Pickin’ Party returns to museum under full moon
The Museum of Appalachia will host its annual “Full Moon Pickin’ Party” on Friday evening, Aug. 8. - G. Chambers Williams III
On the heels of a fun day of events on Independence Day, the Museum of Appalachia is gearing up for a special evening of music with its annual “Full Moon Pickin’ Party,” coming up on Friday, Aug. 8. Sponsored by Yee-Haw Brewing Company, the event will feature several performers, with Texas-native Jake Worthington serving as the main act. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m., and Worthington is scheduled to sing beginning at 7 p.m. The event runs until 8:30 p.m. All performances will take place on the museum’s outdoor stage behind the administration/gift shop building. Yee-Haw Brewing will be on hand with beer for adult guests 21 and over with proper identification, and there will be food and other beverages available for sale throughout the evening on the museum grounds.
Read MoreClinton Elementary gets $125K in renovations
Jamie Jordan, assistant director of Clinton City Schools, said Clinton Elementary School is still waiting on more supplies to finish building a new playground at this site behind the school. - Ben Pounds
Seats have arrived at Clinton Elementary School’s auditorium, one of the last steps for its first renovation in decades. The seats are part of a renovation that also included repairs or replacement of the ceiling, sound panel and lights, totaling about $125,000, said Scott Rhea, Clinton City Schools fiscal director. While work is still underway, school officials hope to have the auditorium ready for the students, parents and staff that perform on its stage and sit in its seats during the upcoming school year. The auditorium is open for use by all Clinton City Schools, and hosts choral programs as well as all CES assemblies. “We fully expect unless there is a glitch of some kind that we’ll be able to hold our back-to-school staff meeting in our brand-new auditorium,” Director of Schools Kelly Johnson said. Jamie Jordan, assistant director of schools, said the old seats were splintering and unsafe. Rhea said their mechanical parts had issues. “I’m probably as frugal as they come,” said Rhea. “I think it’s probably time.”
Read MoreMarket Street closed to vehicles this week
The city of Clinton plans to close Market Street this week and several following weeks to all vehicles. The road will be closed Monday until Friday. On Friday at 3 p.m. it will reopen for each weekend, staying open on Saturday and Sunday. Taylor Cullison, special event coordinator for the city, said the closure will speed along renovation work in the area which includes water, sewer, sidewalk and landscaping improvements. “This will be a weekly schedule for the foreseeable future,” she said. She did not have any information on a completion date. Downtown stores will remain open during these closures. “Please make sure that you keep shopping!” Cullison said. “Many businesses have back doors for people to utilize; just look for the signage that is down there!” City Manager Roger Houck told the City Council on June 23 that issues with water lines had caused delays.
Read MoreNorris tentatively OKs 88.5-cent tax rate
By a measure passed on first reading Monday night, Norris residents will pay a state-certified property tax rate of 88.5 cents per $100 evaluation for fiscal year 2026, retroactive to July 1. It’s designed to hold the gross tax collection amount from last year despite a countywide property reassessment this year that raised assessed values significantly. The City Council approved the new rate unanimously during its regular meeting Monday, and will hold a special meeting at 6:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 22, to finalize the rate in time for city staff to begin mailing out tax bills to property owners as scheduled. City Manager Adam Ledford said the new rate was provided by the state Board of Equalization.
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