Area News
Taylor Named Director of Schools
Taylor Named Director of Schools By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] In a 5-2 vote, the Scott County Board of Education selected Scott High Principal Marc Taylor as the county’s next Director of Schools last week. Taylor emerged from a field of six applicants, which was reduced to five after Fairview School Principal Scott…
Read MoreState Takes up Recycling to offset Landfill Crisis
State Takes up Recycling to offset Landfill Crisis By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] State legislators are taking steps to adress what they’ve said is a growing problem, one that has directly impacted Scott County over the course of the last year – Tennessee is running out of room for its trash. With landfill…
Read MoreHistoric Stearns Rises
Historic Stearns Rises Restoring the ‘Empire of the South’ By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] The town was once known as the “Empire of the South” for its thriving industry, as trains moved in and out, via the Southern Railway and the Kentucky & Tennessee, both of whom shared a long-gone depot beside the…
Read MoreTennessee Ranks 2nd in Nation for Small Business Failures
Tennessee Ranks 2nd in Nation for Small Business Failures By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] Even as Oneida shows signs of growth, a recent study by LendingTree, which used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has ranked Tennessee as the 2nd worst state in the nation for small business survival rates,…
Read MoreTerrorist Convicted in McCreary Prison Attack
Terrorist Convicted in McCreary Prison Attack By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] A New York man being held in the US Penitentiary in McCreary County has been convicted of attempted murder following a two-day trial that took place in London, Kentucky. According to reports, in 2019, Mufid Elfgeeh, 42, requested a private cell in…
Read MoreSenate Republicans strongly support redistricting special session
Senate Republicans strongly support redistricting special session (NASHVILLE, TN) – Tennessee Senate Republican leaders are praising Gov. Bill Lee’s call to bring the legislature back to Nashville next week to draw a new congressional map, helping solidify a Republican majority in Congress to advance President Trump’s agenda. Lt. Governor Randy McNally (R-Oak Ridge): “We are…
Read MoreA Blizzard of Growth
A Blizzard of Growth Oneida Set to Welcome Dairy Queen By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] As of last week, Oneida’s business database is set to grow yet again, as the Oneida Planning Commission met with representatives from the national chain Dairy Queen. According to Oneida Mayor Lori Phillips-Jones, under whose leadership the town…
Read MoreEnvironmentalists win on Jellico Mountain
Environmentalists win on Jellico Mountain By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] With environmental activism making a large splash across Scott County over the last year – with organizations such as Cumberland Clear and the Scott-McCreary Environmental Coalition (SMEC) springing into existence – a fight over Jellico Mountain has been raging for several years. That…
Read MoreCounty Commission Joins the Roberta Fight
County Commission Joins the Roberta Fight By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] When the Scott County Commission met last week, momentum had already built within the Scott-McCreary Environmental Coalition (SMEC). Four of its five member governments had already moved to support potential litigation tied to the proposed Roberta II landfill. That left Scott County…
Read MoreCumberland Clear has big fundraising month, welcomes new faces
Cumberland Clear has big fundraising month, welcomes new faces By Shane Gilreath SCN Contributing Editor [email protected] If anyone has been in the Roberta II fight, it’s been Cumberland Clear. Even before the group was formally named and organized, many of its now-familiar faces were already deeply engaged – attending meetings, speaking out, and organizing community…
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