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Spotlight: Youth Leadership Anderson County visits Nashville

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Anderson County Youth Leadership Visits Nashville

Youth Leadership Anderson County visited Nashville for a state government trip on March 12. (Submitted photo)

Youth Leadership Anderson County—sponsored by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce and consisting of high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors from Anderson County High School and Clinton High School—visited Nashville for their State Government Trip on March 12.

The class had an opportunity for a “photo op” with Gov. Bill Haslam, Sen. Randy McNally, Rep. Dennis Powers, and Rep. John Ragan. The class visited the Titans Stadium and the Capitol, and participated in a mock session led by McNally, Powers and Ragan.

Those attending were Amber Bumgardner, Ivey Cates, Ryan Collinsworth, Rachel Crabtree, Jacob Craft, Hope Gass, Autumn Hicks, Sam Horn, Madison Ivey, Sami Joy, Olivia Kelly, Morgan Labelle, Tiffney Littlejohn, Matthew Lloyd, Matthew Longmire, Ali Matteson, Sarah Mawhinney, Victoria Parray, Erika Seiber, Taylor Spradlin, Sean Wallace, Brooklyn Webster, and Matthew Wilson. [Read more…]

Franchise Lunch and Learn: An overview of franchising opportunities

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The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce and the Tennessee Small Business Development Center will host a seminar on “An Overview of Franchising Opportunities” on Thursday, Feb. 20, from 11 a.m.–1 p.m. at the Anderson County Chamber office at 245 N. Main Street, Suite 200, in Clinton.

Jerry Bird with FranNet of Alabama/Tennessee will be the speaker. Attendees may bring their own lunch to enjoy during the seminar.

Topics covered will include: [Read more…]

Marketing your business online: Lessons on LinkedIn

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Daniel Monday

Daniel Monday

The chief operating officer of a Knoxville website company will present a Feb. 19 seminar in Anderson County on marketing your business using LinkedIn.

Daniel Monday of Slamdot will give his presentation, titled “Marketing Your Business Online: Lessons on LinkedIn,” at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce in Clinton from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19.

“If you’re not joining the 250 million-plus people on LinkedIn, you may be missing out on business opportunities,” a press release said. “From connecting with potential customers or establishing new referral partnerships, to locating that next great employee or finding reputable vendors and suppliers, LinkedIn can become a very affordable marketing and operations tool for your company or nonprofit organization.

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Clinton Christmas Parade winners announced

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Second Baptist Church Clinton Christmas Parade

The Clinton Christmas Parade, “A Christmas to Remember,” highlighted 92 entries on Saturday, Dec. 7, the largest to ever enter the parade.

Even though it was a cold and windy evening, a large crowd lined Market and Main streets to enjoy the hours of work on display in the floats, cars, trucks, and motorcycles, a press release said.

“Judges had their work cut out for them,” the release said. [Read more…]

Terry Payne, an ORNL program manager, named Anderson County Chamber chair

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Terry Payne

Terry Payne

Terry Payne, a program manager at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been named board chairman for the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce in 2014.

Payne is a research and development, or R&D, program manager at ORNL, where he has been employed for the past 30 years, a press release said. He has managed R&D Programs in the areas of energy management, isotope separation, and environmental management.

Payne was instrumental in creating numerous partnership between ORNL and small businesses that were funded by Small Business Innovation Research, the press release said. [Read more…]

Letter: Anderson Chamber gives thanks for successful Clinton Christmas parade

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To the Editor:

We at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to all those who helped to make the annual Clinton Christmas Parade “A Christmas to Remember” an overwhelming success.

 

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Roger Houck, city manager for support; Rick Scarbrough, Clinton police chief, and Sgt. Jim Campbell, the Clinton Police Department, for assisting in assuring a safe parade; Chief Archie Brummitt and the Clinton Fire Department for carrying Santa Claus; Lynn Murphy and Bill Riggs, Clinton Public Works for cleanup; and Jason Brown, Clinton Recreation Department for coordinating. [Read more…]

Anderson Chamber offers business counseling on Wednesday

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The Tennessee Small Business Development Center is offering a free and confidential counseling session on Wednesday, Dec. 18, from 9 a.m.–noon at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce in Clinton.

TSBDC advises and assists future and existing business owners. Senior Business Specialist Jutta Bangs will  lead the Wednesday session.

To make an appointment for this or another day, call (865) 457-2559 or e-mail accc@andersoncountychamber.org. [Read more…]

Clinton honors female athletes, names them Christmas parade grand marshals

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Erin Champion

Erin Champion

Erin Champion and Vickie Franse selected as grand marshals for Clinton Christmas parade

Two outstanding young female athletes from Clinton will serve as grand marshals of the Clinton Christmas Parade this year, Mayor Scott Burton announced this week.

The grand marshals will be Erin Champion and Vickie Franse. The Christmas parade is Dec. 7, and the entry registration deadline is Dec. 4.

Erin Champion won the 2011 AAA State Pole Vault Championship with a height of 11’6,” a press release said. Earlier in the 2011 season, she set a Tennessee record with a height of 12’1.5” at the Metro 8 Meet. [Read more…]

Reminder: Veterans Day parade in Clinton tonight

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2013 Anderson County Veterans Day ParadeThe 7th Annual Anderson County Veterans Day Parade will be held at 6 p.m. today (Monday, Nov. 11) in downtown Clinton.

This year’s theme is “Showing Our County’s Veterans We Care.”

The parade will start on Market Street in Clinton and move toward Main Street, passing in front of the Anderson County Courthouse.

Immediately after the parade, there will be a ceremony celebrating veterans featuring a “mini-concert” by local favorites Russ and Becky Jeffers in the Ritz Theater. [Read more…]

Clinton Christmas Parade on Dec 7; registration deadline is Dec. 4

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Clinton’s traditional Christmas Parade of bands, floats, and many other processional entries will begin at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, a press release said.

This year’s theme is “A Christmas To Remember.” Businesses, churches, schools, and other marching groups are encouraged to register and participate in the parade, the release said. The parade entry fee of $10 is payable to the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce. The deadline to register is 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 4. There will be no late entries. [Read more…]

Something for everyone at this year’s Clinch River Antiques Festival

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Clinch River Antiques Festival

The Clinch River Antiques Festival in 2012 is pictured above. (Photo by Carl Warner)

The 13th Annual Clinch River Antiques Festival kicks off on Friday evening, Oct. 11, from 6–9 p.m. in Historic Downtown Clinton with shops open late, food vendors, carriage rides, and live entertainment.

The entertainment starts Friday evening in Hoskins Lane Park on Market Street with The Real McCoys, a bluegrass band that grew up playing music together in Lake City. It’s hosted by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Anderson County Class of 2014. The show is from 6:30-8:30 p.m. [Read more…]

Anderson Chamber has LinkedIn seminar

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Cindy Hagemann

Cindy Hagemann

A marketing director for a local accounting firm will give a presentation on improving your LinkedIn profile during an Oct. 3 seminar for the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce.

The seminar will feature Cindy Hagemann, marketing director for Pugh CPAs. Her presentation is titled “10 Simple Steps to Improve Your Linked In Profile.” Hagemann has been teaching LinkedIn classes since 2008, a press release said. [Read more…]