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Archives for June 2012

Oak Ridge property tax payments due July 31

Posted at 8:47 am June 29, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge property tax bills have been mailed, and property owners should have received them by now, city officials said this week.

Taxes are due by July 31. Fines will be added to taxes paid after that, a city press release said.

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Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Oak Ridge property tax bills

Fire chief explains fireworks policy

Posted at 10:50 pm June 28, 2012
By Darryl Kerley Leave a Comment

Fireworks are devices consisting of a combination of explosives and combustibles, set off to generate colored lights, smoke, and noise for amusement. The explosives or combustibles are used for display.

Of ancient Chinese origin, fireworks evidently developed out of military rockets and explosive missiles and accompanied the spread of military explosives westward to Europe in the Middle Ages.

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Filed Under: Guest Columns, Police and Fire Tagged With: fireworks, July 4

Restoration Services named woman-owned small business of year

Posted at 9:03 pm June 28, 2012
By John Huotari 1 Comment

The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized Restoration Services Inc. of Oak Ridge as its woman-owned small business of the year, a press release said.

The award recognizes the exceptional performance throughout DOE sites of a woman-owned small business that directly contributes to the accomplishments of core DOE mission objectives and requirements, the press release said.

President Staci Ferguson accepted the award at the DOE Small Business Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.

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Filed Under: Business, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Restoration Services Inc., RSI, U.S. Department of Energy award, woman-owned small business

Oliver Springs has new city manager

Posted at 5:12 pm June 28, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oliver Springs has a new city manager.

The Oliver Springs Town Council agreed last week to offer the job to Tina Treece, a former city recorder and interim city manager in Spring City, and she has accepted, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton.

Treece started Monday.

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Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Oliver Springs city manager, Oliver Springs Town Council, Tina Treece

Republicans look to November for repeal of health care law

Posted at 1:38 pm June 28, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander

Republican politicians looked to the November elections and a possible repeal of the health care law after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the controversial bill Thursday, including its requirement that people buy insurance.

“Congress should repeal the law and then proceed step-by-step to reduce the cost of health care so more Americans can afford to buy insurance,” said U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican.

In a statement, Alexander said the bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was a historic mistake, and he voted against it. He said it expanded a system the nation already couldn’t afford.

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Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Tennessee Republicans, U.S. Supreme Court

Fleischmann shocked by Supreme Court health care decision

Posted at 12:22 pm June 28, 2012
By John Huotari 1 Comment

U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann

Chuck Fleischmann

U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said he is shocked and disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of a health care overhaul that includes an individual insurance requirement.

“In my view, the entire law was unconstitutional,” said Fleischmann, a Republican whose district includes Oak Ridge.

The decision was announced Thursday morning. The justices voted 5-4 to leave in place the basic provisions of the controversial health care overhaul.

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Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Rep Chuck Fleischmann, U.S. Supreme Court

Fireworks illegal in Oak Ridge

Posted at 10:01 am June 28, 2012
By John Huotari 4 Comments

It is illegal to set off fireworks in Oak Ridge or even have them, city officials said Thursday, a week before July 4.

The Oak Ridge Police Department can arrest anyone who has fireworks or sets them off, a city press release said.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire Tagged With: fireworks, Independence Day, July 4

Mildred ‘Gurene’ Monday

Posted at 1:31 am June 28, 2012
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Mildred "Gurene" Monday

Mildred “Gurene” Monday

Mildred “Gurene” Monday, age 75, of Oak Ridge, departed this life Monday, June 25, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Mrs. Monday was co-owner of Elza Gate Body Shop with her husband, Gary. Gurene was the smile behind the desk for so many years.

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Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: Mildred "Gurene" Monday

Anderson County mayoral candidates spar over DOE support

Posted at 1:21 am June 28, 2012
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Two candidates for Anderson County mayor sparred over their support for the U.S. Department of Energy during a Tuesday forum at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.

Democrat Warren Gooch said Republican Terry Frank has a low regard for DOE and has said so publicly.

But Frank said Gooch had mischaracterized her position.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: 2012 Election, Government

Norris Roosevelt Hawkins

Posted at 10:46 pm June 27, 2012
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Norris Roosevelt Hawkins, age 79, of Lake City passed away Tuesday, June 26, at the Tennova Inpatient Hospice after battling with Alzheimer’s for the past several years.

Norris was born on May 18, 1933, where Norris Dam currently sits. His parents were David Hawkins and Nancy Ann Heatherly. He was the oldest of 12 children.

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Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: Norris Roosevelt Hawkins

Clinton budget includes pay raise, no new taxes

Posted at 1:57 pm June 27, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

For the second year in a row, Clinton officials have approved a budget that does not include a property tax rate increase.

However, it does give 103 municipal employees a 2 percent pay raise, City Manager Roger Houck said Wednesday.

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Filed Under: Government Tagged With: Clinton budget

Nonprofits release Congressional testimony for Manhattan Project park

Posted at 1:07 pm June 27, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Two nonprofit organizations have released the testimony they are submitting to Congress this week for hearings on a Manhattan Project national park that would include Oak Ridge.

Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan will testify at a Senate hearing at 3 p.m. today on behalf of the nonprofit Energy Communities Alliance. His testimony is available here.

The nonprofit Atomic Heritage Foundation has also released its testimony to the Senate and House, where Y-12 National Security Complex D. Ray Smith will testify at 10 a.m. Thursday.

The House testimony is available here, and the Senate testimony is available here.

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Filed Under: Government, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Atomic Heritage Foundation, Congressional testimony, D. Ray Smith, Energy Communities Alliance, Manhattan Project National Historical Park, Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan

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