Woolly wonders
Visitors watch a sheep-shearing demonstration at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris during last year’s Sheep Shearing Days event. This year’s event will be held on two successive Fridays, May 2 and 9. - G. Chambers Williams III
This year’s Sheep Shearing Days at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris will be held on two consecutive Fridays, May 2 and 9. Besides the sheep-shearing demonstrations, the event will include springtime pioneer activities for students and families. More than two-dozen of the woolly beasts will be getting their spring trims for the visiting crowds, which will include school groups from all over East Tennessee. The museum has been holding the annual event for more than 10 years, said Will Meyer, the museum’s marketing director. “We have a few events that are big boosters for us and help us show some of the Appalachian traditions,” he said. The event runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days. Tickets are $20 for adults (18 and up); $18 for people 65 or older, military or first-responders; and $10 for ages 6-17. A family pass is $50, which includes two adults and up to six children. Kids under 6 are free with a parent. Museum members are also admitted free.
Read MoreHoskins draws crowds to celebrate its 95 years in Clinton
Hoskins Drug Store in downtown Clinton held its 95th-anniversary celebration last Friday, hosting visitors and special guests during the daylong celebration. - G. Chambers Williams III
There was a steady stream of visitors on hand last Friday as Hoskins Drug Store celebrated its 95th anniversary in downtown Clinton. The day’s event at Hoskins began with a “special anniversary coffee” sponsored by the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce at the drug store and soda fountain at 111 N. Main St. “It’s hard to think about Clinton without thinking about Hoskins,” the chamber said in a Facebook post. “This beloved business has been a cornerstone of our community for nearly a century,” the post said. “Just about everyone in or from this town has a Hoskins story — whether it’s enjoying a milkshake at the soda fountain, chatting with familiar faces over prescriptions, or simply stopping by because it feels like home. “R.C. “Dudley” Hoskins, the founder of Hoskins Drug Store, also played a key role in shaping the broader community as a founding member and first president of the Clinton Chamber of Commerce,” it continued. “His legacy of service, leadership, and community care still lives on today.” There was a separate celebration at Hoskins in the Flat on Market Street, the former location of the drug store. Both businesses remain in the Hoskins family. The current owners are Dudley Hoskins Bostic and Mollie Hoskins Scarbrough, the daughters of founder Roland Carvel Hoskins and Katherine Jenkins Hoskins. There was standing room only at times during the day as friends, customers and well-wishers stopped in to visit the drug store with its authentic old-fashioned soda fountain. It’s among the busiest downtown lunch spots on any given day.
Read MoreFull STEAM ahead for Claxton School
Claxton Elementary School Principal Jennifer Coleman is looking forward to the opportunities a new building and grounds will provide for her school. The groundbreaking for the new Claxton Elementary School was held Wednesday, April 2, with Anderson County government officials, people with contractor Merit Construction, and school staff, lifting soil with and even some students taking turns lifting ceremonial soil with ceremonial shovels. The celebration was a chance to celebrate, but there’s years of work to do before the new school opens. Anderson County Director of Schools Tim Parrott said construction will likely wrap up by February of 2027. “My staff and I and my students are just extremely excited for this new adventure and we’re full STEAM ahead,” said the school’s principal Jennifer Coleman, making a pun on the Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) programs she hopes to expand at the new location. She said she wanted to get a STEAM recognition from the state of Tennessee for her school’s efforts on those subjects.
Read MoreSchool board votes on budget Thursday
The Anderson County Board of Education will vote on a new budget for next year along with other measures at its meeting this week. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. Thursday [April 10] on the top floor of 101 S. Main St. It involves a total expenditure of $83,712,862. There will be a deficit of $476,755, but Director of Schools Tim Parrott said a fund balance will take care of this difference. If the budget is approved, the school system would also increase its lowest teacher salary to $50,000, ranging to and its highest salary would be $80,416.22 depending on experience and academic degree. The full salary schedule and budget are available on the school system’s agenda page on its website acs.ac. Another vote will involve a resolution accepting bonuses for teachers from the Educational Freedom Act of 2025 while still voicing opposition to the law’s vouchers that parents can use at private schools. Also, up for a vote on Thursday but unconnected to this budget is a shorter-term budget measure giving two million to the construction of a new elementary school in Claxton.
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