Work Session Heats Up
The Jefferson County Commission met for the first of two scheduled meetings this week. Their Work Session was held on Monday, October 19, 2015 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse and the course of the meeting proved to be a tense return to County business. A more than half hour late start, due to a […]
State Bomb and Arson Team Seeks Public’s Help in Cocke County Arson Cases
State Bomb & Arson Section investigators are urging residents who may have knowledge about two Cocke County fires to contact them at their earliest available convenience in order to help solve these open cases. Investigators are seeking more details about two residential fires that resulted in property loss and financial hardships for families. The first […]
Attorney General’s Office Offers Consumer Tips Following Experian Data Breach
Recent reports estimate 15 million T-Mobile customers nationwide, and roughly 200,000 Tennesseans, who applied for credit through Experian are at risk of having their data compromised. The data breach occurred when an unauthorized party gained access to an Experian server containing personal information, including names, addresses, birth dates, social security numbers, driver’s license numbers and […]
SFMO: Safety First When Visiting Haunted Houses During Halloween
Consumers might know them as haunted houses or haunted mansions. But in Tennessee, they’re called Special Amusement Buildings – and they have their own set of regulations. As the Halloween season gets into full swing, the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) reminds consumers that safety features at Special Amusement Buildings are in place to […]
Checklist for Moving Day
Moving day is that final moment when everything you have been planning and working toward for weeks finally comes to a climax. Make sure you’re ready by using these tips from VA Movers. Your Old Home In the house you are leaving, make a last minute check of: Drawers, cabinets and built-in shelves for any […]
JCHS & Patriot Academy Closed On Thursday
Jefferson County High School and the Patriot Academy will be closed on Thursday, October 15, 2015 due to communication lines that were downed during construction on the main campus. According to the Department of Education, the decision was made to close Jefferson County High School proper due to safety concerns regarding the lack of communication. […]
Tennessee CO-OP Community Health Alliance Voluntarily Enters Runoff
Community Health Alliance (CHA) has voluntarily entered state-approved runoff and will not offer insurance coverage in 2016. The runoff decision came after careful analysis of the company’s current and future financial condition and lengthy discussions involving the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and CHA. Created as […]
Voluntarily Doing the Right Thing Can Improve Health Across Tennessee
As more cities and communities grapple with ways to protect the health of residents and visitors from second-hand smoke and potential hazards of emissions from electronic cigarettes and similar nicotine delivery devices, the Department of Health is appealing for voluntary actions by individuals to make a difference. “We encourage people, in our state’s volunteer spirit, […]
Fall Leaf Report for October 14 – 19, 2015
It looks like the weather will be cooperating this weekend and color should continue to move into the mid and lower elevations in the area. The Great Smoky Mountains National Park began to show some hue changes late last week. Though Cades Cove has yet to have widespread color change, the drive to the cove […]
From Katrina to Columbia, TWRA Wildlife Officers Answer the Call
A decade after TWRA sent Wildlife Officers to New Orleans, La. for search and rescue missions following Hurricane Katrina, officers once again answered the call to help those devastated by flooding in Colombia, S.C. On Oct. 3, eight TWRA Wildlife Officers from east Tenn. were activated by TEMA to assist with expected flooding issues associated […]
Bomb Threats: Who’s Responsible and Who’s In Charge?
As local schools continue to be plagued with computer generated bomb threats, the question regarding just who is heading the investigation into the local and statewide threats has moved to the forefront. Thus far, two local schools have been reported to have received threats, Jefferson Middle School and White Pine School, with White Pine receiving […]
TWRA Receives Photo of What Appears to Be Cougar in West Tennessee
The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has received a photo of what appears to be a cougar (mountain lion) taken on a trail camera on private land in Obion County in West Tennessee. The photo is being analyzed by photo/graphics experts. It was taken shortly after 8 p.m. on the evening of Sept. 20. The trail […]
Apply for Tennessee Promise before November 2 Deadline
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today encouraged high school seniors to apply for the Tennessee Promise, Tennessee’s groundbreaking scholarship and mentorship program that provides high school graduates last-dollar scholarships to attend two years of community or technical college free of tuition and fees. The deadline for applications is November 2. According to the Tennessee Student Assistance […]
Fall Leaf Report for October 5 – October 12, 2015
Last week was a wet one for the Great Smoky Mountains, East Tennessee, and North Carolina. Fortunately, there was little in the way of storms and high winds to shake the changing leaves to the ground, so the oncoming color was not impacted. Those looking for the best change of color will still have to […]
2 More Bomb Threats In Jefferson County Schools Today
Two Jefferson County Schools were the recipients of bomb threats today. According to information provided from the Jefferson County Department of Education, Jefferson Middle School received an automated bomb threat shortly after noon on Tuesday, October 6, 2015. School Administration evacuated the school and informed authorities. As a precaution due to close proximity, the Jefferson […]
White Pine School Helping Students Cope With Aftermath
The halls of White Pine School are filled with students struggling to understand the murder of one of their own and the choices made by another fellow student. Saturday evening an eight year old 3rd grade student at White Pine was shot and killed by an 11 year old 5th grade student that attended White […]
