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Reminder: Roane County Candidate Forum tonight in Oak Ridge

Posted at 10:41 am July 19, 2016
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Reminder: There will be a Roane County Candidate Forum in Oak Ridge tonight. The forum starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 19, in the Oak Ridge Civic Center A/B Room.

Those who have been invited to participate are candidates for property assessor, road superintendent, County Commission District 6, School Board District 5/6, Ninth Judicial District Criminal Court judge, and Part One General Sessions judge.

Residents of Roane County can vote early from July 15 to July 30 at the First Christian Church, 100 Gum Hollow Road in Oak Ridge. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2016 Election, Government, Roane County Tagged With: Anderson County Election Commission, County Commission District 6, First Christian Church, Ninth Judicial District Criminal Court judge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Part One General Sessions judge, property assessor, road superintendent, Roane County, Roane County Candidate Forum, Roane County Election Commission, Roane County general election, School Board District 5/6

Secret City Festival offers weekend of fun, entertainment

Posted at 10:41 am June 8, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

2015 Secret City Festival photo by Rob Welton

2015 Secret City Festival photo by Rob Welton

 

By Explore Oak Ridge

The 14th annual Secret City Festival is Friday and Saturday, and the excitement is building! Kick off your festival fun by bringing your chairs and your family, and stake out a spot in front of the Pavilion Stage. You don’t want to miss the great artists that will be performing all day on Friday and Saturday.

Arrive early to take in the opening ceremonies, then get your Friday festival started with entertainment from ACRODUNK. Showcasing their highflying, gravity defying acrobatics with “slam,” ACRODUNK performs three times on Friday and Saturday.

Jubal hits the Pavilion Stage twice Friday afternoon with their alternative folk music. Combining two voices and a guitar, Jubal creates an intricate and emotional sound.

Get your fill of Scottish bagpipes and drums from the Knoxville Pipes and Drums, who open Saturday morning’s pavilion entertainment.

The Secret City Winds and the Oak Ridge Community Band will be showcasing their talents with an array of musical selections twice on Saturday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Music, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: ACRODUNK, American Museum of Science and Energy, AMSE, Atlanta Rhythm Section, bluegrass, Cas Walker Ciderville Farm and Home Show, Charlie Daniels Band, City of Oak Ridge, Clinton Region Antique Automobile Club of America, CNS Y-12, country music, DOE Facilities Public Bus Tour, entertainment, fun, German Flak 88, Grand Funk Railroad, Jubal, Juried Crafts Fair, Knoxville Pipes and Drums, Manhattan Project, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Community Band, Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, ORNL Graphite Reactor, ORNL Traveling Science Fair, Secret City Cruise-in Car Show, Secret City Festival, Secret City Winds, Southern Drawl, TN Creates, World War II re-enactment, Y-12 National Security Complex

Friends of Oak Ridge Library sponsors local authors at Secret City Festival

Posted at 10:16 pm June 7, 2016
By Pat Hope 1 Comment

Oak Ridge Public Library

The Oak Ridge Public Library is pictured above.

The Friends of the Oak Ridge Public Library will participate in the Secret City Festival held at the Oak Ridge Civic Center on June 10-11 by sponsoring local writers and authors.

The authors will be in Room C of the Civic Center (next door to the Oak Ridge Historical Preservation Association) autographing and selling their books at the following times:

Friday, June 10

  • 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.—Carol Oen
  • 2:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.—Adele A. Roberts, Mark Griffith

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Writing Tagged With: Adele A. Roberts, authors, Carol Oen, Dewaine Speaks, Friends of the Oak Ridge Public Library, Mark Griffith, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Ray Clift, Ray Smith, Secret City Festival, Steve Gibbs, Tim Oesch, writers

Graduation Celebration, an all-night party for high school graduates, is June 2

Posted at 8:33 pm May 30, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Graduation Celebration 2015

Three graduates from 2015 celebrate at Graduation Celebration. This year’s event is June 2. (File photo courtesy Matt Reedy/City of Oak Ridge)

 

Graduation Celebration, a free, all-night party for high school graduates in Oak Ridge, will host its 19th annual event at the Oak Ridge Civic Center, from 10 p.m. June 2 until 5 a.m. June 3. It is seeking volunteers and donations to help with this community-wide effort to keep youth safe on graduation night, a press release said.

“We are so glad to be able to offer this wonderful event to our graduates,” said Debbie Magill, chairperson of the event. “It shows our youth that the City of Oak Ridge cares about them and is proud of their accomplishments. We could not put on this event without the generous support of the Parks and Recreation Department, the Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board, and the citizens and businesses of our city.”

