Hamock’s Restaurant plans two-day block party to mark opening
The new Hamock’s Restaurant at 425 Eagle Bend Road in downtown Clinton will celebrate its grand opening with a two-day block party on Friday and Saturday, May 23-24. - G. Chambers Williams III
The new Hamock’s Restaurant in downtown Clinton plans to celebrate its opening week with a two-day block party featuring live entertainment on Friday and Saturday, May 23-24. Jason and Danielle Hamock, son and daughter-in-law of Darlene Hamock, owner of the former Hamock’s Perkadeli restaurant and deli in Clinton, are planning a “soft” opening of the restaurant at 425 Eagle Bend Road earlier that week, and plan to have a ribbon cutting around 10 a.m. May 23. The site is the former Real Dry Cleaners location, just across the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks from Market Street. The building and site have undergone a complete renovation and reimagining over the past year and a half. On Monday, Jason Hamock said the renovation and construction have been slow, but the only thing left now is to get the restaurant’s big oven delivered and installed. For the grand-opening weekend, “We’re putting up a stage in the parking lot,” he said. “The city’s letting us shut down the road, and we will even have a bounce house for the kids. “We’re planning a fun family event for the Memorial Day weekend.” On its Facebook page, Hamock’s has posted that the grand opening weekend party will feature “Gage Cowart Music live in concert all the way from Panama City Beach, and Sterl the Pearl special guest.”
Read MoreMavericks District 4-AAA champs
Anderson County’s Clay Fletcher threw a complete game against Gibbs on Thursday night, May 1. Fletcher faced 26 batters over seven innings and only allowed six hits during the Mavericks’ 1-0 shutout of the Eagles. - Tony Cox
Anderson County had a late night on the baseball diamond Monday, but the Mavericks left the park as District 4-AAA champions, thanks to seventh-inning heroics from Jeremiah Owens. Owens, the Mavericks’ left fielder, delivered a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to propel top-seeded Anderson County to a 3-2 victory over No. 2 seed Union County at ACHS. The championship win was especially sweet for the Mavericks (25-10), and it was a long time in the making. The title game was originally scheduled for Friday night, but torrential rains interrupted the losers’ bracket game between the Patriots and Gibbs, with the Eagles leading 1-0 when play was suspended. The teams returned to the field Monday, and the completion of the losers’ bracket game lasted more than four hours, as Union County edged Gibbs 3-2 in 14 innings. The championship game didn’t start until after 9:30 p.m., but Anderson County’s dramatic win made the wait worthwhile. The Mavericks completed a 3-0 run through the district tournament.
Read MoreClinton reviews fire hydrant readiness
With concerns about fire hydrants failing during the recent California wildfires, the Clinton City Council is discussing how to avoid having that happen here. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has stated the problem in its case came from decreased pressure in a time of high demand, causing the hydrants at high elevations to quit working. During the April 28 council meeting, Councilman Rob Herrell said he had discussed the issue with Clinton Fire Chief Jeff Little and was optimistic about the city’s preparedness. “For the most part, Clinton’s very good because it’s part of our ISO rating,” Herrell said. “And we have a very good ISO rating,” he said, regarding Clinton’s hydrants. The ISO or Insurance Services Office ratings rank a city’s fire safety. However, Herrell noted some hydrants are connected to smaller pipes that limit water flow. “You can’t dig them all up at once, so it’s a gradual process,” he said, explaining that it would be too costly to replace them all at the same time. Little said he would like the water mains to be six inches minimum in diameter, but that some existing ones are four inches.
Read MoreClinton donates pumper truck to Marlow Fire Department
Thanks to the city of Clinton, the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department has another pumper fire truck to help protect the 65 square-mile area it serves. Clinton last week donated a 2007 Ferrara fire engine to the Marlow department. The truck was recently retired from service by the Clinton Fire Department. “The City of Clinton has proudly donated a 2007 Pumper Fire Truck to the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department — a valuable addition that will support emergency-response efforts and enhance public safety in our neighboring community,” the city said on its Facebook page last week. Clinton has a habit of passing retired emergency vehicles along to other police and fire department in Anderson County, including Norris and Rocky Top, as well as the county’s volunteer fire/rescue departments. Mayor Scott Burton and Councilman David Queener presented the truck to Marlow VFD Administrative Officer Denis Obradovac.
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