Committee Moves Forward as School Board Chairman Jarnigan Walks Out
Jefferson County’s newly formed Quality Control Oversight Committee met on Wednesday, February 25, 2015 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. Born of a motion attached to the County Commission’s funding of the renovation and restoration of Building 8, the committee is charged with the hiring of a Quality Control Advisor to act as the owner’s […]
Jefferson County Post Staff Writer J. D. Swann Publishes Book for Teachers and Parents
Jefferson County Post Staff Writer J. D. Swann has entered the world of authorship with the February 25, 2015 release of A Roadmap to Success: Foundations of STEM Learning. David, a White Pine eighth grade science teacher, has worked in education for nearly 15 years. David has had further experience with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, […]
Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross Sign Agreement
Tennova Healthcare and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee have finalized a multi-year agreement. Effective March 1, the agreement provides Blue Network SSM (“Network S”) members access to services at Tennova’s Physicians Regional Medical Center, North Knoxville Medical Center and Turkey Creek Medical Center and their employed physician practices. With the addition of these hospitals, Network S […]
What Was the Cost?
Two weeks of hard winter weather have taken a financial toll on some areas of Jefferson County, as municipalities and individual county departments struggle to deal with the costs associated with multiple winter storms. Beyond the impact in the private sector, where many businesses were unable to open their doors or had very little consumer […]
Schools Could Receive Waiver for Snow Days
Jefferson County Schools have exhausted their reserve of snow days, according to Jefferson County Director of Schools, Dr. Charles Edmonds. As of Friday, February 27, 2015 students had missed a total of 12 days for inclement weather, mainly due to back to back storms that rocked the area during the last two weeks in February. […]
And Again!
After more than a week of freezing temperatures, incapacitating ice and a snow/slush mix, locals awoke Thursday morning to a blanket of fresh snow. Though early predictions were sketchy, the February 25th accumulations exceeded the five inch mark in some areas. While February’s wintry blast last week resulted in several power outages due to downed […]
DOE Spending Splits – Where The Money Goes
This month The Beacon Center, a non profit, non partisan organization which touts a distinguished Board of Director comprised of some of Tennessee’s most successful business people, launched a new site that identifies the way that local Departments of Education spend their dollars. Figures released include both state and local funding. In comparing Jefferson County […]
TDH Encourages Everyone to Prevent Heart Attacks
The Tennessee Department of Health reminds everyone to make heart health a top priority during American Heart Month and throughout the year. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States and the number one killer of women. “Heart disease is something everyone should take very seriously, and there are many things […]
Urgent request to AEC members to conserve energy during extreme cold
With the coldest temperatures in more than a year expected to reach the Co-op’s service area over the next couple of nights, Appalachian Electric Cooperative is taking steps to ensure a reliable supply of power for everyone. “It’s been a challenging week,” says AEC Member Services Director Mitch Cain. “With the ice storm bringing down […]
Nearly 1 Billion To Celebrate Ash Wednesday
On February 18, 2015, many Christians began the 40 day period preceding Easter known as lent. Ash Wednesday will begin the season of Lent, which is expected to be observed by more than one billion people world wide. A day of reflection, many observe Ash Wednesday with services that include placing ash on the forehead […]
East Tennessee Braces For Near Zero Temperatures
Persistent inclement weather has put a damper on to day to day business across Jefferson County. While County offices reopened on Wednesday, following closure on Monday for President’s Day and Tuesday for unpassable road conditions, many were working on with a skeletal crew. County meetings of the newly formed Building Oversight Committee, as well as […]
Line Crews Battle Frozen Conditions
Ice has proven to be seriously problematic for Appalachian Electric Cooperative crews that have been working around the clock to keep the lights on in Jefferson County homes since the onset of the powerful storm Monday morning, February 16, 2015. Mitch Cain, Director of Member Services for Appalachian Electric, said that the crews have been […]
Ice Storm Causes Outages And Closings
Winter weather conditions have caused problems across Tennessee. In Jefferson County, ice has been the main culprit for slippery roads and downed trees. The local area was doused with sleet, light snow and freezing rain for the better part of 24 hours, beginning on Monday morning, February 16, 2015. Though initially it appeared that the […]
