‘I’ve had enough’
Norris Councilman Will Grinder sits at the council table during a recent City Council meeting. - G. Chambers Williams III
Will Grinder has resigned from the Norris City Council, “effective immediately,” he acknowledged last week. First elected to the council in 2020 and re-elected in 2022 and 2024, Grinder told The Courier News that he submitted his resignation Oct. 18 in an email to city administrators. “I’ve had enough,” he said. “I don’t feel like my heart’s in it anymore.” Assistant City Manager Bailey Whited confirmed that Grinder had submitted his resignation, which Whited said would become official only when the City Council votes to accept it. Once that happens, which is expected to occur at the council’s next regular meeting, Nov. 10, the remaining four council members will appoint a replacement to serve until the end of Grinder’s current term, in early December 2026 when the next council is sworn in. Grinder, a building contractor, said he has no plans to move out of Norris, where he has lived since 2018. His resignation came on the heels of City Manager Adam Ledford’s own decision to resign, handed to the mayor and City Council on Sept. 8.
Read MoreMcNabb appointed to fill Mayes’ District 1 seat
Chad McNabb is sworn in as an Anderson County commissioner for District 1. He will fill the remainder of former Commissioner Tyler Mayes’ term. With him are his wife, Terri McNabb; son, Keaton McNabb; and daughter, Adalynn McNabb. - Ben Pounds
The Anderson County Commission voted Oct. 20 to appoint Chad McNabb to fill the rest of former Commissioner Tyler Mayes’s term as District One commissioner. The district includes the Claxton and Bull Run areas. Mayes, in a letter to the commission, said that a new consulting job with the University of Tennessee County Technical Assistance Service, as well as a commitment to his children, led him to move to a home outside of his district. That automatically removed him from the commission. He was at the Monday Oct. 20 meeting, however, to wish McNabb well. He had endorsed McNabb to fill his position. “All four of them were great guys,” Mayes told The Courier News of the candidates the commission considered to fill his seat. “Chad was by far the best option,” he said. Mayes praised McNabb for already following the commission and its work even before his appointment. “He knows the issues,” Mayes said. “He’s ready to hit the ground running.” McNabb also spoke to his existing knowledge.
Read MoreCounty forms animal shelter committee after months of debate
The Anderson County Commission last week voted to create a committee of 13 members to advise Mayor Terry Frank and the commission regarding the Anderson County Animal Shelter. The discussion among commissioners focused on technical issues such as how often the committee would meet and the length of members’ terms. “The committee is advisory only — no direct operational control,” the resolution states. The committee still needs members to meet, and the resolution creating it lays out how to appoint them. The nine voting members will include three commissioners chosen by the full County Commission, four county citizens appointed by the county mayor and confirmed by the commission, a veterinarian appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the commission, and a representative from an animal welfare nonprofit, appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the commission. It will also have four non-voting members: the county mayor, director of animal care and control, county veterinarian and someone from the Anderson County law director’s office. The measure passed 13-2. Commissioner Joshua Anderson made the motion, and Commissioner Ebony Capshaw seconded.
Read MoreJudge Bowling to lead statewide judges’ organization
Anderson County General Sessions Judge Victoria “Vicki” Hopper Bowling has been elected president of the Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference for 2024-25. The statewide organization represents judges with general sessions jurisdiction throughout Tennessee. Bowling, who presided over the group’s annual conference earlier this month in Gatlinburg, was elected during the conference’s annual meeting. She succeeds Judge James Ross of Wayne County and passes the gavel to Judge Lonnie Thompson of Shelby County. Judges from across the state gathered to discuss judicial education, court administration, best practices, and legislative updates affecting Tennessee’s trial courts. “I am honored and deeply grateful for the confidence my colleagues have placed in me,” Bowling said.
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