Fallout From Federal School Lunch Dictates
The Jefferson County Department of Education is feeling the financial fallout from Federal dictates regarding the content of school lunches. In a push to address the trend of childhood obesity, the USDA-with significant support from First Lady Michelle Obama-instigated strict guidelines for school lunches during the 2012-2013 school year. Some school officials, however, are questioning […]
Corker: U.S. Assessment of Chemical Agent’s Use in Syria “Deeply Troubling”
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, last week said a U.S. intelligence assessment that chemical agents have been used in Syria is “deeply troubling.” Corker was among a bipartisan group of senators yesterday who sent a letter to the president asking for an unclassified answer to whether “the Assad regime […]
Learn Facts about the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Tennessee Online
On this date 94 years ago, Mary Cordelia Beasley Hudson etched her place in history by becoming the first woman to legally vote in Tennessee. Hudson cast her vote – for the winning candidate, she proudly noted – in a Camden mayoral election just five days after a law giving women the right to vote […]
IDB Meets – County Historian Jarnagin Uncovers County Ownership Of Pauper’s Cemetery
The Jefferson County Industrial Development Board met on Friday, April 26, 2013 in the lowest floor of the Jefferson County Health Department. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman Duignan. Absent from Roll Call was Garrett Wagley. Upon a Motion from Board Member Keck and 2nd from Board Member Huff, the Minutes were Approved. […]
Tennessee History Day Winners Qualify for National Competition
Sixty-five students from the Volunteer State have qualified for a trip to Maryland this summer after their projects were judged the best of the best at Tennessee History Day over the weekend. History Day is an event in which students in grades six through 12 present history-themed projects in a variety of formats – including […]
Weekly Livestock Comments, April 26, 2013
FED CATTLE: Fed cattle on a live basis sold mainly $2 higher compared to last week. Prices on a live basis were primarily $127 to $129 while dressed prices were $202 to $203. The 5-area weighted average prices thru Thursday were $127.43 live, up $2.20 from last week and $202.60 dressed, up $2.60 from a […]
Weekly Crop Comments, April 26, 2013
Price Change US Dollar 82.58 -0.27 Crude 92.88 -0.06 Dow 14,741 +198 Soybean prices are mixed while corn, cotton, and wheat prices are down for the week. The U.S. 1st quarter Gross Domestic Products (GDP) released today was 2.5%, less than the 3.2% that economist expected. On the supply side, weather forecasts and weekly crop […]
Jefferson County Ambulances Give A Real Lift
Jefferson County ambulances are on the cutting edge of service with recent additions of power lifts and stretchers that will accommodate the needs of local residents. Early in 2013, the County Commission approved a request from Emergency Services Director Brad Phillips to equip the County’s ambulances with the power lift systems. Director Phillips presented the […]
School Board Presented With First Look At Budget
The Jefferson County School Board met for their regular monthly meeting on Thursday, April 25, 2013 at Piedmont Elementary School. The Meeting was Called to Order by Chairman of the Board Potts. JCHS students that attended SCOPE gave a brief overview of the experience and received a certificate of participation from Director of Schools Edmonds. […]
Fiscally Conservative Balanced Budget Passes General Assembly
In the final week of the legislative session, the House of Representatives passed Tennessee’s annual budget with an 83 – 14 vote. The bill’s passage was the culmination of months of tireless work crafting a fiscally responsible and balanced budget. The $32.6 billion budget cuts taxes, puts $100 million in the state’s Rainy Day Fund, […]
Recent Poll Shows Strong Support For General Assembly, Education Initiatives
Tennesseans give high marks to the Governor, the Legislature, and education reforms passed into law according to a recent poll commissioned by StudentsFirst, a non-profit organization advocating reforms in public education. The group had a well-respected polling organization, Public Opinion Strategies, conduct the statewide poll to test voter attitudes about Republican lawmakers’ education reform agenda […]
Jefferson County GOP Will Host Lincoln/Reagan Dinner April 27th
The Jefferson County Republican Party is pleased to host its 2013 Lincoln/Reagan Day Dinner on Saturday, April 27th at Stokely Memorial Cafeteria at Carson-Newman University in Jefferson City. United States Senator Lamar Alexander will be the dinner’s featured speaker. “We are once again pleased to be hosting a Lincoln/Reagan Day event that will be important […]
Jefferson City Man Charged After Pointing Weapon At Officers
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department received a call at 12:59 pm on Monday, April 22, 2013. According to information released by the Jefferson County Sheriff McCoig, a male and female were engaged in a domestic dispute and were threatening to kill each other. Sgt. James Harville was dispatched to 559 Rocktown Road, Jefferson City, Tennessee, […]
Citizen Complaint Calls Up Ethics Committee
The Jefferson County Ethics Committee convened on Monday, April 22, 2013 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. The Committee was Called to Order By Chairman Tipton. Present were Committee Members Scarlett, Maples, Tucker and Sheets. Following the Approval of the July 9, 2012 meeting minutes, the Committee took up the first order of business on […]
Financial Decline Of U.S. Postal Service
It may be possible that the United States Postal Service, as it currently exists, may not be sustainable. A recent push to cease Saturday delivery was nixed by Congress, who feared that rural areas would feel a significant impact should Saturday delivery stop. That decision has left the United States Postal Service in a precarious […]
Jeremy Faison Named Legislator Of The Year
Tennessee House of Representatives – District 11 – Jeremy Faison has recently been named Legislator of the Year by the Tennessee Development District Association. Representative Faison is in his sophomore term as a legislator, however, this is his first term as a representative for Jefferson County. Due to the redistricting process, Faison now splits Jefferson […]
