Building 8 Quality Oversight Committee Terminated; White Pine School QOC Holds First Meeting
The Jefferson County Quality Oversight Committee met Tuesday evening to address the final business of the Building 8 renovations and startup of the White Pine renovations. The first meeting, Building 8, began with an approval of minutes from December 15, 2015. A motion by Bradley (2nd Gaut) would approve the minutes. Next, Mike Dockery, Quality […]
Mild Weather Impacts TVA’s First Quarter Earnings
The Tennessee Valley Authority reported a net loss of $37 million for the first three months of fiscal year 2016 ending Dec. 31, 2015. Net income was $118 million lower compared to the same period last year due in part to $131 million lower operating revenues, representing a 5 percent decrease, primarily driven by weather. […]
Cracking Cases
A group of nuclear detectives at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory takes on tough challenges, from detecting illicit uranium using isotopic “fingerprints” to investigating Presidential assassination conspiracies. “A very big capability at Oak Ridge exists for nuclear analytics, all the way from helping commercial production of nuclear power to making sure the […]
50th Super Bowl Anniversary: Sunday, February 7, 2016
Super Bowl 50 will be taking place on Sunday, as the Denver Broncos face off against the Carolina Panthers in San Francisco. With all the media hype, the chance that this could be our beloved Peyton’s last game, and, of course, the commercials, some people may wonder what’s the big deal? One of the most watched […]
Seniors and Vulnerable Adults Gain Protection through National Act
The North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has adopted a model act designed to protect adults 65 or older, and other populations at increased risk of diminished capacity or other cognitive impairment, from financial exploitation. The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance’s (TDCI) Securities Division is a member of the NASAA. The model, known as […]
Flu Season Has Arrived; Prevention and Treatment Urged
The Tennessee Department of Health has been advised by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that reports of influenza are increasing across the country. TDH officials are asking all Tennesseans who have not yet had their annual flu vaccine to do so immediately, helping to protect themselves and to prevent the spread of the […]
Jefferson County Republican Party Hosts Meet The Candidate In Dandridge
The Jefferson County Republican Women Of The Future held a Meet the Candidate event Saturday morning in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse in Dandridge. Both local and state level elected officials were on hand to address the public. Early voting for the March 1st election begins on February 10, 2016 and candidates were out stumping […]
Legislation Introduced to Help Cancer Patients in Tennessee
Rep. Andrew Farmer (R-Sevierville) is co-sponsoring SB2091/HB2239, the Cancer Treatment Fairness Act, to ensure that cancer patients are able to get the most medically appropriate treatment, as decided between the physician and patient. Traditional treatments are usually given through an IV or injection and are covered under health care benefits resulting in a small co-pay […]
Lady Vols Stem Alabama’s Tide, 70 – 42
The University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers hosted the Crimson Tide at Thompson-Bowling Arena Sunday afternoon. The University of Alabama ladies’ basketball team came to Knoxville hoping to defeat the Lady Vols on their home turf, and ultimately failed. The first quarter started off with some exciting head-to-head action. Both teams showed a strong defense, and after some […]
Happy Birthday to the Jefferson County Post
The Jefferson County Post is five years old! Thank you to all of our readers and advertisers that have made the past five years great. We look forward to what the future brings and sharing many more milestones with you all! Happy Birthday to the Jefferson County Post! Five feels fabulous!!!!!
Hubble Sees Monstrous Cloud Boomerang Back to Our Galaxy
Hubble Space Telescope astronomers are finding that the old adage “what goes up must come down” even applies to an immense cloud of hydrogen gas outside our Milky Way galaxy. The invisible cloud is plummeting toward our galaxy at nearly 700,000 miles per hour. Though hundreds of enormous, high-velocity gas clouds whiz around the outskirts […]
Department of Safety and Homeland Security Announces Reorganization
The Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security is reorganizing its Homeland Security office to better deal with the evolving threat, particularly that of homegrown violent extremists. Restructuring began on November 1, 2015, and will be complete on February 1, 2016. The office of Homeland Security will now be comprised of three bureaus: analytics, operations, […]
Field of Dreams Vandalized Over the Weekend
Not only did last week’s snow provide a fun time for kids to get some extra days off of school, but the winter weekend also saw a bit of mischief. Dandridge’s Field of Dreams was the victim of vandalism, as an unknown person drove on to field 3 and did donuts in their car, causing […]
Jefferson County Delivers Another Sweep at Seymour
The Jefferson County Patriots made the journey to Seymour High School to face off against the Eagles on a rainy Tuesday night. The Lady Patriots took off to a quick lead early in the game. Outscoring the Lady Eagles 18-5 in the first quarter alone, Jefferson County made it very clear that they did not […]
TWRA Officers Assist Wildlife in Unusual Circumstances
A couple of wild animals in unusual situations required the assistance of well trained TWRA officers this week as a deer and a bear found themselves in some odd predicaments. Yesterday morning around 9:15 a.m., TWRA wildlife officers received a call about a bear on the Eastman Chemical Company property in Kingsport. Upon arrival, they located […]
Social Media Frenzy Surrounds Two Missing Women – Police Say No Connection
Two local women, Inesha Haygood and Lora Costner, are missing and the circumstances surrounding their disappearances have created an atmosphere of fear in the area. Haygood went missing from Morristown on December 28, 2015. A few weeks later, on the afternoon of January 7, 2016, Costner went missing in Newport, Tennessee. Despite correlations that have […]
