Jefferson City News

West Greene Gets Ralph Stout Award

The Greenville Sun - Tue Nov 03

West Greene High School received the Blue Ridge Athletic Conference Ralph Stout Sportsmanship Award during Monday night's banquet and meeting of the Region 1 Football Officials Association held in Johnson City.

Grand Jury Looking Into Former Mayor Herenton Meets Thursday

WLMT - Fri Oct 30

Memphis, TN - Former Mayor Willie Herenton is at the center of a grand jury investigation in Memphis.

Frightmare Manor in Jefferson City, Tennessee

Associated Content - Thu Oct 29

Fright-mare Manor is shrouded in mystery. If you live in Jefferson City, Tennessee, or any of the surrounding areas, you'll hear different descriptive tales on what actually took place at this site.

On the sixth day of Lemaricus Davidson trial, witness tells new story

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Sat Oct 24

Defense witness Ethel Lynn Freeman, right, answers questions on cross examination from Knox County Assistant Attorney General Leland Price, left.

Tennessee unemployment numbers drop slightly

WVLT-TV Knoxville - Thu Oct 22

Felicia Branchaud is an unemployed Certified Nursing Assistant, and even in the high demand medical field, Felicia isn't having much luck finding work.

Markers honor Civil War sites in Jefferson County

The Knoxville News Sentinel - Wed Oct 21

The soldiers died by the hundreds, the blue and the gray, buried in graves mostly unmarked and now forgotten.

Tennessee seeking funding for rail upgrades

UTU News - Wed Oct 21

Tennessee is seeking $81.2 million as part of a coalition of states applying for $300 million in federal stimulus funds to make railroad upgrades linked to development of intermodal rail terminals, where trailers and containers are transferred between trucks and trains, the News Sentinel reports.

Jefferson County brings hidden Civil War stories to light

Knoxville News Sentinel - Wed Oct 21

Jefferson County staked its spot on the state's Civil War Trails today with three markers commemorating the bloody battles that crisscrossed the county from 1863-1864. "For 145 years, the stories of what happened in Jefferson County lay hidden," said Bob Jarnagin, county historian.

Furniture plant aims to help build up Dandridge

The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Sat Oct 17

Mary Amburn, left, stacks door fronts for daybeds with co-workers Wendy Schneider, center, and Jerrie Mooneyham, right, at the new BJS North America East plant in Dandridge on Friday Number of employees: 150 Products: Bedroom furniture, bed frames and dressers Primary customer: IKEA stores in North America Contact: Dale Dennis, general manager, ...

Ribbon cut for new Jefferson County furniture plant

The Knoxville News-Sentinel - Fri Oct 16

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new $6 million to $8 million furniture manufacturing plant in Dandridge drew a crowd of a few hundred this morning, including about 150 new workers.