CDC Releases Preventative Measures Against the Flu
Take time to get a flu vaccine. CDC recommends a yearly flu vaccine as the first and most important step in protecting against influenza and its potentially serious complications. While there are many different flu viruses, flu vaccines protect against the 3 or 4 viruses that research suggests will be most common. Three-component vaccines contain an […]
Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella Infantis Infections Linked to Raw Chicken Products
A CDC investigation notice regarding a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to raw chicken products is now available: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/infantis-10-18/index.html Key Points: CDC and public health and regulatory officials in several states are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Infantis infections linked to raw chicken products. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service is monitoring the outbreak. […]
Dandridge Elementary Veterans Day Program November 9
On Friday, November 9, Dandridge Elementary School will have our annual Veterans Day breakfast and program. Breakfast will be served at 8:30 a.m. and the chorus program will begin at 9:00 a.m. All veterans are welcome!
Haslam Announces Changes to TNReady Assessment Delivery
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Education Commissioner Candice McQueen today announced changes in the delivery of the TNReady assessment for the current school year and additional changes that will take effect beginning in the 2019-20 school year. The changes are a direct response to a report from educators generated by the recent statewide listening tour […]
Unemployment Across Tennessee Holds Steady in September
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today released new labor statistics that showed unemployment across Tennessee continued at near-historic low levels in September. The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 3.6 percent in September mirrored the August 2018 rate and is just 0.3 of a percentage […]
DAR Attends Sycamore Shoals Rededication
The Annual Gathering of the Overmountain Men in the reconstructed Fort Watauga at Sycamore Shoals State Park and a special Rededication of the Sycamore Shoals Monument at the site of original Fort Watauga were attended by seven members of the Martha Dandridge Washington (MDW) Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR): Ellie Betts, […]
Martha Dandridge Washington DAR Holds Fall Meeting
The Martha Dandridge Washington Chapter (MDW) National Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) received two awards for outstanding attendance at the Fall Workshop held in August at First Baptist Church, Maryville. Among the 19 chapters in the Appalachian Region, the MDW Chapter had the Highest Total Percentage in attendance – 53.6% and the Highest Total […]
KENNETH RAY GASS
KENNETH RAY GASS, age 89, passed away on Monday, October 22, 2018. A native of Jefferson City TN, he had worked and lived in many places, retiring from TVA to live in Morristown TN in 1993. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his […]
FRED E. DeBORD
FRED E. DeBORD, age 84, of Dandridge, TN passed away Saturday morning, October 20, 2018 following a short illness. He was born September 16, 1934 in White Pine, TN, the son of the late Clarence and Kate DeBord and was preceded in death by his son, Freddie DeBord; granddaughter, Julia Kate DeBord; sister, Frances DeBord. […]
I Throw Like a Girl
The following is a guest editorial by Angie Stanley, Jefferson County Post Sports. There has been a lot of shouting lately. Shouting about equality for women seems to be the one that I have found continually making a resurgence on a consistent basis (maybe because I’m a woman, and Facebook seems to think that’s what […]
Vols Fall to #1 Alabama
Tennessee fought back in the second quarter, scoring touchdowns on back-to-back drives, but the Volunteers fell to No. 1 Alabama, 58-21, on Saturday at Neyland Stadium. “I think we learned a lot about our football team today,” UT head coach Jeremy Pruitt said. “There are some guys we had on our team that this game was way too […]
MARTHA BAILEY WHILLOCK
MARTHA BAILEY WHILLOCK, age 78, of New Market, TN went to meet her Savior on Saturday, October 20, 2018 after surgical complications. She was a devout Christian and of the Baptist faith. She was a 1958 graduate of Jefferson High School. She was employed by Magnavox (Phillips) from 1959 through 1970. She was also a […]
RICHARD EUGENE “DICK” GOMBERT,
RICHARD EUGENE “DICK” GOMBERT, age 87, of Jefferson City, TN went to heaven at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, October 20, 2018 at University of Tennessee Medical Center after a brief illness. Member of First Presbyterian Church of Jefferson City. Preceded in death by parents, Paul and Evelyn Gombert of Fort Wayne, IN and St. Petersburg, FL; […]
Hilltoppers Graze By Patriots 28-26
It was senior night on Leroy Shannon Field for the Jefferson County Patriots, and even after a strong comeback, the Patriots just couldn’t push past the Hilltoppers. The Patriots kicked off the evening by honoring the Senior Class of the Football, Dance, Cheer, Girls Soccer, and Cross Country teams, as well as the band. Each […]