All of the city’s high school graduates‚ whether from Oak Ridge High School, local home schools, or private schools—are invited to the free event. The party features activities such as inflatables, bingo, Sumo wrestling, SCUBA in the Civic Center pool, face painting, board games, and the annual “balloon drop.” More than $13,000 in prizes and scholarships are given every year in what has become an annual favorite event among the city’s youth. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Debbie Magill, Graduation Celebration, high school graduates, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board, Parks and Recreation Department

City, county could move General Sessions Court to Emory Valley Road

Posted at 9:28 pm May 16, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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A few options have been considered, and Anderson County will now study whether to move the General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge to a county-owned building on Emory Valley Road. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

A few options have been considered, and Anderson County will now study whether to move the General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge to a county-owned building on Emory Valley Road.

Related to that proposal are plans to move the Oak Ridge Senior Center, which is now at the Emory Valley Road building, to the Oak Ridge Civic Center on Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Also up for a possible move is the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department. That department now occupies part of the Civic Center, where the Senior Center could move, but the department’s administrative offices could move to a vacant building on Badger Road that once housed Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic.

The idea is that moving the administrative wing of Recreation and Parks to the Badger Road building could free up space for seniors at the Civic Center, which in turn would help create space at the county-owned building for the General Sessions Court. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Government, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, Police and Fire, Rocky Top, Slider, Tennessee, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County, Anderson County Commission, Anderson County General Sessions Court, Anderson County General Sessions Court Division II, Angeleque McNutt, Daniel Arthur Building, General Sessions Court, Mark Watson, Myron Iwanski, Oak Ridge City Council, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, Oak Ridge Senior Center, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Theresa Scott, Warren Gooch

Secret City Festival features something for everyone

Posted at 10:13 am May 4, 2016
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The Charlie Daniels Band will headline the Friday night, June 10, concert at the 2016 Secret City Festival in Oak Ridge. (Submitted photo)

 

The 14th annual Secret City Festival on June 10 and 11 is fast approaching, and it promises great entertainment, music, a World War II battle re-enactment, family fun, arts and crafts, food, historical displays, and much more, a press release said.

The Secret City Festival kicks off at 11:30 a.m. on Friday, June 10, and 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, with full days of fun and exciting events happening on the pavilion stage and around the festival venue. The annual festival is at the Oak Ridge Civic Center and Alvin K. Bissell Park in central Oak Ridge.

The Charlie Daniels Band takes the stage Friday night, June 10, for an evening of great music and energy. A 2016 inductee in the Country Music Hall of Fame, Charlie Daniels has parlayed his passion for music into a multi-platinum career and a platform to support the military, a cause that is close to his heart. With songs like “The South’s Gonna Do It Again,” “Long Haired Country Boy,” and “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” The Charlie Daniels Band is a must-see concert. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Arts, Community, Entertainment, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Music, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Alvin K. Bissell Park, arts and crafts, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Bill Tewes, Charlie Daniels, City of Oak Ridge, Grand Funk Railroad, historical displays, music, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association, Secret City Festival, Southern Drawl Band, The Charlie Daniels Band, World War II, World War II battle re-enactment

Reminder: Kickoff meeting for home energy-saving program is today

Posted at 11:25 am April 26, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Make Oak Ridge Energy Efficient, or MORE2, program will be hosting a kickoff event for Oak Ridge residents on Tuesday, April 26, from 4-6 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Civic Center Social Room. The event is an opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about this new program for qualified, low-income residents in the community, a press release said.

Information on other energy-saving programs will also be available for those who do not qualify for the MORE2 program.

The City of Oak Ridge is kicking off the MORE2 program to perform “whole-home, deep energy retrofits” for 229 qualified residents in homes that are at least 20 years old. The project goal is to reduce electrical energy usage in all-electric homes to improve the quality of life for lower income residents and homeowners by significantly increasing the efficiency and comfort of their homes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: energy retrofits, Extreme Energy Makeover, Gilmartin Engineering Works Inc., home energy-saving, Make Oak Ridge Energy Efficient, MORE2, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

Breakfast with the Legislators scheduled Monday

Posted at 9:42 am April 21, 2016
By Maureen Hoyt 3 Comments

The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge will host Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday morning, April 25. The breakfast is scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is at 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

Senators Ken Yager and Randy McNally and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to give an up-to-date as the 109th General Assembly comes to a close, a press release said.

