First Meeting of the New Fiscal Year for Jefferson County Commission
In their first meeting since approving a five cent property tax increase for the current fiscal year, the Jefferson County Commission held their annual quarterly work session. While many upcoming agenda items are more general housekeeping in nature, the Commission will vote on a recommendation from the Jefferson County Budget Committee that would approve the […]
Delivery of Sanofi Flu Vaccines to be Delayed
Delivery of Sanofi Pasteur flu vaccines will be delayed by three to four weeks this fall, according to the manufacturer. The delay impacts the company’s three flu vaccines, including Fluzone Quadrivalent, which is approved for children and adults. “Sanofi Pasteur fully expects to manufacture and deliver every dose reserved by our customers, beginning with partial […]
Searchers Find Unidentified Human Remains
Searchers in Great Smoky Mountain National Park found the remains of an unidentified human body after being notified of the remains by an off-trail hiker. The remains were found in an off-trail area of the park off of Laurel Creek Road and appear to be several months old. The cause of death is under investigation. […]
TN AG Reaches $5.8 Million Multi-Jurisdiction Settlement with LexisNexis under State False Claims Act
Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III and local law enforcement agencies within the State, today announced the execution of a Settlement Agreement with LexisNexis Risk Solutions, Inc., and several affiliates (“LexisNexis”). The Settlement Agreement – which also was executed by the State of Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York, and the City of Baltimore […]
Happy Independence Day From The Jefferson County Post!
Today is July 4th, or as the holiday is officially known, Independence Day! Independence Day celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, which established the nation as sovereign from British rule and taxation. Despite being put into action on the 4th, the Thirteen Colonies legally separated from Britain on July […]
Former Deputy Pleads Guilty to Child Pornography Charges
James B. Dunn, District Attorney General for the Fourth Judicial District, announce that Timothy Paul Tewell, 47, has pleaded guilty in jefferson County Circuit Court on Monday, July 1, 2019 to Aggravated Sexual Battery and Sexual Exploitation of a Minor. He received a sentence of eight years as a range I offender to be served […]
Department of Safety and Homeland Security Will Issue REAL ID Driver License Beginning July 1
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) Driver Services Division has begun issuing REAL ID driver license and identification cards effective July 1, 2019. All driver services centers are equipped and ready to issue the credentials to Tennesseans who decide to obtain the REAL ID. The REAL ID Act of 2005 establishes minimum security standards […]
SFMO: Leave Fireworks to the Experts this Fourth of July
Ahead of Fourth of July festivities, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) is reminding residents of the Volunteer State about the dangers associated with consumer fireworks. The SFMO urges Tennesseans to leave the fireworks to the experts this Independence Day. “Watching a fireworks display is a fun Fourth of July tradition for many Tennesseans,” […]
Gov. Bill lee and Tenn. General Assembly expand Behavioral Health Safety Net Eligibility
More Tennesseans are now eligible for free mental health services through the state’s Behavioral Health Safety Net program. New, broader eligibility criteria take effect today (July 1, 2019) increasing the number of uninsured, underinsured, and indigent people who can receive services through the program. Governor Bill Lee proposed and the Tennessee General Assembly approved $5 […]
New Crackdown on Robocalls Announced by FTC
Nashville, TN- The Tennessee Attorney General’s Office is participating in today’s “Operation Call it Quits,” a nationwide effort by the Federal Trade Commission and its law enforcement partners to stem the tide of universally loathed illegal robocalls. “Operation Call it Quits” includes four new cases and three new settlements from the FTC alone. Collectively, the […]
Child Struck By Boat Propeller On Douglas Lake
DANDRIDGE, TENN.—A four-year-old child has been seriously injured after being struck by a boat propeller during a boating incident on Douglas lake this afternoon. TWRA Boating Enforcement Officer Chase Rich reports that around 3 p.m., Bill Thomas Wardlow Jr., 44, of Sevierville, was swimming with three children under the age of eight years old near […]
Morristown Police Investigating Death of Three Year Old Child
The Morristown Police Department released a statement this afternoon concerning a three year old child who was found deceased in a minivan in North Morristown. “We are investigating the death of a three year old child in north Morristown. The child was reported missing a little after 10:00p.m. last night when it was discovered the […]
Operation Dry Water to be Held July 5-7
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency will be participating in Operation Dry Water, July 5-7. Operation Dry Water is a national weekend of Boating Under the Influence (BUI) awareness and enforcement campaign directed toward reducing alcohol and drug-related accidents and fatalities. Operation Dry Water is held annually near the Fourth of July holiday to give BUI […]
Statement from Gov. Bill Lee on Special Session
Today, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee released the following statement regarding his signing of a Proclamation calling the Tennessee General Assembly into a special session on August 23: “It is in the best interest of our State to select a new Speaker of the House, and so I am calling a special session of the General […]
Majority of Tennessee Counties Continue To Have Low Unemployment
Newly released unemployment data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) for May 2019 shows unemployment rates for nearly every county in the state are below 5 percent for the month. Ninety-one counties have unemployment rates lower than 5 percent and four counties have a rate of 5 percent or higher in […]
Disaster Loans Now Available to Help Flood Impacted Businesses, Residents in 19 Counties
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced today the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will make its disaster loan program available in five counties recovering from the severe storms and flooding from Feb. 6 through Feb. 24, 2019. “We are committed to pursuing every assistance option available to help Tennesseans put their lives and businesses back together […]
