Flock fight grows
This Flock camera at the Racoon Valley Road and Clinton Highway intersection is one of the cameras the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office uses. ACSO Public Information Officer and Anderson County Commissioner J. Shain Vowell told The Courier News a vandal had damaged it, which is why it is pointing away from traffic. The other fixed ones, he said, were still functional. - Tony Cox
Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank says she wants to end or pause Anderson County’s use of Flock cameras. Any decision involving cameras used by the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office, however, would need approval from the Anderson County Commission. The county has three cameras mounted on poles in stationary locations and a fourth portable camera. Frank made her statement at the end of a public hearing held by the Anderson County Commission’s Operations Committee on Sept. 10 in the Clinton High School auditorium, 425 Dragon Drive. Thirty-one citizens spoke at the meeting, all opposing the cameras. Concerns raised included privacy and constitutionality; the possibility of hackers gaining access to the Amazon cloud storage system; law enforcement officers abusing the system for stalking; false positives involving license plates from other states; automated cameras replacing police work; and the possibility of a future government using the cameras to enforce more-restrictive laws. “You don’t know who will govern after you,” said Sarah Fluegel, an assistant at the Oak Ridge Public Library and one of the citizens who spoke.
Read MoreDolly fever hits Oct. 3 antique festival
Visitors jam Market Street in Historic Downtown Clinton during the Clinch River Fall Antique Festivl in October 2024, before the improvements to the sidewalks and repaving of the street began. - G. Chambers Williams III
A Dolly Parton look-alike contest has been added to the lineup of the Clinch River Fall Antique Festival at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3. That’s in addition to a concert of Parton’s songs, performed by the local group WestWend, which will be held on Market Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on that day. The look-alike contest is open to adults, children and animals, according to Historic Downtown Clinton, and there will be a trophy awarded for each category. People may sign up for the contest by 12:30 p.m. that day at the Historic Downtown Clinton organization’s tent. In a Facebook post, the organization said: “Calling all Dolly look-alikes! This moment is for you (and your pets). Blinged out trophies for the best in each category! And as Dolly might say: ‘Now y’all have fun, but keep it sweet, keep it classy, and remember — Grandma might be watchin’!’” While the event runs Friday on Friday (Oct. 2) and Saturday, most of the main events and features are set for Saturday. That includes artists set up mostly along Main Street. The Facebook post about the artists says:
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Annexation hearing set
The Clinton City Council will hold a public hearing at its next meeting regarding annexing some land. The hearing will occur on Monday Sept. 28, during the council’s meeting, which will be at 5:30 p.m. in Clinton City Hall, 100 N. Bowling St. The annexation involves five parcels on the terminus of Crestwood Drive, one parcel on Phillips Lane and one on Spring Street. Matt Widner, building official with the building and codes department, gave details at the Aug. 24 City Council meeting. He said the property owners had requested that their property become part of the city. If annexed, the city will zone it for residential development, Widner said. He said as part of the city, the parcels would likely get police, firefighting, water, street lighting, and other services. The plan of services for these lands is a topic for the hearing, and people may read the current draft in full at Clinton City Hall, 100 N. Bowling St., between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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