The Anderson County Democratic Party will honor and thank volunteers who worked in the campaigns of all Democratic candidates in 2012 elections with a free dinner and party at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 28, at the Clinton Community Center.
Volunteers throughout the county worked in campaigns ranging from President Obama’s re-election campaign to the campaigns of state and local candidates in 2012.
Oak Ridge Schools will be closed Friday, and the Anderson County Courthouse will open two hours late due to the threat of a major winter storm with freezing rain and ice.
Anderson County officials said they would continue to monitor the weather along with local emergency officials and make changes as necessary.
Randy McNally
John Ragan
This year’s monthly “Breakfast with the Legislators” starts Monday, Jan. 28.
The series is held at the Oak Ridge Civic Center on the last Monday of each month while the Tennessee General Assembly is in session each year. It’s sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, and it gives residents a chance to meet local representatives and ask questions about legislative issues.
The Anderson County Commission and School Board have scheduled a workshop next month to discuss security concerns.
The workshop starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 7 in Room 312 of the Anderson County Courthouse. The courthouse is located at 100 N. Main St. in Clinton.
The phone system at the Anderson County Courthouse began working again at about 2:25 p.m. today.
The system had been down earlier today due to a reported cut in a fiber optic cable between Knoxville and Chattanooga.
Most Internet connections had also been down, said Leean Tupper, assistant to Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank.
A reported cut in a fiber optic cable between Knoxville and Chattanooga has knocked out telephone service and most Internet connections at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton.
Workers are unable to call from the building, and residents are unable to call in, said Leean Tupper, administrative assistant to Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank.
“We apologize, but we’re waiting on our phone provider to fix the problem,” Tupper said early Wednesday afternoon.
