Jefferson City Holds 31st Annual Old Time Saturday
Jefferson City held their 31st annual Old Time Saturday fall festival this weekend. The day of fun took place in the revitalizing downtown area. The annual street festival celebrated the theme of yesteryear in the old city. Tents lined downtown and citizens filled the streets as the community came together to enjoy the festivities. The […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is “changes.” The head governmental hive will meet this week, and Buzzy Bees in the Know are buzzing that the sting from recent changes may bee the driving force. The low humm is that changing of the guard could mean both more and less. The low, low humm is that […]
Convenience Wins Every Time
I intentionally waited a week to get my thoughts together following the public meeting on economic development that took place recently. It has been reported, and it is true, that the meeting did not have a very large turnout even among elected and appointed officials. Six County Commissioners and four members of the Industrial Development […]
Biltmore in Fall
Mother Earth continues to ready her world for the onslaught of fall colors. The weather is cooperating, giving relief from the smoldering summer days. Memories are vivid, just like the beautiful fall colors. One memory is of a trip, with friends, to Biltmore Estate in Asheville, North Carolina. It was fall and the colors were […]
Salma Herrera is Crowned JCHS Homecoming Queen; Patriots Fall to Trojans 28-6
Homecoming 2017 came to a close Friday Night with a bittersweet evening. Under the light of a waning Harvest Moon, the Patriots faithfully came together after a week of school spirit festivities. Each class homecoming representative was beautifully dressed in their evening gowns, ready to crown the 2017 Jefferson County High School Homecoming Queen. This […]
Learning Through Movement
Children learn through movement, yet, more often than not, we tell them to sit still and be quiet while learning new material. Many children are capable of learning visually and auditorially without movement, but some are not. When we get new information, it has to be stored for future retrieval. If a child’s memory storage […]
Keychain Detector Could Catch Food Allergens Before It’s Too Late
For kids and adults with food allergies, a restaurant outing can be a fraught experience. Even when care is taken, freshly prepared or packaged meals can accidentally become cross-contaminated with an offending food and trigger a reaction. Now researchers report in the journal ACS Nano the development of a new portable allergen-detection system — including a keychain […]
A Stinging Report: FSU Research Shows Climate Change a Major Threat to Bumble Bees
New research from a team of Florida State University scientists and their collaborators is helping to explain the link between a changing global climate and a dramatic decline in bumble bee populations worldwide. In a study published today in the journal Ecology Letters, researchers examining three subalpine bumble bee species in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains found that, […]
Guest Editorial: UT Football, Is That a Light at the End of the Tunnel?
The following is a guest editorial by Angie Stanley, Jefferson County Post Sports. “Brick by Brick” is the slogan Coach Butch Jones coined when he first started his tenure with the University of Tennessee Athletic department. The fans actually rallied around him and his catchphrases his first year, as the Volunteers went 5-7. I was […]
The Great Gourd Search: Tips to Pick Your Perfect Pumpkin
Fall has officially begun. Tennesseans are now focused on purchasing fall decor from local farmers and bringing autumn color into and around their homes. Pumpkins and hard squashes are temporary treasures, so it’s important to choose produce that won’t decay before fall’s festivities have passed. Fortunately, it’s easy to spot good pumpkins. The shape or […]
The Buzzz!!
The buzz word this week is “change.” The head governmental hive met this week, and Buzzy Bees in the Know are buzzing that ins and outs are not equal. The low humm is that the swarm is looking for a change, and they got it. The low, low humm is that negotiations were not what […]
Changes
Change comes hard for some, and it is no different for elected officials. Make no mistake, we have much change coming in Jefferson County. A new Director of Schools will be a necessity when Dr. Charles Edmonds heads back home at the end of the calendar year. It is my opinion that Edmonds’ departure will […]
Tucker Takes the Gavel
For the first time in three years, the Jefferson County Commission has a change in leadership, with the election of Robert Tucker to the position of Chairman of the County Commission. Tucker, who represents the 8th district, is beginning his eighth year of service on the County Commission. In his tenure he has served as […]
Vols Squeak by UMass Minutemen, 17-13
On a hotter-than-normal late September Saturday, the University of Tennessee Volunteers hosted the University of Massachusetts Minutemen. UMass came to Neyland Stadium 0-4, having suffered losses to Hawaii, Coastal, Old Dominion, and Temple. The Vols, still reeling from the heartbreaking loss to Flordia last week, came into this contest 3-1. Predictions had UT steamrolling over […]
