The Knoxville Convention Center has picked an Oak Ridge company to provide audio and visual services for its events.
M&M Productions USA was selected from a field of three companies, a press release said.
Third Left, ShackDaddy Band play Throttle Down
Oliver Springs rock band Third Left plays tonight, Friday night, at Throttle Down Bar and Grill in Oak Ridge.
Oliver Springs punk country group The ShackDaddy Band will perform Saturday.
Nuclear security workshop at Y-12 includes 21 countries
Twenty-one countries participated in a first-time nuclear security workshop at the Y-12 National Security Complex this week.
The World Institute for Nuclear Security workshop has focused on the best security practices for nuclear power plants and other major nuclear facilities, a National Nuclear Security Administration press release said.
Oak Ridge property tax payments due July 31
Oak Ridge property tax bills have been mailed, and property owners should have received them by now, city officials said this week.
Taxes are due by July 31. Fines will be added to taxes paid after that, a city press release said.
Restoration Services named woman-owned small business of year
The U.S. Department of Energy has recognized Restoration Services Inc. of Oak Ridge as its woman-owned small business of the year, a press release said.
The award recognizes the exceptional performance throughout DOE sites of a woman-owned small business that directly contributes to the accomplishments of core DOE mission objectives and requirements, the press release said.
President Staci Ferguson accepted the award at the DOE Small Business Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Oliver Springs has new city manager
Oliver Springs has a new city manager.
The Oliver Springs Town Council agreed last week to offer the job to Tina Treece, a former city recorder and interim city manager in Spring City, and she has accepted, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton.
Treece started Monday.
Republicans look to November for repeal of health care law
Lamar Alexander
Republican politicians looked to the November elections and a possible repeal of the health care law after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the controversial bill Thursday, including its requirement that people buy insurance.
“Congress should repeal the law and then proceed step-by-step to reduce the cost of health care so more Americans can afford to buy insurance,” said U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, a Tennessee Republican.
In a statement, Alexander said the bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was a historic mistake, and he voted against it. He said it expanded a system the nation already couldn’t afford.
Fleischmann shocked by Supreme Court health care decision
Chuck Fleischmann
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said he is shocked and disappointed by the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold most of a health care overhaul that includes an individual insurance requirement.
“In my view, the entire law was unconstitutional,” said Fleischmann, a Republican whose district includes Oak Ridge.
The decision was announced Thursday morning. The justices voted 5-4 to leave in place the basic provisions of the controversial health care overhaul.
Fireworks illegal in Oak Ridge
It is illegal to set off fireworks in Oak Ridge or even have them, city officials said Thursday, a week before July 4.
The Oak Ridge Police Department can arrest anyone who has fireworks or sets them off, a city press release said.
Anderson County mayoral candidates spar over DOE support
Two candidates for Anderson County mayor sparred over their support for the U.S. Department of Energy during a Tuesday forum at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.
Democrat Warren Gooch said Republican Terry Frank has a low regard for DOE and has said so publicly.
But Frank said Gooch had mischaracterized her position.
Clinton budget includes pay raise, no new taxes
For the second year in a row, Clinton officials have approved a budget that does not include a property tax rate increase.
However, it does give 103 municipal employees a 2 percent pay raise, City Manager Roger Houck said Wednesday.
Nonprofits release Congressional testimony for Manhattan Project park
Two nonprofit organizations have released the testimony they are submitting to Congress this week for hearings on a Manhattan Project national park that would include Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan will testify at a Senate hearing at 3 p.m. today on behalf of the nonprofit Energy Communities Alliance. His testimony is available here.
The nonprofit Atomic Heritage Foundation has also released its testimony to the Senate and House, where Y-12 National Security Complex D. Ray Smith will testify at 10 a.m. Thursday.
The House testimony is available here, and the Senate testimony is available here.
