FSG Bank Cuts Ribbon On Jefferson City Branch Reopening
The Jefferson City Branch of FSG Bank held a ribbon cutting and reception to celebrate the company’s recent branding and facelift. New colors adorn the interior and there is a snazzy new logo that adds visual to the fresh and forward- thinking outlook that is the new FSG. Traditional service merged with progressive financial services […]
Scared Of His Own Shadow
Today, February 2, 2014, marks the annual tradition of Groundhog Day, when Punxsutawney Phil, the famed forecasting groundhog, will supposedly indicate whether or not we will receive 6 more weeks of winter. As the tradition states, if Phil emerges from his burrow and sees his shadow, then 6 more weeks of winter are on the […]
Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk This Super Bowl Sunday
The Tennessee Department of Transportation, Governor’s Highway Safety Office, Tennessee Titans and Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security are once again teaming up to remind Tennessee football fans that real Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk this Super Bowl weekend. “We want you to have a good time but more importantly we want you […]
New Report Chronicles Growth of Online Learning in Higher Education
The number of students in the United States enrolled in at least one online course has increased faster than overall enrollment growth in higher education, a new report from the state Comptroller’s office shows. The report, released today by the Comptroller’s Offices of Research and Education Accountability (OREA), found that between 2002 and 2010, the […]
Representative Faison meets with Commissioner Phillips to discuss unemployment issues
State Representative Jeremy Faison(R-Cosby) met with the Department of Labor and Work Force Development Commissioner, Burns Phillips on Wednesday afternoon to discuss the unemployment issues that affect our state. Representative Faison wanted to address the high volume of calls that he has received in his office during the past several weeks. He also wanted to […]
Tennessee Unemployment Benefit Tax Information Now Available
Recipients of Tennessee unemployment benefits during 2013 can now access the information they need for income tax purposes on the state Department of Labor & Workforce Development homepage: https://tdlwd.tn.gov/ui1099/. They can also go straight to the log-in page:https://tdlwd.tn.gov/ui1099/login.aspx. By entering their birth date or the same PIN they used to certify or inquire on their unemployment […]
TDH Launches New Statewide Breastfeeding Hotline
Tennessee families now have a new resource to support their efforts to breastfeed babies. The Department of Health has launched the statewide Tennessee Breastfeeding Hotline, which is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number is 1-855-4BF-MOMS (1-855-423-6667). The hotline is staffed by International Board Certified Lactation Consultants and Certified Lactation Counselors, and […]
Winter Storm Leon gone but not forgotten!
For much of the region, it was slow moving on Wednesday morning, as road crews worked to remove additional snow that covered the area during the late Tuesday evening and overnight hours. Frigid temperatures from Winter Storm Leon struggled to make it out of the single digits Tuesday night and only reached the low to […]
Frosty Facts
Much as the warm weather enthusiasts would like to deny it, the story of the week is the nearly five inches of snow that blanketed the area on Tuesday. Though the snow that covered East Tennessee undeniably appeared white, snowflakes are actually colorless and they appear white due to reflection and the absorption of sunlight. […]
SCORE Releases 2013-14 State of Education in Tennessee Report
The State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE) Monday released 2013-14 State of Education in Tennessee, a comprehensive annual report that assesses Tennessee’s recent work to improve K-12 student academic performance and identifies five priorities for public education this year. The 52-page report was released by SCORE’s founder and chairman, Senator Bill Frist, M.D., at an event […]
Corker Comments on State of the Union Address
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today commented on his expectations in advance of President Obama’s State of the Union address. “I go to these events each year out of respect for the office of president, and certainly for the people that I represent, but I’ve come to see these things as they are. I’ve heard […]
Firefighters Assist School Kids On A Snowy Ride Home
The East Tennessee area was blanketed by snow, as precipitation and frigid air finally meshed. It was the event that everyone has been expecting through the month of January, however most were not expecting it when it arrived early Tuesday morning. Unusually cold temperatures, that hovered in the high teens for most of the day […]
Common Core Back Under Fire In Nashville
Proposed Legislation to terminate or pause Tennessee’s participation in Common Core, the recently instigated educational standards, was filed last week in both the House and Senate. Some House and Senate Republicans have been vocal regarding their position on, what some view as, a step toward more federal intervention in local education. Tennessee is one of […]
2014 Local Election Updates
As the petition deadline date looms on the horizon, campaigns are already heating up across the County. In contested elections for the May County Primary, Adderhold and Estes are two out of a potential field of four that have qualified for the spring race. Only incumbent Palmieri has turned in his qualifying paperwork for the […]
Industrial Development Board – Master’s Footwork Shows No Usable Property
The Jefferson County Industrial Development Board met on Friday morning, January 24, 2014 in the Jefferson County Health Department bottom floor. According to information provided by Garret Wagley, Director of Economic Development for the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce and ad hoc Industrial Development Board Member, the focus of the meeting was IDB owned property […]
School Board Votes To Extend Director’s Contract
The Jefferson County School Board met for their Regular Monthly Meeting on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at the Patriot Academy. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman of the Board Potts. All members were present for Roll Call. Chairman Potts acknowledged the Jefferson County High School Youth Leadership members present at the meeting. School […]