During Breakfast with the Legislators, audience members can ask questions and give opinions. A light continental breakfast is provided at no charge. The public is encouraged to attend. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, State Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally

Kickoff meeting for home energy-saving program is April 26

Posted at 11:03 am April 12, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

City of Oak Ridge Seal

The “Make Oak Ridge Energy Efficient (MORE2)” Program will be hosting a kickoff event for Oak Ridge residents on Tuesday, April 26, from 4-6 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Civic Center Social Room. The event is an opportunity for anyone interested in learning more about this new program for qualified, low-income residents in the community, a press release said.

Information on other energy-saving programs will also be available for those who do not qualify for the MORE2 program.

The City of Oak Ridge is kicking off the MORE2 program to perform “whole-home, deep energy retrofits” for 229 qualified residents in homes that are at least 20 years old. The project goal is to reduce electrical energy usage in all-electric homes to improve the quality of life for lower income residents and homeowners by significantly increasing the efficiency and comfort of their homes.

Attendees at this event will receive energy-saving items and informant about low- to no-expense energy-saving practices that can immediately improve energy savings in homes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Community, Government, Meetings and Events, Nonprofits, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: Authority Extreme Energy Makeover Program, City of Oak Ridge, electrical energy usage, energy savings, energy usage, Gilmartin Engineering Works Inc., Make Oak Ridge Energy Efficient, MORE2, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Tennessee Valley, TVA

ORHS juniors take ACT on Tuesday, April 19

Posted at 12:35 am April 6, 2016
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

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ACT testing for Oak Ridge High School juniors will be on Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

All Oak Ridge High School juniors will take the ACT on Tuesday, April 19.

Oak Ridge Schools’ goal is to improve the college and career readiness of all Oak Ridge students in order to provide them with a better foundation of knowledge and skills, allowing them to be prepared for a more technologically sophisticated and internationally competitive working world, a press release said. In order to reach this goal, the system has The Seven Keys to College and Career Readiness, and the fifth key is for all students to score an ACT composite of 27 or higher.

“Last year, Oak Ridge High School ranked first among east Tennessee districts in composite ACT scores, but there is still work to be done to reach our goal,” a press release said. “Our next opportunity to shine is coming up in April.”

This year, the City of Oak Ridge is partnering with ORHS to provide secure, quiet space at the Oak Ridge Civic Center for testing, the press release said. All members of the Class of 2017 should report to the Civic Center for testing on the morning of April 19 by 7:30 a.m. Testing should conclude by noon. ORHS school lunch will be available for students who wish to return to ORHS after testing. Students who choose to go home immediately after the testing or immediately after lunch will have an excused absence from their afternoon classes. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, K-12, Meetings and Events Tagged With: ACT, ACT composite, ACT scores, ACT testing, City of Oak Ridge, Class of 2017, college and career readiness, juniors, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, ORHS

Civic Center Recreation Building temporarily closing for ACT testing Tuesday, April 19

Posted at 7:59 pm April 2, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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The Oak Ridge Civic Center is pictured above on Oak Ridge Turnpike in March 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge Civic Center Recreation Building will be closed to the public during the day on Tuesday, April 19. The Oak Ridge Schools will be using the facility to conduct ACT testing for students. Only students pre-registered for the test, school faculty, proctors, and assigned Recreation and Parks staff will be admitted to the building. The building will reopen for public use at 5 p.m.

The Oak Ridge Civic Center is at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.

For more information contact Jon Hetrick, Recreation and Parks Department, at (865) 425-3446 or visit the city’s website at http://www.oakridgetn.gov.

Filed Under: Education, Front Page News, Government, K-12, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: ACT testing, Jon Hetrick, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Schools

Reminder: Wellness Fair is today at Civic Center

Posted at 9:35 am March 30, 2016
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Wellness-Fair-2016

Reminder: A city, schools, and community wellness fair will be offered at the Oak Ridge Civic Center today (Wednesday, March 30).

The free wellness fair is sponsored by the City of Oak Ridge and Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health Wellness Committee. The wellness fair is from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. March 30 at the Oak Ridge Civic Center.

Information on what will be offered is included in the image above.

Call (865) 425-3559 or 425-3414 for more information.

Copyright 2016 Oak Ridge Today. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Filed Under: Education, Government, Health, K-12, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: City of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Schools, Oak Ridge Schools Coordinated Health Wellness Committee, wellness fair

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