March 9, 2018 CLINTON: THE DOWNTOWN VISION A month ago, the news of change began to spread throughout the City of Clinton. The revitalization project, Clinton: The Downtown Vision, began to make headlines throughout Anderson County. A brief 30 second video was created by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce to help spread the news…
Clinton, Tenn. – November 29, 2016 – Just under $6 million – $5.7 million dollars to be exact – of the state’s Drive to 55 Capacity Funds will go to Tennessee College of Applied Technology for a new Anderson County facility as announced by Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam. Read More…
Funds Will Help Provide Opportunity and Growth to College Students across Tennessee NASHVILLE – November 16, 2016 – Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam today announced the recipients of the Drive to 55 Capacity Fund, an initiative designed to support colleges and universities as enrollment increases since the launch of Tennessee Promise. Read More…
by Lynda Edwards, Knoxville News-Sentinel, September 16, 2016 CLINTON – Tennessee’s economic recovery from the Great Recession has surged ahead of the national average, thanks in part to a falling unemployment rate and increased foreign investment, Gov. Bill Haslam said Thursday. Read More…
Measure Taken to Help Attract Retail Business to Clinton Clinton City Council has taken another step toward attracting retail business. At its meeting August 22, Council approved a resolution setting out policies and procedures for tax increment financing (TIF), similar to what has been done for industry for a number of years. Read More…
The Anderson County School District’s ACT composite score increased this year to 20.3, up from last year’s 19.3, school officials reported on Friday, August 26, during its annual board of education retreat. Read More…
7th Judicial Crime Task Force Director Russell Barker has announced that by using new technology and modern intercommunication methods, his agency has contributed to the rapid decline of crime in Anderson County. Read More…
Knoxville, TN – Valley Apparel, LLC (Valley) is expanding its production at its manufacturing facility in Clinton, Tennessee to begin production of the Gen III Layer 6 Trousers for the US Government. This contract is a 3 year $17.1 million addition to its existing production of flight jackets, shipboard jackets, and trousers. Valley is the…
Rocky Top, TN-The Coal Creek Miners Museum celebrated their Grand Opening on March 11, 2016 at their new museum building located at 201 South Main Street, Rocky Top, Tennessee. The museum not only tells the story of the miners that lived, worked and died in Coal Creek, Fraterville and Briceville, Tennessee, it also tells about…
Rocky Top, TN-The Tennessee General Assembly passed legislation to amend current law that would allow for all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to ride on Highway 25W in Rocky Top from the intersection of Colonial Lane to the intersection at Jacksboro Avenue beginning July 1, 2016. Read More