Tag Archives: Andersonville

CLINTON, Tenn. — The Museum of Appalachia has announced the return of its signature fundraising event, the annual Barn Dance, set for Friday, June 19, 2026. The popular event will feature dinner, live and silent auctions, along with wagon rides, live music, square dancing, and more. Organizers say proceeds from …

Andersonville, Tenn. – Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) US, Inc. is moving its corporate headquarters and main operations from Pennsylvania to Anderson County, Governor Bill Lee announced this week. The firearms manufacturer will invest $15.7 million into the project and is expected to create 72 new jobs in Andersonville. “Tennessee continues …

Andersonville, TN – The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victim in an early morning shooting on Sequoyah Road as 23-year-old Samuel Ridenour. Deputies were called to the residence shortly after 2:00 a.m., where Ridenour was found with a fatal gunshot wound. The Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division is …

ANDERSONVILLE–The Anderson County Adopt-A-Road Program has officially marked its first adopted roadway for regular litter pickup. Crews from the Anderson County Highway Department earlier this year installed signage marking an approximately 2.5-mile stretch of Loyston Point Road, which has been adopted by Grow Financial Federal Credit Union. Grow Financial Federal …

There will be a District 3 town hall hosted by commissioners Josh Anderson and Shelly Vandagriff on September 27th at 6:30 p.m. at the Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department Belmont Fire Station on Sequoyah Road in Andersonville. District 41 State Representative John Mark Windle is planning to attend, and we will …

(Reprinted from Norris Bulletin) Applications for grants from the Norris Area Community Foundation (NACF), an affiliate fund of East Tennessee Foundation (ETF) are now being accepted. Nonprofit organizations, schools, and municipalities are strongly encouraged to submit proposals for projects and programs which benefit residents of Norris and the surrounding communities …

According to a tip that we received, and confirmed by Anderson County Sheriff’s Department spokesman, Tyler Mayes, a body has been discovered in a field on DeFoe Road in Andersonville. It is currently under investigation. Updates when we receive them.

Pledges to bring Integrity, Public Service Experience, Sound Judgment, and Knowledge to the Office Lewis Ridenour, a lifelong native of Anderson County, declares his candidacy for Circuit Court Clerk. Ridenour currently resides in Andersonville, along with his wife of 25 years, Pam. Ridenour is employed as a police officer with …

An arrest has been made in yesterday’s shooting on Lone Mountain Road in Andersonville.  WILLIAM JAMES McMILLAN, 48, of 460 Lone Mountain Road, Andersonville, was charged by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, booked into the Anderson County Detention Facility, and is being held on $625,000.00 bond. WILLIAM JAMES McMILLAN W/M  …