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Reba Russell Hahn

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Reba Russell Hahn, age 84, a resident of Harriman, passed away Thursday, Jan. 17, at Harriman Health Care and Rehabilitation Center.

Mrs. Hahn was born Jan. 24, 1928, in the Oakdale Community of Morgan County. She lived in Oliver Springs and Harriman for most of her life.

Reba was a homemaker, a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a grandmother of 17 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. In her early years, she worked as a seamstress in the textile industry.

Mrs. Hahn was a member of Mt. Calvary Baptist church in Harriman.

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Helen Virginia Sellers Brinker

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Helen Virginia Sellers Brinker

Helen Virginia Sellers Brinker

Helen Virginia Sellers Brinker, age 81, formerly of Oak Ridge, died Thursday, Jan. 10, at Summit View in Lake City.

She was born Nov. 30, 1931, near Wheat, Tenn., the daughter of William F. and Virginia Sellers.

Mrs. Brinker graduated from Fort Sanders School of Nursing and worked at Oak Ridge Hospital as an RN until she retired. She loved nursing, dogs, and the Atlanta Braves.

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Free community meal at Unitarian Universalist Church on Friday

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The Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church has a free community meal on Friday, and nurses from the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge have volunteered to give flu shots to those in need, a press release said.

Free coats and blankets will also be available on a first-come, first-serve basis due to a limited supply.

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State legislators, county mayor tour ORNL

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Kelly Beierschmitt and Terry Frank at ORNL

Kelly Beierschmitt, Oak Ridge National Laboratory associate lab director for neutron sciences, talks with Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank in the target building at the Spallation Neutron Source. (Photos courtesy of ORNL)

Five Tennessee legislators and Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank recently toured Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Frank toured the Spallation Neutron Source, the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors, and the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility. She had a briefing from Thom Mason on the modernization of ORNL as well as the lab’s regional economic impact, a lab statement said.

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Monthly ‘Breakfast with Legislators’ starts Jan. 28

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Randy McNally

Randy McNally

John Ragan

John Ragan

This year’s monthly “Breakfast with the Legislators” starts Monday, Jan. 28.

The series is held at the Oak Ridge Civic Center on the last Monday of each month while the Tennessee General Assembly is in session each year. It’s sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, and it gives residents a chance to meet local representatives and ask questions about legislative issues.

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Anderson County Commission, School Board plan security workshop

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The Anderson County Commission and School Board have scheduled a workshop next month to discuss security concerns.

The workshop starts at 6 p.m. Feb. 7 in Room 312 of the Anderson County Courthouse. The courthouse is located at 100 N. Main St. in Clinton.

Frank Albert Heilman

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Frank Albert Heilman was born on Oct. 8, 1915, in Canton, Ohio, the son of the Rev. J. Frank Heilman, D.D. and Kathleen Williford Heilman. He was the fourth child of that family.

He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Carlyne M. Heilman; their only son, F. Allan (Kathleen), of Belleair, Fla.; three grandchildren, Mark A. (Ann), of Carmel, Ind., John W. (Jillian), of Valrico, Fla., and Michael J. (Laura), of Princeton, N.J.; five great-grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.

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Buford Lee Goins

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Buford Lee Goins, age 76, passed away on Jan. 16 at his home in Clinton.

Buford was a loving husband, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and was involved in a fishing club.

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Two City Council members appointed to National League of Cities committees

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Oak Ridge City Council

The Oak Ridge City Council is pictured above. Anne Garcia Garland is pictured at left and David Mosby is at right.

Two Oak Ridge City Council members have been appointed to key National League of Cities committees, a city press release said.

National League of Cities President Marie Lopez Rogers has announced the appointment of Oak Ridge City Council member Anne Garcia Garland to the National League of Cities 2013 Community and Economic Development Steering Committee, and the re-appointment of Council member David Mosby to the Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Steering Committee, the press release said.

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Free small business seminar on Jan. 31

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The Tennessee Small Business Development Center and Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce are having a free workshop on Jan. 31 for small business owners and entrepreneurs who want a better understanding of how to start a new business.

The workshop will include information on business organization, licenses and  planning; tax requirements; and financing options, with additional discussion about Small Business Administration loan guarantee programs.

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Last-minute steal seals deal for Karns

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Oak Ridge and Karns Basketball

The Oak Ridge Wildcats lost a close, high-scoring game to the Karns Beavers in Oak Ridge on Friday night. Karns won 84-81.

It was a high-scoring game with many lead changes, but a last-minute steal by Karns essentially sealed the deal.

The Oak Ridge Wildcats were ahead of the Karns Beavers 81-80 with less than a minute to play at Wildcat Arena on Friday night.

But shortly after missing two free throws and with about 30 seconds remaining, Karns (17-4, 9-2) stole the ball from Oak Ridge (17-4, 7-4) and scored.

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Woman accused of pulling knife on man, trying to run him over

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An Oak Ridge woman charged with two counts of aggravated assault is accused of hitting a man in the head, pulling a knife on him, and then trying to run over him early Thursday morning, court records said.

Karol Ann Allred, 40, allegedly hit the man in the left side of the head during an argument on Lancaster Road at about 3:10 a.m. Thursday, according to affidavits filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court. Allred also allegedly pulled a knife on the man and got into her vehicle and tried to run over him as he left the home, the records said.

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