http://www.hometownclinton.com/ Clinton Courier News - Local News and Information for the community of Clinton TN en-us Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST Mon, 26 Jul 2010 04:23:42 EST editor@hometownclinton.com (editor) Copyright 2006-2010, Republic Newspapers Inc. Newspapers http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1409.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1409.html County Mayor Rex Lynch may be the subject of a criminal investigation over the sale of a pickup truck to a local dealer and the subsequent purchase of that truck by the county government. A 313-page investigation into the truck sale has been sent to Steve Queener, chair of the county Ethics Commission, and to District Attorney David Clark. Jay Yeager, Anderson County law director, sent the reports to both men Tuesday. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1408.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1408.html A man arrested at a Clinton residence by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department on Monday, June 12, was wanted on five counts of sexual battery of a child under 12-years-of-age. The Courier-News incorrectly said Roberts is “a sex offender” on in the July 25 edition. He is charged, but he has not been convicted of those crimes. Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Chief Deputy Mark Lucas issued a press release on July 13 stating Roberts had been caught by the ACSD, assisted by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, after surveillance of a residence on Joe Owen Road, in Clinton, where Roberts was thought to be staying. The ACSD press release said Roberts was sought by authorities after being charged with the crimes in Hamilton County. The Courier News regrets the error. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1407.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1407.html County Mayor Rex Lynch is likely to face an ouster suit over the sale of a former truck of his to the county ñ and for which he signed the purchase order. David Stuart, local attorney and a former county attorney, said in a letter Monday morning he represents a client ñ unnamed ñ who will file the ouster suit, unless Law Director Jay Yeager or District Attorney David Clark file it. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1406.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1406.html The Clinton High School class of 1964 held its reunion June 19 at Golden Girls Restaurant with 56 people attending. The reunion was briefly interrupted by a power outage that lasted about 35 minutes. The class shared memories ñ including hanging out at Hoskins Drug Store, movies at the Ritz Theater, nights circling the South Pole and the Richy Kreme, and the Drive in Theatre in South Clinton. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1405.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1405.html Early voting in the county general and state and federal primary elections almost exactly mirrors the voting four years ago. Through Thursday, 2,437 people had voted early ñ 10 fewer than the same time in 2006, Mark Stephens, election administrator said. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1404.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1404.html A lot of people would have given in. Thrown in the towel. Played it safe, claimed disability and spent their lives watching the “Price is Right” on daytime TV. Lake City’s Richard Noe is made of … Stronger stuff? Maybe rubber. Here’s a man who twice was involved in situations resulting in serious injuries. Twice. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1403.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1403.html Anderson County Commission rejected a motion Monday, July 19, to force the relocation of a hotdog stand on the sidewalk in front of the Robert Jolley Building. The Operations Committee recommended, on a 6-1 vote, that vendors not be allowed to set up in front of the Jolley Building or the courthouse property and sell goods for profit. The only member who voted in favor of the hotdog stand was Dist. 4 Commissioner Mike Cox. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1402.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1402.html There was a lot of goodwill Thursday morning ó†pun intended. Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc., Waste Connections and the City of Clinton teamed up to re-open the Clinton recycling center behind the football stadium. Goodwill Industries-Knoxville Inc. will run the program. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1401.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1401.html A sex offender wanted by Florida authorities was captured on Monday, July 12 at a residence on Joe Owen Road in Clinton. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation contacted Anderson County Chief Deputy Mark Lucas on the morning of the arrest and informed him that Larry Fredrick Roberts Jr., 38, might be living in Anderson County. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1400.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1400.html A wreck Tuesday afternoon on I-75 just north of Exit 122 killed two people when the car they were in was smashed into by a tractor-trailer. The car was stopped on the interstate for another wreck. Killed were Lillian Michelle Clarke, 52, Miramar, Fla., and her granddaughter, Catherine Howard, 3, Lexington, Ky. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1399.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1399.html Construction projects and facility upgrades are occurring at various county buildings as part of the $2-million-plus contract for energy efficiency. The county entered a multi-million dollar contract February 10 with Johnson Controls. The contract includes the installation of a solar panel array on the Anderson County Courthouse, water conservation measures, and heating, lighting and facility technology upgrades. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1398.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1398.html Evaluating the city manager each year is expected to be on the Clinton City Council agenda for August. Mayor Scott Burton passed out a proposed document that could be used for an evaluation at the end of the July 19 meeting. Council had a brief discussion of whether the motion to extend City Manager Steve Jones’ contract in June included the provision that the extension would include a “strict evaluation” process. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1397.