The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public comment on a proposed Environmental Investigation Plan for coal combustion residuals at Bull Run Fossil Plant in Claxton, across the Clinch River from east Oak Ridge. TVA is developing the … [Read More...]
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Dedication ceremony for Friendship Bell Peace Pavilion is Thursday
The new Peace Pavilion for the Oak Ridge International Friendship Bell will be dedicated in a ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 20, at the bell's new site in A.K. Bissell Park. The bell’s sound will resonate for the first time from its new location that evening, from a pavilion … [Read More...]
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Oak Ridge voters invited to meet election candidates
Voters are invited to a Meet the Candidates event on Thursday, October 18, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the gymnasium at the Oak Ridge Civic Center. Democracy for East Tennessee is sponsoring this event so residents of Oak Ridge can become better acquainted with the candidates for offices in the … [Read More...]
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Pavement patching under way in Oak Ridge
Pavement patching and repairs are under way across Oak Ridge, and the work is expected to continue during the next three months, a press release said. The work is being done by PRI of East Tennessee Inc., working under contract for the City of Oak Ridge. The repairs are part of an effort to … [Read More...]
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Roane State to screen suicide prevention film ‘The S Word’ on Thursday
Roane State Community College is participating in Suicide Prevention Awareness Month with a variety of events, including the screening of a highly acclaimed documentary titled “The ‘S’ Word.” “Unfortunately, right now you hear so much about suicide,” Roane State Dean of Students Brenda Rector … [Read More...]
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Update: One injured after vehicle crashes into laundromat
Note: This story was updated at 12:30 p.m. Sept. 19. At least one person was injured after a vehicle crashed into the Maytag Laundry near South Illinois Avenue in central Oak Ridge on Tuesday. The crash was reported at the Tulsa Road business around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. The cause of … [Read More...]
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Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries opens in Oak Ridge
Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries opened Monday on South Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge. It's the fifth Hwy 55 restaurant in Tennessee, and it will add 35 jobs to the Oak Ridge community, the company said in a press release. Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries is an All-American, … [Read More...]
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Riverside Drive in Clinton closing for bridge replacement
Blalock Construction has notified the City of Clinton that Riverside Drive will be closed between South Charles G. Seivers Boulevard (State Route 61) and Meadowbrook Street, beginning early Tuesday morning, September 18, a press release said. For the next three years, motorists trying … [Read More...]
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Low-flying helicopters part of emergency exercise Wednesday
There will be an emergency exercise on Wednesday, and it will include low-flying helicopters, a press release said. The emergency exercise is being conducted by emergency responders from the U.S. Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with state and local emergency … [Read More...]
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City identifies man who died in crash between mower, pickup
Note: This story was last updated at 11:20 a.m. Sept. 18. The Oak Ridge Police Department has identified the man who died while driving a commercial mower on South Illinois Avenue on Thursday afternoon as Danny Palmer. The crash between the commercial mower being operated by Palmer, 75, and a … [Read More...]
