CSX said it held train traffic out of the area during a brush and grass fire near the railroad tracks in east Oak Ridge on Friday afternoon. The large fire was reported at about 3:30 p.m. Friday along the railroad tracks south of Elza … [Read More...]
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(For members) HHS designates class of Y-12 workers to be added to compensation program
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has designated a class of Y-12 employees to be added to a federal worker compensation program that involves certain illnesses and work at sites like Y-12 that are affiliated with the U.S. Department of Energy. The employees who could be … [Read More...]
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Firefighters use back burns to help contain Elza Gate fire
Firefighters used back burns, controlled fires that eliminate fuel, to help contain a large fire that burned grass and brush near the railroad tracks at Elza Drive in east Oak Ridge on Friday afternoon. The large grass fire was reported on the steep embankment along the railroad tracks … [Read More...]
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Updated: Fire crews battle brush fire near railroad tracks at Elza Gate
Note: This story was last updated at 11:15 p.m. Fire crews battled a brush fire near the railroad tracks at Elza Gate in east Oak Ridge on Friday afternoon. The fire was burning in brush on a steep embankment about 20 feet high along the railroad tracks. It had also spread to nearby … [Read More...]
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Student receives award for extinguishing kitchen fire
The City of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Fire Department, and Oak Ridge Police Department recognized a local student on Thursday for his quick actions to stop a fire from spreading inside his home last year. When a slow cooker in his kitchen caught fire on Halloween, Wesley Alig used skills he … [Read More...]
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Women’s Interfaith to focus on protecting youth from opioid crisis
Women’s Interfaith Dialogue of Oak Ridge will learn more about the opiod crisis afflicting the nation and its communities during a meeting on Monday, April 1. The meeting is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Monday, April 1, at the Jewish Congregation of Oak Ridge, which is at 101 West Madison … [Read More...]
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UT Arboretum Society has spring wildflower walk on Saturday, April 13
The University of Tennessee Arboretum Society will have a meet-and-greet followed by a spring wildflower walk on Saturday, April 13. The event is scheduled from 2 to 4 p.m. at Haw Ridge Park on Edgemoor Road in Oak Ridge. Participants are asked to meet at the parking lot, which is at … [Read More...]
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ORAU promotes Lokitz to VP, general counsel
Rachel Lokitz, interim general counsel and corporate secretary for ORAU, has been promoted to vice president and general counsel. In her new role, Lokitz provides ORAU’s programs and internal business clients with counsel concerning legal rights, contractual obligations, compliance, and … [Read More...]
