Inside Scott: Mid-Week Edition
Good Wednesday morning! 🐪 We have one more day of nice weather before a wet and unsettled weather pattern takes hold for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Here’s a look at what’s happening in Scott County…
(Pictured: Melinda Watters shared this photo of mountain laurel blooming in the Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area.)
Weather
🌤️ We’ll see a mix of sun and clouds today with temperatures that are slightly cooler than yesterday and just a slight chance for a late afternoon thunderstorm.
Almanac: Sunrise/Sunset - 6:24/8:25 • Records: 90° (1970), 30° (2002) • YTD Rainfall: 25.6” (Normal: 24.7”)
Details: We’ll top out around 80° today with partly sunny skies and a 30% chance of rain after 4 p.m. There will be rain to our west this morning, but it’ll peter out before it gets here. Around 4 p.m. or so, though, we should start to see thunderstorms develop along the Cumberland Plateau. Chances of rain will remain relatively low, but it looks like we’ll see a large cluster of rain and storms develop across eastern Kentucky this evening. And it will only be a matter of time before some of that activity makes it this far south. Thursday may be calm most of the day, but showers and thunderstorms are probable as the day progresses. Rain will then be likely each day through Monday, although it won’t rain all the time and it’s too early to tell when the wettest periods will be. Around an inch or so of rain is possible through the weekend but totals could greatly vary depending on where thunderstorms set up. Heavy rain could occur at some point early next week; right now the best chance looks like Monday night into Tuesday, though the timing could shift. For now it’s just something to keep an eye on.
Further Out: We’ll finally dry out around the middle of next week. June will begin with dry weather and slightly below-average temperatures. Above-average rainfall will likely return for the first half of June, though the wettest part of the country might be the Midwest.
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The Latest
➔ PARKER RECOGNIZED: Recent Scott High School graduate Cameron Parker was recognized by County Commission on Monday for becoming the second member of Boy Scout Troop 333 to obtain Eagle Scout status, joining fellow SHS graduate Elijah West. In other business, County Commission voted to lower speed limits on two roads and conducted other routine business.
➔ PAY RAISE DISCUSSION: A pay raise appears to be coming for Scott County Sheriff’s Department employees and other county employees. However, there is a gap remaining between the 15% pay raise proposed by Mayor Jerried Jeffers and the 8% pay raise currently included in budget projections.
➔ CONFERENCE TITLE FOR THE VOLS: Top-ranked Tennessee wrapped up an SEC regular season championship with a weekend sweep over No. 24 South Carolina.
➔ KEETON STEPS DOWN: Oneida men’s soccer coach Derek Keeton informed his team Monday night that he is stepping down after six years at the helm, which included five district championships, two region championships and five substate appearances. He told the Independent Herald that “the timing is best for everyone involved.”
➔ FAREWELLS:
⦿ Benjy Chitwood, 50
⦿ Bob Norman, 74
⦿ Clara Wright, 77
⦿ Mike Blevins, 71
Calendar
Here’s a look at what’s happening in Scott County the next couple of days …
Wednesday: Library hours today are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Huntsville, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Oneida, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Winfield.
Wednesday: Lunch will be served at the Scott County Senior Citizens Center from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. The menu is spaghetti with meat sauce, applesauce, side salad and garlic bread. The cost is $7 for dine-in or carry-out. Call (423) 569-5972. There will be Bingo at 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday: Looking for a mid-week Bible study to attend? One option is Winfield Baptist Church, located at 180 New Light Road in Winfield. Service starts at 7 p.m. For more options, see our Church Directory.
Thursday: Library hours today are 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Oneida. Huntsville and Winfield are closed.
Thursday: The Scott County Senior Citizens Center (Main Street, Oneida) will host exercise from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Thursday: The Gerry McDonald Mission House at First United Methodist Church of Oneida will be open from 9 a.m. until 12 p.m. You are eligible to receive food once a month. For guidelines and more information, call the church office at (423) 569-8828.
Thursday: Narcotics Anonymous will meet at the Highway 27 Unity Club in Oneida at 7 p.m. For more information: highway27unityclub.com.
Looking Ahead: The U.S.S. Tennessee Battleship Memorial Museum, located on the campus of Scott High School, will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. There’s no better time to visit this spectacular museum than on Memorial Day weekend! The U.S.S. Tennessee battleship was one of the vessels severely damaged in the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.
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