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Anderson County recognizes grant awardees for opioid funds

CLINTON—Several organizations within Anderson County are ready to continue fighting the ongoing battle against opioid addiction and its wide-ranging effects, having been awarded more than $425,000 in the initial round of opioid settlement grant funding to support a variety of programs that are aimed at curbing the use of opioids …

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Anderson County Schools Bus Routes Go to SCU Bus Lines

A contentious school bus contract is on its way to the County Commission for the meeting on May 20. The commission’s Purchasing Committee has recently sanctioned a contract with a new vendor, Knoxville-based SCU, for seven bus routes, and has resolved to maintain that contract despite a legal objection from …

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Anderson County Commission moves forward with amending fireworks act

Reprinted from the Norris Bulletin – 3/18/21. Written by Josh Anderson, District 3 Commissioner joshandersondistrict3@gmail.com The County Commission took up an item on Monday and passed a resolution to amend the county’s 1947 private act regarding fireworks. The 74-year-old act was considerably more restrictive than state laws governing fireworks, and …

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Josh Anderson elected as Anderson County Commission Chairman

By Jack Mitchell – Norris Bulletin Anderson County Commission unanimously elected District 3 Commissioner Josh Anderson to serve as county commission chairman. Anderson has represented the Norris/Fairview/Andersonville/Glen Alpine area as commissioner since 2018. He is the youngest commissioner to be elected to the position. The Anderson County Commission also voted …

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