Area News

Myrtle Marks Anniversary By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Recent statistics indicate that the overdose mortality rates in Tennessee have declined in recent years, from 56 per 100,000 people in 2022 to 52.3 per 100,000 in 2023 – a 6.6% decrease.  Such positive movement may be attributed to the hard work done by many across the state – including instances in Scott County – to…

TDEC agrees with Transparent Bridge; Jackson Law never expired By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Two weeks ago, as the Transparent Bridge Initiative’s Cody Cox approached the lectern to address the Scott County Solid Waste Board (SCSWB), he did so armed with one of thousands of documents that the organization – one of two formed to combat…

Effler Opens New Child Support Office By Shane Gilreath [email protected] On a day when leadership from Washington to Nashville made their way to Scott County, 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler held an event of his own – one of equal importance to those it serves.  On Thursday, Effler, a native of Maynardville, who has…

Solid Waste Board opposes landfill in letter to TDEC   By Shane Gilreath [email protected] In a meeting that might have been anti-climactic, the Scott County Solid Waste Board met on Monday in Huntsville.  Despite a prior resignation from Board Member David Jeffers, which was reported by SCSWB Chair, Jerry Dodson, Mayor of Winfield, the meeting…

The Luck of the Draw Oneida Grants Final Liquor License   By Shane Gilreath [email protected] Last November, when Oneida passed and began progressing toward regulating package sales, approving two ordinances that would place limitations on sales and require liquor stores to be distanced by more than 100 feet from a school, church, or hospital, few could have envisioned what transpired at Thursday’s meeting…

Commission rejects Rail-to-Trail as organizers work on trail entrance SCN examines both sides of the argument By Shane Gilreath [email protected] In what many expected to be a County Commission meeting dominated by the landfill, anticipating a newly composed letter to be presented to the Scott County Solid Waste Board, the Commission instead circled back to the Rail-to-Trail controversy,…

Children’s Center Recognized By Shane Gilreath [email protected] On Thursday, State Representative Kelly Keisling presented the Children’s Center of the Cumberlands with a House of Representatives resolution recognizing the organization’s 25 years of service.  The Children’s Center, founded in 1999 and widely recognized for its leadership across Scott County, celebrated that milestone with a gala in…