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1397.html The Anderson County schools continued to struggle last week to develop a balanced budget for the 2010-11 school year. School officials floated a new idea ñ one that would require a one-year, 10-cent property tax increase for Oak Ridge residents ñ at the July 19 county commission meeting, but then backed away from that idea by Wednesday. Another plan ñ†“things are still fluid,” Jim Woodward, chief financial officer for the schools, said ñ was being considered at the end of the week. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1396.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1396.html We are in the midst of an election, folks. Time for a brief lecture: Elections matter. Votes count. Ask Anderson County commissioners John Shuey and Jerry Creasey. Their district has been decided by one vote in the past two elections. Read that one more time: One vote. Two elections. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1395.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1395.html Passing is what Anderson County football does best. The Mavericks, who advanced to the third round of the 2009 playoffs, lined up against some of the best talent in the state this week. Anderson County traveled to Alcoa before facing Maryville High School Thursday on the road. Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1394.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1394.html Tennessee high school football begins contact football this week and the Dragons of Clinton have wrapped up their passing league games. “We’re ready to go,” Clinton head coach Andy Shattuck said. “Passing games are fun, but it’s time to get serious. Our first week will focus on conditioning. We got everything we wanted out of the passing scrimmages.” Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1393.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1393.html A wreck Tuesday on I-75 just north of Exit 122 killed two people, reportedly a mother and her 3-year-old child, both from Florida. Traffic was re-routed off I-75 through Clinton and up 25W to Lake City. Traffic also was routed across Norris Dam, according to the sheriff’s department. Traffic going north was backed up more than five miles about 2:15 p.m. Tuesday ñ passed the Raccoon Valley Road exit. The Tennessee Highway Patrol was investigating the accident and additional details were not available. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1392.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1392.html Clinton City Council may change its meeting time by October so the meetings can be broadcast live without interruption. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1391.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1391.html Anderson County Commission Monday unanimously passed its 2010-11 budget ñ and it almost certainly will be without a tax increase. It took a marathon, six-hour meeting, and still lingering budgetary questions remained after an eleventh-hour change of plans by the Anderson County Schools created an outcry from the Oak Ridge-based commissioners. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1390.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1390.html Oak Ridge Police Chief David Beams has identified the victim in Sunday’s police-involved shooting as Eugene Harris, also known as Rodney Eugene Harris. Harris was 48 years old and resided at 159 Hillside Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Oak Ridge police officer first responded to the Harris’s address for “welfare check” on Harris. Harris produced a large knife and threatened officers and injured Police K9 Zoej. Harris continued to advance toward officers with a knife and was shot after repeated commands to drop the weapon. Harris was transported to Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge where died. Zoej was treated at an Anderson County veterinary’s office where the K9 had emergency surgery. Zoej is expected to recover. The shooting is being investigated by the Oak Ridge Police Department, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and the Anderson County District Attorney’s Office. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1389.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1389.html Teacher associations from Anderson County and Clinton and members of the Clinton 12 were recognized at a luncheon Friday, July 9, after the Clinton 12 received a National Education Association award in early July. The NEA presented its Rosa Parks Memorial Award to the Clinton 12 for leading the efforts to integrate a Southern public high school. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1388.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1388.html Candidates in contested county races made pointed contrasts between themselves and their opponents in two joint appearances for last week. Competing candidates for county mayor, juvenile judge and trustee verbally jousted. Candidates appeared at the Elks Lodge in Oak Ridge Monday, July 12, and at Roane State for a League of Women Voters’ forum Tuesday, July 13. Candidates for county mayor, juvenile judge, trustee, state representative and sheriff were on hand Monday before an audience of about 30 people. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1387.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1387.html A hotdog street vendor Thursday vowed he would not give up after the county’s Operations Committee denied his bid to operate his stand on the sidewalk in front of the Jolley Building at Wednesday night’s July meeting. Larry Helveston, owner and operator of “Dogs on the Run,” was backed during the Operations Committee meeting by Anderson County Law Director Jay Yeager but the committee voted 6-1 against his bid to do business in front of the county building. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1386.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1386.html What to do about speeding in Norris, and whether to do anything at all, engrossed Norris council members at their monthly meeting Monday, July 12, just as it had at a July 1 council workshop. Residents appearing at the workshop had been evenly split and equally passionate about whether Norris needs new speeding deterrents, especially on Pine and Dairy Pond roads. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1385.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1385.html A 43-year-old Briceville man was taken to the hospital in an ambulance following a domestic assault at a residence on Airbase Lane in Briceville in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 11. Joe David McCoy was taken to the Oak Ridge Methodist Medical Center with possible internal injuries, according to an Anderson County Sheriff’s Department incident report, following an altercation with his older sister. