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Residents discuss Dollar General in Marlow

Posted at 8:39 pm January 23, 2023
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Anderson County residents have expressed mixed opinions in government meetings about a reported proposal to build a Dollar General store next to Oliver Springs Highway in Marlow. The area is pictured above at Marlow Circle on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

A handful of Anderson County residents have expressed mixed opinions in government meetings about a reported proposal to build a Dollar General store next to Oliver Springs Highway in Marlow, but the Anderson County Commission has voted 13-1 in favor of a rezoning that could allow it.

A few property owners and Anderson County Commissioner Jerry White, who represents Marlow, supported the project, saying, among other things, that it would be convenient for rural residents who need quick access to groceries and other items.

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Filed Under: Anderson County, Anderson County, Business, Business, Front Page News, Government, Premium Content, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Regional Planning Commission, Bonnie Shoemaker, Dollar General, Jay Yeager, Jerry White, Josh Anderson, Keith Rice, Marlow, Marlow Circle, Oliver Springs Highway, rezoning, Shain Vowell, State Route 61, Thomas Stephen Mullins

THP: Pedestrian walked in front of vehicle in fatal crash

Posted at 10:25 pm May 2, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The 75-year-old man killed in a vehicle-pedestrian crash in Marlow on Wednesday morning walked in front of a Ford truck for reasons that aren’t clear, authorities said.

The fatal crash was reported at 10 a.m. Wednesday on Oliver Springs Highway (State Route 61) at Old Batley Road.

The pedestrian has been identified as Curtis Byrge, 75. He has a Clinton mailing address.

A Tennessee Highway Patrol report said Byrge was walking west on Oliver Springs Highway when, for an unknown reason, he turned to walk south across the highway. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Marlow, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: crash, Curtis Byrge, fatal crash, George Davis, Old Batley Road, Oliver Springs Highway, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Two crashes reported; one fatal, involved pedestrian

Posted at 7:51 pm May 2, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A fatal crash involving a pedestrian was reported in Marlow on Wednesday morning, and a a serious crash that required three ambulances and a medical helicopter was reported near Interstate 75, authorities said.

The first crash was on Andersonville Highway at Bethel Road just east of Interstate 75 around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, said Mark Lucas, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy.

Three ambulances were needed, Lucas said. A UT Lifestar medical helicopter responded, and it flew one person to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, Lucas said. Anderson County EMS drove two injured people to UT Medical Center as well. There were serious injuries, Lucas said.

The second crash, the fatal crash, was reported a few hours later, at about 10 a.m. Wednesday on Oliver Springs Highway at Old Batley Road. In that crash, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle, Lucas said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Andersonville, Clinton, Marlow, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Andersonville Highway, crash, Mark Lucas, Old Batley Road, Oliver Springs Highway, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

Man pleads guilty to homicide in fatal crash, but not clear if he had heart attack

Posted at 11:55 am September 14, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Pictured above during a plea agreement hearing in Anderson County Criminal Court in Clinton on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, are Danny Lee Bean, right, and Tom Marshall, public defender in the Seventh Judicial District (Anderson County). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Pictured above during a plea agreement hearing in Anderson County Criminal Court in Clinton on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017, are defendant Danny Lee Bean, right, and Tom Marshall, public defender in the Seventh Judicial District (Anderson County). (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

CLINTON—A Marlow man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to two charges of vehicular homicide in a fatal crash on Oliver Springs Highway in Marlow in November 2012, but it’s not clear if he might have had a heart attack, possibly before the crash.

Danny Lee Bean, 59, received an effective 10-year sentence for his guilty pleas in the head-on three-vehicle crash that killed Alberta Farrer, 56, and Pat Smith, 62.

Bean’s sentence was suspended, and he was placed on supervised probation. He had to surrender his driver’s license, and he can’t drive.

Bean had hydrocodone and alprazolam in his system, but he had prescriptions for those medicines at therapeutic levels, attorneys said at a plea agreement hearing in Anderson County Criminal Court in Clinton on Wednesday morning. Hydrocodone is a narcotic pain-reliever, and alprzazolam can be used to treat anxiety and panic disorders. It’s not clear whether a doctor had advised Bean to not drive after taking either medication.

