THD Reminds Women to Make Their Health a Priority
The Tennessee Department of Health joins the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Women’s Health in celebrating National Women’s Health Week. This nationwide initiative calls attention to the importance of women’s health and empowers them to take small, manageable steps for longer, healthier and happier lives. These steps include visiting a […]
Warm Weather Is Here: It’s Time to Protect Against Ticks
From May through July, people get tick bites and tickborne diseases more often than any other time of year in the United States, but many may not know they are at risk. Each year, nearly 30,000 confirmed cases of Lyme disease are reported to CDC, but a recent national survey reported that nearly 20 percent […]
Mine Rescue Teams Put Skills to the Test in Tennessee
When a mining accident takes place, the quick action of rescuers can mean the difference between life and death for miners trapped underground. A regional contest in Tennessee tested the teams charged with saving lives below ground, at a moment’s notice. On Thursday some of the most skilled metal/nonmetal mine rescue teams from Tennessee, and surrounding […]
Happy Mother’s Day from the Jefferson County Post!
Sunday, May 8, 2016 is Mother’s Day, the beloved holiday dedicated to celebrating the influence mothers have had throughout the lives of families and society in general around the world. Mother’s Day originated in 1908, when Anna Jarvis held a memorial celebration for her mother in Grafton, VA, at St. Andrew’s Methodist Church; Jarvis’ mother […]
They’re Back!
Lake watchers may have noticed an influx of brightly colored boats this week in the Douglas Lake area. The B.A.S.S. Nation fishing tournament has, again, found its way to the waters surrounding Historic Dandridge. 386 boats were entered in the tournament, each looking to bring home the prize. Early morning starts and late afternoon weigh […]
National Day of Prayer 2016
Jefferson County celebrated the 65th annual National Day of Prayer on Thursday, May 5, 2016. This year’s theme for the ceremony was “Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet.” Isaiah 58: Verse 1. Citizens gathered at the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse for the noon prayer event. Several local pastors, […]
Dandridge Farmers Market Plant Sale Opens This Saturday!
Just in time for Mother’s Day, the Dandridge Farmers Market will host their annual Spring Plant Sale on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Located at the corner of Meeting and Gay Street in the historic town square in downtown Dandridge, the Farmers Market Spring Sale is a highly anticipated annual tradition. This year, several market favorites […]
Tennessee Highway Safety Office Reminds Motorists to Look Twice During Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month
The Tennessee Highway Safety Office and the Tennessee Highway Patrol will join AAA – The Auto Club Group and the Tennessee Motorcycle Rider Education Program to announce May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. The event will take place in conjunction with the Music City Police Motorcycle Skills and Training Competition on Wednesday, May 4th at […]
As School Year Winds Down, Boys and Girls Club Still Going Strong
Jessica Page, director of the Boys and Girls Club of Dumplin Valley, sat down on Wednesday to discuss the program’s decision to open a Strawberry Plains location, as well as discuss events occurring over the coming months. Part of the push to build the new club was a feeling of isolation by much of the […]
Spencer Riley Named Head Football Coach for JCHS Patriots
Just in time for spring practice to begin, Jefferson County High School announced JCHS and University of Tennessee alum Spencer Riley as the new head coach for the football program. Riley, a former player for the Patriots, was announced during a press conference and meeting with the football team early MondayMorning. Graduating from the University of […]
Seeing the Benefits of Failure Shapes Kids’ Beliefs about Intelligence
Parents’ beliefs about whether failure is a good or a bad thing guide how their children think about their own intelligence, according to new research from Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The research indicates that it’s parents’ responses to failure, and not their beliefs about intelligence, that are ultimately absorbed by […]
School Board Still Looking for Budget but Gets Big Boost from State
The Jefferson County School Board will have to wait a few more days to get a first look at their draft budget for the 2016/2017 fiscal year. Though the budget proposal was an item for Thursday night’s agenda, it, along with the differentiated pay plan, were not addressed during the April 28,2016 meeting. Preliminary estimates […]
Mossy Creek Junior Cruzers Have Second Car Show
In 2014, the Mossy Creek Cruzers Car Club started a classic and antique car club at Jefferson County High School. Scott Noe and Carl Crigger, teachers at the high school, agreed to lead this club. The students decided to name their club The Mossy Creek Junior Cruzers Car Club. The club was formed to ensure […]
Jefferson County High School Sports Information 2016-2017
Sport Physicals: May 23 at the Patriot Academy. Sport Physicals for the 2016-17 season will begin at 3:30. Cost will be $10. For any questions, call Dan Jurek at Jefferson County High School (397-3182) Fall Sports Football: Summer workouts will begin the last week of May and will continue up until the Dead Period. The […]
Patriots Steal the Game from South Doyle
Senior night for the Jefferson County Patriots was successful for Coach Reese’s squad Monday Night. Bats were very quiet, as the pitching for the night was exceptional. South Doyle’s Jones threw a .523, and only allowed two runs in for the night, but that was one too many. The Patriots’ Brandon Saylor pitched a solid […]
New Tennessee Adult Education Service Providers Announced
The Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) announced eight new service providers who will coordinate adult education programs in each of the state’s 95 counties today. Currently, Tennessee has 40 adult education service delivery areas, each with a separate entity overseeing the program in its respective part of the state. On July 1, 2016 […]
