The Transfer Station is back to normal operating hours of 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Saturday.
Open to residential use only; contractors will not be allowed to use the facility. Going during the week may help with crowds.
Open to residential use only; contractors will not be allowed to use the facility. Going during the week may help with crowds.
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Signal Mountain Library
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Although we are not yet open to the public, as of Monday, June 15, the library is offering curbside pick-up for reserved books. Hours for this service are noon until 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. There is a limit of three items per family (plus one DVD) per checkout.
Patrons may reserve books through our online catalog or may call the library at 423-886-7323. If we have your email address on file, you will receive an email notification when your items are ready; otherwise, we will call you by phone.
When you are notified that your books are ready, just pull up to the front door, dial our number, and remain in your car. One of our clerks will bring you your books. If you do not have a cell phone or cannot arrive during the designated hours, we are happy to arrange an alternative plan.
Since we closed the library in March, we have continued to receive new books that may interest you. We hope you will sign up for some of these great summer reads.
Here are a few of the hundreds of just-released titles that we have added. The following are adult titles, but we have also added many children’s, juvenile, and young adult books, many of which are on local schools’ summer reading lists. And if you need suggestions, feel free to call us.
Fiction : Bombshell by Stuart Woods, The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman, Dance Away with Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, The Last Trial by Scott Turow, The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett, The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi, The Goodbye Man by Jeffrey Deaver, The Summer of Kim Novak by Hakan Nesser, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, and Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
Nonfiction : Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots by Aaron Bertelsen, Enemy of all Mankind by Steven Johnson, The Museum of Whales You Will Never See by Kendra Greene, Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen, Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas W. Tallamy, Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake, How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn, Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton, Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace, and Our Time Is Now by Stacy Abrams.
Patrons may reserve books through our online catalog or may call the library at 423-886-7323. If we have your email address on file, you will receive an email notification when your items are ready; otherwise, we will call you by phone.
When you are notified that your books are ready, just pull up to the front door, dial our number, and remain in your car. One of our clerks will bring you your books. If you do not have a cell phone or cannot arrive during the designated hours, we are happy to arrange an alternative plan.
Since we closed the library in March, we have continued to receive new books that may interest you. We hope you will sign up for some of these great summer reads.
Here are a few of the hundreds of just-released titles that we have added. The following are adult titles, but we have also added many children’s, juvenile, and young adult books, many of which are on local schools’ summer reading lists. And if you need suggestions, feel free to call us.
Fiction : Bombshell by Stuart Woods, The House on Fripp Island by Rebecca Kauffman, Dance Away with Me by Susan Elizabeth Phillips, The Last Trial by Scott Turow, The Vanishing Half by Britt Bennett, The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi, The Goodbye Man by Jeffrey Deaver, The Summer of Kim Novak by Hakan Nesser, Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas, and Fair Warning by Michael Connelly
Nonfiction : Grow Fruit & Vegetables in Pots by Aaron Bertelsen, Enemy of all Mankind by Steven Johnson, The Museum of Whales You Will Never See by Kendra Greene, Surviving Autocracy by Masha Gessen, Nature’s Best Hope by Douglas W. Tallamy, Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake, How We Change by Ross Ellenhorn, Leave Only Footprints by Conor Knighton, Countdown 1945 by Chris Wallace, and Our Time Is Now by Stacy Abrams.
Up to Date Information about Closings & Changes due to COVID-19
As of MAY 11, 2020
As of MAY 11, 2020
The following is a list of Town facilities that continue to be closed at this time:
• The Town Hall remains closed to the public. Staff will be available to answer phone calls and answer emails. Any payments should continue to be placed in the drop box in the Town Hall parking lot.
• The Town Hall Gym
• The Mountain Arts Community Center
• The Library
• The Rainbow Lake parking lot and trailhead
• Per the National Park Service, Signal Point Park will remain closed. The NPS will be reopening some other parks in the area but have decided to keep Signal Point Park closed for the time being.
• Playground equipment in our public parks
• Bathroom facilities in our public parks
• Any other indoor facilities including the Police and Fire buildings, Public Works building, etc.
Please keep an eye on our Facebook page as well as our email blast for any updates.
• The Town Hall remains closed to the public. Staff will be available to answer phone calls and answer emails. Any payments should continue to be placed in the drop box in the Town Hall parking lot.
• The Town Hall Gym
• The Mountain Arts Community Center
• The Library
• The Rainbow Lake parking lot and trailhead
• Per the National Park Service, Signal Point Park will remain closed. The NPS will be reopening some other parks in the area but have decided to keep Signal Point Park closed for the time being.
• Playground equipment in our public parks
• Bathroom facilities in our public parks
• Any other indoor facilities including the Police and Fire buildings, Public Works building, etc.
Please keep an eye on our Facebook page as well as our email blast for any updates.
A Message from Mayor Trohanis
Dear Residents of Walden:
I'd like to take a moment to share with you our latest local response to the Governor's Executive Stay Home Order NO. 22
regarding COVID-19 in our Community.
AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 22, REQUIRING TENNESSEANS TO STAY HOME
UNLESS ENGAGING IN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY OR ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
TOWN HALL
With respect to these mandated health orders, Walden Town Hall will continue to be closed to the public until further notice.
The week of April 6th, The Town administrator will be in the office continuing essential operations Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
If you have any questions you may call Town Hall at (423) 886-4362.
Please leave a message if you are unable to reach someone and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Further, there will be no gatherings held at the Walden Town Hall for the month of April.
This includes the previously scheduled April 7th Signal Mountain Genealogical Society Meeting and the April 14th Town Meeting.
Both of these meetings have been cancelled.
WALDEN PARKS WILL BE CLOSED
Due to the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, and the Governors orders, the State has advised us to close all unstaffed parks.
This includes:
McCoy Farm and Gardens, Falling Water State Park and Mabbitt Springs.
This will take effect midnight Friday April 3rd until further notice.
We apologize for this inconvenience. We must follow the Governors rules for the safety and well being of our community.
To reiterate, there will be no foot traffic and no parking at these parks until further notice.
PUMPKIN PATCH PLAYGROUND / FRISBEE GOLF CLOSED
In accordance with State of Tennessee’s guidance, the Pumpkin Patch playground will remain closed until further notice.
If you have a planned event, please call Town Hall to obtain a full refund.
As an additional resource for specific coronavirus-related concerns or questions,
please call the Hamilton County Health Department COVID-19 hotline call center at (423) 209-8383.
Your Walden leaders take seriously the responsibility to keep our mountain community as safe as possible,
especially given the acceleration of cases in the county due to community spread.
Be assured the safety and security of our residents, families, staff and visitors remain our highest priority.
Please remember to check on a neighbor or friend that may need assistance.
Together we WILL get through this difficult time and our community will prevail.
Sincerely,
Mayor William Trohanis
Dear Residents of Walden:
I'd like to take a moment to share with you our latest local response to the Governor's Executive Stay Home Order NO. 22
regarding COVID-19 in our Community.
AN ORDER AMENDING EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 22, REQUIRING TENNESSEANS TO STAY HOME
UNLESS ENGAGING IN ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY OR ESSENTIAL SERVICES.
TOWN HALL
With respect to these mandated health orders, Walden Town Hall will continue to be closed to the public until further notice.
The week of April 6th, The Town administrator will be in the office continuing essential operations Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
If you have any questions you may call Town Hall at (423) 886-4362.
Please leave a message if you are unable to reach someone and we will respond as quickly as possible.
Further, there will be no gatherings held at the Walden Town Hall for the month of April.
This includes the previously scheduled April 7th Signal Mountain Genealogical Society Meeting and the April 14th Town Meeting.
Both of these meetings have been cancelled.
WALDEN PARKS WILL BE CLOSED
Due to the increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases, and the Governors orders, the State has advised us to close all unstaffed parks.
This includes:
McCoy Farm and Gardens, Falling Water State Park and Mabbitt Springs.
This will take effect midnight Friday April 3rd until further notice.
We apologize for this inconvenience. We must follow the Governors rules for the safety and well being of our community.
To reiterate, there will be no foot traffic and no parking at these parks until further notice.
PUMPKIN PATCH PLAYGROUND / FRISBEE GOLF CLOSED
In accordance with State of Tennessee’s guidance, the Pumpkin Patch playground will remain closed until further notice.
If you have a planned event, please call Town Hall to obtain a full refund.
As an additional resource for specific coronavirus-related concerns or questions,
please call the Hamilton County Health Department COVID-19 hotline call center at (423) 209-8383.
Your Walden leaders take seriously the responsibility to keep our mountain community as safe as possible,
especially given the acceleration of cases in the county due to community spread.
Be assured the safety and security of our residents, families, staff and visitors remain our highest priority.
Please remember to check on a neighbor or friend that may need assistance.
Together we WILL get through this difficult time and our community will prevail.
Sincerely,
Mayor William Trohanis
School News & Information
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Signal Centennial Provides Glance of Mountain Life in 1919
Signal Mountain was founded 100 years ago, and the town is ready for its festive Centennial Anniversary! Now is a great time to reflect on what our beloved town was like in 1919.
What was it like living in coal mining communities on Signal Mountain? There was no running water or electricity in the mining communities, even by the 1920s. Primary schools, located near the mines, provided only basic education for the very youngest children. Far too soon, the young boys went to work in the mines along with their fathers, uncles and brothers. By the age of 40 or 50, most men had developed black lung disease and were too sick to continue working.
What was it like living in coal mining communities on Signal Mountain? There was no running water or electricity in the mining communities, even by the 1920s. Primary schools, located near the mines, provided only basic education for the very youngest children. Far too soon, the young boys went to work in the mines along with their fathers, uncles and brothers. By the age of 40 or 50, most men had developed black lung disease and were too sick to continue working.