A new chapter begins for Market Street
Market Street in Historic Downtown Clinton is ready for reopening after repaving was completed last week. The official ribbon-cutting to open the street to traffic after 16 months will be held at 9 a.m. Friday (July 3). This was the scene on Monday morning as workers were putting finishing touches on the street project. - G. Chambers Williams III
Clinton will celebrate the re-opening of Market Street after a shutdown lasting nearly a year-and-a-half with a special ribbon-cutting event at 9 a.m. Friday (July 3), held in conjunction with Historic Downtown Clinton and the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce. Later in the day, a free concert will be held in the historic downtown area from 4:30 until 9:30 p.m. People are urged to bring a lawn chair and enjoy the music. Last week, Market, Commerce and Cullom streets were completely repaved with asphalt, as were parking areas behind the buildings on the north side of Market Street. This week, workers are putting the finishing touches on the updated streets and the new sidewalks, lights and planters along Market Street. The lights, on top of decorative posts, were turned on last Thursday evening.
Read MoreMuseum opens new floor Saturday
Visitors to the Coal Creek Miners Museum on July 4, 2024, check out the Memorial Brick Walkway, whose original dedication ceremony was held on that day. The next phase of the walkway will be revealed on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the museum, which is next door to the Rocky Top City Hall on North Main Street. - G. Chambers Williams III
Rocky Top’s Coal Creek Miners Museum plans a ribbon-cutting event and day of activities beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday (July 4) to mark the grand opening of the new second-floor exhibit space and the museum’s new Genealogy and Research Center. The ribbon cutting will take place in front of the museum at 201 S. Main St., and will also mark the unveiling of the next phase of the Memorial Brick Walkway, honoring the miners, families and friends who built the community, which originally was called Coal Creek. Events will run until 3 p.m., and will include free refreshments and food. Among the featured exhibits at the museum will be the Coal Company Store, the Company House, and the Briceville Opera House. The museum unveiled the first phase of the brick walkway with a ribbon-cutting on July 4, 2024, with a second phase celebrated on Aug. 2, 2025. The walkway is part of a fundraising campaign for the museum.
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E-911 dispatcher charged
A former E911 dispatcher with the city of Clinton faces charges of two counts of rape of a child and two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Clinton Police Department and Tyler Lindsey, the E-911 dispatcher, learned of outstanding warrants for Lindsey’s arrest on June 23, a news release from the department posted to Facebook stated. The CPD stated it assisted as Lindsey voluntarily turned himself in to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office. “Lindsey was hired by the city of Clinton Police Department on June 15, 2012,” the CPD stated. “Lindsey was promoted to dispatch supervisor in April 2025. Throughout his 14-year tenure with the department, he has been a model employee with no prior disciplinary history.” Following his arrest, the CPD immediately placed Lindsey on administrative leave without pay, pending the outcome of the ongoing criminal proceedings. The CPD stated that the Knoxville Police Department was handling the case. The department has made no further comments on Lindsay’s arrest and the status of staffing at the E-911 center in his absence.
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