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12/24/2025

WPPD takes kids Christmas shopping

December 18 was a big day for eight White Pine School students. The same was true for eight White Pine Police officers who had young partners for the day. The kids got to ride in a patrol car and received care packages and a tour of the White Pine Police Department, courtesy of the officers. The gro...

12/24/2025

Christmas in Jefferson Co. distributes joy

Things change. Such was the case on the annual Christmas in Jefferson County distribution day. The plan was for members of Holy Trinity Catholic Church’s Knights of Columbus Council 12838, to load food into vehicles for the 260 families that had registered for the program in October. Then, as cars...

12/24/2025

Angels fly off Owens tree to help seniors

Like something out of the New Testament’s Gospel of John, three local operations recently gave local seniors a chance to ask so they could receive. Jefferson County’s Office on Aging and Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service Inc. gave older adults an opportunity to request things they need. Th...

12/24/2025

Bond issue complete for JCFD Station No. 2

The coming year will produce a couple of long-awaited gifts for residents of Jefferson City, in the form of fire department enhancements and what is expected to be improvements in safety. Jefferson City Fire Department Chief Lee Turner has previously noted that the ordered Pierce Arrow XT 100-foot a...

12/24/2025

More smiles, more toys — and a police es**rt

The annual “Shop with a Cop” Christmas event for children grew exponentially this year – thanks to an “incredibly generous” donation from a retired law enforcement officer. “The impact of that generosity was felt in every smile throughout the night,” said Fraternal Order of Police Lodg...

12/24/2025

Tour marks Battle of Mossy Creek’s 162nd anniversary

According to a local expert, Jefferson City is something of a cross-section of the U.S. Civil War. While what happened on December 29, 1863, is not considered one of the major incursions of the conflict, one would have been hard-pressed to convince Union and Confederate troops who were in it otherwi...

12/24/2025

County to track short-term rentals

Short-term rental owners will be able to register their units with the county online next year, thanks to a new platform approved last week by Commission. “The Granicus program will be vital in helping our office enforce the STR permitting process as requested by County Commission,” County Clerk...

12/23/2025

Herrera concludes dream season at state championships

THOMPSON STATION - A dream season came to its conclusion for Jefferson County’s Avariella Herrera. After securing the title at the TMSAA’s Section 1 Championships in the 180-pound weight class two weeks ago, Herrera made her first-ever appearance at the TMSAA Girls’ State Wrestling Championshi...

12/23/2025

LCA girls close out holiday tournament on high note

Playing a holiday tournament in Blount County, the Lakeway Christian Lions got a small tour of Kentucky by facing three squads north of the Tennessee border over the weekend. Although the Lions suffered a pair of losses in the stint, they punctuated their time at Heritage High School with a victory....

12/23/2025

JCHS girls finish pre-Christmas stretch with victory

Playing in the Hammer’s Hardwood Classic at Anderson County High School, the Jefferson County Lady Patriots closed out the three-day event with a much-needed victory. Facing Karns in the seventh-place game, the Lady Patriots clicked off a 50-44 win on Monday to tie a bow on the pre-Christmas porti...