An Oak Ridge teenager is accused of repeatedly hitting his girlfriend’s father in the face early Saturday morning, and the man was lying unconscious in a Robertsville Road yard when officers arrived, authorities said.
The man had severe injuries to his face, and his facial bones were probably fractured, Oak Ridge Police Department Officer John Thomas said in affidavits filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court.
An Oliver Springs man has been charged with two counts of aggravated assault after he allegedly used his truck to ram a car containing his wife and her four-year-old daughter, authorities said.
Goman Harness, 47, and his wife had reportedly been arguing in Oliver Springs on Saturday before the wife drove away with her young daughter. While on her way home, the wife said, Harness allegedly rammed her car with his truck, causing her car to spin, according to arrest warrants filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court.
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Volunteers from Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Grainger, and Union Counties are needed for a Norris Lake cleanup on Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
During past cleanups, volunteers have collected and properly disposed of typical household trash, tires, couches, televisions, kitchen appliances, and construction materials including siding and shingles. All of these items would have been in Norris Lake if not for these volunteers.
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Anderson County Emergency Management Director Steve Payne is looking for volunteers to serve as leaders for damage assessment teams.
“We’re looking for 30 volunteers with a commitment to serve their neighbors in the event of a natural disaster,” Payne said.
Volunteers will be trained to lead a small team into communities that have suffered damage from severe weather or floods. These teams will make an initial assessment of damage as a first step in providing food and shelter and obtaining state and federal assistance for the communities.
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The Little Ponderosa Zoo and Rescue in Clinton is asking for donations from the community to help them pay for repairs to their walk-in cooler. The compressor on the cooler broke last month and the repairs are estimated to cost approximately $2,000.
The problem has left the employees of the nonprofit zoo without a place to chill the meat and produce needed to feed the nearly 700 animals that call their Granite Road facility home.
Pictured above are Gary Monday (Elks charity golf tournament committee member), Teresa Brittan (executive director for the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge), and Joe Wilkenson (Elks charity golf tournament committee member). (Submitted photos)
The Oak Ridge Chapter of the Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks has donated $1,500 to three local charities, a press release said.
On Thursday, Jan. 24, members of the Elks Lodge annual charity golf tournament committee met with the directors of the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, and the Emory Valley Center, along with volunteer staff members at the Holiday Bureau, in order to present each of them with a $500 check, the release said.
The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department will have an organizational meeting this month for teams interested in playing in the city-sponsored summer softball leagues.
The meeting will be held in the Oak Ridge Civic Center Club Room at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb 21.
No one was injured in a suspicious Sunday morning fire that destroyed a home on Hillside Road, authorities said. (Photos by Tom Scott)
No one was injured, but a home was destroyed in a suspicious Sunday morning fire on Hillside Road, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.
“It’s under investigation, but it appears to be suspicious in nature,” Kerley said.
The renters at the home were moving to Knoxville, and most of their belongings had been removed, Kerley said. The home had no power or utilities, and no one was home at the time of the fire.
The Boys and Girls Clubs of the Clinch Valley (formerly Oak Ridge) will hold its Valentines Masquerade Gala tonight at the Rothchild Catering and Conference Center in Knoxville.
This is the largest fundraiser of the year for the club, said Donyell “D.J.” Jones, the club’s chief professional officer.
“The proceeds from this event allow us to continue all of our programs at the club with a larger amount earmarked for our after-school homework help, Teen Programs, and STEM education opportunities,” Jones said.
Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce President Parker Hardy cooks hot dogs at a Primetime business-to-business exposition in October 2011.
The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce will have its spring Primetime networking event on April 18.
Held twice a year, Primetime is the Chamber’s top networking event of the year, a press release said. It allows Chamber members to meet and talk to each other and also allows members of the public to come by and see what area businesses have to offer.
This spring’s Primetime event is titled “Under the Big Top,” and it will have a circus theme, the press release said.
Henry Vann Burris
Henry Vann Burris, age 88, a resident of the Dyllis Community in Roane County, passed away Friday, Feb. 8, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Scott Ball.
Mr. Burris was born Feb. 13, 1924, in Oliver Springs. He lived in Oak Ridge and Knoxville for several years. He has lived in Dyllis for the past three years.
Before his retirement in 1981, he owned and operated the Oak Ridge Yellow Cab Company for 35 years. Following his retirement, he enjoyed traveling and spending time with his family.
Marguerite Helen Lundell
Marguerite Helen Lundell, age 102, of Oak Ridge, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, at her home.
She was born Sept. 14, 1910. in Confluence, Pa., the daughter of Henry Clay Dean and Maude Alice Weaver Dean.
Mrs. Lundell retired from Union Carbide Nuclear Corp., where she was an administrative assistant at the K-25 plant. She was of the Baptist faith and had been active with the Go-Getters of Central Baptist Church. She had also been active with the East TN Dance Club and the Organ Club.
