Frank wins mayor race; sheriff will face Aug. 6 opponent
A voter walks away from Andersonville Elementary School after casting his ballot during last Tuesday’s (May 5) county primary election. - G. Chambers Williams III
With no Democrat or independent candidate on the ballot for the Aug. 6 Anderson County general election, county Mayor Terry Frank easily won re-election in last week’s Republican primary, outpolling challenger Joshua Anderson 56%-44%. The vote totals were 4,822 for Frank and 3,786 for Anderson, who has been a District 3 county commissioner for the past two four-year terms. At 10:24 p.m. election night, when the vote tallies were completed, Frank posted this message on her Facebook page: “The final votes are in, and I want to thank all the wonderful people of Anderson County who voted for me. I promise to continue working hard and I am so forever grateful! “I want to thank Josh Anderson and all the candidates who put their names out there to lead our county. You belong to a brave, elite group of courageous souls. “I especially want to thank all of those who worked for so hard for me and believed in me —including my family that I love so much. I owe so much to your hard work.
Read MoreGolden retriever Annie brightens days
Sixth-grade student Otto Harden helps take care of golden retriever Annie, who spends much of her time at Clinton Middle School. Harden is one of many students at the school who love to spend time with Annie, a therapy dog. - Ben Pounds
As Annie, a 110-pound golden retriever, walked through the halls of Clinton Middle School, students and staff greeted her with smiles, kind words and petting. Jennifer Huckaby, Annie’s owner and the school’s guidance counselor, led her on a leash while Annie’s ambassador and caretaker, sixth-grade student Otto Harden, joined them. Usually, Annie stays in Huckaby’s counseling room or in the shared lounge-style Behavior Break Room, where teachers enjoy spending time with her. But on this day, it was time for Annie’s photo shoot, even though she is already a star at CMS. Annie serves as a therapy dog for CMS, and Huckaby said she helps break the ice with students. “For our students who are too upset to talk, Annie has been their quiet support and their gentle listener,” Huckaby said. She said Annie also offers students moral support and companionship when they feel sad, alone or insecure.
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Road ahead
A crew in a van from Applied Pavement Technology is working this week on an assessment of nearly 14 miles of Norris city streets as a prelude to planning upgrades to those in need of repair and repaving. In a related move, the City Council on Monday night declined to raise city property taxes by 7% for the coming 2027 fiscal year to help pay for street improvements. Instead, the council approved on first reading a budget for the year beginning July 1 that does not include an increase in the tax rate. Councilman Bill Grieve made the motion to raise the property taxes, but there was no second to the motion, so Mayor Chris Mitchell declared it moot. Mitchell and others suggested that the city should wait until the street assessment is completed and recommendations for improvements are made before considering any tax increase.
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Community
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School
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