Clinton limits new cannabis and vape shops
The Clinton City Council recently approved an ordinance limiting the number of new specialty vape stores by defining them as businesses that devote at least 25% of their retail space to electronic smoking devices and related products. The new ordinance does not impact the existing retail stores that are open in Clinton.
The Clinton City Council voted to limit the number of shops focused on vape devices and other specialty products, such as cannabis derivatives, in the city. The final votes on two ordinances — one focused on zoning and the other on licensing — came during the June 22 City Council meeting, putting both measures into effect. All council members present voted in favor of the ordinances. Members David Queener and Brian Hatmaker were absent. The zoning ordinance defines “specialty shops” as stores dedicating 25% or more of their floor space to “electronic cigarettes/vaping devices, e-liquids/cartridges, edibles, concentrates or oil containing cannabis derivatives (including but not limited to CBD, Delta-8, Delta-9 or similar compounds permitted by law), kratom, glassware, pipes, vaporizers and other smoking or inhalation devices.”
Read MoreJuly 4 celebrations planned
Fireworks light up the Clinch River in Clinton on the 2024 Independence Day celebration at Lakefront Park. Four of Anderson County’s municipalities — Clinton, Norris, Rocky Top and Oak Ridge — will hold fireworks shows on this July 4.
Communities, museums and even marinas throughout the area are gearing up for Independence Day celebrations, which are special this year as it’s also America’s 250th birthday. For some, it’s a two-day observance this year, with activities set for Friday, July 3, as well as Saturday, July 4. Clinton is having a free downtown concert on July 3 to kick off the weekend. The Museum of Appalachia this year will expand its Independence Day activities to two days, Friday and Saturday, which include the annual “old-fashioned anvil shoots.” They aren’t fireworks, but they do make a lot of noise. The museum uses a pile of gunpowder to blast a 200-pound iron blacksmith’s anvil hundreds of feet into the air, with a big crowd looking on from a safe distance. Clinton, Norris, Rocky Top and Oak Ridge have their own celebrations planned, and each of them will be capped off by a fireworks show.
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Market Street nears long-awaited reopening
Traffic attempting to enter Historic Downtown Clinton was extremely restricted on Monday as construction crews geared up for a final push to complete the extensive upgrade project that has kept Market Street closed for a year and a half. Market Street was being prepared for repaving, as were some of the adjacent and connecting streets. A worker on the scene Tuesday morning said the crew was hoping to get the paving done overnight on Tuesday night to minimize disruption to businesses. On Monday, all of the streets making up the historic area were mostly shut down to vehicles, including Market, Main, Commerce, Cullom and Freddie Fagan Way. Repaving is the last big portion of the $9.9 million project that began in February 2025, and was expected to last for about 17 months, in the historic area of downtown Clinton. The project includes new water and sewer lines, along with the new sidewalks and landscaping.
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