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TDOT Launches Make Travel Bright Safety Sign Contest

TDOT Launches Make Travel Bright Safety Sign Contest

The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) is excited to announce a contest to see who can come up with the best holiday travel safety message for the Dynamic Message Signs you see on the interstates. The contest gives Tennessee motorists a chance to help the department raise awareness about various safety issues and save lives. […]

Marissa King Is Jefferson County’s New Director of Veterans Affairs

Marissa King Is Jefferson County’s New Director of Veterans Affairs

Jefferson County Veteran Services has a new face at the helm. Marissa King has spent the month of November introducing herself to local veterans and their families and she is already making an impact in the very busy Veteran Service Office. King is an active member of the Tennessee National Guard where she serves as […]

Shady Grove Boat Launch to Close Temporarily for Douglas Lake Cleanup Work

Shady Grove Boat Launch to Close Temporarily for Douglas Lake Cleanup Work

Due to interagency efforts to remove disaster-related debris from Douglas Lake, Shady Grove Boat Launch in Dandridge, Tennessee, will be temporarily closed to the public so the area can serve as a staging ground for cleanup work. The gate to the launch area will be closed starting Monday, Nov. 18, through the end of the […]

Commission Sends Three Names to Governor for 4th District Judicial Vacancy

Commission Sends Three Names to Governor for 4th District Judicial Vacancy

Commission Sends Three Names to Governor for 4th District Judicial Vacancy Nashville, Tenn.- The Trial Court Vacancy Commission met in Sevierville, Tennessee to select nominees for a circuit court judge in the 4th Judicial District, which includes Cocke, Grainger, Jefferson, and Sevier counties. After holding a public hearing and conducting public interviews, the Commission selected […]

Area prices rose 0.1 percent in September; up 2.1 percent over the past year

Area prices rose 0.1 percent in September; up 2.1 percent over the past year

The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the South rose 0.1 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A notable decline in the gasoline index was more than offset by increases in the shelter, medical care services, and apparel indexes. (Data in this report are not seasonally adjusted. […]

New Partnership Between U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Education to Expand SNAP Awareness and Access for Eligible College Students

New Partnership Between U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Education to Expand SNAP Awareness and Access for Eligible College Students

U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) and the U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced the signing of a joint agreement to strengthen college student access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP. This agreement aims to increase awareness of SNAP among college students, as […]

AAP: Shared Reading is the Best Gift for Children

AAP: Shared Reading is the Best Gift for Children

A book can inspire joy and stir the imagination. Even better this holiday season is the gift of sharing that book with your child. Starting from infancy, reading aloud helps build the foundation for healthy social-emotional, cognitive, language and literacy development. Sharing books helps with language development and vocabulary and prepares children to listen and […]

TN AG’s Division of Consumer Affairs Issues Reminder of National VSAFE Website to Protect Veterans from Scams

TN AG’s Division of Consumer Affairs Issues Reminder of National VSAFE Website to Protect Veterans from Scams

As Veterans Day approaches, the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office wants to ensure that Volunteer State veterans are aware of VSAFE.gov and1-833-38V-SAFE (1-833-388-7233). VSAFE is a one-stop shop that informs the military community of typical fraud schemes, offers tools to protect themselves, and provides an outlet for reporting and recovery. The website and call center combine resources from […]

Federal Assistance Deadline Extended for Individuals Impacted by Hurricane Helene

Federal Assistance Deadline Extended for Individuals Impacted by Hurricane Helene

Gov. Bill Lee has announced an extension of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Individual Assistance (IA) program application deadline for Tennessee residents affected by Tropical Storm Helene. Survivors now have until Tuesday, January 7, 2025, to apply for federal disaster assistance. “As communities in East Tennessee continue the rebuilding process, we remain focused on […]

Happy Veteran’s Day 2024 – Thank You For Your Service

Happy Veteran’s Day 2024 – Thank You For Your Service

November 11 marks Veterans Day 2022, a holiday that celebrates the services and sacrifices of veterans across the nation. Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day, marking the temporary cease-fire between Germany and the Allied Nations on November 11, 1918. This started the tradition of the holiday being held on November 11. It wasn’t […]

The Salvation Army Urges Holiday Giving to Support Neighbors in Need

The Salvation Army Urges Holiday Giving to Support Neighbors in Need

During this holiday season, The Salvation Army of Sevierville is ramping up efforts to support those most in need. This year, The Salvation Army seeks to raise $120,000 to meet the growing demand for essential services in the Sevier & Cocke County communities. Every year, The Salvation Army of Sevierville provides rent and utility assistance, […]

Department of Safety and Homeland Security Reminds Tennesseans of REAL ID Deadline Six Months From Today

Department of Safety and Homeland Security Reminds Tennesseans of REAL ID Deadline Six Months From Today

The REAL ID Act of 2005, which requires anyone 18 years old or older to have a REAL ID or other federally issued photo ID, such as a passport, to enter certain Federal buildings, military bases and nuclear power plants or board commercial flights within the United States, will go into effect on May 7, […]

TN SUPREME COURT ACTIVATES RULE ALLOWING FLOOD VICTIMS TO ACCEPT FREE LEGAL SERVICES FROM OUT-OF-STATE ATTORNEYS

TN SUPREME COURT ACTIVATES RULE ALLOWING FLOOD VICTIMS TO ACCEPT FREE LEGAL SERVICES FROM OUT-OF-STATE ATTORNEYS

Today the Tennessee Supreme Court issued an order allowing out-of-state lawyers to temporarily offer their services, free of charge, to residents affected by severe flooding in East Tennessee.   The Order follows a joint request from the Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services (TALS) and Legal Aid of East Tennessee (LAET) asking the Court to activate Rule […]

One Week Left to Vote Early Ahead of Nov. 5 State and Federal General Election

One Week Left to Vote Early Ahead of Nov. 5 State and Federal General Election

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett today reminded all registered Tennessee voters they have one more week to utilize the flexibility and convenience of the early voting period to cast a ballot ahead of the Nov. 5 State and Federal General Election. Through the first six days, almost one million Tennesseans have already cast their ballot […]

Driver Services for Tennesseans Impacted by Hurricane Helene Now at the mobile unit and Multi-Agency Resource Centers

Driver Services for Tennesseans Impacted by Hurricane Helene Now at the mobile unit and Multi-Agency Resource Centers

The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security (TDOSHS) is now offering Driver Services including free replacement licenses to citizens directly impacted by the East Tennessee floods at the mobile unit at the Elizabethton Driver Services Center and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency’s three Multi-Agency Resource Centers (MARCs). The MARCs are located at 466 Learning Road (or […]

VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Criminal Justice Class

VITAL POLICY – Focus on Jefferson County CTE Education, Criminal Justice Class

Officer Jim Potts wears a lot of hats in the state of Tennessee concerning law enforcement and education, including his service as the Upper East Tennessee President of SkillsUSA, the student youth organization that serves all CTE disciplines. However, his most important hat bears the title of Criminal Justice Instructor at Jefferson County High School […]