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Archives for July 2012

Longtime Anderson County investigator resigns after arrest

Posted at 4:26 pm July 31, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A veteran Anderson County Sheriff’s Department investigator resigned Friday, two days after Knoxville Police arrested him in the parking lot of a Kroger grocery store on Clinton Highway, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton.

Danny Bowie, 51, was arrested on July 25 and charged with public intoxication and possession of a handgun while intoxicated after Knoxville Police responded to a call about a possibly intoxicated person, WYSH said.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire

Lake City man killed when pickup overturns in Briceville

Posted at 4:17 pm July 31, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A Lake City man was killed Monday afternoon in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 116 in Briceville, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton.

John T. Roberts, 41, had been headed north on Highway 116 shortly before 4:30 p.m. Monday when his pickup left the roadway and overturned, WYSH said.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire Tagged With: accident, John T. Roberts

National Night Out features crime prevention, anti-bullying seminar

Posted at 11:38 am July 31, 2012
By John Huotari 4 Comments

The annual National Night Out in Oak Ridge next week will feature crime and drug prevention programs, an anti-bullying seminar for children, and an adult self-defense class.

It also features free food, drinks, and music.

It starts at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, at A.K. Bissell Park and Oak Ridge Civic Center.

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Filed Under: Community, Police and Fire Tagged With: National Night Out

City cancels closure of New York Avenue on Thursday

Posted at 11:21 am July 31, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Note: This story was updated at 4:40 p.m.

The expected closure of New York Avenue between Vermont Avenue and Vance Road on Thursday has been canceled, the city announced Tuesday.

An earlier release had said a short section of New York Avenue near Oak Ridge Turnpike could be closed Thursday while a contractor repairs a sewer line.

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Filed Under: Government Tagged With: New York Avenue, road closure

Jerry Steele

Posted at 11:12 am July 31, 2012
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Jerry Steele

Jerry Steele

Jerry Steele, age 73, of Oak Ridge, passed away Saturday, July 28, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.

He was born December 18, 1938 in Houston, Miss., the son of Will and Mattie Lee Buchanan Steele.

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Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: Jerry Steele

William Walton Ivey

Posted at 11:09 am July 31, 2012
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William Walton Ivey

William Walton Ivey

William Walton Ivey, age 88, of Oak Ridge, passed away Thursday, July 26, at Parkwest Medical Center.

He was born Jan. 18, 1924, in Sevier County, the son of John W. and Lurla Derrick Ivey.

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Filed Under: Obituaries Tagged With: William Walton Ivey

Guest column: State rep promises ‘bright, shiny future,’ delivers ‘total eclipse’

Posted at 2:04 am July 31, 2012
By Jim Hackworth 33 Comments

Jim Hackworth

Jim Hackworth

No issue weighs heavier on people right now than the economy. Tennesseans are angry and fearful. They’re worried the American Dream is disappearing for their families because of the lack of good jobs in our communities.

They’ve seen friends, neighbors, and family members lose jobs through no fault of their own and small businesses shut down because there is no one left to buy their goods and services. People are waiting desperately to hear common sense solutions from the politicians running our state and our country. They are eager to see our East Tennessee conservative values used to make decisions that affect their daily lives.

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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Guest Columns Tagged With: Anderson County, Jim Hackworth, job creation, jobs, John Ragan, state representative

Report: Boat trailer runs over boy’s leg at Clark Center Park

Posted at 12:40 am July 31, 2012
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A 13-year-old Knoxville boy was flown by air ambulance Sunday to the University of Tennessee Medical Center after a boat trailer reportedly ran over his right leg at Clark Center Park in Oak Ridge.

The boy had been standing on the right side of a trailer being towed by a pickup truck driven by Brian S. Graham of Knoxville, but the boy jumped off and fell before the boat trailer tires ran over his right leg, an Oak Ridge Police Department accident report said.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire Tagged With: accident, boat trailer, Clark Center Park

Republican early voting turnout twice as high as Democratic

Posted at 2:46 pm July 30, 2012
By John Huotari 22 Comments

More than twice as many Republicans as Democrats cast ballots during early voting in Anderson County this year, election officials said Monday.

Early voting ended Saturday, and as of Monday afternoon, the Anderson County Election Commission had counted a total of 6,599 votes.

Republicans cast 4,371 of those votes and Democrats 1,904, said Stephanie Gamble, Anderson County Election Commission deputy administrator.

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Filed Under: 2012 Election, Government Tagged With: Anderson County, Aug. 2 election, Democrats, early voting, Republicans

Activists who sneaked into Y-12 waive detention hearing, remain jailed

Posted at 1:41 pm July 30, 2012
By John Huotari 8 Comments

Transform Now Plowshares

Three activists opposed to nuclear weapons pose with banners before their arrests on Saturday at the Y-12 National Security Complex. From left to right, the three are Michael R. Walli, Megan Rice, and Greg Boertje-Obed. (Submitted photo)

Three anti-nuclear weapons activists facing federal trespassing charges after sneaking into a high-security area at the Y-12 National Security Complex on Saturday have waived a detention hearing, meaning they will remain jailed for now, a court representative said Monday.

The three Plowshares activists are Michael R. Walli, 63, of Washington, D.C.; Megan Rice, 82, of New York; and Greg Boertje-Obed, 57, of Duluth, Minn. They have been jailed at the Blount County Corrections Facility.

The federal trespassing charges reportedly carry potential sentences of up to one year in prison and one year of supervised release as well as a maximum $100,000 fine. Supporters and officials have said other charges are possible.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 Security Breach Tagged With: anti-nuclear weapons activists, Greg Boertje-Obed, Megan Rice, Michael R. Walli, security breach, U.S. District Court, Y-12 National Security Complex

Woman charged with attempted second-degree murder after alleged stabbing

Posted at 1:25 pm July 30, 2012
By John Huotari 3 Comments

For the second time in two weeks, an Oak Ridge resident has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and aggravated assault after an alleged stabbing.

The most recent incident occurred Friday when Treasure Sheitel Threat, 25, of Lynwood Lane, allegedly stabbed Kingston resident Stanley Wallace in the stomach in his car at the intersection of Robin Lane and Raleigh Road after an argument in Grove Center, court records said.

She is accused of approaching Wallace’s car and punching him in the head before she allegedly leaned in “and made several more punching motions toward the victim’s stomach,” arrest warrants said.

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Filed Under: Police and Fire

ORNL researchers start wireless network company

Posted at 10:15 am July 30, 2012
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ORNL Radio Channel Simulator Software

Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers Phani Teja Kuruganti, left, and James Nutaro develop the Radio Channel Simulator software. (Photo submitted by ORNL)

A Tennessee company has licensed award-winning software from Oak Ridge National Laboratory that will help industries install wireless networks more cost-effectively in challenging environments such as mines, offshore drilling platforms, and factories, a press release said.

The company is called Networcsim, and it was founded by ORNL researchers Phani Teja Kuruganti and James Nutaro.

The two signed an agreement Friday to license the Radio Channel Simulator software, which won an R&D 100 Award this month.

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Filed Under: U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: James Nutaro, Networcsim, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Phani Teja Kuruganti, Radio Channel Simulator software, RCSim

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