Community School Fall plant sale begins Sept. 19

September 3, 2025 by G. Chambers Williams III

Back by popular demand this year, the Clinch River Community School’s fall plant sale will begin Friday, Sept. 19, and will continue weekdays and Saturdays until the stock runs out.

The event, which follows the school’s spring plant sale held in March, will offer mums, pansies, violas and perennials.

They will be sold in the greenhouse next to the community school and the Anderson County Career and Technical Center, behind Anderson County High School, at 160 Maverick Circle, off North Charles G. Seivers Boulevard.

Held as a benefit to aid the agriculture programs at the schools, the sale is coordinated by Kendra McCoig, agriculture teacher at the Clinch River Community School.

Sales hours are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. The school accepts cash and checks, but no debit or credit cards.

McCoig said the plans are to keep the sale going until Oct. 2, or whenever the stock of plants runs out, if that’s sooner.

Clinch River Community School has students from kindergarten through 12th-grade, and is part of Anderson County Schools.

Money raised from the plant sale goes right back into the agricultural educational programs for Clinch River students.

For more information, stop by or call 865-457-7462 and ask for Ms. McCoig.

Students to receive free meals in 2025-26

September 3, 2025 by Ben Pounds

Anderson County Schools and Oak Ridge Schools will continue providing free breakfast and lunch to all students during the 2025-26 academic year.

“One thing that I’m passionate about is every student needs to eat free,” Anderson County Schools Director Tim Parrott said during the Board of Education meeting Aug. 14. “We don’t need to mess with that.”

Anderson County Schools participating in the program include Anderson County High School, Clinton High School, Anderson County Career and Technical Center, Anderson County Innovation Academy, Clinch River Community School, Lake City Middle School, Norris Middle School, Norwood Middle School, Clinton Middle School, Andersonville Elementary School, Briceville Elementary School, Claxton Elementary School, Dutch Valley Elementary School, Fairview Elementary School, Grand Oaks Elementary School, Lake City Elementary School, Norris Elementary School, Norwood Elementary School and Anderson County Head Start.

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