Category: The Preservationist

Please see the coverage from Channel 10 of the JCPS protest of the Whaley Quarry. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid02hXnjdiUdReV9tCsM841K6KrMRMaSzuWyMY1KTGUcEh8LDU5F5CiX5G2bWhNWvKEQl&id=61557478143114 If the audio does not play, please hover over the video and click the sound icon to adjust.

Mike Asbury shares first-hand insights and experiences living next to the Whaley Quarry … and how they want them to cease and desist. Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1658582101892907 YouTube link: If there is no audio, hover over the video and click on the sound icon to adjust.

Here are some pictures from the day of the protest. The signs certainly caught the attention of a number of vehicles passing by.

Some people say, “Just approve the crusher and collect taxes on the aggregate.” But to the JCPS, that’s missing the bigger issue. If a use, specifically the Whaley Quarry in Piedmont, is prohibited by the county’s own zoning rules, then the answer shouldn’t be to ignore the law because it might generate revenue. Laws and…

Watching this, it’s hard to hold back the tears. At the Whaley Quarry Protest, Tina Ball opens up about the painful reality of watching loved ones struggle with beathing difficulties. The raw emotions of this battle will grip your heart. Listen to her story: See less Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1418331963691835 Or YouTube link: If you do…

Listen to comments by Pam Meadows at the protest of the Piedmont Whaley Quarry, July 23, 2026. Piedmont Got a Rock Quarry We Don’t Want! Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/2481125149073684 Or YouTube link: If you do not hear audio, hover over the video and click on the sound icon to adjust.

Kathleen Villars talks about the importance of protecting A1 land … and the extensive amount of dirt being hauled away by trucks from the Whaley Quarry. Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/reel/2570791463357596 YouTube link: If you do not hear volume hover over video and click on sound icon to adjust.

Listen to Jim Lance’s video in support of fellow Jefferson County citizens who are concerned about the Whaley Corporation’s operations in the area. Taken at the JCPS protest at the Whaley Headquarters in Kodak, TN. Facebook link: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1PKtR2yp93/ Or YouTube link: If you do not hear volume hover over video and click on sound icon…

See the WATE 6 News On Your Side coverage of the Protest of the Whaley Quarry in Piedmont on July 23, 2026. Headlines saying “Pulverized this little community”: Jefferson County residents protest limestone quarry. https://www.wate.com/news/top-stories/pulverized-this-little-community-jefferson-county-residents-protest-limestone-quarry

POSITION STATEMENT – Jefferson County Preservation Society (JCPS) Please see this important statement below: