Church eyes former IGA for new campus
This former Hensley’s IGA supermarket building on Andersonville Highway could soon become the home of the new Church at Anderson Crossing, if the city of Norris approves a zoning change. - G. Chambers Williams III
A Baptist church based in Knox County wants to open a satellite location in a former supermarket building on Andersonville Highway in Norris, and the property’s current owners will appear before the Norris Planning Commission on Oct. 5 to ask for a zoning change to allow the church. The Church at Sterchi Hills on Dry Gap Pike plans to build a 400-seat auditorium in the former Hensley’s IGA building in the Anderson Crossing area at the corner of Andersonville Highway and Norris Freeway (U.S. 441), said Robbie DeJarnette, the church’s administrative and groups pastor. “We’re looking to purchase it and plant a campus there,” he said. “We have deep roots in Anderson County, and this is a chance for us to come home. We’re excited about it.” DeJarnette, a former campus pastor for Faith Promise Church in Clinton and a former member of the Anderson County Planning Commission, said that he and the church’s lead pastor, Dr. Joel Dew, are from Anderson County. Dew’s mother lives in Norris, he added. The church’s plans to buy the 3.99-acre property depend on the site’s current owners, Ken Seaman and Dave Moore of Powell, getting city of Norris approval to add religious establishments to the list of allowed uses in the city’s current C-2 commercial zones. That’s the zoning now in effect for the parcel.
Read MoreFlock debate lingers
One of Clinton’s eight Flock license-plate reader cameras that monitor traffic in the city. Four cameras are positioned near entrances to Clinton and face inward, photographing the rear of vehicles entering the city. Four others are posi- tioned near Clinton schools. - Ben Pounds
Anderson County’s contract for Flock license-plate-reader cameras is headed back to the county Budget Committee after officials determined the current agreement was not properly approved. The County Commission voted Monday, Sept. 21, to send the contract to the Budget Committee, which is scheduled to consider it at 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8. Flock cameras have faced criticism in Anderson County and elsewhere, but county Law Director James Brooks stressed that the issue before commissioners was not whether the county should use the cameras. Instead, he said, the issue was whether the current contract had been properly approved. “I don’t want you to get hung up on the phrase ‘Flock camera,’” Brooks said. “It’s a contract. And the contract did not meet the requirements.” Brooks said the county could properly ratify the contract, allow it to remain void, or send it to the Budget Committee for further discussion. Commissioners chose the third option. In response to a question from county Mayor Terry Frank, Brooks said the Flock program would pause.
Read MoreSorghum tradition returns Saturday
Beginning this weekend, for the next few Saturdays, people can see sorghum syrup being made at the Stooksbury farm in Andersonville, with cane stalks being ground by horse power in the old-fashioned way. The operation will feature draft horse Ethel turning the mill for the sorghum cane grown on the farm, at 514 Park Lane. She provides the power to grind up the sorghum stalks to extract the juice, which is then simmered in a pot over an open fire to make Stooksbury’s sorghum syrup, also known as sorghum molasses. Bobby Stooksbury, the farm’s owner, uses techniques he’s learned and developed over 30 years of honing his craft. Making the dark syrup from the cane has been an Appalachian tradition for centuries, and Stooksbury shows it off both at his farm and at the Museum of Appalachia on Andersonville Highway every fall.
Read More
News
Clinton weighs Flock amid county debate Read More
Clinton Police Department Incident Reports Read More
Anderson County Sheriff’s Office Incident Reports Read More
Church eyes former IGA for new campus Read More
Flock debate lingers Read More
Sports
Mavs corral Hornets Read More
Lady Mavericks pitch soccer shutouts Read More
Dragons’ region run hits first roadblock Read More
Clinton digs into winning groove Read More
Lady Mavs battle through Burrow Read More
Explosive plays hand Wildcats first setback Read More
Freshman Tyler gets win, sets course record Read More
Dragons cross country competes at Mounds Read More
Strong Strides Read More
Community
VFW launches veterans banner program Read More
Byrge publishes tales of Appalachian childhood Read More
State ag officials tour Bluebird tree farm Read More
$2.4M grant funds community center Read More
Honoring Annette Prewitt’s 30 years of service Read More
Arboretum explores monarch migration Read More
Sorghum tradition returns Saturday Read More
School
Hagan joins board with trades focus Read More
Claxton STEAM night marks end of an era Read More
Business
Master Donuts may rise again Read More
Photo Galleries
Anderson County vs. Clinton Tennis at Jaycee Park View
Anderson County High School Homecoming View
Faces at the Fair View
Public Notices
Current Public Notices View
233 N Hicks St • Clinton, TN 37716 • (865) 457-2515
Copyright © 2018 Clinton Courier News, LLC.
| Subscription Rates | 1 Year |
|---|---|
| Local (Anderson County) | $35.00 |
| Local Seniors (Anderson County) | $30.00 |
| Surrounding Counties(Knox, Union, Campbell, Scott, Morgan, Roane, and Loundon) | $48.00 |
| All Other Locations | $60.00 |