VITAL POLICY – OPINION – Zoning, Economic Development, and Public Engagement, Jefferson County’s Chance to Finally Get it Right
Some of the most bitter public arguments in the history of Jefferson County have been related to zoning, economic development, and lack of public involvement in decision making. When a board or third-party, acting on behalf of the county or city government, or on its own, decides to make policy decisions on zoning or business […]
Editorial – Children Should NEVER Be Used As Pawns In Games Adults Play
It is amazing what you can learn about people and motivations during a 4 plus hour school board meeting. As many have heard, the continued contract of Allied Behavioral Health was the question of the evening at the most recent school board meeting. For weeks concerned citizens have been asking for the removal of Allied […]
Memorial Service for Unclaimed / Homeless Veterans
A large crowd of veterans, families of veterans, and supportive citizens were present to honor seven veterans at the Memorial Service for Unclaimed/Homeless Veterans on March 22 at the East Tennessee Veterans Cemetery, 2200 E. Governor John Sevier Hwy., Knoxville. Seven burial urns and seven tri-cornered folded flags of the United States graced a long […]
Allied Behavorial Health Services, Allison Peak Speaks Out Against News Media At Recent School Board Meeting
Allison Peak, Director of Allied Behavioral Health, recently sent a letter to members of the Jefferson County School Board and spoke publicly in the most recent meeting of the School Board regarding interviews by both the Jefferson County Post and the printed paper in Jefferson County. Peak contended that she was misrepresented by the printed […]
School Board Votes To Keep Current Contract With Allied Behavorial Health
The Jefferson County School Board met last week for their regular monthly Work Session and Business Meeting. All School Board Members were in attendance for the lengthy session. Driving the more than four hour meeting was the contract for Allied Behavioral Health which has been a topic of concern for several previous meetings. More than […]
State Rep. Andrew Farmer appointed to Southern Legislative Conference’s Human Services & Public Safety Committee
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton, R-Crossville, has appointed State Rep. Andrew Farmer, R-Sevierville, to serve on the Southern Legislative Conference’s (SLC) Human Services and Public Safety Committee. As part of its mission, the committee considers the challenges that states are facing in the areas of human services and corrections, as well as policies and programs that […]
State Rep. Jeremy Faison’s Capitol Report
We are nearing the end of March which means we are nearing the end of session! Committees are closing, but the work for Tennessee continues. I was joined this week by 4-H students, EMS workers, Jefferson County Leadership, and my mayor from Jefferson County, Mark Potts. Pro-life bill strengthens protections for mothers in emergencies The […]
VITAL POLICY – Jefferson County Republican Party Calls for the Removal of Allied Behavioral Health Solutions and LGBTQ+ Ideology from Jefferson County Schools
A formal resolution has been made by the Jefferson County Republican Party Executive Committee asking the Jefferson County School District to end its business relationship with Allied Behavioral Health Solutions (ABHS) and to remove all their personnel from all schools in the district. The resolution, made on March 24, 2023, also urges the school system […]
Dining in Early America
The preparation and consumption of meals in early America was quite different from what it is today. For one thing, all dishes were “made from scratch,” and cooking at the hearth was energy and time-consuming. Some of the foods, cookware, and serving ware would strike a 21st Century family as quite unusual. Diana West, DAR […]
Food City Cuts Ribbon On Store and Pharmacy Expansion To 54,800 sq. ft.
Food City Dandridge celebrated it’s new store expansion completion on March 21, 2023 with a ribbon cutting by the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce, City and Company Officials. Steven C. Smith, Food City president and chief executive officer welcomed the crowd to K-VA-T Food Stores new expanded location which employes approximately 190 individuals in the […]
VITAL POLICY – OPINION – Nullification Bill Rejected by Senate State and Local Government Committee, Federal Power Remains Unrestrained
The federal government was created by a group of states that decided that a national government was needed for certain vital functions such as national defense and creating uniform currency; but those states wanted strict limits on federal power. This is why such a bitter argument raged in the summer of 1787 concerning the federal […]
2023-24 Fishing Regulations in Effect; New Format Guide Available
Tennessee’s 2023-24 fishing regulations are now in effect and anglers are encouraged to obtain the new Tennessee Fishing Guide now available at locations throughout the state, on the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency website (www.tnwildlife.org) and on the TWRA “On the Go App.” This year’s guide is in a digest format. The new size is a […]
TN Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti Joins Amicus Brief Filed with U.S. Supreme Court in Support of Fairness in Women’s Sports
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined attorneys general from 20 other states in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s injunction blocking West Virginia’s enforcement of its Save Women’s Sports Act. The Act prevents biological males from participating on female sports teams […]
Tennessee’s Cherokee & Douglas Lakes set to Host MLF Bass Pro Tour U.S. Air Force Stage Two Presented by Power-Pole
Major League Fishing (MLF), the world’s largest tournament fishing organization, is set to continue the fifth season of the Bass Pro Tour, the top level of professional bass fishing, with their second regular-season event of the year this week, March 18-23, on Douglas and Cherokee lakes – the U.S. Air Force Stage Two Presented by Power-Pole.The six-day […]
County Breaks Ground On New Jefferson County Clerk and Election Complex
Jefferson County Mayor and the Jefferson County Commission recently hosted a ground breaking ceremony to celebrate the beginning of construction on the new Jefferson County Clerk and Jefferson County Election Complex. The new complex will provide space for the currently overcrowded Jefferson County Clerk’s office and easier access for the Jefferson County Election Commission which […]
