Monus Brewer Sr., age 76, of Andersonville, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Monus worked for and retired from General Motors Norwood Plant in Kentucky. He was an avid basketball fan, devoted father, and grandfather.
Monus was preceded in death by his parents, Pleas and Viola Brewer; wife of 10 years, Geraldine Brewer, and wife of 40 years, Martha Sue Brewer; brother, Edward Brewer; sister, Christine Mills; and brother-in-law, Tom Mills.
Y-12 National Security Complex (Submitted photo)
Security officers at the Y-12 National Security Complex detained an Oak Ridge man riding a bicycle on the North Patrol Road Saturday afternoon.
The bike rider, Brent Lee, 39, of Normandy Road, was spotted by members of a Y-12 canine team performing a routine random patrol of the area, authorities said.
He was detained at 2:07 p.m. Saturday and turned over to the Oak Ridge Police Department on Scarboro Road, authorities said.
ORPD Lt. Robin Smith said Lee was charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor. He was cited and released.
Terry Allen Bivens, age 42, a resident of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Mr. Bivens was born April 29, 1970, in Knoxville. He was a lifelong resident of this area.
He was a certified electrician who was employed at Broadway Electric for the past 12 years. He was a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, local # 760.
Terry enjoyed outdoor activities, including fishing and hunting, and he also enjoyed watching Nascar.
Anne R. Mathis
Anne R. Mathis, age 69, of LaFollette, left us on Wednesday, Feb. 27.
Anne was born in Kingsport, Tenn., on June 24, 1943, daughter of the late Samuel P. and Bertha Elizabeth Buchannan Woodruff. She was a graduate of the Tennessee Preparatory School and attended Vanderbilt University and Tennessee Tech, where she met her husband Garland. They were married in 1961.
Anne was a member of the LaFollette Baptist Church and was a charter member of the Women Morticians of America. Anne was a licensed funeral director and had worked in the funeral service industry since 1973. She was also a member of the Girl Scouts of America, B.P.W., loved music and the Tennessee Vols.
A Sunday service at the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church will feature paintings and jazz.
The paintings by regional artist Rickey A. Beene will be displayed in the church sanctuary. They are portraits of his neighbors in Petros in Morgan County.
Ava Rose Brown
A concert in Oliver Springs tonight will help a family with an infant with serious health problems.
The gospel benefit concert for Ava Rose Brown is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. today at Beech Park Baptist Church on East Tri County Boulevard in Oliver Springs.
It will help Ava Rose’s parents, Tiffany and Eddie Brown, purchase a van and remodel their home, concert organizer and family friend Kevin Craft said. He said Eddie and Tiffany Brown, who also have two other children, are now living with a relative in Oak Ridge, and their home is partially remodeled.
Jennifer Sheehan
Charlotte Bowers
Vowing to reorganize, the board of directors of Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County has replaced a husband-wife duo that had served as longtime executive director and operated its home store in Grove Center.
Board members said they agreed last week to replace Susan Burgess-Parrish, who had been executive director for about 12 years, and Rodney Parrish, Habitat Home Store manager for about seven years.
The Parrish couple was told of the decision on Tuesday.
The 11-member board sent out a press release the same day announcing that Jennifer Sheehan, who had been Habitat’s resource development director since October, is now interim executive director. Charlotte Bowers, who had been community development coordinator for two years, is interim manager of the home store.
Lamar Alexander
Bob Corker
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander on Thursday said the automatic federal spending cuts going into effect today demonstrate a failure of presidential leadership.
The senator also said he would like to minimize the impact of the cuts on important government institutions such as the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, student loans, and the proposed Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 Security Complex.
Congress and the White House approved the automatic, across-the-board cuts in discretionary and defense spending— known as sequestration—about 18 months ago in the Budget Control Act of 2011. Considered unpalatable by many, the cuts were meant to encourage Democrats and Republicans to compromise on deficit reduction efforts.
That hasn’t worked.
The Oak Ridge Wildcats boys basketball team won a regional championship game 71-54 over the Maryville Rebels on Thursday night.
Oak Ridge took an early 14-0 lead and never looked back, although Maryville was able to occasionally cut the lead to single digits. Oak Ridge had a 20-point lead with less than a minute to play.
The Wildcats will host the Sevier County Smoky Bears at 7 p.m. Monday at the Wildcat Arena.
Chuck Spencer
Note: This story was updated at 8:05 p.m.
The work week at the Y-12 National Security Complex could occasionally be reduced to 30 hours for many employees between April and October as part of a budget-cutting plan announced Thursday.
Under the proposal, nonessential personnel could work three 10-hour days rather than four 10-hour days every third week. The plan has been proposed in response to the automatic federal spending cuts scheduled to start taking effect at midnight.
B&W Y-12 General Manager Chuck Spencer said the cuts would require furloughs, or temporary layoffs, for most employees.
Information from WYSH Radio
Oliver Springs native Janelle Arthur has made it through the first phase of the “American Idol” semifinals.
She was one of the last two women in the top 40 contestants to learn whether they would be moving on, but she learned that she will during Wednesday’s episode of the popular Fox TV show.
She will be back during the next phase as one of the top 10 female semifinalists.
Note: This story was last updated at 5:38 p.m. March 6.
Eight of the 10 Applewood Apartments buildings could be demolished, and a new apartment complex could replace them under a plan proposed by an Alabama company.
The project, proposed by Huff Management Company of Opelika, Ala., is a “strong candidate” for a potential tax credit, Oak Ridge City Manager Mark S. Watson said. He said Huff Management has a contract with the present owner, Knoxville attorney Joe Levitt.
