Capshaw for Commissioner

Opportunity for community impact! Details below and deadline is 6/30/26!

⏰ Reminder! Our grant application portal is open now and will remain open through June 30.
The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee is seeking nonprofit partners for our Strong Women Strong Futures network—organizations dedicated to supporting low-income women and girls as they pursue post-secondary education opportunities.
If your organization is making a difference in this space, there's still time to apply. We look forward to learning more about your work!

Apply Here: https://womensfundetn.org/network-building/network-granting/

Soul Food Sunday Recap ❤️🖤💚

Today we celebrated Juneteenth a little early with a Soul Food Sunday event and fundraiser hosted by the Mayme Carmichael School Organization.

The menu was full of favorites: meatloaf, fried chicken, baked chicken, pig feet, neck bones, collard greens, mac and cheese, and so much more! Our 105 year old family matriarch, Aunt Clara, made a huge tub of her famous kraut salad, and I baked four pound cakes... but accidentally dropped one on my deck. 😭 Thankfully, I had only committed to bringing three!

Family members and friends from Oliver Springs and beyond came together to support a wonderful cause: Tri-County African American Cultural Museum. What a legacy to preserve and celebrate.
This was our first event without our cousin, Rev. David Benjamin. His bright smile, loving spirit, and presence were dearly missed today.

My heart is full after a day of fellowship, good food, and community. Thank you to all of the MCSO members, family, friends, neighbors, and community for your hard work, donations, and support to a worthy cause. Now it's time to enjoy my plate, cool off, and get some rest.

Peace & blessings!

-Commissioner Capshaw❤️

Friendly reminder for our veterans!

⏰ REMINDER: This Tuesday is our FREE Veterans Wash-N-Dry Event!

If you know a veteran, this weekend is a great time to spread the word. We want to see a full house Tuesday night!

📅 Tuesday, June 16th
🕔 5PM – 8PM
📍 113 Robertsville Rd, Oak Ridge

Free wash & dry for all veterans, sponsored by VFW Auxiliary, Manhattan Project Post #12051. Just show up and bring your laundry — we've got the rest covered. 🇺🇸

Share this post and tag a veteran in your life! 💙❤️

Soul Food Sunday Is Here!!!!!

Mayme Carmichael School Organization’s Soul Food Sunday is this Sunday, June 14, 2026 from 12pm-3pm! Advance ticket sales only, so be sure to get your tickets as soon as possible. Event information is below, and I hope to see you there!

I’ll be making at least three homemade pound cakes for the occasion. I know quite a few people have been hoping I’ll bring my famous candied yams, too. I haven’t decided yet. I’m not sure I’ll have the energy. It’s been at least two years since I last made them, especially for this event! If you want to meet some of my fabulous family members and friends this is the place to be. Aunt Clara is 105 and always makes a huge tub of homemade chow-chow.

Looking forward to a wonderful day of great food, fellowship, and community. See you Sunday!

June 1, 2026

Public Notice

The Anderson County Board of Commissioners are looking for citizens who would like to serve on the Anderson County Library Board.

One (1) member – term beginning July 1, 2026
Interested citizens can pick up a request to serve form at the County Commission Office, 100 N. Main Street, Room 118, Clinton, TN, posted outside office door, download from web site www.andersoncountytn.gov or contact Annette Prewitt by phone 865-463-6866 or by fax 865-264-6264.
The deadline for consideration as possible nominee will be Friday, June 12th at 12 noon in County Commission Office. County Commission will meet on Monday, June 15, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. in room 312 to consider nominees.

Here is the link for the nomination form and return before 12 noon!

https://andersoncountytn.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Committee-Request-to-Serve-form.pdf?fbclid=IwRlRTSASYTOZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEe6i5Tb33760T8SBuInN5_LbJ9Nct0dMRZr9lVarzu_78TVZmOvb-wV-mhfGI_aem_v1IRzdLl4jDCUNHHRmahTQ

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Activities for the kids!

Our America 250 Hands-on History Day is this weekend! Join us on June 13 from 10 am – 4 pm for some semiquincentennial fun, included with admission.

Our activities include…
🌿 Kitchen herb garden planting, natural fabric dyeing, and bubbles in the Kids Go Green Environmental Center and Gardens
🧈 Butter churning
🇺🇸 Cartridge making
🪶 Writing with a quill and pen
🧶 Weaving on a collaborative loom
🫟 Experimenting with quilling, printmaking, and invisible ink
⛵️ Model Durham boat making
🖍️ Revolutionary War paper doll decorating
🧩 Decoding secret messages around the Museum for a prize

We hope to see you there! CMOR’s America 250 celebration is sponsored by CNS.

Y-12 National Security Complex

Oak Ridge Schools has announced several new leadership appointments for the upcoming 2026 to 2027 school year. See link below ⬇️

📸 Provided by Oak Ridge Schools