Ellen Smith
Oak Ridge City Council member Ellen Smith has announced she is seeking re-election in November.
An environmental scientist, Smith was first elected to City Council in 2007. She is one of three incumbents seeking to keep their seats in the Nov. 6 election.
Nattie “Lillie” Enochs
Nettie “Lillie” Enochs, 100, of Oak Ridge, passed away on Sept. 8.
She was born to parents David Bennett and Nettie Eugenia Cornatzer Dungan in Tresvant, Tenn., on July 4, 1912.
Mark Watson
Oak Ridge City Manager Mark S. Watson will speak to the Kiwanis Club on Tuesday.
The meeting starts at noon, and the program begins at 12:10 p.m. at the Super China Buffet, a press release said. Topics that could be discussed include city functions, the city staff, the city manager’s office and its activities, and local areas of interest and concern.
Members of the Oak Ridge High School Class of 1960 will be turning 70 this year, so they are having a 70th birthday party, a press release said.
Class members are meeting for a Wildcats football game on Friday, Oct. 5, and a luncheon at the Elks Club in Emory Valley on Oct. 6 from noon until 3 p.m.
Madie Mack
Madie Mack, age 91, of Clinton, passed away Friday, Sept. 7, at her residence.
Madie was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Hannah Grace Brady and Sophie Grace Brady, infant daughters of James and Ashley Daugherty Brady, went to be with the Lord at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center in Knoxville.
Hannah Grace was born Aug. 8, and Sophie Grace was born Sept. 1.
Workers from Tennessee Towing of Powell pull a coal truck out of a ditch on Highway 95 near Bethel Valley Road on Friday afternoon.
A coal truck overturned on Highway 95 near Bethel Valley Road about noon Friday.
The truck ended up on its side and spilled coal in a ditch west of Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
The condition of the driver wasn’t immediately available. The Oak Ridge Police Department declined comment, saying an accident report would be available early next week.
An elderly man drowned in the Clinch River Friday afternoon after his fishing boat capsized and he fell into the frigid water about a half-mile downstream of the Norris Dam, Anderson County Rescue Squad Chief Terry Allen said.
The victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification, Allen said.
The man’s body was found in the River Road boat launch area, about a half-mile downstream from where he was first reported in the water near a weir dam, Allen said.
The Y-12 Public Warning Siren System located around Oak Ridge is being replaced this month, and a new system will be tested, a press release said.
A private contractor was scheduled to begin replacing the electronic sirens on Tuesday, and work could be completed on Sept. 14. As part of the replacement project, Y-12 will test the system by sounding the new sirens at noon on Sept. 26, the release said.
Paul Phillips
Paul Phillips, retired district attorney general for the 8th Judicial District, has been named executive director of the Roane State Foundation, a press release said.
The foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides financial support for Roane State Community College students and programs. As executive director, Phillips will serves as chief administrative officer for the foundation’s board of trustees and direct the foundation’s programs.
Phillips succeeds Melinda Hillman, the college’s vice president for advancement and community relations. Hillman had served as the foundation’s executive director in addition to her responsibilities as leader for Roane State’s Oak Ridge campus and seven more satellite centers. Hillman will continue to lead the Oak Ridge campus and satellite centers.
The fourth annual Taste of Oak Ridge on Sept. 22 in Jackson Square will feature food samples from local restaurants, music, and the opportunity to help a local medical facility, a press release said.
Restaurants that will take part include Dean’s Restaurant, Gondolier, The Market House, Razzleberry Lab and Kitchen, The Soup Kitchen, Time Out Deli, and The Other One. RNfit Weight Management will be offering samples as well.
