Unemployment in Tennessee Continues Near All-Time Historic Low
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development Commissioner Burns Phillips today released the statewide unemployment rate for October 2018 showing Tennessee’s jobless rate was still near historic lows, despite a slight uptick. October’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for October was 3.7 percent, 0.1 percent of a percentage point higher than […]
Local Veterans Honored At 26th Annual Night Of Patriots
Jefferson County High School presented the 26th annual Night of the Patriots performance on Thursday, November 8, 2018 in the James D. Swann Performing Arts Center. Local veterans were honored by students from several areas of study and extra curricular areas at Jefferson County High School. As has come to be expected, students and staff […]
Tennessee State Parks Host Free Hikes the Day After Thanksgiving
Tennessee State Parks will offer free, guided hikes at all 56 state parks the day after Thanksgiving, Nov. 23. “Tennessee’s state parks are once again offering the opportunity to get outdoors the day after Thanksgiving to engage in healthy, fun activities,” said Brock Hill, deputy commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. “It’s […]
Take Advantage of Free Support to Quit Smoking during Great American Smokeout
Support can make all the difference for those trying to quit smoking, and Tennesseans trying to move toward a life without tobacco products are not alone. The Tennessee Tobacco QuitLine, 1-800-QUIT-NOW offers free assistance, resources and counseling to help smokers transition to a smoke-free life. The Tennessee Department of Health urges Tennesseans who want to quit smoking […]
Jefferson County Teacher Haley Ottinger Named To Tennessee Department of Education Inaugural Tennessee Teacher Ambassador Network
Education Commissioner Candice McQueen announced today that nine educators have been selected to participate in the inaugural Tennessee Teacher Ambassador Network (TTAN) during the 2018-19 school year. The TTAN is a unique opportunity for teachers to advise and be embedded in the work of the Department of Education without asking them to leave the classroom. […]
School Board Looks To Correct Title IV Issues
The Jefferson County School Board met Thursday evening, October 11, 2018 at the Patriot Academy for their Work Session. Prior to the Call to Order, several school officials, along with members of the Board, toured various location around Jefferson County High School hoping to identify the most logical location to implement upgrades to various sports […]
You Can Improve Your Spatial Skills With Training
Do you marvel at your friend’s ability to assemble complex IKEA furniture and navigate a new city, or do you all-around groan at your own lack of spatial skills? Don’t fret! A new CIRES-led study found that you, too, can improve your spatial reasoning with practice. Spatial reasoning skills are critical in many scientific disciplines, […]
Potts To Serve As School Board Chair
Newly re-elected School Board Member and previous long standing chair, Anne Marie Potts, was elected as Chairman of the 2018/19 Jefferson County School Board. With all six of the currently serving members present, the School Board unanimously elected Potts to lead the Board during their voting meeting Thursday evening.They also unanimously elected another senior member […]
AT&T Expands Access to High Speed Internet in Jefferson County and other Rural and Underserved Areas of Tennessee
Dandridge, Tn., September, 26, 2018 – AT&T* Fixed Wireless Internet1 for rural and underserved locations is now available to residents and small businesses in parts of Jefferson County, including Dandridge, New Market & White Pine. This rollout, now in 18 states, began in 2017. The company now offers Fixed Wireless Internet to over 440,000 locations […]
Director Johnston Weighs In On Reward Schools
The State of Tennessee recently released information regarding the progress of schools across the state. Jefferson County Schools received the designation of being named an Advancing School District and had four schools that made the reward school list. Maury Middle School, New Market Elementary School, Rush Strong Elementary School and Talbott Elementary School all received […]
Scarlett Elected Budget Chair
The Jefferson County Budget Committee hosted their first meeting,following election of a new cohort of County Commissioners, preceding the meeting of the full body Monday evening, September 10, 2018. While most of the agenda consisted of the items that were in the nature of general housekeeping, including the passage of school and county budget amendments, […]
Freshman Commissioners – First Work Session
A new class of County Commissioners took their first steps in public office on Monday, September 10,2018, as the Jefferson County Commission held its first Work Session since the August elections that placed nine new commissioners at the table. Because officers cannot be elected until the first voting meeting, which will take place next week, […]
Happy Labor Day 2018
As if we didn’t need another reminder that summer is coming to an end, we have officially arrived to the last unofficial weekend of summer. Which can only mean one thing, Labor Day has arrived. In case you missed it Labor Day is Monday September 3rd, 2018. So what actually is Labor Day? Believe it […]
Lady Patriots Soccer Blazes Down the Field
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots Soccer Team has been fall sports’ little secret. The girls’ season started back on August 10, against Carter. They ran away with the victory, and have been on fire ever since. Most recently, over the past weekend, the Lady Patriots competed against Cleveland, Fairview, and Corbin to bring the Smoky […]
