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Roads icy: Oak Ridge Schools, Roane State closed today

Posted at 8:46 am January 8, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A tractor-trailer jack-knifed on Interstate 40 West at mile marker 349 in Roane County. That roadway is closed, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said. I-40 East at MM 349 has one lane open. Roads are very icy in this area, TDOT said Monday morning, Jan. 8, 2018. The Oak Ridge/Gallaher Road exit is Exit 356. (Photo courtesy TDOT)

A tractor-trailer jack-knifed on Interstate 40 West at mile marker 349 in Roane County. That roadway is closed, the Tennessee Department of Transportation said. I-40 East at MM 349 has one lane open. Roads are very icy in this area, TDOT said Monday morning, Jan. 8, 2018. The Oak Ridge/Gallaher Road exit is Exit 356. (Photo courtesy TDOT)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 10 a.m.

Oak Ridge Schools are closed today as a layer of ice coated the ground in Oak Ridge, making roads and sidewalks slippery.

The schools had originally planned to open two hours late.

Other local school systems are also closed today (Monday, January 8) as the forecast had called for freezing rain or a wintry mix of precipitation around school arrival time this morning. Among the other school systems closed are Anderson County, Clinton, and Roane County. Roane State Community College is closed today as well (see here for more information). [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, College, Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Courthouse, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, City of Oak Ridge, Clinton, East Tennessee Technology Park, freezing rain, Interstate 40, Mark Lucas, Mark Nagi, National Weather Service, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Schools, Roane County Courthouse, Roane State Community College, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Terry Frank, wintry mix

Clinton police ask for help identifying robbery suspect

Posted at 11:23 am December 1, 2017
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Surveillance camera footage from a Git N Go robbery on South Charles G. Seivers Boulevard in Clinton on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. (Clinton Police Department on Facebook)

Surveillance camera footage from a Git N Go robbery on South Charles G. Seivers Boulevard in Clinton on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2017. (Clinton Police Department on Facebook)

 

An armed robbery was reported early Thursday at a Git’ N Go Market in Clinton, authorities said.

The robbery was reported at about 2 a.m. Thursday, November 30, at 501 South Charles G. Seivers Boulevard, according to the Clinton Police Department. The gas station and convenience store are just southwest of downtown Clinton, near Food City.

The CPD said a white man entered the store, held the clerk at gunpoint, and stole a small amount of money from the cash register. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire Tagged With: armed robbery, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, CPD, Danielle Alexander, Git' N Go Market, robbery, robbery suspect

TBI identifies man who died in officer-involved shooting in Clinton on Wednesday

Posted at 1:15 pm November 9, 2017
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Roger Raymond York Jr.

Roger Raymond York Jr.

 

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has identified the man who died in an officer-involved shooting in Clinton on Wednesday as Roger Raymond York Jr.

York, 32, is listed as having a Clinton address in Anderson County jail records.

He died after he fired a weapon at Clinton Police Department officers on East Drive in Clinton on Wednesday night, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. One of the officers fired back, hitting York, who died, according to preliminary information from the TBI.

The three Clinton Police Department officers were not injured, the TBI said. The three officers were at the home in the 1000 block of East Drive after receiving information that a man with outstanding warrants was at the residence, the TBI said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee Tagged With: Anderson County jail, Clinton, East Drive, officer-involved shooting, Roger Raymond York Jr., shooting, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Preliminary information: Man dies after firing at officers & officer returns fire

Posted at 2:29 am November 9, 2017
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The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to a shooting involving an officer on East Drive in Clinton, the TBI said late Wednesday night, Nov. 8, 2017.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation responded to a shooting involving an officer on East Drive in Clinton, the TBI said late Wednesday night, Nov. 8, 2017.

 

A man fired a weapon at officers on East Drive in Clinton on Wednesday night, and one of the officers fired back, hitting the man, who died, according to preliminary information from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.

The three Clinton Police Department officers were not injured, the TBI said. The three officers were at the home in the 1000 block of East Drive after receiving information that a male subject with outstanding warrants was at the residence, the TBI said.

