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Norris Lake cleanup group needs volunteers for Sept. 27 event

‘Adopt-a-dumpster’ launched for lake effort

by G. Chambers Williams III


A boat full of trash collected on Norris Lake is unloaded at the dock in Anderson County Park during the spring lake cleanup this year. - G. Chambers Williams III
It’s almost time once again for the annual five-county fall cleanup event on Norris Lake, which is set for Saturday, Sept. 27.

The Norris Lake Project Team, which coordinates the semi-annual spring and fall cleanups on the lake, said the coming event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., and will cover parts of the lake in Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Union, and Grainger counties “with the mission of preserving the natural beauty and conserving the resources of the Norris Lake Watershed.”

Cleanup efforts will begin from three locations: the Blue Mud Public Launch (adjacent to Big Ridge State Park), Sugar Hollow Marina, and Blue Springs Dock.

Volunteers will have access to boats and barges to reach shoreline areas inaccessible by land, and will use these vessels to bring the collected trash and Styrofoam back to shore, the group said.

Participants with their own boats or kayaks are encouraged to bring them, but there also will be a limited number of kayaks available at the Blue Mud location. Volunteers may ask to reserve those when registering for the cleanup.

The group encourages volunteers “to wear sturdy footwear, preferably boots, and bring gloves and life jackets if possible.”

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Clinton Church of Christ to begins work on addition

by G. Chambers Williams III


Work has begun to build a new fellowship hall for the Clinton Church of Christ on North Main Street. - G. Chambers Williams III
The Clinton Church of Christ has obtained a construction permit from the city of Clinton to build a 3,200-square-foot fellowship hall next to the main church building at 500 N. Main St.

According to the permit, the cost of the project will be $450,000, and the contractor will be JCR Construction.

In March, the church began to prepare the site for construction of the fellowship hall, and also expansion of its parking lot. The fellowship hall will be a one-story building, with a steel frame.

For that earlier work, a grading permit was issued to the church by the city on March 5, and the site plan for the fellowship hall was approved by the city’s Planning Commission in mid-March, according to the city and the church.

Excavation work began about March 12. The new parking area was raised and smoothed, then a layer of gravel added, the church said in a note in its weekly bulletin said.

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Jaycee Park Pool closed, indoor pool still open

by Ben Pounds

The city of Clinton’s outdoor pool at Jaycee Park closed for the year on Labor Day, after a shorter re-opened season.

The city’s indoor pool, however, the Paul Mikeal Aquatic Center, remains open and will still be on its summer hours through the end of November. It will still be open under different hours from December through March.

Through the end of November, water exercises are from 8:30 a.m. until 9:15 a.m., and 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.

Lap swim hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Family swim hours are from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Friday.

Weather, swim meets, and private clubs, however can interfere with these hours.

If you want to be certain the pool will be open, call 865-457-0642.

Norris Summer Picnic to be held on Friday

by G. Chambers Williams III


Norris residents gather on the lawn in front of the middle school for last year’s Norris Summer Picnic on the Commons. This year’s event is this Friday, Sept. 12. - G. Chambers Williams III
The eighth-annual Norris Summer Picnic on the Commons will be held from 5:30-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12.

Sponsored by the Norris Recreation Commission, the event takes place in front of Norris Middle School and in the Lions Club Pavilion.

“Bring your favorite chair o blanket and we’ll supply the rest,” the Recreation Commission said on its Facebook page.

“We are excited to welcome the Hominy Mamas back to the Norris stage,” it said.

“The Norris Fire Department will ensure we have some exciting water fun for the young at heart.”

There will be food trucks, face painting, lawn games and inflatables along with the live music.

Food trucks will include Good Hombres Tacos, Tortas & More; and Southern Sips.

This is one of several events presented each year by the Norris Recreation Commission, which is part of the Norris city government.

Last year’s picnic brought out several hundred participants.

North and South Clinton teacher wins CMA award

by Ben Pounds


South Clinton and North Clinton Elementary School music teacher Jason Glashauser has won his third Music Teacher of Excellence Award from the County Music Association Foundation. Here he shows some of the instruments he teaches students to play in his South Clinton Elementary School classroom. - Ben Pounds
South Clinton and North Clinton Elementary School music teacher Jason Glashauser has received his third Music Teacher of Excellence Award from the Country Music Association Foundation.

Glashauser teaches preschool through sixth grade, leads an optional before-school singing program, and directs the after-school Blaze Orff Ensemble.

The CMA Foundation annually selects 10 awardees from Metro Nashville schools, 10 from across Tennessee, and 10 nationwide. Glashauser previously won in 2022 and 2023.

“It has my name on it but it’s really about the students,” he said. “I’m just crazy, crazy grateful.”

Teaching young children can sometimes feel like “herding cats,” Glashauser joked, but he described the experience as joyful. In his classroom, students rarely sit for long periods. Instead, they move, play instruments and sing.

Glashauser is a certified teacher with the Orff-Schulwerk Association, and serves as president of the Southern Appalachian group.

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Veterans breakfast, vaccine clinic is Saturday at Clinton Community Center


At August’s veterans breakfast, U.S. Navy veteran Chalice Bingham displays a plaque he was presented at a recent reunion for those serving on the USS Tutuila. Bingham authored a book for his family and friends titled “The Journey of Chalice,” which details his family history and his own life, including his military service.
Military veterans from Anderson County are invited to come together Saturday (Sept. 13) for the monthly Veterans Breakfast at the Clinton Community Center, which this month will also feature a vaccine clinic.

Kroger Health will be on hand offering vaccines including flu, COVID, pneumonia, RSV, shingles, tetanus/diphtheria/pertussis, and hepatitis A and B.

This month’s breakfast is sponsored Anderson County American Legion Post 172, while the doughnut sponsor for the event is the Veterans of Foreign War Post 12051 Auxiliary.

The chow line opens at 8:30 a.m. and there will be a program at 9 a.m. honoring veterans.

These breakfasts are held to recognize and honor local veterans and their families for their service to the United States.

Many generous donors are also recognized for providing monthly door prizes.

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