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1384.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1384.html You know, I was almost speechless. Almost. But then I realized the Anderson County Operations Committee is looking out for the best interest of you, County Taxpayer, and have no hidden agendas or secret plans for world domination. Shoot, I don’t think they even want to be the biggest kid on the block. And once I figured this out, I heaved the biggest sigh of relief a man can heave (I’m a big guy, so it was pretty big sigh of relief, believe me). Thank you, Operations Committee members, for telling that pesky hot dog selling type man he needs to move on. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1383.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1383.html Voters began making choices Friday in the most unusual county election in decades ñ unusual because there are so few contested countywide races. Perhaps the relative scarcity of races has contributed to the relative lack of conversation about the election. We should all hope that does not translate to a low turnout. Only two strongly contested races are on the county general ballot. Both deserve careful scrutiny. In each, I believe voters have a clear choice. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1382.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/07/1382.html The Anderson County Operations Committee voted unanimously Wednesday, July 14, to recommend approval of a victim’s assistance assessment fee of $42 added to court costs on criminal cases in Anderson County courts. Of the fee, $3 would go to the circuit court clerk and the remainder would go to the Children’s Advocacy Center. The motion, made by Dist. 6 Commissioner Whitey Hitchcock, passed unanimously. Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1381.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1381.html Anderson County schools may refinance about $17 million in debt to help balance the 2010-11 budget and add another $8 million to finance a central location for all school offices and build a new alternate school. Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1380.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1380.html Steve Jones will be Clinton’s city manager for another two years. Council voted 4-3 after two hours ñ and after Mayor Scott Burton reversed himself and voted for the extension. Burton declared early in the meeting that he viewed Jones’ management of finances and people lacking and he would vote against extending the contract. He reversed himself after a procession of residents made statements on behalf of Jones. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1379.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1379.html The most cited reason for opposing an extension of Clinton city manager Steve Jones’ contract is his “mismanagement” of city finances. That term is tossed around way too loosely in my view. Mismanagement is perilously close to malfeasance or incompetence. Nothing could be farther from the truth in Jones’ case. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1378.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1378.html It is now official that the county won’t have a budget before the election in August ñ following a long tradition in the county. I have watched budgets in the county, off and on, for about 25 years and I can’t remember an election year in which a budget was adopted on time. Of course, budgets aren’t usually adopted on time when it’s not an election year either. I’m still as puzzled as I have been about the county budget ñ particularly the general fund. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1377.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1377.html I’m writing this letter to send an apology to Jane Brock, surely, one of the finest ladies in Clinton. Jane has been the welcoming and cheerful face that you’ve seen for the past 20 years at the Clinton library. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1376.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1376.html It was my pleasure to work for several years at Clinton Public Library. During those years I came to appreciate the wonderful staff members and service they gave to the community. Now, I feel a grave injustice has been done to my former co-worker, Mrs. Jane Brock. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1375.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1375.html I am writing in regard to comments made in your column in the May 30, 2010, issue of The Courier News. I totally agree with you that elections matter. It would be a wonderful thing if people turned out in huge numbers for all elections. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1374.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1374.html In recent weeks, the Green McAdoo Museum and Cultural Center has come up against some criticism concerning its viability as a cultural icon in Clinton and the national cluster of African American theme museums. The design of this presentation is to provide a new vision for taking this rich institution to the next level.† As it presently stands, it is an educational asset and learning tool for the surrounding public and private school systems of greater Anderson, Knox and surrounding counties. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1373.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1373.html Confluence Solar, a new and visionary idea for a company, has announced it plans to build a manufacturing facility for high-tech solar panels in Clinton. The announcement in January was a major coup for the town ñ Clinton was picked over a lengthy list of other potential sites in and out of Tennessee. Thursday the company demonstrated just how different it might be than a typical industrial plant. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1372.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1372.html There’s nothing fishy about Shelby Freyre’s catch last weekend at the Fish Hatchery in Clinton. Freyre was one of the winners during the Free Fishing Day event at the Hatchery. Kids also fished free and were giving lessons in tie flying near Miller Island below Norris Dam. The Miller Island excursion was sponsored by the Clinch River Chapter of Trout Unlimited. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1371.