Information from WYSH Radio
A benefit, all-day spaghetti dinner will be held on Saturday, February 11, at Main Street Baptist Church in Rocky Top for Oak Ridge Police Department Officer David Ridenour.
Last year, Ridenour, while building his new home, had an accident with a nail gun that caused a serious injury to his eye.
Despite numerous surgeries and other treatments to try and save the eye, it had to be removed on January 24. [Read more…]
A man and dog were injured after shots were fired at a home on Wednesday night, authorities said.
The shooting was reported at 325 Louisiana Avenue at about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday.
The resident, 27-year-old Dylan Squires, told officers that he heard a knock on his front door. When he opened the door, Squires said, he observed a man, dressed in all black clothing and a ski mask, approaching his porch. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge High School Fusion Orchestra will perform on the “Blue Plate Special” on WDVX FM 89.9 on Friday.
The show is scheduled from 12-1 p.m. Friday, February 3, at the Grove Theater at 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge. It’s free.
The groundbreaking fusion orchestra is now in its second year at ORHS, and it is the brainchild of ORHS Orchestra Director Doug Phillips, a press release said. According to Phillips, the class is a result of his doctoral studies during the past seven years at one of the top music universities in the world: Boston University. [Read more…]
The Manhattan Project National Historical Park will be discussed at a February 11 meeting. It’s a meeting of the Clinch Bend Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.
The guest speaker will be Frank Graham from the National Park Service.
The meeting starts at 1 p.m. Saturday, February 11, at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Oak Ridge.
Call (865) 567-8250 if you are interested in DAR or have questions.
The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Melton Hill Dam is pictured above. (Photo courtesy TVA)
The Tennessee Valley Authority will temporarily lower the water level of Melton Hill Reservoir from Friday, February 17, through Monday, March 6, to allow property owners to repair docks, stabilize the shoreline, and pick up litter.
The reservoir’s water level will be held between 790 and 792 feet above sea level—approximately two to four feet below its current level – during this period. Melton Hill will be returned to its normal winter elevation of 794 feet beginning on March 7, a press release said.
Information on the river system and specific reservoirs is available on TVA’s website at http://www.tva.com/Environment/Lake-Levels and on TVA’s free app for the iPad, iPhone and Android devices. Links to download the apps are available on the Lake Level webpage.
Photo courtesy Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge
Due to renovation work and concern for visitor safety, the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge is closed Tuesday, January 31, and Wednesday, February 1.
The Museum apologizes for any inconvenience.
The Museum, which is at 461 West Outer Drive, will reopen Thursday morning at 9 a.m.
The Oak Ridge Senior Center welcomed guests to its new temporary location at the Civic Center with a free Chili Cook-Off on Monday, Jan. 30, 2017. (Photo courtesy City of Oak Ridge)
The Oak Ridge Senior Center welcomed guests to its new temporary location at the Civic Center with a free Chili Cook-Off on Monday, January 30.
Around 70 people sampled chili and soup from area restaurants and assisted living facilities, a press release said. Participants providing food included Brookdale Senior Living, Greenfield Senior Living, Canterfield Assisted Living, Morning Pointe of Clinton, The Soup Kitchen, Pizza Inn, and Razzleberry Lab.
Lunch guests were able to check out the Senior Center’s new facility inside the Oak Ridge Civic Center on Oak Ridge Turnpike and register for door prizes before sampling and voting for their favorite dish, the press release said. The winner was chili from Greenfield Senior Living, represented by Leah Dailey and Mark Roseberry. [Read more…]
Photo courtesy Adventure Anderson County/Explore Oak Ridge
The new mountain bike park at Windrock Park has recruited its first professional event, tourism officials said Tuesday.
The Pro Gravity Tour will take place at the the mountain bike park on March 11 and 12.
Windrock Park is north of Oliver Springs. The mountain bike park was designed and built by professional mountain bikers Neko Mulally and Sean Leader, according to Adventure Anderson County and Explore Oak Ridge. It’s laid out on 550 acres of Windrock Park and includes nine trails ranging from one to 1.5 miles long. Shuttles are available on the weekends, and riders can self-shuttle through the week.
Visit windrockbikepark.com for more information.
Spring training on the Oak Ridge rowing course runs from February 9 to March 5, 2017. Pictured above is a West Virginia University team competing in the Cardinal Invitational Regatta in Oak Ridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. (File photo by Julio Culiat)
Spring training on the Oak Ridge rowing course runs from February 9 to March 5.
Oak Ridge and Anderson County tourism officials said there will be 31 different teams coming to town this year, with 40 to 50 rowers on each team. Each team generally stays in town for a week at a time.
Rowing has a $2 million impact on the community, according to Adventure Anderson County and Explore Oak Ridge.
More than 100 students from 35 schools and home school groups in East Tennessee competed in the Tennessee Chess Association regional tournament at Oak Ridge High School on January 28.
Forty-two of the 115 participants represented schools in Oak Ridge: Jefferson Middle School, Linden Elementary School, Oak Ridge High School, Robertsville Middle School, St. Mary’s, Willow Brook Elementary School, and Woodland Elementary School. Those who qualified for the state tournament to be held February 18 at Tennessee Tech in Cookeville are: [Read more…]
Jaclyn Johnson
The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association has a new choral director, Jaclyn Johnson.
A press release said Johnson has made it her life goal to share her passion for music with ensembles and audiences around the world. Before completing her doctoral degree in choral conducting at the University of Michigan, Johnson had a thriving career as a high school choral educator and church musician, the press release said.
Ensembles under her direction have received numerous honors and awards, including performances at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference (2011), Western Division Conference (2010), and Central Division Conference (2014), the press release said. In 2014, Johnson represented the United States as an international exchange conductor to China. She is currently the associate director of choral activities at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
“I am honored to be the new choral director for ORCMA and to work with such brilliant individuals,” Johnson said in the press release. “Oak Ridge has a rich and unique musical history, and I aspire to further this excellence with inspiring and exciting programs. We welcome any new members who have a passion for singing!” [Read more…]
Photo by City of Oak Ridge
Geographical information system, or GIS, storm drain inlet mapping will take place in Oak Ridge during the month of February in the following areas: Michigan Avenue, Outer Drive, and New York Avenue.
Representatives of the city will be mapping these inlets with GPS units and/or making visual assessments, a press release said. Residential property will only be accessed during reasonable hours to identify stormwater inlets, the press release said.
“This is not a request to enter into any building or structures on the property,” the press release said. “No construction will be taking place.”
The city is mandated by the Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, or TDEC, under the Phase II Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) permit, to monitor certain streams or tributaries to those streams. The goal of this mandate is to protect and rehabilitate our natural water resources, the press release said. [Read more…]
