Jefferson County News

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.

Chattanooga police say a cold case is now another step closer to being resolved.

A man was indicted last week in connection with an August 2006 murder, Chattanooga police said today.

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

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

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.

Containers and trailers are transferred between trucks and trains at a Norfolk Southern intermodal hub.

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, ...

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.

A ribbon cutting and a banner day for Jefferson County, as Swedish furniture manufacturer BJS begins operations in Dandridge.

What was just a mound of dirt in Dandridge one year ago will soon be a paycheck to more than 100 East Tennesseans.

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. a ' A fire ripped through a Strawberry Plains trailer early Thursday afternoon.

Swedish furniture manufacturer BJS North America East Inc. will officially open its Jefferson County plant on Friday.

A coalition of states, including Tennessee, is seeking $300 million in federal stimulus funds to improve rail lines and terminals in an effort to reduce truck traffic on congested Interstate 81, Virginia's transportation chief said Tuesday.

Shaking up the standings for second straight week! There will be more major changes in the Newport Plain Talk Football Contest overall standings this week following Week 6 tabulations.

A Knox County commissioner wants to use GPS systems to track more than 130 take-home vehicles used by county employees.

Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Running into a corn maze probably isn't the best move for a wanted felon.

A wanted felon wanted to get lost in a corn maze, but Jefferson County authorities had other ideas.

Police evacuated a corn maze after a wanted felon and his girlfriend ran into the corn field to hide out from officers on their trail.

Authorities in Jefferson County had to evacuate corn maze goers Saturday morning while in pursuit of a man wanted on numerous warrants.