Before the plea, a question had been raised about whether Bean had experienced a heart attack around the time of the crash, possibly before it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Alberta Farrer, Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anthony Lay, crash, Danny Lee Bean, Dennis Smith, Donald R. Elledge, driving on a suspended or revoked license, driving under the influence, failure to maintain a single lane, failure to use due care, fatal three-vehicle crash, Oliver Springs Highway, Pat Smith, plea agreement, reckless endangerment, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, Timothy Scott Gallaher, Tom Marshall, University of Tennessee Medical Center, UT Medical Center, vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide by intoxication, vehicular homicide by recklessness

Three injured in two crashes on Oliver Springs Highway on Thursday

Posted at 9:59 pm March 17, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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Three people were injured in two crashes on Oliver Springs Highway in Marlow on Thursday. One vehicle overturned in the first crash, which occurred overnight, and two vehicles came close to going into a pond into the second, which happened Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Steve Newby)

 

MARLOW—Three people were injured in two crashes on Oliver Springs Highway in Marlow on Thursday.

One vehicle overturned in the first crash, which occurred overnight, and two vehicles came close to going into a pond into the second, which happened Thursday afternoon.

The first crash was reported at about 12:13 a.m. Thursday. Bobbie Lane, 47, of Clinton, was driving west in a 1999 Toyota 4Runner on Highway 61, also known as Oliver Springs Highway, when she failed to maintain control and went off the right side of the road, went over a curb, and hit a tree, which caused the vehicle to overturn, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said.

Lane was injured, the THP said. She was not wearing a seatbelt, authorities said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Marlow, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Bobbie Lane, crash, Highway 61, Norman Eugene Orth, Oliver Springs Highway, Pine Ridge Road, Roy Elden Vickery, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP

Report: Man pushes sister out of car, drives off in alleged carjacking

Posted at 1:15 pm October 5, 2015
By John Huotari 3 Comments

Anderson County Sheriff Patch

A Rocky Top man pushed and kicked his sister out of the driver’s seat of a car during an attempted traffic stop on Oliver Springs Highway on Friday, and the man drove off, tires spinning, in an alleged carjacking, leaving his sister lying on the ground about one foot from the vehicle, authorities said.

Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Matthew T. Forsyth said he tried to stop the Lexus four-door sedan at about 3:50 p.m. on Tri County Boulevard on Friday, October 2, because the reverse lights were activating when the vehicle was moving forward. When he caught up to the car, Forsyth said, he recognized the front seat passenger as Joshua Lee Styles, 24, who has several warrants for his arrest in Anderson County.

“When the vehicle pulled into the turning lane to turn onto Oliver Springs Highway, I pulled up to the passenger side of the vehicle and activated emergency equipment to conduct a traffic stop,” Forsyth said in an incident report. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, carjacking, Joshua Styles, Kristy Herron, Oliver Springs Highway

Driver stable with minor injuries after car rolls, hits tree

Posted at 1:20 pm December 9, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oliver Springs Highway Crash

The male driver of this Ford Taurus was stable with minor injuries after going off Oliver Springs Highway, rolling down a drop-off, and hitting a large tree, authorities said. The driver had to be extricated and was taken by ambulance to Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge. (Photos by Tom Scott)

 

Rescuers had to extricate the male driver of a car that rolled down a drop-off alongside Oliver Springs Highway and hit a large tree Tuesday morning, and the man was in stable condition with minor injuries, authorities said.

The single-vehicle crash was reported at about 6:50 a.m. Tuesday on Oliver Springs Highway near Bill Key Lane.

The Ford Taurus was headed toward Oliver Springs when it rolled a few times down a 10- to 15-foot drop-off alongside the highway, said Stephanie Fox, assistant chief of the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department. The car stopped when it hit a large tree, she said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Marlow, Police and Fire, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Anderson County Rescue Squad, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Bill Key Lane, Marlow Volunteer Fire Department, Methodist Medical Center, Michael Nunamaker, Oliver Springs Highway, Stephanie Fox, Tennessee Highway Patrol

Atlanta burglary suspect jailed after high-speed police chase, CPD says

Posted at 8:40 pm July 19, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Victor Allen Webb

Victor Allen Webb

A 26-year-old Georgia man remained in jail on Saturday after a high-speed police chase on Friday that started in Clinton and ended between Oak Ridge and Oliver Springs, authorities said.

The suspect, Victor Allen Webb of Atlanta, is facing charges in connection with at least two local home burglaries, the Clinton Police Department said in a press release.

On Friday morning, a CPD officer on special neighborhood patrol spotted the suspect vehicle near the scene of burglaries this week, the release said.