“Upon arrival, officers confirmed the individual was at the home and attempted to take him into custody,” the TBI said. “The subject attempted to evade officers by climbing out a window. At some point during the encounter, the subject fired a weapon at officers, which resulted in one of the officers returning fire, striking the subject. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The officers were not injured.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinton, Dave Clark, East Drive, officer-involved shooting, shooting, TBI, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation

Clinton Christmas Parade is Saturday, Dec. 9

Posted at 4:00 pm November 3, 2017
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Ridgedale Baptist Church in Clinton Christmas Parade

Ridgedale Baptist Church placed second in the Christmas Parade in Clinton with a float featuring a large ark on Dec. 1, 2012. (File photo)

 

Clinton’s traditional Christmas Parade of bands, floats, and many other processional entries will begin at 2 p.m. on Saturday, December 9. This year’s theme is “Christmas From the Heart.”

Businesses, churches, schools, and other marching groups are encouraged to register and participate in the parade, a press release said. There is no parade entry fee. The deadline to register is Monday, December 4, at 4:30 p.m. There will be no late entries, the press release said.

Entry forms must be picked up at the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce office at 245 North Main Street, Suite 200, in Clinton, or you can call the Chamber at (865) 457-2559 to have a form emailed to you. No registrations will be accepted by fax this year, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Clinton, Community Tagged With: Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, Christmas parade, Clinton

WYSH: Clinton bridge project delayed again

Posted at 10:43 am October 23, 2017
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Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge

The Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge is pictured above on Clinch Avenue near downtown Clinton. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Information from WYSH Radio

Clinton will have to continue to wait for the Lewallen Bridge replacement project to proceed as city officials have told WYSH Radio that the Tennessee Department of Transportation has not yet obtained the necessary permits from either the Tennessee Valley Authority or the Coast Guard that would allow the work to begin.

Clinton City Manager Roger Houck said that the permit application process will likely take six to nine months, meaning that the timeline has been pushed back once again by the state.

A request for bid proposals is now expected to be sent out next month, with those bids tentatively scheduled to be opened in January. TDOT could award a contract for the new bridge in February and construction, provided the necessary permits have been obtained, could now begin sometime in the spring. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinton, Clinton City Council, Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge, Lewallen Bridge, Roger Houck, TDOT, Tennessee Department of Transportation, WYSH Radio

Gaddis gets 300th coaching win

Posted at 11:51 pm October 13, 2017
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Oak Ridge Coach Joe Gaddis talks to the Wildcats football team after a 42-6 win over Clinton on Blankenship Field on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. It was Gaddis' 300th coaching win. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Oak Ridge Coach Joe Gaddis talks to the Wildcats football team after a 42-6 win over Clinton on Blankenship Field on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. It was Gaddis’ 300th coaching win. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Note: This story was last updated at 11 a.m.

Oak Ridge Coach Joe Gaddis got his 300th win as a football coach during a 42-6 win over Clinton on Friday.

Gaddis is only the seventh football coach in Tennessee to get 300 career wins, and he is one of only two active coaches with 300 wins, Oak Ridge school officials said. Gary Rankin of Alcoa is the other. Rankin was the first in Tennessee to win 400 games, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported in September.

Fans and players, parents and coaches, and students and school officials celebrated Gaddis’ milestone 300th win with a brief ceremony on Blankenship Field on Friday that included fireworks and photos, and signs and a football painted with the number 300 that was presented to Gaddis.

More than half of Gaddis’ wins have been at Oak Ridge, where he is 162-36. Gaddis first coached at Oak Ridge for 11 seasons, from 1988 to 1998, and he is in his fifth season back, after returning in 2013.

“I’m coaching at the best place there is to coach,” Gaddis said. “This is just a special place.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Slider, Sports, Sports Tagged With: Blankenship Field, Caleb Martin, Clinton, Dragons, football coach, Gary Rankin, Herbert Booker, Jeremy Mitchell, Joe Gaddis, Johnny Stewart, Josh Breeden, Martin McDonald, Mike Mullins, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, Panthers, Powell, TJ Johnson, Tyrell Romano, Wildcats

Clinch River Fall Antique Festival is this weekend

Posted at 10:30 am October 12, 2017
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Handsome and the Humbles: “From the echoes of sadness to the heart of hope emerges the music of Knoxville's Handsome and the Humbles...Music made in a sheen of revelatory honesty, Handsome and the Humbles classify best as keepers." (Submitted photo)

Handsome and the Humbles: “From the echoes of sadness to the heart of hope emerges the music of Knoxville’s Handsome and the Humbles…Music made in a sheen of revelatory honesty, Handsome and the Humbles classify best as keepers.” (Submitted photo)

 

The 17th Annual Clinch River Fall Antique Festival this weekend will feature antiques, music, and food, a press release said. The festival is Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14, in Clinton. It’s hosted by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce.

