Lady Vols Steamroll Georgia’s Lady Bulldogs, 80-60
The University of Tennessee Lady Volunteers hosted the University of Georgia Lady Bulldogs in their last regular season home game for 2015-2016 season. The seniors, Bashaara Graves, Jamine Jones, and Nina Moore, were honored just before the game, with their families, by The University and the Lady Vols coaching staff. The Lady Volunteers busted out of the […]
Spring Breakers, Mission Trip Members Need Awareness of Mosquito-borne Diseases
Across Tennessee, thousands of college students, members of faith organizations, healthcare professionals and others are planning spring or summer trips to warmer locations for fun and/or for mission work. The Tennessee Department of Health cautions travelers headed soon to these warmer climates to have an increased awareness about diseases spread by mosquitoes and to make […]
JCHS Boys Overcome Tennessee High
The Jefferson County Patriots Boys, coming up in a close second to Sevier County for the IMAC title, advanced to the first round of Regionals. The game was played at JCHS Saturday night against Tennessee High, the same school whose girls knocked the Lady Patriots out of the tourney. The Patriots pulled ahead quickly in the first […]
Jefferson County Wins Regional SkillsUSA Competition
Students from Jefferson County High School participated and won in the regional SkillsUSA competition over the weekend, at Northeast State University in Kingsport. They competed against 15 other schools in the region, and this group of students will now go on to compete in Chattanooga in April at the state competition. SkillsUSA is a partnership […]
Lady Patriots Fall Just Short to Tennessee High, 56-50
The Jefferson County High School girls were able to start off the State Region 1 Tournament on their home court Friday Night. The Tennessee High School Vikings traveled down from the Bristol areal to go head-to-head with the Lady Patriots. Action for the evening started off with Jefferson County pulling ahead to take an early lead. Ryleigh […]
Attorney General Announces $3 Million Settlement with Timeshare Company
Tennessee Attorney General Herbert H. Slatery III today announced a $3 million settlement with Festiva, a network of vacation and timeshare companies, for alleged violations of the federal Telemarking Act, federal Telemarketing Sales Rule, and the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act. Under the terms of the settlement, Festiva has agreed to provide $1,250,000 in cash restitution […]
Jefferson County Emergency Services are a Force of Nature and You Can be Too – Severe Weather Week Feb 28-Mar 5
This time of year is a perfect occasion to Be a Force of Nature and Jefferson County Emergency Services are proud to be promoting severe weather preparedness week. To help spread the word and make its employees and members of the community better prepared, the Emergency Agencies of JeffersonCounty are committed to being a leader […]
Dandridge Farmer’s Market Preps for 2016 Season
Farm fresh produce and goods will be back this spring, as the Dandridge Farmer’s Market is slated to return to the Historic Town Square in May. Following the dissolution of the Dandridge Community Trust, the Town of Dandridge took action to ensure that the popular market had a home this year, with the installation […]
QCOC Offers Position to Carr
The Quality Control Oversight Committee for Jefferson County, which consists of three Jefferson County Commissioners and two School Board Members, met on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 in the Historic Jefferson County Courthouse. School Board Member Vines tendered his resignation from the committee. He will be replaced by the School Board at their next voting meeting. […]
Appalachian Electric Cooperative Celebrates Education with “Sweet Week” for Local Schools
During the month of February, AEC will join utilities across the TN Valley in celebrating public education. The campaign entitled “Love of Learning” is designed to show appreciation to local educators and community leaders for the wonderful jobs they do in educating and serving the youth of our Co-op membership. “We are fortunate to have […]
TDCI Helps Military Retirees Fight Financial Predators
In recognition of Military Saves Week (Feb. 22-27), the Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) Securities Division reminds all Tennessee military retirees to guard their assets against financial predators. “The financial exploitation of senior investors, including military retirees, is a growing problem due to the amount of wealth that seniors have accumulated throughout their […]
Habitat for Humanity ReStore Holds Open House
The Habitat for Humanity of Jefferson County hosted a Volunteer Roundup at their ReStore on Saturday. Habitat Director Sheila Wiggins introduced the 2 new store co-managers, Gail Steiver and Judy Furguson, who told us about some of the exciting new changes going on at the store. From sorting through and organizing items to make them more […]
JCHS Boys Take 2nd in District, Advance to Regional Championship Saturday
The Jefferson County Boys basketball team traveled to Morristown East High School to face off against the Sevier County Smoky Bears for the IMAC District Championship Tuesday Night. The night began with the Patriots pulling ahead quickly, shocking the Smoky Bears. JCHS’s Cameron Gregg and Darius Allen both made exceptional shots from beyond the arch. Even though […]
JCHS Girls Come in 2nd in District Championship, Will Advance to Regional Championships
The Jefferson County Lady Patriots advanced to the IMAC District Championship after a big win Saturday Night against South Doyle. The bracket found JCHS facing the Morristown West Lady Trojans once again. In first quarter of play, MoWest pulled ahead quickly, showing off why they are currently #5 in the state, but Jefferson County’s girls were not […]
Broadband Access to Rural TN
Limited access to high-speed Internet has had a profound impact on rural and suburban Tennessee. New solutions are needed to improve this shortfall for Tennessee Families. Currently, The Broadband Expansion Act has been introduced into subcommittee hearings of the Tennessee State Legislature for discussion. The bill, sponsored by Representative Art Swann (R- Maryville) will be […]
Will Baneberry Be Around to Turn 30?
It may seem like only yesterday to some long time residents of Jefferson County, but, in fact, it was almost three decades ago that Baneberry became a municipality in its own right. November will mark Baneberry’s 30th birthday but it may not see that landmark date. A recent movement to unincorporated the city has been […]