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1371.html Clinton High School has a new principal ñ†Eric L. Snider from Bluffton, S.C. Snider interviewed for the job a little more than a week ago and accepted it early last week. Snider said he will be on the job July 1 and will be in town this week to begin getting familiar with the school and community. He will replace Linda Davis who will retire at the end of June. Snider has been an assistant principal at Bluffton for five years, where he is the principal of the Freshmen Academy. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1370.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1370.html Anderson County could impose an additional cost on people convicted of crimes ñ but county commissioners want more information before approving the idea. Anderson County’s District Attorney General David Clark asked that a $21 “crime victim’s fee” be imposed and that amount contributed to the Children’s Advocacy Center. The Operations Committee opted to pass the idea to commission without a recommendation. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1369.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1369.html Clinton City Manager Steve Jones has gotten a surprising show of support from the city’s newest industry. Jones’ future is in doubt because his contract expires Aug. 21 and four members of council are believed to oppose extending that contract. A decision on Jones’ contract is expected to be discussed at the council meeting Monday. Council meets at 5:30 p.m. at city hall. Diana Van Leuven, vice president for Confluence Solar, said Thursday morning the company is concerned about reports about Jones’ future. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1368.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1368.html A 10-year effort in Anderson County reached a milestone last weekend ñ the 10th annual East Anderson County Relay For Life raised enough money to go over the $1 million mark. The Relay has raised $1,004,678 in its decade. This year’s Relay, held June 5-6 at the Anderson County High School football field and track, raised a total of $89,500. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1367.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1367.html Anderson County Schools’ Director of Instruction Chuck Puglisi says the county’s 15 schools have endured a slow, steady decline over the last three years. According to Puglisi, the county lost 240 students from May of 2008 through May of 2010. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1366.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1366.html Anderson County will operate at least part of the next fiscal year on a continuing resolution ñ just as it has most years for the past decade or more. And anger and disbelief about the recent property reappraisals bubbled up and over during the annual public hearing about the budget. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1365.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1365.html It must be the water; the rolling hills or an alignment of the moon, but for some reason the village of Lake City has produced several coaches with state championship trophies. Clark Wormsley is the latest former Laker to join the league of champions with deep Lake City roots. Wormsley directed the Webb School of Knoxville Spartans to the 2010 Division II Class A state baseball championship. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1364.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1364.html Oak Ridge would become the “first carbon neutral retrofit city and region in the U.S.,” acoording to an announcement last week at the 2010 Tennessee Valley Corridor National Technology Summit in Washington D.C. The Integrated Electricity Generation Project proposes to make the Oak Ridge Reservation net carbon neutral by 2030 with a clean energy power project. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1363.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1363.html It starts with animals and ends with a splash: Clinton Public Library welcomed 311 children to its summer reading program during its first week. The program offers children ó from birth to 12th grade ó a chance to earn prizes and have fun while reading. Incentives include: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1362.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1362.html It seemed appropriate the day was overcast and a slight drizzle was falling. Anderson County paid tribute to its 266 fallen soldiers Monday morning with a Memorial Day ceremony held on the front lawn of the courthouse. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1361.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1361.html A couple from Dickson, Tennessee crashed their 1965 Cessna Skylane 182H airplane into a creek that runs alongside the Oliver Springs Airport just before 2 p.m. on Monday, May 31. The pilot, Elizabeth Reilly Fiala, 57, and her husband, the passenger, Thomas Alan Fiala, 67, suffered only minor injuries in the crash. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1360.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1360.html The possible sale of about 9.5 acres of land in the I-75 Industrial Park is “on hold.” Clinton City Council unanimously voted to sell the land for $216,000 to an unnamed company at its May meeting. However, Tim Thompson, president of Anderson County Economic Development Association, said Friday morning that project “is currently on hold.” Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1359.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1359.html Anderson County Sheriffs Department Deputy Charles Faircloth was dispatched to a residence on Offutt Road to investigate the report of a stolen television. Faircloth stated in his Friday, May 14 ACSD police report that he met with Pamela Leigh Long and Sidney Leon Long and learned that sometime between 12 p.m. and 7 p.m., as Sidney Long slept in his bedroom, someone entered the residence and stole a 36” Sanyo, HD, flat screen television. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1358.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1358.html There aren’t many of them left now. A fact painfully evident at every reunion, every get-together and in many conversations related to that time period. “We lose something like 1,200 a week,” Lee Loveday of Claxton said, then shrugged. “At least, that’s what I read somewhere.” The subject of the discussion is veterans of World War II; the history they have lived; and the stories they might share. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1357.