Happy Cinco de Mayo from the Jefferson County Post!
The Mexican holiday of Cinco de Mayo is today, Friday, May 5, 2017! The holiday’s name literally translates to the fifth of May. While today isn’t a national holiday within the country of Mexico, millions around the world, especially in the United States, use the day to celebrate Mexican culture and heritage. Cinco de Mayo […]
TBI Releases Annual Reports on Hate Crime, Violence Against Law Enforcement Officers
Today, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation released two reports, detailing the volume and nature of crime identified as hate crime and violence against the state’s law enforcement officers. The annual studies compile crime data submitted to TBI by the state’s law enforcement agencies through the Tennessee Incident Based Reporting System (TIBRS). Among the findings from […]
Give and Take as Budget Committee Climbs Out of the Hole
Members of the Jefferson County Budget Committee spent much of Monday evening, May 1, 2017 hearing from County Department Heads appearing before the Committee to plead their case for funding. Committee Members entered Monday’s meeting more than $1 million dollars in the hole but before the final gavel they had trimmed the deficit to just […]
New Data Puts Spotlight on Popular Tennessee Occupations
Today, the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD), in cooperation with the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, released occupational employment and wage information for 2016. Using statistical data reported by employers across Tennessee, TDLWD analyzed information for 754 occupations in Tennessee, along with 14 metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas across the state. Tennessee’s […]
MELISSA KANIPE BRYANT
Melissa Kanipe Bryant, age 47 of White Pine, formerly of Bean Station, passed away suddenly at her home on Monday, May 1, 2017. She is preceded in death by her father, Howard Kanipe and her father-in-law, C.D. Bryant. She is survived by her husband of 26 years, Steve Bryant, children, David Greg Dennison, Taylor Bryant […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is “fooled.” The budgeting hive met for a pollination look see and Buzzy Bees in the Know are buzzing that dips to the honey jar could bee the final straw for the hive on hill and their back blanket kin. The low humm is that exception could bee heard ringing […]
Schools Hit Hard
Nothing gives me indigestion more than politicians that talk out of both sides of their mouth. Just last week, I attended a lovely function put on by EDA that featured Randy Boyd as the Key Note speaker. He did a great job. I actually almost bought into the whole thrust of education and its importance […]
Getting Old
Facebook posts are quick to suggest that I am getting older, with questions such as, If You Remember This, or the equally disturbing Age Test. The inference is that to remember is to be old. Based on this, I must be older than dirt, as not only do I remember them, it doesn’t seem that […]
Schools Come in with Flat Budget Despite Deep State Cuts
The Jefferson County Department of Education will turn in a balanced budget document for the fiscal year 2017/2018 despite deep cuts in BEP funding from the State of Tennessee. For the upcoming fiscal year, Jefferson County will lose more than three quarters of a million dollars in funding due to a new criteria from the […]
Comptroller Releases Report on Senior Long-Term Care in Tennessee
The Comptroller’s Office of Research and Education Accountability (OREA) has released a report examining the projected growth in Tennessee’s senior population (age 65+) by 2030 and its impact on public long-term services and support programs for low-income Tennessee seniors. The report is intended to provide objective analysis and options for policymakers’ consideration. The report does […]
Carson-Newman University Spring Commencement to be Held Friday, May 5, 2017
Carson-Newman University will hold its spring commencement ceremony on Friday May 5th, 2017. The university will confer a record number of 600 graduates this year, and the undergraduate ceremony will take place at Burke-Tarr Stadium at 9 a.m. The graduate ceremony will be held later that evening at Hold Field House, beginning at 7 p.m. […]
Jefferson County Commission Personnel Committee Selects Interviewees for Veterans Service Officer
The Jefferson County Personnel Committee met Thursday, April 27, 2017. The meeting opened up with the approval of minutes from the April 20th meeting, which were approved in a motion by Beeler (2nd Carmichael). Next on the agenda was a review and discussion of resumes for the position of Veterans Service Officer. In total, six […]
Budget Committee Tackles Non Profit Funding
The Jefferson County Budget Committee met this week to address Non Profit requests. Though requests for increases in funding were presented by the Boys & Girls Club and the Humane Society both walked away with the same allocation as they received in the current fiscal year. Boys and Girls Club Representative noted a need for […]
The Master Painter
I don’t know about you, but I love this time of year. The world is so fresh and beautiful. I look out my window and see a fabulous pallet of color, as if the “Master Painter” has dipped his brush in spectacular colors and painted our earthly canvas. The Red Bud trees never fail to […]
Is Your Child Ready for Kindergarten?
With kindergarten registration comes the question of whether your child is ready for school. Most children are ready and should enter kindergarten with their chronologically aged peers, but sometimes a child is not quite ready and may need to wait another year. Late birthdays are always factors to consider. It is hard to see into […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is “batty.” The head governmental hive met and it was after meeting fodder that proved to be the most waspish. Buzzy Bees in the Know are buzzing that pollination could bee challenging as the budgeting hive convenes. The low humm is that several dips in the honey jar are on […]