Clinton honors Dolly
Visitors jam Market Street in Historic Downtown Clinton during the Clinch River Fall Antique Festival in October 2024, before the improvements to the sidewalks and repaving of the street. - G. Chambers Williams III
In a tribute to the late Tennessee country music icon Dolly Parton, who died last week, the Clinch River Fall Antique Festival will feature a concert of her songs, performed by the local group WestWend. Parton, 80, died Aug. 25 in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer. The concert will be held on Market Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, Katherine Birkbeck, executive director of the Historic Downtown Clinton organization, said on Monday. “WestWend presents ‘Coat of Many Colors: A Tribue to Dolly Parton’ at The Clinch River Antique Festival … presented by Enrichment Federal Credit Union,” the organization said on its Facebook page. WestWend consists of Clinton city Councilwoman Wendy Maness, her husband Jonathan, David Whitaker, David Becher, and, for this concert, steel-guitar player Ronnie Chauvin, who has performed extensively at Dollywood, Wendy Maness said.
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Clinton’s Topanga Easterday races alongside a Carter opponent as she looks to win possession during the Lady Dragons’ home opener Tuesday, Aug. 25. - Tony Cox
After a pair of early cancellations delayed the start of its season, Clinton High School’s girls soccer team finally took the pitch last week and split its first two matches. The Lady Dragons capped the week on a high note Thursday, blanking Fulton 3-0 at the Emerald Youth Lonsdale Complex to give new Head Coach Anna Orr her first victory at Clinton. “It feels good,” she said. “It’s great for these kids. They earned that one. “They enjoyed the win.” Topanga Easterday provided much of the offensive punch for the Lady Dragons (1-1), scoring twice against the Lady Falcons. Myla Queener also found the back of the net as Clinton posted its first shutout of the season. The Lady Dragons opened their season Tuesday, Aug. 25, with an 8-2 home loss to Carter. Sophia Rose and Emoree White scored Clinton’s goals against the Lady Hornets.
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District 8 seat returns to ballot
The Nov. 3 general election ballot will include candidates for the Anderson County Commission District 8 in a special election to fill the seat that was won by Democrat Elizabeth “Liz” Henry, who has chosen not to take the position. Qualifying for the seat opened on Tuesday, and will continue through noon Wednesday, Sept. 9, said county Elections Administrator Mark Stephens. All candidates will run as independents, he said, as there is no time to run a primary first. Henry informed the county by letter on Monday that for personal reasons, she would not take the oath of office on Tuesday (Sept. 1) with the rest of the 16 commissioners who were successful candidates in the Aug. 6 general election. She tied with Republican candidate Republican Jawrell Cook as the top vote-getters for the two seats in the district, which serves Emory Valley, Woodland and Hendrix Creek. Both received 749 votes.
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