Norris council awards contract to begin sewer-line upgrades
The first contract has been let for replacement of sewer lines in Norris to help reduce the overflow of stormwater into the city’s sewage-treatment plant, shown here along East Norris Road. - G. Chambers Williams III
Hurst Excavating LLC. of Knoxville has been awarded an $851,455 contract from the city of Norris to cover the first phase of sewer-line upgrades. The work will include replacing older lines to help reduce the influx of stormwater runoff that overwhelms the city’s sewage-treatment plant following significant rainfall. The contract, approved April 14 by the City Council, will cover about 25% of the sanitary-sewer system, City Manager Adam Ledford said. “These are the areas most in need of repair or replacement to reduce load levels at the sewer plant,” he said. Work is expected to begin within the next 30 to 60 days, and will cause some traffic disruptions, mainly on East Norris Road, as the lines are uncovered, Ledford said. “There will be very little damage to roads.” The city is expecting to repave at least part of East Norris Road next year anyway, he added. Excess runoff of stormwater into the city’s sewer system has caused the city to run afoul of state environmental authorities.
Read MoreAnimal Shelter workshop set for May 5
Anderson County Commissioner Phil Yager, Vice Chairwoman Shelly Vandagriff and Chairman Tyler Mayes get ready for the April 21 meeting. - Ben Pounds
The Anderson County Commission on Monday evening voted unanimously to have a work session May 5 to discuss the Anderson County Animal Shelter. County Commissioner Tracy Wandell made the motion, and Commissioner Ebony Capshaw seconded. The commission did not vote on a time or location for that meeting, and it is not on the calendar yet. Wandell said he was “excited” about the upcoming discussions and ready to “see if they can move the needle forward and we can figure out a way to help the mayor help the animal control staff to provide better services to our county and our animals.” Rezoning In the evening’s most controversial action, the commission voted 10-6 to rezone an area along Oliver Springs Highway, on which developers want to build a campground. Joel Parker and Mindy Black requested that the commission rezone 11.5 acres close but not directly adjacent to Tri-County Boulevard, from Suburban Residential to a General Commercial district. Commissioner Jerry White echoed concerns some citizens raised during a public hearing about the campsite altering soil and causing flooding of a nearby stream.
Read MoreAnderson County man indicted in Knox County
A series of charges has resulted after a camera was found hidden in a women’s restroom at The Cove at Concord Park earlier this month. A Knox County grand jury indicted Tony Lynn Strand, 33, of Anderson County on three counts of especially aggravated sexual exploitation of a minor, observation without consent, and burglary, on Wednesday, April 16, according to Knox County Sheriff’s Office. He is being held on a $500,000 bond after being booked into Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility, sheriff’s officials said. KCSO’s Major Crimes Unit got involved when a park official noticed something suspicious. After a search on Tuesday, April 8, they found a camera attached to the ceiling. Sheriff’s office officials believe the camera had been attached to the ceiling dating to Monday, March 24. Anyone who used that women’s restroom at The Cove during that time frame is urged to reach out to Major Crimes Unit detectives by e-mailing MCUTips@KnoxSheriff.org with the date they visited and their contact information. Tony Lynn Strand
Read MoreArcher’s Market, restaurant spaces in Norris up for rent
After sitting empty for more than 16 months, the Norris Town Center building space previously used by Archer’s Market has been listed “for rent” by a Knoxville realty company, along with the space next door that recently has housed restaurants. Archer’s, a Norris staple for more than four decades, abruptly closed without notice in late January 2024, and has been locked up and unoccupied since. Customers approaching the store in downtown Norris on Tuesday, Jan. 30, were greeted with a sign taped on the front door that said, “Due to Renovations Archer’s will be closed until further notice. Please be patient with us during this time. Thank you!” Since that time, there appears to have been no work done inside the store, although a new front façade to the building was constructed last year. Last week, an “Available” sign was posted outside the building, listing Koella-RM Moore realty as the broker. The listing on the broker’s website shows that the Archer’s space is for rent for $3,300 a month, and the restaurant space for $1,650 a month.
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