A map showing the location of today's greenway dedication ceremony.
Oak Ridge and Tennessee officials will have a dedication ceremony for Melton Lake Greenway IV at 2 p.m. today.
The event will be held in the new parking lot on Edgemoor Road at the end of the new greenway. The special guest will be Tennessee Department of Transportation Regional Director Steve Borden.
A young black bear, about 15 months old and 150 pounds, gets ready to jump a fence in a yard on North Purdue Avenue.
A young black bear zigzagged through Oak Ridge Tuesday, hopping fences, crossing busy streets, and avoiding dogs and curious humans as it headed south.
Late Tuesday evening, officers from the Oak Ridge Police Department and Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency tried to herd the elusive bear away from homes in the Woodland neighborhood, possibly south toward Melton Hill Lake and Y-12 National Security Complex.
The Anderson County Sheriff's Department has had modest staffing increases in the last decade or so and significant increases in arrests starting in 2007, particularly burglary and theft arrests. (Chart submitted by Sheriff's Department)
The number of arrests per year in Anderson County has more than doubled since 2005, according to a recent presentation by the Sheriff’s Department.
There have been significant increases in burglary and theft arrests, as well as arrests for drug crimes.
Total arrests have risen from roughly 1,100 or fewer in 2006 and earlier years to more than 2,000 per year from 2008 to 2010.
Jim Haynes, B&W Y-12 deputy general manger for programs and projects, far right, joins other volunteers to give a rescue dog a bath for Shelter Animal Rescue Group of Oak Ridge during Y-12 Volunteer Day. (Photo submitted by B&W Y-12)
More than 1,000 people turned out for the Y-12 National Security Complex’s annual Day of Volunteering last weekend to help nonprofit agencies in the region with about 60 projects. This was the program’s largest turnout in 10 years, according to a press release from B&W Y-12.
The work benefits local individuals and organizations.
“Our folks volunteer year-round, but this annual event is a great reminder of how individuals working together can make a big difference in our communities,” said Darrel Kohlhorst, president and general manager of B&W Y-12, which buys the supplies for volunteers to use on the projects.
Tennessee officials have received reports that IMPACT Services Inc. has closed its waste processing operation at Heritage Center, and state workers are at the site this week to ensure the low-level radioactive materials are safe.
The company has about one million pounds of waste at Heritage Center, the former K-25 site in west Oak Ridge, said Tisha Calabrese-Benton, director of the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation’s Office of External Affairs.
A carbon nanotbue sponge developed with help from Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers could be used to help clean up oil. (Photo submitted by ORNL)
A team that includes researchers from Oak Ridge National Laboratory has developed a carbon nanotube sponge that can soak up oil in water.
The sponge could be used to help clean up oil spills, an ORNL press release said.
It was developed with help from computational simulations performed at the lab.
Roane State Community College students from Oak Ridge, Clinton, Oliver Springs, Andersonville, Kingston, Harriman, and Rockwood have been recognized for their achievements in the 2011-12 academic year.
Here is the list of local students honored:
Construction work has started on Woodland Town Center, a commercial development that will feature an Aubrey's restaurant on South Illinois Avenue and a larger, relocated Panera Bread.
Construction work has started at a four-acre tract on South Illinois Avenue that will feature an Aubrey’s restaurant and Panera Bread.
The restaurants could be complete by September or October.
More than 150 oral histories of residents who played roles in Oak Ridge before, during, and after the top-secret Manhattan Project are now available online.
The histories are available through the Oak Ridge Public Library’s website, and there will be a May 29 ceremony to celebrate the launch of the online collection. Hosted by the Center for Oak Ridge Oral History (COROH), the reception will be in Oak Ridge Public Library auditorium from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
Award-winning musician Pat Kane will perform at Peggy's Irish Festival at the Realty Center on June 1.
Peggy and Tom Hanrahan of the Realty Center are having their 18th annual St. Patrick’s Day Party from 5 to 9 p.m. on June 1.
Pat Kane, the two-time winner of the New York City’s Fleadh Cheoil National Festival of Irish Music, will be joining them. He has written many songs and knows many modern selections as well.
Kane has performed at previous St. Patrick’s Day parties at the Realty Center.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Michael Smith will give a lecture on exploding stars and atom smashers on May 24 at American Museum of Science and Energy.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Michael Smith will give a free presentation on exploding stars and atom smashers on May 24 at the American Museum of Science and Energy.
During the lecture, find out how atom smashers are used on Earth to investigate the mysteries of exploding stars. Some of the effects discussed include cosmic cannibalism, thermonuclear traffic jams, and stellar alchemy.
