At the Plainview Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meeting on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, first Mayor William Von Schipmann was remembered for his dedication and foresight to establish the City of Plainview and set it on a course of thoughtful progress to serve the citizens.
On June 22, the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) installed stop signs at the intersection of Tazewell Pike (SR 131), Ailor Gap (SR 144) and Corryton Road, Additional warning signals have been located on the Knoxville side of Tazewell Pike to warn traffic headed toward Luttrell of the new stop signs. Plainview Mayor Lynn Beeler has requested additional safety warnings of rumple strips, arrows and stop signs painted on the roadways.
Mayor Lynn Beeler announced that TDOT will install electronic message boards with warning alerts regarding the upcoming four-way stop in Plainview on June 8. Actual installation of stop signs and any highway markings will be on June 22.
Beeler and all Plainview officials ask that motorists use extreme caution while traveling the intersection of Ailor Gap (SR 144), Tazewell Pike (SR 131) and Corryton Road. These improvements are to make the intersection safer and save lives.
Vice Mayor Richard Phillips and Police Chief Kenny Crider represented Plainview in the 6th annual Walk for Victims on April 21. The Walk for Victims is an initiative sponsored by 8th District Attorney General Jared Effler to bring awareness to the rights and the plight of victims, especially victims of violent crimes.
The walk is held in Wilson Park in Maynardville. Effler leads a walk in April in each of the five counties that he represents including Claiborne, Union, Campbell, Fentress and Scott during National Crime Victims Rights Week.
At the May 12 meeting of the Plainview Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA), Mayor Lynn Beeler installed Jessica Buck as the new recorder. Buck has been training with Emily Cooke, the former recorder, during April and May. Buck commented to this reporter that she really enjoyed working at Plainview. She is in the office on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Alderman Keith Brantley and the rest of the Plainview Board of Mayor and Aldermen (BMA) approved the first reading of the FY 27 budget which is balanced with revenues equaling expenditures in the amount of $576,432 at the regular meeting in April. Mayor Lynn Beeler thanked the board for attending the workshop and approving a balanced budget and commented on the work that Recorder Emily Cooke did to gather all of the information to achieve a balanced budget.
Last month the Tennessee Department of Transportation informed Plainview City officials that a four-way stop is planned for the intersection of SR 131 Tazewell Pike, SR 144 Ailor Gap and Corryton Road.
TDOT will begin to install stop signs, warning signs and red reflective strips on posts over the next six to eight weeks. Road surfaces will also have stop bars and warning strips to alert drivers of the change at the intersection.
Police Chief Crider proposed purchasing the City Traffic Reporting and Information System to facilitate the writing and recording of citations at the Plainview Board of Mayor and Aldermen Meeting (BMA) on March 10, 2026. Because the city received a reimbursement for a traffic camera that was inoperable for several weeks, Plainview has additional funds in the department budget to apply toward the cost of the system. The system decreases the time to write a ticket to about two minutes and all forms are automatically filed locally and at the state level by scanning the driver's license. Chief Crider stated that the department wrote 105 citations andd 204 warnings in 2025. He noted that the result should be that both the police department and the car driver are in a safer situation with more accuracy. The system also includes trainig. The system can also be used to enforce city ordinances in the future. The BMA voted unanimously to purchase CTRIS and have it in place as soon as possible.
Ordinance 169 was the main topic of discussion at both the Plainview Planning Commission and the Board of Aldermen meetings on Tuesday, February 10, 2026, at Plainview City Hall. The Planning Commission recommended Ordinance 169, the Campground Ordinance, for approval since the requirement of fire hydrants every 500 feet was added to the ordinance. Alderman Josh Collins asked Stewart Skeen, Zoning Official, to clarify what zones could have campgrounds developed. Mr.
On January 13, Plainview Planning Commission reviewed the preliminary plat for Heritage Place Subdivision at 1705 Tazewell Pike across from Pit Stop Market and renewed the Letter of Development. According to Plainview’s ordinances, the development must be reviewed annually if grading and construction are not begun within one year of the initial approval. Developers Travis Bowman and Chris Tolliver stated that it may be a while before development begins.