Jefferson County Offices To Re-Open May 4, 2020
Jefferson County Mayor, Mark Potts – Jefferson County Offices will open to the public on May 04 with limited access to offices. The courthouse may be accessed through the ADA entrance. Customers will see the courthouse security officer who will contact the appropriate office. County offices will limit the number of customers allowed in their […]
Jefferson County Offices Announce Plan to Reopen
Jefferson County Offices will open to the public on May 04 with limited access to offices. The courthouse may be accessed through the ADA entrance. Customers will see the courthouse security officer who will contact the appropriate office. County offices will limit the number of customers allowed in their office to reduce exposure. Sneeze screens […]
Jefferson County to Participate in Property Evaluation Program
The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development (TNECD) announced today the counties selected to participate in the latest round of the Select Tennessee Property Evaluation Program (PEP). The counties include Campbell, Dyer, Jefferson, and Rhea. This round brings the total number of counties that have participated in PEP to 56. Since its inception in […]
Weekend COVID-19 Testing Exceeds Projected Numbers
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced more than 11,000 Tennesseans received free COVID-19 tests through the weekend efforts of Unified-Command Group to offer tests regardless of traditional symptoms. The Unified-Command Group is a joint partnership between the Tennessee Department of Health, the Tennessee Department of Military and the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA). “Tennesseans across the […]
Gov. Lee Announces Safer at Home Order Will Expire April 30, Tennessee Begins Phased Reopening Next Week
Today, Governor Bill Lee announced the order for Tennesseans to remain at home will expire April 30, with the vast majority of businesses in 89 counties allowed to re-open on May 1. “Our Economic Recovery Group is working with industry leaders around the clock so that some businesses can open as soon as Monday, April […]
Local Government Grant Applications Available
Applications are now available for $200 million in grants for Tennessee city and county governments, made available in Gov. Bill Lee’s 2020-21 budget. The grants are for one-time local expenses. “Cities and counties across the state have been hit hard by tornadoes in March and April as well as the COVID-19 pandemic and our […]
New Jefferson County High School Principal Announced
Jefferson County Department of Education proudly announces Dr. Kevin Cline as the new principal of Jefferson County High School. The vacancy at Jefferson County High School is the result of the upcoming retirement of Dr. Scott Walker. Jefferson County Schools received several applications, held initial interviews with four candidates, and then narrowed the field to […]
Governor Lee Establishes Economic Recovery Group to Reboot Tennessee Economy
Governor Bill Lee established the Economic Recovery Group, a joint effort between state departments, members of the legislature and leaders from the private sector to build guidance to safely reboot Tennessee’s economy. “COVID-19 has not only created a public health crisis, it has hurt thousands of businesses and hundreds of thousands of hardworking Tennesseans,” said […]
Jefferson County Schools Closed for Remainder of School Year
Yesterday, Governor Bill Lee encouraged schools to remain closed the rest of the 2019-2020 school year. Jefferson County Schools will honor that request and remain closed through the balance of the current academic school year which is scheduled to end May 22, 2020. Following the Governor’s announcement, Tennessee Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn sent school […]
Gov. Lee Announces Aggressive Statewide COVID-19 Testing Effort
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee announced free COVID-19 testing will be available for any Tennessean, regardless of traditional symptoms, as the Unified-Command group ramps up an aggressive effort to expand testing capacity across the state. “As we look to reboot our state’s economy, we must have a greater understanding of how this virus is operating in […]
Tennessee New Unemployment Claims Filed Week ending in April 11, 2020
Week Number Week Ending Date Number of New Claims Filed 10 March 14, 2020 2,702 11 March 21, 2020 39,096 12 March 28, 2020 94,492 13 April 4, 2020 116,141 14 April 11, 2020 74,772 Regional Data for Week Ending April 11, 2020 Local Workforce Development Area Number of New Claims Greater Memphis 12,216 Northwest […]
Agriculture Commissioner: The Food Supply Chain Remains Strong in Tennessee
Farmers, foresters, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers ensure community access to safe and abundant food, fuel, fiber, and wood products. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, farmers are still raising livestock and planting and harvesting crops. At this time, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture (TDA) sees no evidence of agricultural shortages in Tennessee. “The Department is monitoring supply […]
Tennessee Starts Sending $600 Federal Unemployment Benefit
The state of Tennessee has started paying approved unemployment claimants their first installment of the $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation (FPUC) benefit, in addition to their Tennessee Unemployment Compensation (TUC) benefit. On Tuesday, April 14, the state distributed benefit payments of close to $94 million to financial institutions for approximately 110,000 unemployed Tennesseans. Most claimants […]
School Board Introduces New Meal Distribution Plan, Extends School Closures
First, there will be no meal distribution tomorrow at Jefferson County School campuses. Meal distributions will resume on Friday, April 17 with the following changes. All school campuses, including Patriot Academy, will serve as distribution sites. The only exceptions will be the main campus of JCHS and Jefferson Academy. Meals will be provided daily from […]
‘Winters’ During Spring?
Anyone who has lived in East Tennessee for any amount of time knows that once spring arrives, winter isn’t necessarily finished playing its tricks. According to folklore and old wives tales, East Tennesseans receives a visit by five or six different cold snaps, or “winters” as the locals call them. The early arrival of spring […]
NASA Marks Earth Day’s 50th Anniversary with #EarthDayAtHome
As the world observes the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday, April 22, NASA is highlighting the agency’s many contributions to sustaining and improving our home planet’s environment with a week of online events, stories, and resources. NASA’s investment in space – both the unique Earth science we conduct from orbit and the technology we’ve […]
