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Shoppers swarm two businesses during Saturday ‘cash mob’

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J&M's Butcher Shop

Shoppers line up to buy meat at J&M’s Butcher Shop on Jefferson Circle during a ‘cash mob’ Saturday morning.

Two Oak Ridge businesses reported more than 100 customers shopped at each of their stores during a Saturday morning “cash mob.”

The two businesses picked for Saturday’s cash mob were J&M’s Butcher Shop on Jefferson Circle and Mickey’s Produce on Jefferson Avenue.

“We have been swamped,” said Vicky Wallace, who owns J&M’s with her husband John Wallace, as shoppers lined up to buy meats or sample products such as beef and pimiento cheese.

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Bobby Coward

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Bobby Coward age 74, of Clinton, passed away Friday, June 22, at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.

Bobby was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather.

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ATV rider survives 100-foot fall down Windrock Mountain

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A Georgia man celebrating the fifth anniversary of a friend’s recovery from a wreck on Windrock Mountain survived, but was injured, when he plunged 100 to 150 feet down a hillside on an all-terrain vehicle Friday night, a rescuer said Saturday.

“He was fortunate,” said Terry Allen, chief of the Anderson County Rescue Squad in Clinton. “He went off a very high embankment.”

Allen did not identify the man, who is in his mid-50s, because he wasn’t sure if all family members had been notified.

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Long John Silver’s closed after Saturday morning fire

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Long John Silvers Fire

Firefighters put out a fire in the kitchen ventilation system at Long John Silver’s on Oak Ridge Turnpike Saturday morning. (Photos by Tom Scott)

Long John Silver’s could be closed at least a week after a grease hood in the kitchen caught on fire Saturday morning, Oak Ridge Fire Chief Darryl Kerley said.

Workers were “cranking up the grill” and turning on fryers when the hood caught on fire about 8:30 a.m., Kerley said. The fire extended into the ventilation system, and a fan motor on the roof burst into flames.

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Oliver Springs offers city manager job to Treece

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The Oliver Springs Town Council voted Thursday 3-2, with one abstention, to offer the city manager job to Tina Treece of Rhea County, according to WYSH Radio in Clinton.

The town has been without a permanent city manager since earlier this year when David Bolling stepped down to accept a similar job in Maine.

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Gov. Haslam announces $800,000 Jackson Square grant

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Jackson Square Grant Check

Gov. Bill Haslam, fourth from left, joins local residents re-creating a famous ‘War Ends’ photograph in Jackson Square, but this time with an $800,000 state check for parking lots, sidewalks, benches, and bicycle racks.

A rejuvenation of the city’s original town center got a major boost Friday when Gov. Bill Haslam announced a $800,000 grant for parking lot and sidewalk construction in Jackson Square, as well as bicycle racks and benches.

“The Jackson Square project will further Oak Ridge’s efforts to enhance its historic downtown area and provide increased mobility and improved access to small businesses and cultural activities,” Haslam said.

The governor presented a $798,687 symbolic check to Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan during a Friday morning ceremony.

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NNSA sites, Y-12 earn dozen research, development awards

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The Y-12 National Security Complex shared one of 12 annual research and development awards given to National Nuclear Security Administration laboratories and production sites, federal officials announced this week.

The 2012 R&D 100 Awards were given out by R&D Magazine.

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Federal employees not exposed to asbestos, air samples say

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Oak Ridge Federal Building

The Federal Building in Oak Ridge has been shut down after insulation with asbestos fell into heating and cooling ducts.

Air samples from the Federal Building in Oak Ridge suggest that no employees were exposed to asbestos from loose insulation that has fallen into heating and cooling ducts, a federal official said Thursday.

“We are pleased with the results,” said Johnathan Sitzlar, supervisory property manager for the U.S. General Services Administration, which owns the building.

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Federal bill another step toward Manhattan Project park

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A bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives today takes a major step toward creating a Manhattan Project National Historical Park that could include Oak Ridge, a nonprofit preservation group said.

The legislation was introduced by Rep. Doc Hastings, a Republican who represents the Hanford Site in central Washington. That site would also be a part of the Manhattan Project park along with Los Alamos, N.M.

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Jesse Huckaby

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Jesse Huckaby, age 70, of Clinton, passed away Wednesday, June 20, at Tennova Medical Center in Knoxville.

Jesse loved the Lord and was a member of Glory Way Baptist Church in Clinton.

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Susan Faye Mountain

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Susan Faye Mountain, age 54, of Harriman passed away Tuesday June 19, at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.

Susan was born May 10, 1958, in Wichita, Kansas, to Matthew Ray and Beatrice Noble Howell.

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Gov. Haslam to announce state grant for major Oak Ridge project

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Note: This story was updated at 8:35 a.m. Friday.

Gov. Bill Haslam will make a special state grant announcement for a major redevelopment project in Jackson Square on Friday, a state press release said.

Haslam will join local and state officials at the announcement, which begins at 11:45 a.m.

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