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1357.html Part of the solution for balancing the Anderson County schools’ 2010-11 budget may involve refinancing part or all of the school system’s long-term debt. That possibility is being studied, but few details were available this week. Chris Phillips, the county’s budget director, confirmed that a representative of Stephens Inc., an Arkansas-based financial institution that’s been hired to handle Anderson County’s borrowing for a $2.5 million program of energy efficiency upgrades, will look at a refinancing. Jim Woodward, the schools’ financial officer, said, “One of the things that we’re looking at requires a consultant to help us with it,” Woodward added. “We haven’t heard back from that consultant yet. It may not be a good idea. “I’d love to tell you more, but it’s premature,” said Woodward. “And, you know, this is going to be a tough budget year. That’s the bottom line. It’s going to be a tough budget year.” The proposed board has a deficit of $1.2 million but John Burrell, chairman of the board, and Woodward admitted one proposal would cut that to about $200,000. They declined to outline that proposal. Burrell said some controversial methods for balancing the budget were discussed last weekend at the 2010 Joint Venture conference in Pigeon Forge. “These are some aggressive strategies that we’re deploying,” said Burrell. “The cuts that we’re talking about will not be appreciated but hard times call for hard decisions.” Woodward said this week that it’s too early to say if some of the proposals discussed in Pigeon Forge will ever come to fruition. “Well, $196,624 is where we got to but there’s a piece of that that we don’t know about,” said Woodward. “It’s very iffy. We’re going to have to really work on that.” Phillips explained that figuring out whether or not refinancing school debt is worthwhile or not will require a comprehensive process. “The schools have multiple debt issuances and it’ll take a look at all of them: interest rates, how long the pay-out is, whether you can maybe roll all the debts into one,” Phillips outlined. “The reason it could be controversial is some people could think it’s just borrowing from one thing to pay another.” Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1356.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/06/1356.html The future of Clinton City Manager Steve Jones became more public ñ and less certain ñ last week. It has been known for several months that Jones likely would not have the support for his contract to be renewed. That became more evident last week. Mon, 21 Jun 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1355.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1355.html “The pictures don’t really show the devastation.” Scott Gregory, Clinton police sergeant, talked about a quick trip he and officer Greg McBroom and Jason Lawson made May 14-15 to help with the flood damage in middle Tennessee. Gregory said this week the officers were “discussing it as a shift … how it would be nice to travel over there and help them out.” Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1354.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1354.html The Anderson County Commission agreed to allow County Law Director Jay Yeager file an appeal in Chancery Court against the city of Clinton and its town council’s Board of Zoning Appeals’ refusal to grant the county permission to make improvements to the Glen Alpine Convenience Center. The city annexed the county-owned land that the convenience center sits on in 1994. Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1353.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1353.html The contract of Clinton City Manager Steve Jones was raised at the council meeting Monday, May 18, and deferred until the June 21 meeting. Council Member Jerry Shattuck said, near the end of the meeting, that he thought the council should discuss the contract ñ “and deal with it tonight.” Jones’ contract expires Aug. 21. Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1352.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1352.html Anderson County Director of Accounts and Budgets Chris Phillips said the county’s general fund for 2010-2011 is $1.5 million out of balance. Phillips presented county commissioners with copies of the budget this week prior to the Monday, May 19 commission meeting. Phillips told the commissioners that it will take a 12.5 cent property tax increase to balance the budget at $1.5 million out, but it could take a 30 cent hike on property tax when the county schools’ budget is included. Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1351.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1351.html Two things are certain about Clinton’s new budget ñ it will not include a reorganization that would include some layoffs and a property tax increase is likely ñ although not as large as first suggested. Clinton City Council rejected a proposed reorganization that had a “goal” of $225,000 in savings. Council rejected the idea on a 6-1 vote. Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1350.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1350.html There are many great happenings that are occurring in Clinton and many things to be proud of as citizens of our city. Our city school system is one of those things to celebrate. During the past four years, Clinton City Schools has placed second in a ranking of 13 area school districts (Greater Knoxville Business Journal, February 2009) and was listed as one of the top five school districts in Tennessee as noted in the SCORE Interim Report (State Collaborative On Reforming Education, 2009). Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1349.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1349.html It took only a few minutes at the end of Clinton’s council meeting last week, but the question of renewing City Manager Steve Jones’ contract is about to become ñ and should be ñ the highest profile issue before the city. Jones’ contract has been an issue for months ñ and was during the last city election, although it should not be. Jones’ performance as city manager by almost any standard is exemplary. Mon, 24 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1348.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1348.html Extending the Anderson County High School tradition of hosting a luncheon when an athelete signs college scholarship papers, the ACHS Athletic Department and Athletic Director Gary Terry hosted a pizza luncheon of ACHS students who have signed scholarship papers ó for academic achievements. The pizza luncheon was held Monday where approximately 60 students were treated courtesy of the athletic department. