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Wakeboard competition at Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday

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Wakeboard Competition at Bean Station

Photos of a wakeboard competition in Bean Station by Allen Mueller of ALM Photo.

Tennessee INT, International Novice Tour, is coming to the Oak Ridge Marina on Saturday, July 14, with their free Amateur Wakeboard and Wakeskate Tour. This will be their fourth stop in the tour, according to a press release from Tennessee INT.

Registration fees will apply to those who compete and they must have a WWA/INT membership, which can be purchased online or at the event. Registration begins at 9 a.m., a rider’s meeting is at 9:30 and the opening ceremonies are at 10 a.m.

For those who are familiar with the wakeboard competitions, the Outlaw Riders will not run last at this event like they normally do, but will run around lunch time instead, the release said.

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Juanita T. Vickery

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Juanita T. Vickery, age 84, of Clinton passed away early Monday morning, July 9, at Methodist Medical Center.

Juanita was a very giving woman who loved taking walks, gardening, and caring for her animals. She also loved the Lord and loved to testify to everyone. She was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother.

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David Allen Day

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David Allen Day, age 55, of Heiskell passed away Sunday, July 8, at University of Tennessee Medical Center after a battle with cancer.

He was a loving husband, father, and brother. David loved boating, being with friends, and watching NASCAR.

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Candidates forum at Clinton Community Center tonight

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The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge has a forum tonight for Anderson County and Oak Ridge political candidates.

The forum starts at 7 p.m. at the Clinton Community Center. It will feature candidates for Anderson County mayor, property assessor, County Commission District 8, School Board District 3, and Oak Ridge City Council.

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ADFAC school supply distribution starts today

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Aid to Distressed Families of Appalachian Counties in Oak Ridge has its first distribution dates for its annual school supply program for low-income families on Tuesday, July 10, and Wednesday, July 11.

These dates are for Willow Brook students since they return to school earlier.

This program ensures that children from low-income families in Anderson County have the supplies needed to start school. Last year, almost 1,500 children were given necessary supplies such as backpacks, crayons, pencils, paper, scissors, notebooks, and basic calculators, according to an ADFAC press release.

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Charlcie Whitner

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Charlcie Whitner, age 85, of New River, passed away Sunday, July 1, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.

Charlcie was the most kind and gentle less soul ever known.

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Earlene Bray Lowe

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Earlene Bray Lowe

Earlene Bray Lowe

Earlene Bray Lowe, age 71, a resident of Knoxville, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on July 3.

Earlene was born to the late Elijah and Cora Kennedy Bray on Sept. 23, 1940.

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Helen Marie Guymon

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Helen Marie Guyman

Helen Marie Guyman

Helen Marie Guymon, 88, of Oak Ridge, passed away on July 3 at Tennova Hospice in Knoxville.

Helen was born January 6, 1924, in Missouri to parents John Earl and Marie Nicholson Baker.

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George J. Kidd Jr.

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George Joseph Kidd, Jr.

George Joseph Kidd, Jr.

George J Kidd, Jr., 78, of Oak Ridge, died at home surrounded by family early Wednesday, July 4, after a six month battle with cancer.

He leaves his wife of 56 years Judy Tetlow Kidd; daughters Kristina Bowers (Phil) of Tallahassee, Fla., and Mary Ray (Christopher) of Cincinnati, Ohio; son George William Kidd (Jeanne) of Knoxville; grandsons John Bowers (Katherine) of Amherst, Mass., Thomas Bowers (Kellie) of Tallahassee, Fla.; and granddaughters Kelley Kidd of Washington, D.C., and Madeline Bowers of Tallahassee, Fla.

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Mary Jane West Dunaway

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Mary Jane West Dunaway

Mary Jane West Dunaway

Mary Jane West Dunaway, age 27, of Harriman, died Tuesday, July 3, at the Roane Medical Center.

She was born March 27, 1985, in Knoxville, the daughter of Timothy Hollis West and Trula Jane Turner West.

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Author discusses Tennessee tragedies on July 12

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Troop train wreck-1944

This image is a famous Ed Westcott photo of the July 6, 1944 Troop Train Wreck at High Cliff near Jellico. This is one of the stories that will be discussed.

Author Allen R. Coggins will discuss Tennessee tragedies in the last 250 years during a July 12 Oak Ridge Heritage and Preservation Association meeting. The public is invited, and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. at the Midtown Community Center.

Coggins is the author of Place Names of the Smokies and has recently published Tennessee Tragedies: Grim Reapings of Our Past, which is the first compilation of historical disasters for any state, according to a press release.

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Fireworks at A.K. Bissell Park tonight

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Oak Ridge’s annual fireworks show will start at 10 p.m. today at A.K. Bissell Park.

Radio host Jack Ryan from Merle 96.7 will broadcast live in the park at 6 p.m. and will play patriotic music during the fireworks.

The Oak Ridge Community Band will also play its annual Fourth of July concert in the Civic Center pavilion at 7:30 p.m.

The Family Friendly Knoxville website has posted information on other Independence Day events in the Knoxville area, including Kingston’s Smokin’ the Water and the Museum of Appalachia’s July 4 celebration and anvil shoot.