Note: This story was last updated at 12:45 a.m. CLAXTON--One person is confirmed dead after a vehicle crashed into Bull Run Creek in Claxton on Thursday night. The crash was reported to the Anderson County Sheriff's Department on a straight … [Read More...]
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Flatwater Tales returns June 1
Pictured above from left to right are Carmen Agra Deedy, Bil Lepp, and Bobby Norfolk. The Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival, featuring three world renowned storytellers, returns to Oak Ridge on Saturday, June 1. It's the second annual storytelling festival in Oak Ridge. The annual event is … [Read More...]
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Driver in fatal crash receives 12-year sentence
Scott Gray, who has pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide by intoxication, is pictured above during a preliminary hearing in Anderson County General Sessions Court, Division I, in Clinton on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today) The driver in a fatal two-vehicle crash on … [Read More...]
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Breakfast with Legislators is Monday
The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will host Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, April 22. The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served, a press release … [Read More...]
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City brush pickup starts April 29
The citywide brush pickup program will begin in Oak Ridge on Monday, April 29. Tree limbs as well as bagged yard clippings and leaves will be picked up, a press release said. City collection efforts will follow the accompanying schedule as closely as possible. "Residents have always been very … [Read More...]
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A.K. Bissell Park playground temporarily closed
The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department has temporarily closed Alvin K. Bissell Park Playground due to a partially fallen tree nearby, the City of Oak Ridge said Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge) The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department has temporarily closed Alvin … [Read More...]
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Mother, son escape; cats rescued from basement fire
A mother and her teenage son escaped from a basement fire on Monday evening, April 15, 2019, on Hugh Lane in Oak Ridge, and two cats were rescued. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge/Oak Ridge Fire Department) A mother and her teenage son escaped from a Monday evening basement fire on Hugh Lane in Oak … [Read More...]
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Education Foundation to award grants April 24
The Oak Ridge Public Schools Education Foundation will award more than $99,000 in grants to Oak Ridge teachers at a ceremony on Wednesday, April 24. Oak Ridge High School’s retired math teacher and former department head Benita Albert will be the featured speaker at the event, sharing her talk … [Read More...]
