Eagan News

A Claiborne County community activist and a county commissioner said Friday closing a portion of state Route 90 results in problems for residents needing medical attention or who have other reasons to get around the rural East Tennessee area.

Marie Cirillo talks on the phone in an office that will soon be converted into a library space at the Clearfork Community Institute in Eagan, Tenn., Thursday, March 29, 2012.

The Scenic Vistas Protection Act when passed will prevent the destruction of ridges over 2000 feet.

With payment deadlines approaching and no reply to their requests for Congress to help with the financial crisis, the United States Postal Service is investigating the possibility of closing approximately 3,700 retail offices across the nation, including 3 in East Tennessee.

The 80-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., native remains a community developer here three generations later, having influenced natives as well as a president's daughter.