Commissioner McQueen Continues to Improve Testing in Tennessee with Special Task Force on Student Testing and Assessment
Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced the reconvening of a special Tennessee Task Force on Student Testing and Assessment to further study and identify best practices in testing at the school, district, and state level. Commissioner McQueen first convened the assessment task force after taking office in 2015 to seek feedback from educators, parents, and stakeholders […]
Thanksgiving Fair with Local Flair: Extra Cheesy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese
Thanksgiving can be one of the happiest holidays of the year, but can, at the same time, be one of the most stressful. This is doubly true for those families who are hosting the holiday for the first time. To make your holiday season just a little easier, Jefferson County Post feature writer Elizabeth Lane […]
Tennessee Continues To Record Historically Low Unemployment Rate
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today announced that for the fifth month in a row, the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate is lower than it has been in recorded history. The state unemployment rate for October 2017 held steady at 3.0 percent, matching the historically low […]
TDCI Offers Tips to Help Consumers Avoid Holiday Purchase Return Hassles
With the holiday shopping season underway, many Tennesseans are gearing up to score discount deals on Black Friday (11/24) and Cyber Monday (11/27). Whether giving or receiving gifts, it’s always important to be aware of a store’s return policy to prevent hassles and headaches at the cash register. The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s […]
Haslam Announces 2018 Governor’s Academy for School Leadership Participants
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced the participants selected for the 2018 Governor’s Academy for School Leadership (GASL), a one-year fellowship program for assistant principals to increase their leadership capacity. The third annual academy is a unique partnership between the state of Tennessee, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College and local school districts to cultivate and develop future […]
Industrial Development Board Concerned about Upcoming Resolutions
The Jefferson County Industrial Development Board met on Friday, November 17, 2017 on the ground floor of the Jefferson County Health Department. Chairman Mike Dockery presided over the meeting. Jefferson County Commissioner David Seal addressed the body concerning two resolutions that will be before the County Commission on Monday for vote. Seal, the driving force […]
Thanksgiving Fair with Local Flair: Sweet Potato Pie
Thanksgiving can be one of the happiest holidays of the year, but can, at the same time, be one of the most stressful. This is doubly true for those families who are hosting the holiday for the first time. To make your holiday season just a little easier, Jefferson County Post feature writer Elizabeth Lane […]
New Sanitation Fees on Tap
The Jefferson County Commission met for their Regular Work Session on Monday, November 13, 2017 at the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Commission Chairman Tucker presided over the meeting, bringing for consideration the annual schedule for the County Commission. Three citizens addressed the Commission: one a Jefferson County High School Student regarding animal leash tether lengths, […]
TDCI: Use Caution When Investing Through a Social Network
Social networking in the Internet age allows people to connect to one another easier than ever before. However, as more investment promoters turn to social networking platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and eHarmony to find potential investors, consumers must take care to avoid online investment scams that could compromise personal and financial information. As […]
TNECD Releases Labor and Education Alignment Report
A report released by the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) highlights jobs in high demand across Tennessee, including occupations in IT, healthcare, engineering and production, among others. TNECD’s annual Labor and Education Alignment Program (LEAP) report, a regional study of occupations in high demand among employers throughout Tennessee, identifies more than 250 occupations with high […]
Governor Haslam, Commissioner Rolfe Announce M&M Industries to Expand in Chattanooga
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and M&M Industries officials announced that the solutions packaging manufacturer will undergo a major expansion in Chattanooga. M&M Industries plans to invest more than $42 million and create 110 jobs in Hamilton County. “We’ve worked hard to make Tennessee a state where […]
Haslam Names Stephen Smith Chief of Staff
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced Stephen Smith will serve as his chief of staff to oversee day-to-day operations of the governor’s office and serve as top advisor and strategist. Smith joined the governor’s office in August 2016 and most recently served as senior advisor to the governor. He has served in the Haslam administration […]
Governor Haslam Reconizes Six Military Veteran Employees for Exemplary Service
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today joined Tennessee Department of Veterans Services Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder and Major General Terry “Max” Haston from the Tennessee Military Department to recognize six veteran state employees and more than 474,000 Tennessee veterans of all ages and eras. The Governor’s Veterans Day event was held at the Tennessee Tower Plaza in […]
Finchum Temporarily Takes the Helm
Sherry Finchum will take the temporary helm of the Jefferson County Department of Education as of January 1st 2018. In a School Board meeting Thursday evening, November 11, 2017, Finchum was hired as Interim Director when sitting Director Charles Edmonds exits the position of Director at the end of the calendar year. Finchum has been […]
Federal Policy to Reduce Re-Hospitalizations is Linked to Increased Mortality Rates
Federal policymakers five years ago introduced the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program to spur hospitals to reduce Medicare readmission rates by penalizing them if they didn’t. A new analysis led by researchers at UCLA and Harvard University, however, finds that the program may be so focused on keeping some patients out of the hospital that related […]
Scientists Investigate How Different Houses and Lifestyles Affect Which Bugs Live With Us
Humans have lived under the same roof with bugs since we first began building shelters 20,000 years ago. Now, scientists are studying how physical factors of our homes–from the floor plan and the number of windows to even how tidy we are–may play a role in the diversity of the multi-legged communities populating the indoor […]
