The television show “Let’s Talk Frank” is returning to the local airwaves, host Lee Frank said.
The show will air live every Thursday on Comcast Channel 12 from 7 to 8 p.m., and it will feature state and local guests, commentary, and news. The show will also accept calls from the viewing audience, a press release said.
Founded in 2002, the conservative-oriented local show aired for seven years on BBB Comcast Channel 12 in Anderson and Roane Counties. [Read more…]
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An Anderson County man reported missing on October 10 has been located in Georgia, authorities said.
Michael David Miller, who is in his early 40s, was stopped by the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department after a “hit” on his license plate showed him as a missing person, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday. Miller and his vehicle had been entered into the National Crime Information Center, or NCIC, as a missing person.
Miller told Gwinnett County deputies he was okay and just wanted to “get away” for a while. Gwinnett County deputies contacted Anderson County authorities, confirmed he was a missing person, and said he appeared to be in no distress and was in good health. Miller was asked to contact his family, and with no reason to detain him, Gwinnett County deputies released him. [Read more…]
Lindsay M. Long
The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office will have a Veterans Day program on Thursday, November 6, and it will feature keynote speaker and Marine Corps veteran Lindsay M. Long.
The program is designed to honor the “courageous men and women who serve and have served in our nation’s armed forces,” a press release said.
The program is scheduled from 10-11 a.m. Thursday at the American Museum of Science and Energy at 300 South Tulane Avenue. It’s open to employees and the public.
Performances include the Oak Ridge Celebration Choir, Lloyd Jones, and a recognition of veterans, and it will conclude with the sounding of “Taps” by USMC Retired Master Sergeant Maurice Parks.
The deadline to apply for Oak Ridge boards and commissions is Friday, November 7. The applications are due by 5 p.m. Friday.
With less than a week remaining, city staff would like to encourage those who are interested in serving on a board to complete the 2014 Boards and Commissions Application, which is available on the City Clerk’s website, or residents can obtain paper copies in the City Clerk’s Office located in Room Number 109 in the Municipal Building, a press release said.
The election for these boards in the end-of-year recruitment will take place at a special meeting of the Oak Ridge City Council scheduled for Monday, December 15. [Read more…]
Karla McKanders
An associate professor in the University of Tennessee College of Law will discuss the migration surge of vulnerable immigrants to East Tennessee during a lunchtime meeting Tuesday, a press release said.
Karla McKanders will be the guest speaker at Lunch with the League on Tuesday, November 4. The program will be held at noon in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church’s new location at 809 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
The press release said vulnerable immigrants are those who have migrated to the United States and are not afforded full protections under national and state laws. [Read more…]
The Clinton Church of Christ will be giving away clothing of all types this Saturday, November 8, from 9 a.m. to noon at their building at 500 North Main Street in downtown Clinton, a press release said.
All are welcome to come get as much as they need, the release said.
Contact the church at (865) 457-0803 or churchofchristclinton@gmail.com for more information.
The staff at the new Secret City Pies location at Security Square at 979 Oak Ridge Turnpike is pictured above. Among those pictured are Leisa Hope, front right, and Terry Hope, back right.
Secret City Pies re-opened Monday, October 6, at its new location in Security Square. The new facility offers an expanded menu and dine-in seating.
Terry and Leisa Hope, who started the business two years ago in a take-out only location on the west end of town, are continuing their popular pies and desserts including pie-in-a cup, and bite-size pies, cookies, and their lunchtime favorites of chili dogs and a variety of sandwiches, a press release said.
“We will be adding pre-made salads, soups and stews, pinto beans and cornbread, and most of our sandwich meats will be cooked in house,” Leisa Hope said. Sandwich choices include, ham, turkey, roast beef, and bologna. Box lunches containing a sandwich, chips, dessert, and drink are also available.
“Secret City Pies can also cater lunches and brunches and can provide pie bites for all occasions, such as weddings, holiday parties, and more,” Hope added. The store would like a week’s notice on catering, but customers can call for shorter availability.
The new store is at 979 Oak Ridge Turnpike, across from the Methodist Medical Center entrance. [Read more…]
VOTE411.org, an online voter information guide, is available to all citizens of Anderson and Roane counties. Sponsored locally by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, VOTE411 began in 2006 at the national League level. More than 220 Leagues are now participating.
The site allows users to compare candidates for office in their district, select their choices, and create a ballot summary that they can print out, take with them to the polling place, or share. To access the guide, the user should go to www.VOTE411.org and follow the prompts.
After accessing the site, users are prompted to enter their address, which is used to identify their voting district from U.S. Census Bureau GIS data. The races and referenda provided should be identical to those on the ballot for that voting district. The address information and candidate selections provided by users will not be collected or retained. [Read more…]
By Benjamin Fowler
Oak Ridge High School Masquers, the school’s drama program, will present “Murder in the Magnolias,” an ensemble comedy, in three performances this month.
The performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday, November 13, and Saturday, November 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, November 16, at the Oak Ridge Performing Arts Center. The ensemble comedy blends Southern plays with a dollop of Tara Plantation, delightfully madcap characters, and a garden full of plants with minds of their own. Colonel Rance Chickenwing III passes away, launching a family frenzy to find his buried fortune. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcat basketball team has a free basketball clinic for girls in the second through sixth grade on Tuesday.
The clinic will be in the Oak Ridge High School Arena. It will start at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and end at 7:45 p.m. Tuesday.
There is no registration required, a press release said. The clinic will be conducted by the Lady Wildcat basketball staff and the players on this year’s team.
The Oak Ridge Track Club youth program will hold its annual Youth Turkey Trot on Tuesday, November 4.
This is a fun race for children from kindergarten to fifth grade, a press release said.
The children will be divided into three groups: K-1, 2-3, and 4-5, each running a one-mile race. The K-1st grade race will start at 4:30 p.m., with the other grades following.
There is a cost of $5 per athlete.