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1347.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1347.html The Anderson County Career and Technical Center honored outstanding students in 15 programs during its annual awards presentation April 29 at the Hollingsworth Entrepreneurial Center. In addition, two students ñ Talor Burns and Brandon Miller were named winners of the Dr. Curtis Sexton Visionary Award. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1346.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1346.html The federal education program, Race to the Top, focuses on using data to measure learning and teacher effectiveness ñ and how the data helps measure teacher effectiveness. With that emphasis, Clinton city schools proposes to spend nearly all of its Race to the Top money for a new assistant principal ñ shared among its three schools ñ to work with data and help with annual teacher evaluations. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1345.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1345.html Anderson County Law Director Jay Yeager is recommending the county take bids from companies to perform an air-quality assessment in the Anderson County Courthouse, addressing complaints of some employees that air inside the building is making them sick. “Over the past two or three years I’ve had reports, several reports, about people being sick,” Yeager told the county’s Operation Committee Monday, May 10, meeting. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1344.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1344.html A half dozen concerned Claxton residents attended the Tuesday, May 11, Anderson County Planning Commissioner meeting to protest the development of Greenview Village, a reduced-cost housing development that’s being proposed near the 400 block of Old Edgemoor Road in the Claxton community. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1343.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1343.html The owners of Andersonville Crossing shopping center filed suit Tuesday, May 11, challenging the annexation of their property approved by Norris City Council in April. The suit, filed in Anderson County Circuit Court by attorney Jack W. Piper Jr. of Knoxville on behalf of Tennessee Quality Investments, owner of the center, challenges the annexation on the grounds that: Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1342.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1342.html Work is under way on rehabilitating or building new houses for Clinton residents. The city will work on six houses ñ three new buildings and three renovated houses. Above, Curtis Perez, city code enforement officer, right, talks with City Manager Steve Jones and Mayor Scott Burton at 714 Sharp St., where one of the new houses is being built. The city has a $500,000 Community Development Block grant for the project. A second housing rehab grant, one for about half as much money, is in the process of being bid, Perez said. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1341.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1341.html Clinton School Board extended Director of Schools Vicki Violette’s contract one year and approved the 2010-11 budget on first reading at its meeting Thursday, May 13. The board unanimously approved Violette’s contract extension and heaped praise on her. The contract remains four years. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1340.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1340.html Anderson County’s budget remains $1.6 million out of balance, Chris Phillips, Anderson County’s budget director, said, even after cuts made at the budget committee meeting Thursday, May 8. According to Phillips, it first appeared to be much worse. Phillips said the budget was initially more than $3.3 million out of balance after departments submitted budgets for the next fiscal year. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1339.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1339.html B&W Y-12 donated $100,000 Thursday to help bring water Anderson County homes. The contribution will fund the extension of water lines to 42 homes. B&W Y-12’s donation will fund water lines to four areas along River Road, Bridges Road, Lewallen Hollow and Old Dutch Valley. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1338.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1338.html Eighty opponents of the proposed Rogers Group quarry and asphalt plant at Bethel gathered Tuesday, May 11, at Museum of Appalachia to hear about a new approach they hope will scuttle the quarry permanently. “There is a mechanism,” said attorney Dail Cantrell, representing Bethel Baptist Church, which adjoins the Rogers property. “This is our best opportunity in a decade to end this.” Citizens for Safety and Clean Air in Anderson County, which organized the rally, has a lawsuit outstanding against Clinton City Council regarding the M-2 (Heavy Industrial) zoning applied to the Rogers site. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1337.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1337.html Anderson County students will start school 40 minutes later when the new year starts in August. The Anderson County Board of Education voted unanimously at its meeting Thursday, May 13 to accept Director of Schools Larry Foster’s recommendation to start the school day later for the 2010-2011 school year. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1336.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1336.html The Anderson County School Board agreed on a budget Thursday that is $2.6 million out of balance. Although it’s the first time the school system will not turn in a balanced budget since 2004-2005, Woodward stressed to the board that he’s confident the staff is on the right track to getting the financial woes fixed. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1335.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1335.html After more than half-a-century, 10 former members of the 663rd Air Control and Warning (AC&W) Squadron reunited Thursday, May 6, and spent the two days reminiscing old about an area some of the former soldiers had not laid eyes on in 55 years. The 663rd AC&W Squadron came as young soldiers from all corners of America in the early 1950s to Cross Mountain in Briceville. Their job was securing the skies over Oak Ridge from a radar facility positioned approximately 1,000-feet above the mountain. Several of the men, now in their 70s, returned to Cross Mountain last weekend to get one more look at a region that has been permanently tattooed in their memories since. