Town of Jonesborough Public Safety is advising Town of Jonesborough residents only travel if it’s an emergency. Road conditions within the Town of Jonesborough are treacherous with numerous wrecks and roadways impassable. Jonesborough Street Department will continue to work to clear the roads as best they can.

If you are experiencing an emergency, please call 911

The Town of Jonesborough acknowledges some customers have experienced delays in receiving their water bills. The Town sincerely apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause and want to assure our water utility customers that the Town is actively addressing this issue and is working towards a resolution.

The Town of Jonesborough utilizes the United States Postal Service to mail out water utility bills. Each utility bill is handed off to the Federal Mailing System two (2) weeks in advance. Due to a number of issues, some utility bills are not arriving to customers in a timely manner. To combat some of these issues, The Town of Jonesborough has been working closely with the Post Office and has already seen some positive changes.

The Town is also looking into utilizing new software that will make the utility billing process simpler for customers. In the meantime, residents are asked that all utility customers please be mindful of their due dates and proactively take steps to ensure their utility bills are paid on time.

If a resident’s utility bill due date is quickly approaching and they have not yet received their bill in the mail, the resident can:

1. Come to the Water Administration Department, located inside of Town Hall at 123 Boone Street, and pay a bill in person. The resident does not need to know their utility bill account number as all account information can be accessed in person.
2. Drop off a utility payment in the Payment Dropbox located on the door of the Water Administration side of Town Hall.
3. Drop off a utility payment in the Parking Lot Payment Dropbox, located in the parking lot of the Post Office in Jonesborough, 121 Boone Street.
4. Set-up automatic draft to pull a utility payment directly from a bank account. This can be done by filling out the “Bank Draft Authorization Form” located on the Town Service – Water Administration page of jonesboroughtn.org.

Our Water Administration staff is working diligently to make positive changes in utility billing. For any questions please contact the Water Administration Department at 423-753-1040.

Trash will not be picked up today due to maintenance problems with the garbage truck. Please leave containers out and they will be picked on Saturday. We apologizes for any inconvenience.

The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development will celebrate Tennessee Songwriters Week in 2025. Jonesborough will host a qualifying round at the Jackson Theatre on Friday, February 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Applications are now available for songwriters to sign up to perform and can be found by visiting jonesborough.com/tnsongwriters.

Select songwriters from qualifying rounds will advance to seven pre-determined showcase events February 2025. Finalist from this round will continue to the Bluebird Café Finale in Nashville, Tennessee.

Songwriters will be judged based on song quality, lyrical originality, lack of cliches and clarity of the narrative, performance considering instrumental sound (voice or musical instrument), ability of the audience to audibly understand the lyrics, and the Entrants connection with the audience. A state statute designated the last full week of February each year as Tennessee Songwriters Week, which is traditionally a slow month for travel. The mission of the initiative is to support music venues, generate awareness of songwriters’ contributions to Tennessee, pave the way for future artists, inspire travelers to experience the state’s music stories, history and attractions and venues.

For more information about Songwriters Week Qualifying in Jonesborough visit jonesborough.com/tnsongwriters.