Paws for a Cause event draws big crowd
John Bailey of Karns, with his Aussie doodle Rosie, and Christy Abner of Karns, with her Aussie doodle Lucy — Rosie’s twin — turned out Saturday for the Paws for a Cause Pet Expo at the Carden Farm Dog Park in Clinton. - G. Chambers Williams III
More than 1,000 people — many of them accompanied by their canine friends — turned out on a sunny, warm spring day Saturday for the annual Paws for a Cause Pet Expo at the Carden Farm Dog Park in Clinton. The event included vendors, activities including a pet costume contest, an agility course for dogs, K-9 demonstrations, kids’ games and crafts, food trucks and more. Laurel Newman, who operates Lolly Pups Grooming Service in Norris, had a booth set up at the expo, and was there with her daughter Daisy, 5, and the family’s 6-year-old chow chow, the very well-groomed Chowder. “We’ve had a lot of people out here today,” Newman said as the event neared its end at 3 p.m. There were animal shelters and rescue groups on hand with adoptable pets and low-cost vaccinations and microchips available. Led by the city of Clinton, the key sponsor was the Anderson County Animal Rescue Foundation. Proceeds from the events will be used to help “animals in need from our community,” the sponsors said. That includes veterinary care, pet food and other forms of aid. The dog park in South Clinton opened in November 2021 off Carden Farm Road, on land along the Clinch River that the city obtained from the Tennessee Valley Authority more than two decades ago.
Read MoreDowntown’s Daugherty Lofts are now leasing, developer says
The Daugherty Lofts in downtown Clinton are now taking applications for renters who qualiify under the maximum-income requirements. - G. Chambers Williams III
Applications are now being taken for rental of the 39 apartments that will be available starting this coming July in the renovated former Daugherty Furniture Co, building in downtown Clinton. Work has been underway on the historic building at 307 N. Main St. since early 2023 to create the apartments, in the building, called the Daugherty Lofts. A sign went up on the front of the building earlier this month announcing that the property is “Now Leasing!” The project, which has been controversial over the developer’s use of federal tax credits for “affordable housing,” will provide housing to renters with verified income that is up to 60% of the area median income. But unlike nearby Clinton Towers, this is not “Section 8” or subsidized housing. It’s open only to people who have enough income to be able to make the established rent payments, which will range from a low of $756 a month for a one-bedroom unit to a high of $1,273 for a three-bedroom unit. A tenant’s monthly income must be at least equal to two-and-a-half times the monthly rent. There are limits on how much money renters can make to qualify for one of the units, based on household size. That ranges from annual income of no more than $38,220 for a single person to $72,120 for an eight-person household.
Read MoreCouncil wants two I-75 bridges named for war veterans
Two Rocky Top area men who died in battle could soon be memorialized by having Interstate 75 bridges named after them, thanks to two resolutions passed by the Rocky Top City Council last Thursday night. The resolutions will be forwarded to state Rep. Ed Butler to seek General Assembly action to name the bridges after the two men, who died in combat in the Vietnam War. One would be at Exit 128, in honor of Lance Cpl. Acie David Hall, and the other one at Exit 129, after Sgt. Garry Lynn Weaver. Marine veteran Hall was the first Anderson County casualty of the Vietnam War. He was killed in action on Dec. 10, 1965, in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, while serving in the Third Marine Division, Second Battalion, First Marines, F Company. According to the resolution, Hall was born in Lake City on Dec. 25, 1942, to the Rev. Pallis T. Hall and Delora Bell Reed Hall of Lake City, and grew up in Lake City, attending local schools, including Lake City High School.
Read MoreRocky Top to offer insurance for water leaks, add parking lot
Rocky Top utility customers will soon be able to buy water-leak insurance protection of up to $2,500 per occurrence through the addition of a $2.35 monthly premium added to their water bills. The City Council authorized the insurance plan during its monthly meeting last Thursday evening, but made it clear that it is optional, and utility customers must choose to accept the coverage. A note will be going out to customers to give them the option to accept the insurance, which will be good for a maximum of two claims per year. Mayor Kerry Templin recommended the $2,500 insurance plan over two others, which would have provided either $500 per occurrence for a premium of $1.75 a month, or $1,000 coverage for $2 a month. “We’ve had one leak pushing the $2,000 mark [in water loss charged to a customer’s bill] in the last six months, and one at $1,600,” the mayor said. City Manager Mike Ellis said he has similar leak insurance on his residential water bill with the Anderson County Water Authority, and “It has saved me a lot of money.” Also on Thursday, the council heard from Templin that the owners of the former Martin Funeral Home building and property at 225 S. Main St. have agreed to accept the city’s offer of $125,000 for the property, which the city intends to use for the first public parking lot downtown.
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