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1334.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1334.html TVA’s Bull Run Fossil Plant recognized five winners of an Earth Day poster contest at Claxton Elementary School Friday, May 7. The awards presentation and tree-planting ceremony was held on the front lawn of the Bull Run plant in Claxton. Claxton Elementary is the plant’s Partners in Education school. Claxton art teacher Ryan Blair said the poster contest drew a big response from the CES students. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1333.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1333.html Average property appraisals in the county have increased by 21 percent since the last reappraisal in 2005 ñ but the amount of increase for an individual piece of property may be much larger or smaller, Property Assessor Vernon Long said. The new appraisals began arriving Monday, May 10, and calls to the office ñ and a five-line phone bank set up at the Clinton Community Center ñ quickly followed. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1332.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1332.html Ernie Meadows of Mountain Meadow Farms shows off box quarts of strawberries Thursday afternoon at the Clinton Farmers Market. The market opened for the season Thursday, and will be open from 3 - 6 p.m. every Thursday. Meadows was the only one selling produce Thursday, but he noted someone had set up a booth earlier, but left. “There will be more and more people here as we get into the summer,” Meadows said. He also noted that Mountain Meadows Farm is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) business. Growing six different berries, eight variety of peaches and the gamut of vegetables, Mountain Meadows Farm offers a basket mixture of produce for a flat fee. For more information, or to learn more about how CSA works, visit www.mountainmeadowsfarmtn.com Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1331.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1331.html Plenty of serious business was conducted at the Norris City Council meeting Monday, May 10, but all of it took a back seat to a lively debate about chickens and a chicken tractor on Garden Road. Stephanie Whaley spoke up during the “hear the public” part of the meeting, asking the council to legalize keeping small numbers of laying hens in residential neighborhoods. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1330.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1330.html The Clinton city schools patted itself on the back Thursday night ñ deservedly so. The city schools have been highly regarded in education circles for decades ñ and that hasn’t changed. City Schools Director Vicki Violette outlined the “state of the schools” at last week’s board meeting with a long list of accomplishments for the past four years ñ the length of her tenure in the schools. Fri, 14 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1329.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1329.html The gas at Anderson County High School was turned off shortly after 1:30 p.m. Thursday, when the smell was first noticed. Two leaks ñ one on the administration building and one at the greenhouse ñ were found. Students in band, art and physical education classes were evacuated but academic classes continued. School remained in session and dismissal was set for the normal time Thursday afternoon. Thu, 13 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1328.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1328.html He was never trained, this clumsy, long-legged, big-footed, floppy-eared black puppy. He still wasn’t trained when he was a thick-bodied, arthritic, slow-moving old dog. He would not come when called. He barked at a shift in the wind ñ and if left alone, would bark nearly unceasingly for hours, until the people he would not obey let him in. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1327.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1327.html The atmosphere for developing a Clinton city schools budget is markedly different this year, Director Vicki Violette told city council Wednesday night ñ and the budget reflects that. The preliminary city budget includes $100,000 in new “maintenance of effort” money that will help cover an estimated increase of $110,000 in costs for school employees’ retirement. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1326.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1326.html A public meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 10 at 6 p.m. in room 312 of the Anderson County Courthouse to discuss the varying opinions concerning the new slot limits for smallmouth bass on Norris Lake. Robert McKamey, a Dist. 5 county commissioner, proposed the public meeting at the April county commission meeting. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1325.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1325.html Anderson County school officials likely will propose cutting 12 positions in an effort to work toward a balanced budget for the 2010-2011 school year. Anderson County’s Director of Schools Larry Foster, winding down his first year as director after taking over the position last July, is faced with proposing cuts that may be unpopular and potentially damaging to schools. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1324.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1324.html Bethel Baptist Church has requested the aid of Clinton Baptist Association in persuading Clinton City Council to block the opening of the planned Rogers Group quarry near the church at Bethel. In a memo adopted unanimously by the Bethel Baptist Board of Deacons and sent in early May, the church reminds the association and council that Bethel Baptist is one of the oldest churches in East Tennessee, located on its Bethel Road property for more than a century. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1323.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1323.html City Manager Tim Hester, a former chairman and longtime member of the Planning Commission, said commissioners in the 1990s had been concerned that open land around Town Center might be developed, and there would be no way to zone it and assure that the new development would be consistent with the surrounding historic part of town. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1322.