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CIRCUIT JUDGE Bob Williams, right, administers the oath of office to Carroll Branham, Monday, as Branham assumes the North Grundy supervisor's post. (Staff photo/Cathy St. Clair.) |
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Supervisors Tap Branham for N. Grundy Post
3 Nominated to Fill Vacancy at Thursday Public Hearing
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by Cathy St. Clair
News Editor |
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Carroll Branham was chosen as the new North Grundy District supervisor during a continued meeting of the Buchanan County Board of Supervisors last Thursday.
Branham was chosen from among a field of three nominees to succeed Joe Keene to the post on an interim basis until a special election can be held in November. Keene died last month in a motor vehicle accident. His death made it necessary for the board to appoint someone to fill the vacant North Grundy post on the board until such time as voters can decide the issue.
Nine speakers addressed the board Thursday during a public hearing on the vacancy. Four spoke in favor of Branham, a retired Buchanan County educator and former principal at Grundy High School; four spoke in favor of Sheriff’s Department Investigator Larry Crouse; and one nominated Harold Thornsbury, a former school board member and current road inspector in the North Grundy district.
A standing room only crowd attended the hearing. South Grundy Supervisor Roger Rife, who serves as an assistant coach for the Grundy High School basketball team, was not present for the meeting as the Grundy team was out of town competing for a regional title. Vice Chairman Eddie Lindsay presided.
Lindsay opened the meeting, noting it would be hard to replace Keene on the board, adding Keene was a fine man.
Gene Lee, a current road inspector in the North Grundy District, was the first to nominate Branham for the post. Also speaking on Branham’s behalf and expressing their support for him as the next supervisor were Lewis Viers and Alicia UpChurch.
Buchanan County Democrat Party Chairman Vern Presley noted he was not there to nominate a specific person, but rather to express the party’s thoughts on the issue.
He noted the Democrat precinct officers for the North Grundy district had met recently to consider the vacancy and he noted the party was aware that three individuals were interested in the post, including Branham, Thornsbury and Crouse. |
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Town Eyes Opening Farmers Market
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by
Scotty
Wampler
Staff
Reporter |
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Residents
in
Buchanan
County
may
soon
have
a
new
place
to
shop
for
fresh
produce.
Grundy officials have agreed to examine
the
possibility
of
opening
a
farmers
market
near
the
Heart
of
Appalachia
Tourism
Authority
gazebo
across
from
the
University
Plaza
(the
new
shopping
center
under
development
next
to
the
Comfort
Inn).
“I think it’s a really good idea,” Grundy
Mayor
Roger
Powers
said
of
the
proposal.
“Maybe
it’ll
draw
a
lot
more
people
to
town.”
Powers did express concern about allowing
the
market
to
appear
as
a
flea
market,
a
concern
Town
Manager
Chuck
Crabtree
affirmed.
“The farmers market would benefit strictly
farmers
that
want
to
sell
their
produce,”
Crabtree
said.
Crabtree added the market would operate
two
or
three
days
every
week
in-season.
He
also
said
he
anticipates
having
the
market
up
and
running
this
year,
if
all
goes
well.
Local farmer Wes Ratliff says
he
believes
a
new
market
will
be
well-embraced
in
Grundy.
“A lot of people make comments to me ... that
they
wish
[a
farmers
market]
was
still
here,”
he
said,
referring
to
a
former
market
that
used
to
be
held
in
Grundy
in
the
1980s.
“We had a good turnout,” he said. “We
would
do
well.”
Ratliff described the old market,
saying
growers
would
sell
as
many
as
60
dozen
ears
of
corn
in
one
morning.
“It would all be sold,” he said.
“There
would
be
people
there
waiting
on
you,
hoping
to
get
the
first
pick
of
what
you
had.”
While no further information was
available
at
press
time,
Powers
confirmed
that
the
wheels
are
already
in
motion
for
the
project.
“As long as it’s done the right
way,”
he
said,
“I
think
we’ll
definitely
pursue
it.”
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