Early voting begins Friday for county general, state primary elections
The county clerk and trustee’s office in Anderson Crossing shopping center in Norris is one of three early-voting sites for the Aug. 6 election. - G. Chambers Williams III
Early voting begins this Friday, July 17, for the Anderson County general election and the Tennessee state primary election, which will choose nominees to succeed Gov. Bill Lee, among other offices, The early voting period will run through noon Saturday, Aug. 1. The key statewide races are for the Republican and Democratic nominations for governor, which include three GOP candidates and five Democrats. Leading the Republican ballot, according to the most-recent statewide polls, is U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn. Her opponents are U.S. Rep. John Rose and Tennessee state Rep. Monty Fritts. For Anderson County mayor, incumbent Republican Terry Frank has no opponent. But Sheriff Russell Barker, the Republican nominee for sheriff, faces independent challenger Colt Jennings, one of his former deputies. There are at least two candidates who made the ballot to run in all eight County Commission districts, for the two available seats in each district. Commissioners serve four-year terms.
Read MoreNorris fills council vacancy, lets sidewalk contract awarded
The Norris Square asphalt sidewalk shown here in front of Norris Middle School will be replaced this summer with a new concrete sidewalk about eight feet in from this one. The Norris Farmers Market sets up along this sidewalk every Wednesday afternoon. - G. Chambers Williams III
The Norris City Council on Monday night chose Alex Munro to fill out the rest of Loretta Painter’s term on the council, which ends after the council election in November. Munro, who moved his family to Norris from Arizona about three years ago, is in his second term as a member of the Norris Planning Commission. He lives on Dairy Pond Road. Then shortly after Munro was sworn in and took his seat, the council voted to award a $33,077 contract to Clinton-based Tri-Star Contracting of East Tennessee for construction of a new concrete sidewalk on Norris Square, in front of Norris Middle School. Tri-Star had the lowest among 15 bids for the project, for which the city has budgeted a maximum of $35,000. Surprisingly, there was a wide range of bids, including three that were for more than $100,000. The highest bid was $121,148 by Wilamut Construction Co. of Cleveland, Tennessee. Tri-Star’s bid was the only one within the city’s budget; the second-lowest bid was $39,500, and all but four of the bids were for more than $50,000.
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Over 450 families fed at Lake City Elementary School
An event at Lake City Elementary School gave over 450 families food. The Anderson County Schools Family Resource Center held the event at the school recently. Compassion Ministries and Second Harvest Food Bank provided more than $100,000 in food with close to $250 per family. Over 100 volunteers, including Lake City Middle School football players, cheerleaders and staff assisted with traffic, paperwork and food distribution. The Anderson County Board of Education unanimously approved a resolution honoring Family Resource Center Director Jennifer Goins and her staff and volunteers for the event and other efforts at its July 9 meeting. They declared the next day, July 10 as Family Resource Center appreciation Day. Goins accepted the resolution during the meeting and thanked the board for recognizing the work of everyone involved.
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