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TDEC: Most material tested in Claxton, after residents expressed concern, was soil

Posted at 1:26 pm October 17, 2019
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Note: This story was last updated at 4:50 p.m.

The vast majority of the material tested in Claxton, after residents raised concerns about an unidentified substance falling around the Bull Run Fossil Plant, was soil, a state official said Thursday.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation said it sampled material in the area, and TDEC Deputy Communications Director Kim Schofinski released a short statement Thursday.

“TDEC takes the concerns of citizens very seriously, and in response to their direct requests, we independently conducted sampling of the material in the area,” the statement said. “We also reviewed lab results from samples taken by TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) and citizens…All results indicated the vast majority of the material was soil. As it relates to coal ash, sampling results ranged from non-detectable amounts, amounts too low to quantify, or trace amounts.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: Bull Run Fossil Plant, Claxton, coal ash, TDEC, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Tracy Wandell, TVA, WYSH Radio

Injured CUB lineman recovering after electrical shock

Posted at 10:18 pm April 10, 2019
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Clinton Utilities Board Logo

Information from WYSH Radio

A Clinton Utilities Board lineman was recovering in the hospital on Wednesday, one day after being injured while on the job in Clinton on Tuesday.

Shortly before noon Tuesday, a CUB employee identified by his daughter as Mike Bavousett was part of a crew working to replace old conductors with newer ones as part of an upgrade project. The crew was in the process of splicing a piece of wire into the conductor to get the wire down to the pulling equipment on the ground when the conductor came loose from the splice and slipped up into an energized conductor overhead where Bavousset was working. Officials are still working to identify exactly what went wrong. No one else was injured in the incident. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Clinton, Clinton, Front Page News, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinton Utilities Board, CUB, CUB lineman, electrical burn, Mike Bavousett, Rodney Quarles, Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration, TOSHA, WYSH Radio

Reminder: AC Commission has workshop on proposed DOE waste facility

Posted at 11:07 am January 7, 2019
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The Anderson County Commission will hold a workshop today (Monday, January 7), starting at 6 p.m., to discuss the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposed construction and operation of a new hazardous waste disposal facility on the federal reservation in Oak Ridge.

The purpose of the meeting is to allow commissioners, officials, and residents to provide comments before the deadline for public comment on Wednesday January 9, on the proposed Environmental Management Disposal Facility (EMDF). The deadline was pushed back to this month after officials requested more time to look over the information.

David Adler, director of the Quality and Mission Support Division for the DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, will attend Monday’s meeting, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Courthouse, David Adler, DOE, EMDF, Environmental Management Disposal Facility, hazardous waste disposal facility, Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management, Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, U.S. Department of Energy, WYSH Radio

Affidavit: Clinton man shot at two people before being shot

Posted at 11:27 am January 3, 2019
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Terry Lee Crawford

Terry Lee Crawford

 

Note: This story was updated at 3:20 p.m.

The man shot in Clinton last week had first shot at two people before one of them, his son, shot back, according to police and an arrest warrant filed last week.

The warrant includes an affidavit, which is a brief description of an alleged crime. It alleged that Terry Lee Crawford, 61, who was arrested Monday, had shot at Joshua and Ashlee Crawford before Joshua Crawford shot back.

The shooting last week was reported at about 4:42 p.m. Wednesday, December 26, near the intersection of Lee Lane and State Route 61, which connects Oak Ridge and Clinton. Lee Lane is near a gas station and convenience store and the entrance to the Mariner Point residential subdivision.

At the time of the shooting, according to the affidavit, Joshua and Ashlee Crawford were in their house on Lee Lane when they heard gun shots, which sounded very close to their home. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Police, Police and Fire, Slider Tagged With: aggravated assault, Anderson County Detention Facility, Ashlee Crawford, assault, Brad Kidwell, Clinton, Clinton Police Department, CPD, Danielle K. Alexander, Joshua Crawford, Lee Lane, Mark Pack, Seventh Judicial District Attorney General’s Office, shooting, Terry Lee Crawford, unlawful possession of a weapon, vandalism, violation of probation, WYSH Radio

Man dies in car-bicycle crash on Mahoney Road

Posted at 1:18 pm December 7, 2018
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Information from WYSH Radio

A 72-year-old bicyclist died in a car-bicycle crash on Mahoney Road outside Oliver Springs on Sunday, authorities said.

The bicyclist, Homer A. McElroy Jr. of Oliver Springs, was riding his bicycle west on Mahoney Road near the intersection with Pappy Lane and was “traveling near the center portion of the roadway” when he was hit a 2004 Toyota Camry being driven east by Scott Stockton, 44, of Oliver Springs, at about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Tennessee Tagged With: crash, Homer A. McElroy Jr., Mahoney Road, Oliver Springs, Scott Stockton, Tennessee Highway Patrol, THP, WYSH Radio

Photos: Clinch River bridge work in Clinton

Posted at 4:16 pm November 1, 2018
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Work is under way on the bridge to replace the Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge over the Clinch River on Clinch Avenue between downtown Clinton and South Clinton. The work is pictured above on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

Work is under way on the bridge to replace the Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge over the Clinch River on Clinch Avenue between downtown Clinton and South Clinton. The work is pictured above on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Construction work has started on the replacement of the Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge over the Clinch River in downtown Clinton. Here are photos of the work, which could last three years, on Tuesday.

In August, WYSH Radio in Clinton reported that the contract to replace the bridge on Highway 25W/State Route 9 (Clinton Highway/Clinch Avenue) was awarded on August 17 to Charles Blalock and Sons Incorporated of Sevierville. Their bid for the replacement of the bridge, known to locals as the “green bridge,” came in at $27,735,269.72, WYSH said.

