Tragedy Strikes White Pine – 8 Year Old Murdered, 11 Year Old Charged With 1st Degree
Jefferson County Sheriff G.W. “Bud” McCoig and Attorney General for the 4th Judicial District Jimmy Dunn, held a press conference on Sunday afternoon, October 4, 2015, concerning the October 3rd murder of an eight year old White Pine girl. According to Sheriff McCoig, the incident occurred around 7:26 pm on Saturday evening, when authorities were […]
BREAKING NEWS! – Bomb Threat At White Pine School
Students and staff at White Pine School were evacuated early Wednesday morning, September 30, 2015 due to a computer generated bomb threat. According to information from the Department of Education, around 8:50am the Central Office was informed of the threat, much along the lines as similar threats that were received recently in Hamblen County. Principal […]
White Pine School a Topic of Concern
School renovations and/or additions could be on tap for White Pine School, as the item was the big topic of discussion when the School Board convened for their regular voting meeting at the Patriot Academy on Thursday, September 24, 2015. Three County Commissioners, McGraw, Baxley and Musick, addressed the Board concerning the condition of White […]
Breaking News! – Explosion Fire Rocks Campground
An explosion rocked Swann’s Marina early Saturday morning, September 26, 2015, as early reports indicate that a camper exploded on the adjoining grounds. Multiple first responders were on the scene, battling the blaze and assisting in identifying victims of the explosion and subsequent fire. Preliminary reports indicate that three victims were airlifted by Lifestar, including […]
Growth Boundaries Approved
The Jefferson County Commission met for their regular voting session on Monday, September 21, 2015 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Absent from Roll Call at the meeting were Commissioners Douglas, Turner and Tucker (Turner and Tucker were present following the election of Commission Officers). Chairman Jim Carmichael was re elected to the Chair position […]
Some Jefferson County Schools Go Into Lockdown
Jefferson County Schools in Jefferson City, Tennessee have been on lock down since early Thursday morning, September 17, 2015, according to information provided by School Staff. Measures to secure the school were put in place following the escape of what has been classified as a mental patient from Tennova Hospital, which is located near Jefferson […]
Sophomore Commission Struggles to Find Pace
The Jefferson County Commission was back to business as usual, as they kicked off their second year of a four year term with a work session on Monday, September 14, 2015 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. With an agenda that only boasted four new business items and no old business, the sophomore Commission struggled […]
Budget Committee Makes Deposit into Hospital Fund
The Jefferson County Budget Committee was in session on Monday, September 14, 2015 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Following a call to order, officers were elected for the 2015/2016 cycle, with Scarlett returning as Chair, Kesterson as Vice Chair and Gaut as Secretary. All were elected with a Motion from Committee Member Solomon and […]
School Board has Called Meeting and Work Session
The Jefferson County School Board met for a called meeting and work session Monday, September 14, 2015 at First Tennessee Bank. Director of Schools Charles Edmonds opened the meeting with the distribution of the Director’s Evaluation for 2014-2015. First on the agenda was the presentation of the newly revised Federal and State mandated achievement goals. […]
Curtain Call for Summer 2015
As the Summer of 2015 comes to a close, it offers an opportunity to reflect on the great and not so moments of the past few months. With the tragedies of Charleston and Chattanooga, the fires out west and the gearing up of the political machine, there was no shortage of National news. Temperatures soared […]
Former Jefferson County Band Booster Club Treasurer Charged With Theft
A special investigation by the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office has found that Kathleen Lowery, the former treasurer of the Jefferson County High School Band Booster Club, stole at least $12,827 from November 2012 through February 2014. Investigators found that Ms. Lowery paid her personal credit cards with band booster club funds ($9,577.12), withdrew booster club money […]
Still Time, But Hurry!
With the unofficial end of summer only a week away, many are looking for those final days on local waters before time to dock the boats and water toys until the sunny days of 2016. And, while the lake levels on both Douglas and Cherokee are still sufficient to enjoy the last few days of […]
County May Face More Legal Battles
Jefferson County may be facing another legal suit if attorneys for Tom Carter, Director for the Environmental Office of Jefferson County, do not feel that corrective action from the County is sufficient, according to a letter dated August 27, 2015 regarding the reductions to the Environmental Office in the Jefferson County 2015/2016 fiscal year budget. […]
Jefferson County Couple Charged with Theft
An investigation by Special Agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has resulted in the indictment of a Jefferson City attorney and his wife, who are each charged with theft. At the request of 4th District Attorney General James Dunn, TBI Special Agents began investigating Carl Robert Ogle on April 10, 2014. The investigation revealed […]
Rusty Wallace Breaks Ground in Dandridge
One of Jefferson County’s newest business hosted a ground breaking ceremony on Friday, August 22, 2015. Rusty Wallace Ford is relocating from their current location in Newport to Sharon Drive in Dandridge, and the new, more accessible facility is projected to be open in the Spring of 2016. The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce hosted […]
