be funded and which should be cut to […]
MARY EVELYN SMITH
MARY EVELYN SMITH, age 79, of Jefferson City, TN passed away Wednesday, May 27, 2015. She was of the Baptist faith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 47 years, Marshall C. (Dock) Smith; parents, U. E. (Jack) and Bonnie Hatmaker Prater; sister and brother-in-law, Helen and Beecher Cochran. She is survived by […]
USDA Reminds Farmers to Certify Conservation Compliance by June 1 Deadline
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers to file a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form (AD-1026) with their local USDA Service Center by June 1, 2015. The 2014 Farm Bill requires producers to have the form on file in order to remain eligible, or to become eligible for crop insurance […]
DORSIE “DOT” MOODY GRAY
DORSIE “DOT” MOODY GRAY, age 87, of Rutledge, TN passed away at home on May 26, 2015. She was a longtime faithful member of Oakland Baptist Church, who loved her Lord, her church and her family. Preceded in death by her husband, Archie Gray; parents, Hugh and Florence Farrar Moody; brothers, Henry Moody and Samuel […]
LOWELL THOMAS BRYANT
Lowell Thomas Bryant, age 75, of Dandridge, Tennessee, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Lowell was born March 21, 1940 in Nickelsville, Virginia to Jake and Leota Bryant. He was the fourth of five children. He graduated from Holston High School in 1958 and then attended East Tennessee State University. Lowell […]
Happy Memorial Day from the Jefferson County Post
Monday, May 25, 2015 is Memorial Day, a federal holiday dedicated to the fallen servicemen and women who have laid down their lives in defense of the United States. Celebrated on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day originated as Decoration Day in 1868, when Union soldiers established the holiday as a time to decorate […]
Have We Seen the Last Cold Snap?
Was this latest cold spurt blackberry Winter and are we finally finished with the “Winter” cold snaps? While it is common in East Tennessee and the South in general to assign names to cold periods that occur after Spring has begun, there is not really anyway to determine if this is blackberry Winter or another […]