“I had asked Patrolman Brian Galloway to keep an eye on homes in the western end of Clinton between Charles G. Seivers Boulevard and the river, due to recent burglaries,” Clinton Police Chief Rick Scarbrough said. “When officer Galloway attempted to stop the white Kia, instead of stopping, the suspect continued on.”

Reports indicate that the pursuit continued through parts of Oak Ridge, finally ending on Oliver Springs Highway (Highway 61), the CPD said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Clinton, Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Sheriff's Department, arrest, Brian Galloway, burglaries, burglary, Charles G. Seivers Boulevard, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, CPD, high-speed chase, Highway 61, Jason Lawson, jewelry, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Police Department, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Highway, Rusty Carr, spike strips, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Vaughn Becker, Victor Allen Webb

Fire causes damage to auto repair garage in Marlow

Posted at 3:23 pm November 22, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Jackson Paving Co. Fire

Oliver Springs firefighter Adam Daugherty uses a thermal imaging camera to check for fire in the overhead area. (Photos by Tom Scott)

A fire caused major damage to a truck being repaired in a large garage in Marlow, and it caused moderate damage to repair equipment and the building.

The fire at Jackson Paving Co. on Oliver Springs Highway occurred at about 10:15 a.m. Friday.

The fire at the large auto repair garage occurred in the Marlow Fire Department area. But mutual aid was requested from the Oliver Springs and Oak Ridge fire departments because of the combustible nature of the materials used. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: fire, garage, Jackson Paving Co., Marlow, Marlow Fire Department, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Oliver Springs, Oliver Springs Highway, Tom Scott

Seven arrested at alleged meth lab on Oliver Springs Highway

Posted at 1:49 pm August 8, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Brittaney Michelle Blankenblicker

Brittaney Michelle Blankenblicker

Jamie Lynn Fleisch

Jamie Lynn Fleisch

Seven people were arrested Wednesday afternoon at an alleged methamphetamine laboratory on Oliver Springs Highway, authorities said.

Anderson County Sheriff’s Department deputies went to the home on a drug investigation and found an active meth lab, Sheriff Paul White said in a press release. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Brittaney Michelle Blankenblicker, criminal conspiracy, Daniel Glenn Lewis, Gary Lynn Gregory Goodman, Jamie Lynn Fleisch, Jean Ann Lewis, meth lab, meth manufacturing, methamphetamine laboratory, Michael Edward Weiss, Oliver Springs Highway, Paul White, promotion of meth manufacturing, Timothy Dale Leinart

Hay bailer destroyed in fire

Posted at 7:06 pm May 29, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Hay Bailer Fire

A hay bailer was destroyed in a fire on Wednesday afternoon on Oliver Springs Highway near Batley Road. (Photo by Adam Daugherty)

A hay bailer was destroyed in a Wednesday afternoon fire on Oliver Springs Highway near Batley Road.

Hay that had been cut in the field did not burn in the 1:20 p.m. fire.

Volunteer fire departments from Marlow and Oliver Springs responded. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Batley Road, fire, hay bailer, Oliver Springs Highway

Marlow man charged with vehicular homicide for two deaths after three-car crash

Posted at 7:40 pm May 17, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Danny L. Bean

Danny L. Bean

A Marlow man has been charged with vehicular homicide in the deaths of two women who died after a three-car collision on Oliver Springs Highway in November.

Danny L. Bean, 55, of Ford Road, has been charged with two counts each of vehicular homicide by intoxication and two counts of vehicular homicide by recklessness. He has also been charged with reckless endangerment and failure to maintain a single lane.

Bean allegedly crossed the center line while driving southbound in a Toyota 4-Runner on Oliver Springs Highway on Nov. 1, causing a head-on collision with a Hyundia Elantra drive by Alberta Farrer, 56, of Clinton, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. Farrer died Nov. 8, a week after the accident, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Police and Fire, Top Stories, Uncategorized Tagged With: Alberta Farrer, Anderson County Criminal Court, Anderson County Detention Facility, Anderson County grand jury, Danny L. Bean, failure to maintain a single lane, indictments, Oliver Springs Highway, Pat Smith, reckless endangerment, State Route 61, Tennessee Department of Safety, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Travis Gallaher, University of Tennessee Medical Center, vehicular homicide, vehicular homicide by intoxication, vehicular homicide by recklessness

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