County Commission Work Session Brings As Many Questions As Answers
In a week of multiple County Commission and Committee meetings, the Jefferson County Commission held their second work session of 2015 on Monday, March 9th in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Following Roll Call that found all Commissioners present, Commission Chairman Carmichael excused the audience in attendance to have a closed session with the County […]
Interviews Are Done But No Consensus on Hire
Though it conducted a round of interviews on Monday, March 9, 2015, the Quality Control Oversight Committee, which is charged with hiring an Advisor for the Building 8 project, could not come to a consensus. Three candidates were interviewed for the position, which is anticipated to continue until the end of the year. Of those […]
Violations Land Rush Strong School On Federal EPA List – State Moving Forward With Enforcement
Rush Strong School has been listed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency as having compliance issues regarding the Clean Water Act. This compliance issue is in addition to compliance and enforcement issues with the State of Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, as well. In letters dating back to March of 2011, TDEC officials […]
TACIR Report Recommends Changes to Tennessee’s Annexation Laws
An unprecedented moratorium on most annexation in Tennessee will soon be lifted, and a new scheme requiring consent from landowners or referendums for all annexations will go into effect. The state legislature made this change in 2014 and tasked a state policy group, the Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, with reviewing the new law […]
Crashes Continue To Take Toll On Truck Drivers
Our nation depends on truck drivers to deliver goods and services safely and efficiently. Yet, crashes involving large trucks continue to take a toll on truck drivers, their passengers, other road users, businesses, and the community. Overall, 317,000 motor vehicle crashes involving large trucks were reported to police in 2012, according to the latest Vital Signs report […]
Spring Forward
Those that are looking for a little extra time in the sun will get some help this week, as daylight saving time kicks off. In the early morning hours on Sunday, March 8, 2015 time will move forward one hour, effectively creating one more hour of daylight in the evening hours. At 2 am on […]
Former Grainger County School Bookkeeper Admits to Gift Card Scheme
Tennessee Comptroller investigators have discovered at least $1,515.16 is missing from Bean Station Elementary School in Grainger County. Investigators learned the former bookkeeper at Bean Station Elementary School used a school provided credit card to purchase $515 in gift cards that she later used to buy fuel for her personal vehicle. The former bookkeeper admitted […]
TNStars™ is the #1 College Savings Plan in the Country for 2014 Investment Performance
TNStars College Savings 529 plan has just been recognized as the top direct-sold plan in the nation. TNStars™ is a program of the Tennessee Department of Treasury. The number one ranking comes from SavingForCollege.org, who analyzes the investment performance figures for thousands of 529 portfolios and ranks the 529 savings plans from best to worst. […]
Committee Moves Forward as School Board Chairman Jarnigan Walks Out
Jefferson County’s newly formed Quality Control Oversight Committee met on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Born of a motion attached to the County Commission’s funding of the renovation and restoration of Building 8, the committee is charged with the hiring of a Quality Control Advisor to act as the owner’s […]
Jefferson County Post Staff Writer J. D. Swann Publishes Book for Teachers and Parents
Jefferson County Post Staff Writer J. D. Swann has entered the world of authorship with the February 25, 2015 release of A Roadmap to Success: Foundations of STEM Learning. David, a White Pine eighth grade science teacher, has worked in education for nearly 15 years. David has had further experience with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, […]
Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross Sign Agreement
Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have finalized a multi-year agreement. Effective March 1, the agreement provides Blue Network SSM (“Network S”) members access to services at Tennova’s Physicians Regional Medical Center, North Knoxville Medical Center and Turkey Creek Medical Center and their employed physician practices. With the addition of these hospitals, Network S […]
What Was the Cost?
Two weeks of hard winter weather have taken a financial toll on some areas of Jefferson County, as municipalities and individual county departments struggle to deal with the costs associated with multiple winter storms. Beyond the impact in the private sector, where many businesses were unable to open their doors or had very little consumer […]
Former Grainger Co. School Bookkeeper Admits to Gift Card Scheme
Tennessee Comptroller investigators have discovered at least $1,515.16 is missing from Bean Station Elementary School in Grainger County. Investigators learned the former bookkeeper at Bean Station Elementary School used a school provided credit card to purchase $515 in gift cards that she later used to buy fuel for her personal vehicle. The former bookkeeper […]
Schools Could Receive Waiver for Snow Days
Jefferson County Schools have exhausted their reserve of snow days, according to Jefferson County Director of Schools, Dr. Charles Edmonds. As of Friday, February 27, 2015 students had missed a total of 12 days for inclement weather, mainly due to back to back storms that rocked the area during the last two weeks in February. […]
And Again!
After more than a week of freezing temperatures, incapacitating ice and a snow/slush mix, locals awoke Thursday morning to a blanket of fresh snow. Though early predictions were sketchy, the February 25th accumulations exceeded the five inch mark in some areas. While February’s wintry blast last week resulted in several power outages due to downed […]
