Candidate slate is complete for May 5 primary election
The candidate list has been set for the May 5 Anderson County primary election. Early voting for the primary will begin on April 15. - G. Chambers Williams III
Candidates seeking to run as independents in the Aug. 6 county general election for offices that are non-partisan have until noon Tuesday (March 10) to file their completed petitions with the Anderson County Election Commission. Those positions include constables for Districts 1, 3 and 4, who do not run on a party ticket. This follows the Feb. 19 qualifying deadline for the May 5 Republican and Democratic primaries, and any candidates wanting to run as independents in the partisan positions in the Aug. 6 county general election. This includes the countywide positions such as mayor, sheriff and others, and the County Commission and county Board of Education. The May 5 county primary election slate is now set, as nobody who had filed by the Feb. 19 deadline chose to drop out of their races as of the noon Feb. 26 withdrawal deadline, county Elections Administrator Mark Stephens said Monday. Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank and Sheriff Russell Barker each has a single opponent in the GOP primary, but no one is running for either position in the Democratic primary, and there is an independent candidate only in the sheriff’s race – Colt Jennings.. For mayor, Frank is opposed by Third District County Commissioner Joshua Anderson. There are no Democratic or independent candidates.
Read MoreClinton’s first brewery could open by summer
Construction is nearing completion on upgrades to the building at 341 Market St. that will soon be the location of Clinton’s first brewery. This is the scene in the back of the building along Commerce Street as work focuses on the building’s basement. This area will eventually be used as an outdoor space for brewery customers. - G. Chambers Williams III
Clinton will soon have its first brewery, which also will include a full-service restaurant, in the building at 341 Market St. previously occupied by Granny’s Attic antiques. Brian Hatmaker, who owns two Orange Hat Brewery locations in Knoxville, said Monday that he hopes to open the new Clinton brewery and restaurant by “late spring or early summer.” “It’s going to be a full restaurant and bar,” said Hatmaker, who also serves on the Clinton City Council. “We’re going to have pub-style food with an Appalachian twist: burgers, wings, and even fried bologna sandwiches. He said the beermaking equipment has already been delivered and will be installed soon. “It’s going to be a good thing for the community,” he said. “The building’s owners, Ken and Jamie White, have been really great to us.”
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McNally announces retirement from Senate
Citing health and personal reasons, Republican Randy McNally, state senator, lieutenant governor and speaker of the Senate unexpectedly announced last week that he will not seek re-election in November. He holds the Fifth District state Senate seat, which covers Anderson and portions of of Knox and Loudon counties McNally had picked up a candidate petition Jan. 23, according to county Election Commission records. The Republican leader, who has spent nearly 48 years in state elected office, made the announcement Feb. 26 on the Senate floor. “It is a very difficult thing for me to do, but I’ve decided not to run for re-election in November … partially due to my wife [Janice] and my physical conditions, as we both realize our path [forward] is kind of short,” he stated. “This will give us more time to spend together.” McNally said he knew with the “leadership in this room, whoever is elected to lead, will lead with the appropriateness every speaker has in the past.” “I can’t thank you all enough for what you have done for me and the prayers you have prayed for my wife, and I look forward to spending better time back home.”
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Community
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School
Farrar appointed to Clinton City School Board Read More
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Business
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