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Lee’s Chicken Announces Plans to Close After 43 Years By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] In life, there is often a yin and yang. For every piece of good news, there is often an equal measure of bad. That may be the case with Oneida’s growing food industry. While recent months have shown significance…

Cumberland Clear says Roberta fight continues, Turns Attention to Data Centers By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] When Cumberland Clear met last Wednesday, President Jennifer Shockley delivered a message that many in the organization had heard before – the fight over the Roberta II landfill and Winfield-based transfer station is far from over. Addressing…

Museum to Open in Historic Depot By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] A new chapter in the preservation of Scott County’s story will begin on June 18th when the Museum of Oneida & Scott County officially welcomes visitors for the first time in the historic (and newly renovated) Tennessee Railroad Depot insiide Oneida City…

Task Force Talks Zoning, Landfills, and Axing Jackson Law   By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Outside, on John Lewis Way in downtown Nashville last Tuesday, the heat and humidity were already climbing. Inside the Cordell Hull Building, however, roughly a dozen Scott and McCreary County residents sat in the air-conditioned chill of Hearing…

Oneida School Board Meeting Gets Raucous By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Community frustration over recent staffing cuts surfaced during a meeting of the Oneida Special School District, as board members questioned how affected employees were notified and whether the district’s decision-making process was sufficiently transparent. As the board prepared to adjourn, member Kevin…

Ecology Park or Landfill? Trans-Rail Rebrands Roberta II By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] If you weren’t paying close attention, you might think Trans-Rail Waste Services was unveiling plans for a family-friendly theme park attraction rather than one of the most controversial landfill proposals Scott County has ever seen. The company’s promotional materials repeatedly…

Billingsley Receives Prestigious Recognition By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Oneida Elementary School Principal Ashley Billingsley has been selected to participate in the prestigious 2027 National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) Leader Fellows Program, a prestigious honor only awarded to 13 educators from across the United States. The program, seen as highly competitive…