The Oak Ridge City Council will discuss the state legislative agenda for 2016 with Tennessee legislators on Tuesday.
The working lunch is scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 22, in the Oak Ridge Municipal Building Training Room.
DA Johnson: TBI investigating Morgan County Jail
State officials are investigating allegations of assaults on an inmate at the Morgan County Jail, a law enforcement official said Friday.
The two investigations by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation were acknowledged on Friday by Ninth District Attorney General Russell Johnson.
The first investigation focuses on an allegation that an inmate was assaulted by another inmate on November 24, and two corrections officers may have encouraged the assault or at least stood by while it occurred, a press release said.
The second investigation involves an allegation that four corrections officers assaulted an inmate on December 15, hours after that same inmate made a seemingly unprovoked but violent assault against two corrections officers, the press release said. [Read more…]
UCOR repairs water leak at Oak Ridge Research Reactor at ORNL
Workers turn off the valves after draining of the pool was completed at the Oak Ridge Research Reactor at ORNL. (Photo by UCOR)
Workers have repaired a water leak at the Oak Ridge Research Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, officials said this week.
The completion of the work was announced by UCOR, a federal cleanup contractor and partnership between URS and CH2M Oak Ridge LLC.
The seep was detected in the reactor’s pool in September 2014. While it did not pose any immediate dangers to workers or the environment, it prompted quick action by the U.S. Department of Energy, which oversees ORNL. DOE asked UCOR, its prime cleanup contractor, to develop and implement a solution to remedy the seep, a press release said. [Read more…]
Grace Covenant Church has community meal this evening
Grace Covenant Church of Oak Ridge will serve its regular third Thursday community meal on Thursday, December 17, from 5-6 p.m.
The menu includes Honey Baked ham, sweet potato casserole, green bean casserole, congealed salad, and dessert.
The meal is free, and all members of the community are welcome. Please park in the church’s upper parking lot at 320 Robertsville Road, and follow the sidewalk to the Social Hall on the lower level.
Disabled parking only is available in the lower parking lot.
Oak Ridge Animal Shelter closed Dec. 24-26, re-opens Dec. 29
AC Sheriff’s Department asks for help identifying burglary suspect
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying the suspect in this photo. The person was involved in a residential burglary on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 on Old Tacora Hills Road near Clinton.
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help in identifying the suspect in the photo above. The suspect was involved in a residential burglary on Tuesday, December 15, on Old Tacora Hills Road near Clinton.
Anyone having information on this person is asked to contact Investigator Jeff Gilliam at (865) 457-6255, extension 142, or the Sheriff’s Communications Center at (865) 457-2414.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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Clinton Police Department launches Holiday House Watch
The Clinton Police Department has launched a service called Holiday House Watch.
It’s an ongoing service meant to help residents traveling away from home during the Christmas season, a press release said. The service was announced by Clinton Police Chief Rick Scarbrough on Thursday.
Clinton city residents have the option of calling the department at (865) 457-3112 or logging onto the CPD website to let officers know the dates and times they will be out of town. [Read more…]
Thackerson, record-setting Clinton QB, commits to Carson-Newman
Clinton senior quarterback Tyler Thackerson (8) is tackled from behind by Oak Ridge junior linebacker Chase Kimbro (10) during a 24-13 win for the Wildcats in the 2015 season-opener at home on Friday, Aug. 21, 2015. A record-setting quarterback at Clinton, Thackerson has committed to play football at Carson-Newman. (Photo by Julio Culiat)
Information from WYSH Radio
Clinton High School quarterback Tyler Thackerson has announced that he has committed to play college football at Carson-Newman. Thackerson made the decision last week, but he made it public on Tuesday.
A three-year starter at Clinton, Thackerson holds virtually every Dragon passing record, and in his career, he threw for more than 9,500 yards and accounted for a total of 104 passing and rushing touchdowns.
This season, Thackerson threw for more than 3,900 yards and 32 touchdowns, while also scoring 13 times via the ground game.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
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Lots of basketball this weekend in Oak Ridge, Clinton, Anderson County
Information from WYSH Radio
If you like watching high school basketball, then this is the weekend for you, with two holiday hoops tournaments and a two-day basketball showcase right in Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Anderson County.
The Don W. Lockard Invitational at Clinton High School begins on Friday at 12:30 p.m., continues Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and concludes on Sunday beginning at 12:30 p.m.
In addition to the boys and girls teams from Clinton, squads from Cannon County, Meigs County, Stone Memorial, Claiborne County, Sullivan North, and Knoxvill Central will participate.
Tickets for the Friday session (six games) are $6; tickets for Saturday’s eight-game session are $12, and tickets for the consolation and championship games Sunday are $6. You can also purchase a three-day tournament pass for $20. [Read more…]
City buys blighted home that burned in July on Waddell Circle
The City of Oak Ridge purchased 147 Waddell Circle, which had a fire in July, using Community Development Block Grants. The property, which sustained more than 75 percent fire damage, is slated for immediate demolition. It was purchased from an owner-occupant who did not have the means to remove the structure, officials said. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge)
The City of Oak Ridge has purchased a home that burned in July on Waddell Circle.
The blighted property at 147 Waddell Circle was purchased through the Community Development Block Grant, or CDBG, program. It is slated for immediate demolition, officials said.
The home, which sustained more than 75 percent fire damage, was purchased from an owner occupant who did not have the means to remove the structure, the City of Oak Ridge said. [Read more…]
Smith named deputy police chief
Former Captain Robin Smith, right, has been promoted to deputy chief of the Oak Ridge Police Department. Smith is pictured above with ORPD Chief Jim Akagi. (Photo by City of Oak Ridge)
Former Captain Robin Smith has been promoted to deputy chief of the Oak Ridge Police Department.
Smith was promoted on November 8. City officials said he will still oversee the ORPD Patrol Division and SWAT Team.
“He is a valuable member of the ORPD executive and senior leadership teams,” the City of Oak Ridge said of Smith. “Both the ORPD and the Oak Ridge community are very fortunate to have him as a deputy chief, and look forward to his leadership and talent in improving public safety for all of the great Oak Ridge citizens.” [Read more…]
Report: One man robbed, carjacked during ‘bad drug deal’; another shot in foot
One man was allegedly robbed and carjacked on Laurel Road in Anderson County early Monday morning, while another was reportedly shot in the foot as the result of a bad drug deal in Campbell County, authorities said.
Authorities received a report that a 2007 Kia Sportage had been stolen at gunpoint on Laurel Road at about 2 a.m. Monday. The vehicle was reported to be possibly headed to Oak Ridge or Oliver Springs after the alleged carjacking and robbery.
The vehicle was recovered by the Oak Ridge Police Department at Manhattan Apartments on North Purdue Avenue.
Darien Noe of LaFollette told Anderson County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Michael A. Poole that two suspects held guns on him and stole his vehicle, shoes, and other items, forcing him to leave the vehicle on Laurel Road, according to an incident report. Noe went to a house on Laurel Road to ask for help, and that resident called 911.
An alert was sent out to other law enforcement agencies to tell them to watch out for the stolen vehicle. [Read more…]
