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One man knocked unconscious with bat, second man arrested for assault

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An Oak Ridge man was charged with aggravated assault after allegedly hitting another man in the head with a baseball bat Thursday, knocking him unconscious, Anderson County court records said.

Bryon John Van Brocklin, 25, also chased another person around a Manchester Avenue home before fleeing, the records said.

An ambulance took the victim, who is not identified in the affidavit, to Methodist Medical Center.

In the affidavit, Oak Ridge Police Officer Matthew Johnston said Van Brocklin went to the house “with the intent of fighting and exited his vehicle with an aluminum baseball bat.”

Van Brocklin remained jailed Monday evening on $100,000 bond, and a court appearance has been scheduled for Thursday.

Arrest warrants list Joseph Eric Kovach and Devon Noel Reed of Oak Ridge as victims or witnesses, but they don’t say which one of the two was knocked unconscious.

Appointed last year, Patrick seeks election to Anderson County Commission

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Buzz Patrick

Patrick

Anderson County Commissioner Buzz Patrick was appointed to his seat last year, and now he’s seeking to be elected to the 16-member legislative body in an Aug. 2 special election.

The Commission appointed Patrick to the District 8 seat in March 2011, filling it after former commissioner Myron Iwanski was named Anderson County interim mayor.

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Oak Ridge Today adds 2012 election section

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Oak Ridge Today has added a 2012 election section, hoping to keep voters informed about the candidates and campaign issues. Think of it as our version of a voter’s guide.

The section can be accessed by clicking on the 2012 Election link in the navigation bar at the top of every page.

Please let us know if there are features you’d like to see, or particular election-year stories you’d like us to cover.

Small World exhibit opens at AMSE

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Green Lacewing

Green Lacewing

An exhibit that opened Friday at the American Museum of Science and Energy features artistic pictures of hard-to-see objects such as green lacewing larva and a blade of grass.

The 20 award winning photomicrographs are part of the 2011 Nikon Small World exhibition.

“Celebrating its 37th year, Nikon Small World has become the top forum for showing the beauty and complexity of life as seen through the light microscope, and it celebrates the world’s best photomicrographers who create beautiful imagery while demonstrating a variety of scientific principles,” an AMSE press release said.

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Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm hosts Teacher Appreciation Day on June 23

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On Saturday, June 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Erin’s Meadow Herb Farm is showing thanks to our local teachers with their “Teacher Appreciation Day.” There is no registration required for this free event.

Teachers can learn how to cook with herbs during the presentation, “Fresh Herbs in the Kitchen,” at 10:30 and enjoy herbal tea and treats. There will be door prizes and special discounts in the greenhouse and gift shop.

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Harold Dwight “Sonny” Fairchild

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Harold Fairchild

Harold Fairchild

Harold Dwight “Sonny” Fairchild, age 82, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Saturday, June 9, at Tennova Hospice in Knoxville.

Sonny was born on Feb. 11, 1930, in Petros. He and his family moved to Oliver Springs during his early childhood.

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James Donald “Donnie” Finks

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James Donald “Donnie” Finks, age 53, a resident of Oliver Springs, passed away Friday, June 8.

Mr. Finks was born June 2, 1959, in Oliver Springs. He was a lifelong resident of this area.

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Frank proposes less regulation, lower taxes

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Terry Frank and Mike Henderson

Terry Frank, left, a candidate for Anderson County mayor, talks to Oak Ridge resident Mike Henderson during a Saturday grand opening ceremony at her campaign headquarters on Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Advocating free market principles, business owner and mayoral candidate Terry Frank has been knocking on doors in Anderson County for three months, delivering a message of less regulation and lower taxes.

“It’s just time for a strategy change,” Frank said at a Saturday grand opening ceremony at her campaign headquarters on Oak Ridge Turnpike. “Tax-and-spend isn’t working. We can’t tax our way to prosperity.”

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Oak Ridge Today adds guest columns

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Oak Ridge Today has added the ability to post guest columns.

Our inaugural column is from Tennessee Rep. John Ragan, an Oak Ridge Republican. It’s a speech he gave Saturday endorsing business owner Terry Frank, a Clinton Republican, for Anderson County mayor.

If you have a guest column you’d like to submit, please send it to news@oakridgetoday.com.

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Rep. Ragan endorses Frank for county mayor

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Editor’s note: The following speech by Tennessee Rep. John Ragan was given during a Saturday grand opening ceremony at the campaign headquarters for business owner Terry Frank, a Clinton Republican who is running for Anderson County mayor.

Over two hundred years ago, our ancestors boldly declared that every citizen stands before the law as an equal. These brave souls wagered their fortunes, their honor and their very lives on the proposition that the Creator endows every person with the same unalienable rights. These patriots recognized that these rights not only include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, but economic freedom and many other rights, too numerous to mention.

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Oak Ridge Community Band plays July 4

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The Oak Ridge Community Band will play its Independence Day concert at 7:30 p.m. July 4 at A.K. Bissell Park.

The free concert, which will precede the city’s fireworks display, will feature the traditional “1812 Overture,” Sousa’s “Stars and Stripes Forever,” some swing, Gershwin’s best pieces, a medley of Henry Mancini’s tunes, and “even some Glenn Miller big band tunes,” a press release said.

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