A new supervisor has been named for the Manhattan Project National Historical Park, which includes Oak Ridge. The selection of Wendy Berhman as the new superintendent was announced by National Park Service Acting Regional Director Kate … [Read More...]
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IDB endorses overhead power lines for Horizon Center project
An Oak Ridge board on Monday endorsed overhead power lines and an alternate route that could be less controversial to provide electricity to a nuclear fuel company at Horizon Center. Environmental advocates, ecologists, and trail users had objected to an earlier proposal to run overhead power … [Read More...]
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Appeals court upholds 30-year robbery sentence
A Tennessee appeals court this summer upheld a 30-year prison sentence against an Oliver Springs man convicted of aggravated robbery in Clinton, finding that the Anderson County trial court did not err in sentencing him as a career offender. Wallace Wade Tidwell, 44, had been accused of robbing a … [Read More...]
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DOE has open house about landfill on Thursday
There will be an open house in Oak Ridge on Thursday to discuss the proposed new federal landfill in Bear Creek Valley, west of the Y-12 National Security Complex. The open house is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, December 8, in the Scarboro Community Center. "After much work and … [Read More...]
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Learn about secrecy, spies on Dec. 17
You can learn about secrecy, security, and spies during the Manhattan Project in World War II in Oak Ridge on Saturday, December 17. This National Park Service program is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. December 17 at the Oak Ridge Turnpike gatehouse on the west end of town. "The program is … [Read More...]
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Early Oak Ridge to be discussed during NPS hike
Early Oak Ridge, including its school system, shopping centers, and housing, will be discussed during a hike with National Park Service rangers on Saturday, December 10. The hike is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. December 10 at Cedar Hill Park, the former location of Cedar Hill Elementary … [Read More...]
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Indoor pool to close temporarily for resurfacing
The Oak Ridge Indoor Swimming Pool will close on Monday, December 12, and will remain closed through at least January 2023 for resurfacing. An exact re-opening date has not been set because of the uncertainty that comes with construction and delays in product delivery, a press release said. … [Read More...]
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Court defers decision on separate trials for Finnegan, Dishman
Note: This story contains graphic content. Reader discretion is advised. A decision was deferred Thursday about whether to separate the trials of a man and woman charged in a gruesome rape and murder case in Oak Ridge three years ago. Lawyers for one of the defendants, Sean Shannon Finnegan, … [Read More...]
