Dandridge Farmer’s Market Preps for 2016 Season
Farm fresh produce and goods will be back this spring, as the Dandridge Farmer’s Market is slated to return to the Historic Town Square in May. Following the dissolution of the Dandridge Community Trust, the Town of Dandridge took action to ensure that the popular market had a home this year, with the installation […]
QCOC Offers Position to Carr
The Quality Control Oversight Committee for Jefferson County, which consists of three Jefferson County Commissioners and two School Board Members, met on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. School Board Member Vines tendered his resignation from the committee. He will be replaced by the School Board at their next voting meeting. […]
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Celebrates Education with “Sweet Week” for Local Schools
During the month of February, AEC will join utilities across the TN Valley in celebrating public education. The campaign entitled “Love of Learning” is designed to show appreciation to local educators and community leaders for the wonderful jobs they do in educating and serving the youth of our Co-op membership. “We are fortunate to have […]
TDCI Helps Military Retirees Fight Financial Predators
In recognition of Military Saves Week (Feb. 22-27), the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Securities Division reminds all Tennessee military retirees to guard their assets against financial predators. “The financial exploitation of senior investors, including military retirees, is a growing problem due to the amount of wealth that seniors have accumulated throughout their […]
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Holds Open House
The Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County hosted a Volunteer Roundup at their ReStore on Saturday. Habitat Director Sheila Wiggins introduced the 2 new store co-managers, Gail Steiver and Judy Furguson, who told us about some of the exciting new changes going on at the store. From sorting through and organizing items to make them more […]
JCHS Boys Take 2nd in District, Advance to Regional Championship Saturday
The Jefferson County Boys basketball team traveled to Morristown East High School to face off against the Sevier County Smoky Bears for the IMAC District Championship Tuesday Night. The night began with the Patriots pulling ahead quickly, shocking the Smoky Bears. JCHS’s Cameron Gregg and Darius Allen both made exceptional shots from beyond the arch. Even though […]
JCHS Girls Come in 2nd in District Championship, Will Advance to Regional Championships
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots advanced to the IMAC District Championship after a big win Saturday Night against South Doyle. The bracket found JCHS facing the Morristown West Lady Trojans once again. In first quarter of play, MoWest pulled ahead quickly, showing off why they are currently #5 in the state, but Jefferson County’s girls were not […]
Broadband Access to Rural TN
Limited access to high-speed Internet has had a profound impact on rural and suburban Tennessee. New solutions are needed to improve this shortfall for Tennessee Families. Currently, The Broadband Expansion Act has been introduced into subcommittee hearings of the Tennessee State Legislature for discussion. The bill, sponsored by Representative Art Swann (R- Maryville) will be […]
Will Baneberry Be Around to Turn 30?
It may seem like only yesterday to some long time residents of Jefferson County, but, in fact, it was almost three decades ago that Baneberry became a municipality in its own right. November will mark Baneberry’s 30th birthday but it may not see that landmark date. A recent movement to unincorporated the city has been […]
Jefferson City Receives Designation from National Park Service
The National Park Service designated 34 communities from across the United States as Certified Local Governments in 2015. More than 1,900 communities now participate in the program which provides local governments access to historic preservation guidance and grants. Certified Local Government (CLG) designation makes communities official partners in the portion of the federal historic preservation […]
Wild Bird Eggstravaganza at the UT Gardens
Anticipate the coming of spring with a fun family educational event at the University of Tennessee Gardens on Saturday, March 19, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, the Gardens is putting an interesting twist on the traditional egg hunt. Wild birds are beginning to nest for the season. Come learn about their […]
Jefferson County Sweeps the District Semifinals, Girls and Boys to Progress to Finals
The JCHS Girls and Boys teams represented the Patriots at the Regional District 2 AAA Semifinals on Saturday night. Both teams entered the tourney as a #2 seed as they traveled to Morristown East High School. The Lady Patriots went head-to-head against the South Doyle Cherokees, in a game that went back-and-forth for all four quarters. The […]
Lady Vols Steal a Hard-Won Game from the Rebels, 57-51
The University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers played the Ol’ Miss Rebels Thursday night for the “Live Pink Bleed Orange” game. The neck-to-neck battle, in front of over 10,000 in attendance, began with hopes of Diamond DeShields getting the 5 points that she needed to achieve the 1000 point benchmark. Unfortunately DeShields did not connect with the hoop […]
JCHS Boys Have Sweet Victory in Special Olympics Tournament
The Jefferson County Special Olympics Basketball Team had a sweet victory for Valentines Day weekend last Saturday. The boys competed in the East Tennessee Regional Tournament in Maryville, in conjunction with Special Olympics of Tennessee. The team, headed up by Coach Josh Hensley, included Jaden Clark, Nelson Weekley, Isaiah Dixon, Brandon Bennett, Jordan Clark, Christian […]
Prevention Alliance of Tennessee Hosts Day on the Hill in Nashville, TN
Rescue 180 recently attended PAT Day on the Hill. Substance abuse prevention professionals joined from across the state to highlight the presence of coalitions and the great work that is being done in communities. This is the first annual Day on the Hill organized by the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee (PAT) that represents substance abuse […]
