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Commissioners plan tour with video, showing need for guardrails on New River Highway

Posted at 12:19 pm September 22, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Graves Gap Wildfire

A section of New River Highway, also known as Highway 116, is pictured above between Briceville and Rosedale in November 2012, when the Graves Gap wildfire was reported on a mountain east of the highway (to the right in the photo above). (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Two Anderson County commissioners have planned a mountain drive on Tuesday that they say will again show the need for guardrails along Highway 116, also known as New River Highway, in north Anderson County.

The commissioners, Tim Isbel and Shain Vowell, represent District Four in Anderson County. That district includes Briceville and Rosedale, among other parts of mountainous north Anderson County.

They have scheduled a meeting with a representative of the Tennessee Department of Transportation at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday, September 26, at the Anderson County Career and Technical Center beside the Anderson County High School. The purpose is to explain the need for the guardrails, the commissioners said in an email forwarded to other county commissioners, county officials, and the media. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Highway Committee, Briceville, Highway 116, New River Highway, Rosedale, Shain Vowell, Tennessee Department of Transportation, Tim Isbel

AC Commission replaces Phillips with Bates

Posted at 1:45 pm October 20, 2014
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Zach Bates

Zach Bates

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The Anderson County Commission has voted to replace Chris Phillips in Commission District 4 with the man whose vacated seat he won in August.

Phillips resigned his Commission seat—won in the August 7 election—so that he could return to work as the county’s budget and accounts director after leaving that post earlier this year to become city recorder in his native Rocky Top. Phillips left the county government to help the town update its accounting practices as it makes the transition from Lake City to Rocky Top and prepares for what is expected to be a busy time for the city. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Anderson County, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, August 7 election, Briceville, budget and accounts director, Chris Phillips, city recorder, county government, District 4, election, Lake City, Republican primary, Rocky Top, Rosedale, Terry Frank, Tim Isbel, Zach Bates

County Commission to consider OR mall TIF, District 4 appointment

Posted at 12:21 pm October 19, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Oak Ridge Village Area Rendering

 

The Anderson County Commission will consider extending the tax increment financing agreement for the former Oak Ridge Mall from 20 years to 30 on Monday morning.

The Anderson County Operations Committee recommended approving the 10-year TIF extension during a meeting last week. The TIF would use new property tax revenues generated at the mall site and 120 surrounding acres included in the TIF area to help pay for the redevelopment. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Anderson County, Business, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, Anderson County EMS, Anderson County Operations Committee, appointment, appointments, Briceville, Chris Phillips, District 4, Lake City, Nathan Sweet, Oak Ridge Mall, property tax revenues, Rosedale, tax increment financing, TIF, TIF extension, Tim Isbel, Zach Bate

Most Anderson commissioners seek re-election, six running in District 7 in OR

Posted at 12:47 pm April 4, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Anderson County Courthouse

The Anderson County Courthouse on Main Street in Clinton is pictured above.

There are six candidates running for Anderson County Commission in District 7 in Oak Ridge in August, and a Democrat has joined the race for Tennessee House of Representatives in the 33rd District.

Meanwhile, an Independent, Bradley S. Rickett, has joined the race for Anderson County mayor, competing against Democrat Jim Hackworth and the winner of the May 6 Republican primary, either the incumbent, Terry Frank, or her challenger, Commissioner Zach Bates.

Fourteen of the 16 Anderson County commissioners are seeking re-election to a four-year term. But Bates, from District 4 in the Lake City area, is not. And neither is Commissioner John Shuey. Shuey is one of two commissioners in District 7, which includes the Glenwood, Highland View, and Pine Valley precincts in Oak Ridge.

District 7 is the most competitive in terms of number of candidates. In addition to the incumbent, Jerry Creasey, other candidates include Jimmy Bouchard, Michael Marsh, Denny Phillips, Kevin Rice, and Theresa Scott.

District 3—which includes Andersonville, Fairview, Glen Alpine, and Norris—has five candidates, including the two incumbents, Steve Emert and Dusty Irwin. The other three candidates are Josh Anderson, David Farmer, and Philip Warfield. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Anderson County, Education, Government, Government, K-12, Slider, State, Top Stories Tagged With: 33rd District, 36th District, Allen C.H. Loope, Anderson County Commission, Anderson County mayor, Andersonville, Anthony Allen, Bradley S. Rickett, Briceville, Caitlin Nolan, Carl D. Beaty, Chris Phillips, Chuck Fritts, Claxton, Clinton, county general, David Farmer, Democrat, Dennis Powers, Denny Phillips, Don Bell, Dusty Irwin, election, Floyd E. Grisham, Greg Crawford, Harry "Whitey" Hitchcock, Herb “Herbie” Foust, James Virgil Kidwell, Jerry Creasey, Jerry White, Jim Hackworth, Jimmy Bouchard, Jo Williams, Joey Anderson, John Ragan, John Shuey, Joseph H. VanHook, Josh Anderson, Kevin Rice, Lake City, Landle “Lynn” Byrge, Mark Alderson, Marlow, Michael Marsh, Misty Neergaard, Myra Mansfield, Myron Iwanski, Norris, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Philip Warfield, primary election, Ramona L. Walker, Republican, Rick Meredith, Robert McKamey, Robin Biloski, Rosedale, Scott Gillenwaters, Steve Emert, Steve Fritts, Steve Mead, Teresa Portwood, Terry Frank, Theresa Scott, Tim Isbel, Tracy L. Wandell, Walt Lounsbery, Zach Bates

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Availability of the draft environmental assessment for off-site depleted uranium manufacturing (DOE/EA-2252)

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