SIERRA AND NOLAN CAHOON
Sierra Wilson Cahoon, age 30, of Jefferson City, TN and formerly of Parkton, Maryland and her son, Nolan Scott Cahoon, age 2, of Jefferson City, TN passed away suddenly on June 17, 2019. Sierra was a loving Christian wife and momma, lover of all things sweet and southern, beach bum at heart, and interior designer. […]
Jefferson County School Board Begins to Wind Down Fiscal Year
The Jefferson County School Board met last week at the Historic Jefferson County Court House. The business session followed a work session and short trip to view property for potential sale. The voting portion of the meeting largely consisted of general housekeeping items associated with the fiscal year of 2018-2019, which comes to a close […]
Tennessee Announces 2019-20 Teacher of the Year Finalists
The Tennessee Department of Education is pleased to announce the nine finalists for the 2019-20 Tennessee Teacher of the Year award. The finalists represent each of the six Center of Regional Excellence (CORE) area in the state, with three finalists in each Grand Division (West, Middle, and East). Grand Division winners including the Teacher of […]
RONALD PHILLIP HOWELL
Ronald Philip Howell, 65, entered this world on Sunday, September 20, 1953, in Middlesboro. KY, and passed away peacefully on Monday, June 17, 2019 in Morristown, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Ellen Ruth Howell. Ronald graduated from Jefferson High School with honors in 1971. He attended Carson Newman College […]
BILLY BEELER
William “Billy” Beeler, 46, Jefferson City was called home early Friday morning at Tennova North Knoxville Medical Center following complications from a lengthy illness. Billy was preceded in death by his father Osborne “Ozzie” Beeler, grandmother Stella Royston, and grandfather Chester Royston. Billy is survived by his soulmate and wife Candy Beeler, their five children, William […]
Your Circle of Friends, Not Your Fitbit, is More Predictive of Your Health
Wearable fitness trackers have made it all too easy for us to make assumptions about our health. We may look to our heart rate to determine whether we really felt the stress of that presentation at work this morning, or think ourselves healthier based on the number of steps we’ve taken by the end of […]
12U Patriot Baseball Wins USSSA East Tn State Tourney
The 12u JC Patriots, a 50-70 Baseball travel team, made up of players from all over Jefferson County, won the USSSA East Tn State Championship over the weekend in Bristol. The team went 4-1 this past weekend against travel teams from Nashville, Morristown, Bristol and Knoxville. This team has won the last three USSSA Tournaments […]
Vols Lead the Way at Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Induction
The 53rd annual Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremony had a distinct Big Orange feel on Saturday night at the Omni Hotel. Three former Tennessee student-athletes, Peyton Manning, Charles Davis and Kara Lawson, and a pair of former assistant football coaches, David Cutcliffe and Kippy Brown, were inducted as part of the 2019 class, while […]
AG Slatery’s Comments to the FTC on Data and Privacy
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III called for regulatory intervention that will protect consumers and allow competitors to enter the market currently dominated by a handful of tech platforms. General Slatery made this statement at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska to a special session of the FTC as part of a multi-state panel of […]
Tennessee Offers New Incentives to Provide Equal Access to Child Care
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced its second major change this year to help families participating in the Child Care Certificate Program access quality care. Beginning in July, TDHS is adding a 15% bonus to child care payment subsidy rates in the below counties identified as either distressed or child care deserts. Availability […]
Happy Father’s Day!
Today is the day to celebrate Dad! Happy Father’s Day from the Jefferson County Post!
JAMES EDWARD “EDDIE” FRYE
JAMES EDWARD “EDDIE” FRYE, age 67 of Dandridge, TN passed away Wednesday afternoon, June 12, 2019 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. He was born and raised in Dandridge the son of the late Ernest and Ruth (Hart) Frye where he remained a life-long resident. Eddie was a graduate of Maury High School and […]
AEC Announces $1.14M USDA Rural Development Loan for Purchase of Industrial Property within Jefferson City
You can only get one through an electric cooperative. The Federal government has once again awarded a substantial loan through the USDA’s Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant program—this time, to Jefferson City’s Industrial Development Board (IDB). AEC General Manager Greg Williams is a staunch proponent of the program: “I am so pleased that the […]
CHARLES GENE BROWN JR.
Charles Gene Brown, Jr., age 55 of New Market, TN passed away on Tuesday, June 11, 2019. He was an auto body mechanic and loved to work on old cars. He loved his model cars, children, and grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his father; Charles Gene Brown, Sr. He is survived by his […]
Parrott-Wood Memorial Library Receives a Founding Era Public Programming Grant
We are pleased to announce that Parrott-Wood Memorial Library has been awarded a Revisiting the Founding Era Grant to implement public programming and community conversations that explore America’s founding and its enduring themes. As part of the grant, the library has received 10 copies of a reader containing scholarly essays on selected historical documents from […]
Millennials are ‘Canaries in the Coalmine’ for Toxic Economic Trends
Millennials – young adults in their 20s and 30s – earn less money without a college degree and are more likely to die prematurely from suicide or drug overdose than previous generations, according to a new report from the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. The report also found that millennials also have a wider […]