TVA closes playground in Claxton
The Tennessee Valley Authority plans to remove all of the playground equipment, one of the picnic shelters, and a bridge at the Claxton park, but not the second picnic shelter, the Community Center or the baseball fields. - Ben Pounds
The Tennessee Valley Authority closed the Kids Palace Playground to the public on Monday, Dec. 1, despite a request from the Anderson County Commission to keep it open for now. Scott Brooks with TVA media relations said in an email that the utility plans to remove the playground equipment from the park at 1121 Edgemoor Road soon. A map he shared showed TVA also planned to get rid of a small wooden picnic shelter and a bridge at the site. The metal pavilion, picnic tables and flagpole, along with a porta-potty and trash barrels, will remain. Brooks said TVA will not maintain the porta-potty and trash barrels. The Claxton Community Center, baseball fields and other amenities on the site will stay, and people may continue to use them, he said. Brooks said the closure and demolition of the playground were in keeping with the Anderson County Commission’s vote last year to end its lease agreement for the site with TVA. He also noted some county leaders had said the playground was “at the end of its useful life.” Concerns about the playground included coal ash from the nearby Bull Run Fossil Plant, which is now closed, and the equipment’s safety.
Read MoreVape limits
Clinton wants to set a maximum number on how many vape shops would be allowed to operate within the city limits. - G. Chambers Williams III
The Clinton City Council has taken the first step toward regulating the number of vape shops in the city. Council member Wendy Maness made a motion Nov. 24 to direct city staff to draft an ordinance that would limit vape shop density. Council member David Queener seconded the motion, which passed unanimously. Mayor Scott Burton was absent. City Manager Roger Houck said the proposal will go to the Planning Commission first, likely in January. “I have counted the vape stores down Charles Seivers,” Maness said. “There’s six within a mile, and that’s a lot.” She said several Clinton residents have told her they would prefer to see fewer such shops.
Read MorePublic asked to weigh in on new Claxton park
Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank and the county’s Conservation Board are seeking suggestions from the community on preferred enhancements and services for a new Claxton community park. The survey can be found online at the county government’s webpage at andersoncountytn.gov/claxton-community-park-relocation-survey/. That link will be open for responses until Jan. 31. At the Oct. 6 meeting of the Conservation Board, members voted to endorse a plan to relocate the Claxton Community Park to the new Claxton Elementary School property. While the relocation is still early in the planning stages, county officials are working on required shared-use agreements, as well as seeking input on park enhancements that might be preferred by the community.
Read MoreClinton Christmas Parade set for Dec. 6; Stephenson named grand marshal
The 2025 Clinton Christmas Parade will step off at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, with longtime community leader and noted auctioneer William “Bear” Stephenson serving as grand marshal. Floats and participants will begin lining up at 4 p.m. The parade will travel down Market Street before continuing along Main Street — the primary viewing area this year because of construction that will prevent spectators from gathering on Market Street. The procession will end at Main and South Hicks streets.
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