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Between the President’s Day Holiday and the at-times-dicey road conditions across the area, Monday was a slow day at the polls in Anderson County. Early voting for the March 1st Presidential primaries runs through next Tuesday February 23rd. On Monday, only 76 people voted in Clinton, Oak Ridge and Andersonville, …

The high school basketball season wrapped up over the weekend. On Friday, the Oak Ridge girls won at Campbell County 47-32 to clinch their first D3AAA title since 2011. The Wildcat boys capped off their unbeaten District regular season with a 71-43 win over the Cougars. Elsewhere on Friday, Oneida’s …

Thursday night, the Anderson County School Board voted to suspend the interview process in their search for its next Director of Schools and begin working with Tim Parrott on a new contract to succeed the retiring Larry Foster. Parrott currently works in the Central Office as Director Career and Special …

Thursday night, the Anderson County School Board voted to use money from the system’s debt service fund to pay for needed athletic upgrades at both county high schools and roofing repairs at one middle school. Clinton High School’s request for $200,000 to help pay for a multi-sport facility that will …

Early voting for the March 1st Presidential; primaries in Anderson County continues through February 23rd. On Friday, the Anderson County Election Commission received 201 ballots—either from people voting at one of the three satellite polling places in the county, by mail or from an area nursing home—and during Saturday’s three-hour …

A fisherman who fell overboard on the Clinch River below Norris Dam on Sunday afternoon has his nephew to thank for quick action that undoubtedly saved his life, according to the TWRA. 70-year-old Cecil Branscom of Dublin, Virginia, and his 48-year-old nephew Scott Branscom, of Knoxville, launched their boat at …

The 14-year-old Clinton girl reported missing on Thursday has been located, and she is safe and has been been returned to her home. The Clinton Police Department posted the update about Cassandra Faye Moore on its Facebook page. Moore had been last seen in the early morning hours on Thursday, …

Motorists have fallen in love with paying the lowest gas prices in seven years. The national average price for a gallon of regular unleaded was $1.70 on Valentine’s Day this year, 55 cents lower than last year, and $1.64 lower than the same day in 2014. “Gas prices continue to …

Hermitage, Tennessee, February 12, 2016 – The awards will be presented to the top girls and boys in five classifications of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association on the floor of Murphy Center on the campus of MTSU on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00 p.m. A statewide committee of sportswriters …

Former Anderson County Commission Chairman and retired Anderson County school teacher Mike Cox was indicted last week on a charge of theft over $60,000, as officials accused him of stealing around $100,000 from the tiny Rocky Top church where he served as treasurer since 1976. The 66-year-old Cox turned himself …