A fallen tree on Wiltshire Drive caused widespread power outages on Thursday, May 27, 2021. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge) Half of the power outages in Oak Ridge this year have been caused by falling trees and tree limbs, Electric Director … [Read More...]
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Blackwell to oversee courthouse security
Anderson County Sheriff's Office Corporal Marty Blackwell, left, is pictured above receiving his new rank with Anderson County General Sessions Court Judge Don Layton. (Submitted photo) The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department has promoted Marty Blackwell to the rank of corporal, and he will … [Read More...]
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Register Aug. 3 for in-person and online ORICL courses
“Great Monsters of the 20th Century” such as Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin. “Outsiders’ Effects on Native Americans.” “Outline of the MexicanPast.” “The Story of the 1958 National Championship Oak Ridge Football Team.” These are a few of the history classes being offered in person for the … [Read More...]
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Smoke from wildfires in West, Canada causes haze in Oak Ridge
Haze obscures the mountains north of Oak Ridge in this view from Pine Ridge on Wednesday evening, July 21, 2021. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today) Smoke from enormous wildfires in the western United States and Canada is causing haze in Oak Ridge and across the eastern United States, and … [Read More...]
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COVID-19 case rate rising quickly, positivity spikes
A daily snapshot of COVID-19 cases in Anderson County on Wednesday, July 21, 2021, includes, among other information, the daily number of new cases and the daily positivity rate. (Graphic by Tennessee Department of Health) The COVID-19 case rate in Anderson County remains low, but it is rising … [Read More...]
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Police asking for information about arson on Waddell Circle
Image by Oak Ridge Police Department The Oak Ridge Police Department is asking for tips about an arson on Waddell Circle on Sunday, July 11. The Oak Ridge Fire Department had responded to a residential fire in a quadplex that evening. (That was the same evening widespread power outages and … [Read More...]
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COVID cases still low but rising again
A daily snapshot of COVID-19 cases in Anderson County on Monday, July 19, 2021, includes, among other information, the daily number of new cases and the daily positivity rate. (Graphic by Tennessee Department of Health) The number of new cases of COVID-19 remains low in Anderson County, but the … [Read More...]
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Jimmie Allen to perform at Secret City Festival
Allen was named New Male Artist of the Year at the 2021 Academy of Country Music Awards One of country music’s hottest rising stars will perform on the first night of the Secret City Festival in Oak Ridge this fall, a press release said. Jimmie Allen, who made history as the first black artist … [Read More...]
