The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department has temporarily closed Cedar Hill Playground due to a tree hazard, the City of Oak Ridge said Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge) The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department has … [Read More...]
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Tour Freels cabin—oldest structure in Oak Ridge—on Saturday
The Historic Freels Bend Cabin is pictured above. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association) The last Oak Ridge Reservation Nature Walk of 2019 will be held at the historic Freels cabin—the oldest structure in Oak Ridge—on Saturday. The cabin is on Freels Bend near Melton … [Read More...]
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Learn about prairie wild flowers during maintenance at Oak Ridge Cedar Barren on Saturday
See the prairie wild flowers at the Oak Ridge Cedar Barren on Saturday, August 24, during a hands-on maintenance activity with plant experts to identify wild flowers and grasses. Volunteers are needed to uproot invasive plants that would otherwise shade and kill the native cedar barren prairie … [Read More...]
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Free expungement, driver’s license clinic on Saturday
The Anderson County Bar Association and NAACP are hosting a free Expungement and Driver's License Assistance Clinic in Clinton on Saturday. An expungement is a court order removing an eligible criminal charge or conviction from a person's record. The expungement clinic is scheduled from 9 a.m. … [Read More...]
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Lady Wildcats start regular season with 2-1 win over Catholic
The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats started the regular soccer season with a 2-1 win at Knoxville Catholic on Tuesday. The game was tied 1-1 at the half, with the Oak Ridge goal scored by junior Taylor Del Toro. The Lady Wildcats scored again in the second half on a pass from senior Katie O'Brien to … [Read More...]
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Football: Wildcats start regular season Friday
The renovated Blankenship Field—the city's football field—and its walking track are now open for public use. The main change is that the grass field has been replaced with synthetic turf, but there are other changes as well. The field is pictured above in August 2019. (Photo by James Mitchell via … [Read More...]
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Eagles Homecoming is tonight, visitors welcome
The Fraternal Order of Eagles in Oak Ridge has its homecoming tonight (Friday, August 23), and visitors are welcome. The Eagles have rebuilt after a fire on Oak Ridge Turnpike in 2016 and are now doing a membership drive. "Our building may have burned three years ago, but our new building is … [Read More...]
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Roane County man dies in SR 95 crash
A Roane County man died in a single-vehicle crash on State Route 95 Wednesday night, Aug. 22, 2019, police said. (Photo courtesy Oak Ridge Police Department) A Roane County man died in a single-vehicle crash on State Route 95 Wednesday night, police said. The fatal crash was reported at about … [Read More...]
