Tennessee Unemployment Remains Near Historic Low In May
Tennessee’s statewide seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May 2019 inched up slightly to 3.3 percent after remaining at an all-time historic low for three consecutive months, according to data released by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD). May’s preliminary rate of 3.3 percent is 0.1 of a percentage point higher than the […]
Tennessee Department of Finance Releases May Revenues
Department of Finance and Administration Commissioner Stuart McWhorter today announced that overall May revenues were $1.2 billion, which is $46.3 million more than the state budgeted. “Total reported revenues in May were more than estimated and demonstrated sound growth over this same time period last year,” McWhorter said. “Both sales tax and corporate tax revenues […]
Jefferson County School Board Begins to Wind Down Fiscal Year
The Jefferson County School Board met last week at the Historic Jefferson County Court House. The business session followed a work session and short trip to view property for potential sale. The voting portion of the meeting largely consisted of general housekeeping items associated with the fiscal year of 2018-2019, which comes to a close […]
Tennessee Announces 2019-20 Teacher of the Year Finalists
The Tennessee Department of Education is pleased to announce the nine finalists for the 2019-20 Tennessee Teacher of the Year award. The finalists represent each of the six Center of Regional Excellence (CORE) area in the state, with three finalists in each Grand Division (West, Middle, and East). Grand Division winners including the Teacher of […]
HIT AND RUN CLAIMS MOTHER AND CHILD IN JEFFERSON CITY / 2 INJURED – 2 DEAD
Earlier this afternoon, just before 4:00 pm, unofficial credible sources reported that a mother and child being strolled on a sidewalk were killed due to a hit and run on W. Old Andrew Johnson Highway near the Sustainable Aquatics business front in old downtown Jefferson City, TN. Further according to sources, another pedestrian was struck […]
Your Circle of Friends, Not Your Fitbit, is More Predictive of Your Health
Wearable fitness trackers have made it all too easy for us to make assumptions about our health. We may look to our heart rate to determine whether we really felt the stress of that presentation at work this morning, or think ourselves healthier based on the number of steps we’ve taken by the end of […]
AG Slatery’s Comments to the FTC on Data and Privacy
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III called for regulatory intervention that will protect consumers and allow competitors to enter the market currently dominated by a handful of tech platforms. General Slatery made this statement at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska to a special session of the FTC as part of a multi-state panel of […]
Tennessee Offers New Incentives to Provide Equal Access to Child Care
The Tennessee Department of Human Services (TDHS) announced its second major change this year to help families participating in the Child Care Certificate Program access quality care. Beginning in July, TDHS is adding a 15% bonus to child care payment subsidy rates in the below counties identified as either distressed or child care deserts. Availability […]
Happy Father’s Day!
Today is the day to celebrate Dad! Happy Father’s Day from the Jefferson County Post!
AEC Announces $1.14M USDA Rural Development Loan for Purchase of Industrial Property within Jefferson City
You can only get one through an electric cooperative. The Federal government has once again awarded a substantial loan through the USDA’s Rural Economic Development Loan & Grant program—this time, to Jefferson City’s Industrial Development Board (IDB). AEC General Manager Greg Williams is a staunch proponent of the program: “I am so pleased that the […]
Millennials are ‘Canaries in the Coalmine’ for Toxic Economic Trends
Millennials – young adults in their 20s and 30s – earn less money without a college degree and are more likely to die prematurely from suicide or drug overdose than previous generations, according to a new report from the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality. The report also found that millennials also have a wider […]
Varicella (Chickenpox) Vaccine Lowers Rates of Shingles in Children by 78%
A large, population-based study in the July 2019 Pediatrics confirms an additional benefit of immunizing against varicella (chickenpox), a disease that once sickened more than 4 million people in the United States each year—mostly children. The study, “Incidence of Herpes Zoster Among Children: 2003-2014,” published online June 10, found that children who were vaccinated against […]
Carson-Newman University names Dr. Charles A. Fowler as 23rd president
Carson-Newman University announced today that Dr. Charles A. Fowler will serve as the 23rd president of the 168-year-old institution. The public announcement came during a news conference held in Ted Russell Hall. The institution’s Presidential Search Committee and Board of Trustees approved Fowler following a unanimous vote. “Our search was deliberate, intentional and process-oriented,” said […]
Douglas Lake Drowning Victim Recovered
The body of Daryl Lee Smart, 50, of Asheville, North Carolina resurfaced on Douglas Lake this morning about 7:20 a.m. as rescue crews were launching their boats to continue the recovery effort. The victim’s body was recovered approximately 300 feet from the Nina Creek Access Area boat ramp. Investigators say his body will be taken […]
Tennessee’s Free Fishing Day Is Saturday June 8
The 2019 Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 8 when anyone may fish free without a license in Tennessee’s public waters. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency provides the annual free day in hopes of increasing interest in fishing. The day allows anyone the opportunity to try this great outdoor sport, especially children to celebrate fishing […]
Jefferson City Receives Sight Development Grant
Nine new Site Development Grants totaling more than $1.3 million TNECD’s Site Development Grant program helps communities prepare industrial sites for business investment Since 2016, TNECD has awarded 80 Site Development Grants across Tennessee Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe announced today that nine communities will collectively […]
