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After three Anderson County Schools held graduation ceremonies a week ago, Clinton High School seniors will celebrate tonight at Dragon Stadium in downtown Clinton.  The Clinton High School Class of 2022 will graduate Friday evening beginning at 7 pm. If you cannot make it to graduation in person but still …

Governor Bill Lee and the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH) provided resources online to assist those who are impacted by the infant formula shortage. TDH encourages families to use the following resources: “It’s our top priority to ensure the health and wellbeing of all Tennessee children,” said TDH Commissioner Lisa Piercey. “We …

(THEC press release)  For the first time in its history, the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) has voted to ensure no tuition increases at the state’s public institutions for the upcoming academic school year. The vote reflects the Commission’s ongoing commitment to student affordability. “Today’s vote is a huge win …

New data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development (TDLWD) shows that unemployment across the state remained at historically low levels in April. The state first reached its all-time low unemployment rate of 3.2% in March, and last month’s seasonally-adjusted rate stayed at that level.  The April 2022 …

Thursday evening, local officials were joined by Lt. Gov. Randy McNally at the Coal Creek Miners Museum in Rocky Top for a wreath ceremony marking the 120th anniversary of the 1902 Fraterville Mine Disaster. The explosion on May 19th, 1902 killed 216 men and is still considered one of the …

Anderson County’s 14th annual Memorial Day Remembrance Program will be held on Memorial Day Monday, May 30th at 10 am at the Veterans Memorial in front of the Courthouse in Clinton. Anderson County Director of Veterans Services Leon Jaquet once again invites everyone to this annual program, which pays tribute …

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals has handed the plaintiffs in lawsuits over the alleged mishandling of the cleanup following the Kingston coal ash spill that occurred in December of 2008 a big victory.  Jacobs Engineering is the contractor TVA brought in to clean up the spill that dumped over …

Investigators and scientists with the Knox County Regional Forensics Center announced Wednesday that they had identified the body of a woman found dead in Campbell County in 1998.  Lori Alexander of Ohio was 27 years old at the time of her death, which officials say had occurred about a week …

(Press release, Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s office) Tennessee nonfarm employment has fully rebounded from the pandemic, surpassing pre-pandemic employment levels with 45,500 more people holding jobs now than in February 2020.  The Tennessee Quarterly Business and Economic Indicators report issued by Secretary of State Tre Hargett’s office shows that …

The Clinton City Schools will once again be providing meals throughout the summer for area schoolchildren up to the age of 18, regardless of where they attend school. Beginning on June 1st, families can pick up seven days’ worth of breakfast and lunch food items at North Clinton Elementary School.  …