The bridge connects downtown Clinton to south Clinton. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, Government, Slider, State Tagged With: bridge, Charles Blalock and Sons Incorporated, Clinch Avenue, Clinch River, Clinch River bridge, Clinton, Clinton Highway, green bridge, Highway 25W, Honorable William Everette Lewallen Bridge, South Clinton, State Route 9, WYSH Radio

Magnet Mills site in Clinton to be sold

Posted at 3:39 pm October 14, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Magnet Mills

File photos of the Magnet Mills in Clinton. Part of the property has already been demolished, and the site looks different now than it does in the photos above. (Image courtesy East Tennessee Preservation Alliance)

 

Clinton Mayor Scott Burton announced in a special report on Thursday that a Knoxville developer has entered into an agreement to purchase the former Magnet Knitting Mills site in downtown Clinton.

The property is along Charles G. Seivers Boulevard. It has been a contentious topic of conversation and debate in the Clinton area for several years, according to a press release from Burton, the mayor. He described the Knoxville developer as community-conscious.

“While the current owner has obtained a permit for the demolition of the existing two-story brick building, the potential new owner has another multi-use vision for the site,” the press release said. “Upon completion of the sale and the transfer of the property to the new owner, the City of Clinton will work with the Knoxville owner/developer to rehabilitate the site for future live-work, retail, and commercial use. This rehabilitation would include the renovation of the existing building and preservation of Clinton’s downtown.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Clinton, Clinton, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinton, Danny Treece, endangered historic properties, Magnet Knitting Mills, Magnet Mills, Roger Houck, Scott Burton, WYSH Radio

WYSH: Clinton bridge project to begin Sept. 17

Posted at 12:02 pm September 6, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge

The Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge over the Clinch River in downtown Clinton is pictured above in December 2013. (File photo/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Information from WYSH Radio

Wednesday afternoon, a pre-construction meeting for the project to replace the Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge over the Clinch River in Clinton was held at the Knoxville regional office of the  Tennessee Department of Transportation.

Contractor Blalock and Sons Construction announced during the meeting that traffic warning signs marking the project will be installed next week, with the project officially getting started on Monday, September 17.

Recently-retired Clinton Public Works Director Lynn Murphy is acting as a consultant for the city and will serve as the liasion between Blalock, the state and the city. On Wednesday, Murphy said that he has requested a seven-day notice for the eventual closing of Riverside Drive between Meadowbrook Street and South Seivers Boulevard, which will also include the boat launch under the current span connecting Clinton and South Clinton on Highway 25W. A natural gas line and a sanitary sewer pipe running underneath Riverside will have to be excavated and relocated as part of the project. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Blalock and Sons Construction, Clinch River, Clinton, Clinton bridge project, Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge, Lynn Murphy, Tennessee Department of Transportation, WYSH Radio

WYSH: Clinton bridge replacement contract awarded

Posted at 1:29 pm August 29, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge

The Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge on Clinch Avenue near downtown Clinton is pictured above in December 2013. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

Information from WYSH Radio

WYSH Radio has reported that the contract to replace the Lewallen Bridge on Highway 25W/State Route 9 (Clinton Highway/Clinch Avenue) over the Clinch River near downtown Clinton was awarded on August 17 to Charles Blalock and Sons Incorporated of Sevierville. Their bid for the replacement of the bridge, known to locals as the “green bridge,” came in at $27,735,269.72.

The bridge connects downtown Clinton and north Clinton to south Clinton.

The aging bridge is due for replacement, according to the state, and while it is still considered safe, the replacement will address looming concerns regarding the structure due to its age. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Clinch Avenue, Clinton, Clinton Highway, green bridge, Highway 25W, Hon. William Everette Lewallen Memorial Bridge, Lewallen Bridge, Mark Nagi, State Route 9, Tennessee Department of Transportation, WYSH Radio

Denenberg appointed to vacant AC Commission seat; EMS vote deferred

Posted at 12:15 pm February 9, 2018
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

Meeting Thursday in a special-called session, the Anderson County Commission unanimously voted to appoint Catherine Denenberg of Oak Ridge to serve the remainder of an unexpired term on the Commission.

Denenberg was the only person to apply for the appointment, and no other nominations were made from the floor or by commissioners. The vote to appoint her to serve the remainder of Harry “Whitey” Hitchcock’s term representing Oak Ridge’s District 6 was unanimous. Denenberg has already qualified to run for that seat in the August general election. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, Anderson County EMS, Catherine Denenberg, Harry "Whitey" Hitchcock, Jay Yeager, WYSH Radio

WYSH: Clinton bridge project delayed again

Posted at 10:43 am October 23, 2017
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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

Resident escapes when fire destroys outbuilding, damages home

Posted at 1:11 pm October 2, 2017
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The resident escaped when an outbuilding and part of a home burned on Old Edgemoor Lane in Claxton on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

A resident escaped when an outbuilding and part of a home burned on Old Edgemoor Lane in Claxton on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

CLAXTON—A resident escaped when a fire destroyed a storage building and damaged a home on Old Edgemoor Lane in Claxton late Sunday morning.

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department reported that the fire call came in to the 911 center a little before 11:30 a.m. Sunday. When deputies arrived, they found the storage building engulfed in flames, along with the portion of the home closest to the outbuilding, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton.

Deputies reported that the homeowner, Kathrine Lively, told them she had just finished using her lawn mower and put it back in the shed when she went inside to take a shower. A few minutes later, she heard someone at her door yelling at her that she needed to come outside. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Claxton, Front Page News, Police and Fire Tagged With: Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, Anderson County Sheriff's Department, Claxton Volunteer Fire Department, Dustin Sharpe, fire, Oak Ridge Fire Department, Old Edgemoor Lane, Rural/Metro Fire Department, WYSH Radio

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