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1322.html A 23-year-old Clinton woman has been the victim of harassment from a convict locked up in the Anderson County Detention Facility, said a Tuesday, May 4 Anderson County Sheriffs Department incident report. ACSD Deputy William S. Lucas wrote in the incident report that he was advised by ACSD Chief Deputy Mark Lucas that Jose Alex Perez, 35, of Ogontz Lane, Oak Ridge, had left a threatening voicemail message intended for the Clinton woman, who is reportedly pregnant with Perez’s child. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1321.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1321.html Jacob Gaudet’s mom gasped when the Zitzman Scholarships were awarded April 29. She knew that Jacob and Brittany Wallace, Clinton High School seniors who are part of the Anderson County Schools’ FastTrack Academy, were winners ñ they were being honored, along with 23 seniors from CHS and Anderson County High School at the Anderson County Career & Technical Center’s annual Student of the Year celebration. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1320.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1320.html A proposed tax rate increase for Clinton has been whittled to 16 cents from 23 cents, but it seems likely the proposed 2010-11 budget is headed for considerable more discussion ñ if not revamping. Comments by council members, especially Mayor Scott Burton and Vice Mayor Jim McBride, at Wednesday night’s work session on the budget indicate change is likely. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1319.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1319.html Larry Foster, director of Anderson County schools, said Thursday he would like to name a new principal at Clinton High School “before the teachers leave” for the summer. But, he noted, “That may be a little ambitious. That’s assuming there is a candidate within that pool.” He may be right ñ since no interviews had been scheduled as of Thursday. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1318.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1318.html The Anderson County school system’s 2010-11 budget is potentially $2.6 million out of balance, according to the schools’ chief financial officer Jim Woodward. Woodward updated members of the Anderson County Board of Education on the system’s budget Monday night in workshop. School officials are scrambling for a budget solution after five consecutive years of presenting a budget with relative ease, according to Woodward. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1317.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1317.html It was a sad sight. Smoke billowing out from under the hood. Me staring at it. More smoke. More staring. Laughter from somewhere deep in the woods. A tear falling down a fat man’s cheek. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1316.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1316.html Four East Tennessee state legislators talked about efforts to balance the state budget last Monday morning at a “Breakfast with the Legislators” event in Oak Ridge. The events, held monthly, are sponsored by the League of Women Voters. Attending the event were Sen. Randy McNally, R-Oak Ridge; Rep. Jim Hackworth, D-Clinton; Sen. Ken Yager-R-Harriman; and Rep. Dennis Ferguson D-Kingston. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1315.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1315.html An investigation into city finances in Oliver Springs showed the city was paying dental insurance coverage for the mayor and city treasurer and that the city manager used his city credit card to charge a number of personal items ñ all of which have been repaid. City Manager David Bolling said last week that Mayor Chris Hepler and he requested the investigation, on the advice of the city attorney and city auditor. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1314.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1314.html Eighty-eight people have been charged in 163 indictments for drugs and related offenses. As of 6 p.m. Thursday, 32 of the 88 persons had been arrested ñ some who were already in jail.† The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department announced the indictments and arrests at a Thursday afternoon press conference. Anderson County Sheriff Paul White said Thursday’s bust was the largest since he was elected in 2006 and surely one of the biggest in the history of the county. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1313.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/05/1313.html The preliminary Clinton budget for 2010-2011 recommends a 23-cent tax increase and no pay increases for city employees. A similar recommendation in 2009 was rejected. Instead, council members voted last year to increase the projected sales tax revenue. Sales tax revenue has not met those estimates. Council also passed a 5-cent property tax increase for the current year. Mon, 10 May 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/04/1312.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/04/1312.html Anderson County Sheriffs Department Investigators charged a 35-year-old Briceville man with second-degree murder Thursday evening following the Wednesday evening shooting death of Bobby Allen Turpin, 46, of New River Highway. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/04/1311.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/04/1311.html The potential for a later start to the school day for the†coming academic year will be discussed with parents, staff, and other community stakeholders in a series of public meetings over the next two weeks, according to Larry Foster, director of Anderson County Schools. Foster said presentations will be made at Norris Middle School Tuesday and Claxton Elementary School Thursday. Both meetings will begin at 6:30 p.m.†and will be held in the school libraries. Next week, meetings will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, April 26, in the Lake City Middle School library; at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 27,†in the Board of Education meeting room on the fifth floor at the Jolley Building on South Main Street in Clinton; and at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, in the Norwood Middle School library. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/04/1310.html http://www.hometownclinton.com/articles/2010/04/1310.html The question of expanding the Glen Alpine Convenience Center may be up to whether or not Clinton City Council is willing to change its zoning regulations. The Clinton Board of Zoning Appeals unanimously denied Monday night a non-conforming use exemption for a proposed expansion of the convenience center. Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:00:00 EST