On Friday evening, October 13, from 6-9 p.m., there will be food vendors in the Hoskins/Lane Park, as well as a “Cruze-In” for muscle cars on Market Street. The antique shops, specialty shops, and eateries will be open late. This year’s entertainment will be provided by “The Tenos” playing in Hoskins/Lane Park from 7-9 p.m., the press release said.

“Don’t forget to bring your lawn chairs!” organizers said.

Admission and parking for the evening’s festivities are free. Cars that participate in the “Cruze-In” are asked to donate $10 to the Education Foundation for Clinton City and Anderson County Schools. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Business, Clinton, Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: 17th Annual Clinch River Fall Antique Festival, Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, antique dealers, antique shops, antiques, Burr-Hamilton duel, Clinch River Fall Antique Festival, Clinton, Clinton Antique Mall, Cruze-in, Grassically Trained, Handsome and the Humbles, Joe Rosson, Jubal, muscle cars, music, The Beechfork Boys, The Tenos

More on Clinton schools’ decision to close on Eclipse Day

Posted at 12:15 pm August 16, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

As you are no doubt aware, there will be a total solar eclipse on Monday, August 21, with the path of totality expected to pass over East Tennessee. Several area school systems will be closed that day, including those in Anderson County and the city of Clinton.

Originally, the school system had planned to keep schools open and allow parents to join their students to view the eclipse with their teachers to take advantage of the unique educational opportunity, but that has changed over the past week or so, as Director of Schools Kelly Johnson explained Wednesday morning, with many parents citing safety concerns associated with viewing an eclipse and a desire to have more of a role in determining the level of their student’s involvement. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: Anderson County, Clinton, Clinton City Schools, East Tennessee, Kelly Johnson, solar eclipse, total solar eclipse

Three charged in Clinton shooting

Posted at 5:45 pm July 31, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Brent Ashley Hayden

Brent Ashley Hayden

 

Three people have been arrested after a shooting was reported at a home on West Broad Street in Clinton on Wednesday, authorities said.

The three arrested on Friday included a male juvenile and Brent Ashley Hayden, 34, and Michael Steven Smith, 18, both of Clinton, the Clinton Police Department said in a press release Monday. The three were arrested by CPD detectives.

The shooting was reported on West Broad Street at about 4:16 p.m. Wednesday, July 26.

“It’s believed the three fired several shots in the direction of the residence,” the CPD said in the press release. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Brent Ashley Hayden, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, CPD, Michael Steven Smith, shooting, West Broad Street

No injuries reported after shots fired at Clinton home Wednesday

Posted at 2:40 pm July 27, 2017
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No one was injured when shots were reportedly fired at a home on West Broad Street in Clinton on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said.

The Clinton Police Department responded to the shooting call at about 4:16 p.m. Wednesday. An anonymous 911 caller told dispatchers that a male subject, in a black or gray-colored vehicle, was shooting a rifle in the direction of a residence, the Clinton Police Department said in a press release.

When they arrived, police found three adults and two minor children in the house, the press release said. None of the residents sustained any injuries. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire Tagged With: Clinton, Clinton Police Department, CPD, shooting, shots fired, West Broad Street

Clinton has fireworks, other activities on July 4

Posted at 1:18 pm June 29, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Clinton Fourth of July Celebration 2017

Activities for Fun on the Fourth in Clinton on Tuesday, July 4, will start at 5 p.m. Fireworks will start at 10 p.m. at Lakefront Park in Clinton.

Here are the activities announced by Clinton:

  • Backyard Bouncers will have a module bounce house,
  • bungee run,
  • all stars basketball game,
  • rock climbing wall,
  • 68-foot Army boot camp obstacle course,
  • 22-foot two-lane tsunami water slide with slip-and-slide,
  • race car combo with water slide,
  • human hamster balls with track,
  • pirate bounce house, and
  • trackless train that are available for the public with no charge. (Important notice: must have wrist band to ride)

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Community, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Clinton, Fun on the Fourth, July 4, Lakefront Park

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