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Mathew and Luke are still waiting for their forever home. They were turned in to the shelter together and share the same cage. They love each other, and we would love to see these beautiful cats find a home together.
During our Valentine’s 50 percent off sale, please stop in and visit these brothers. We also have a sponsor that will help with the adoption fee if both are adopted together. That is a Valentine’s deal that is hard to resist. [Read more…]
Anderson County Schools will be closed Friday because of the weather. The Central Office will follow the inclement weather procedure.
Oak Ridge Schools will open two hours late to allow any ice that forms overnight to melt. The schools will not serve breakfast Friday morning, so parents should make sure their children eat before coming to school.
A 10 a.m. starting time has been authorized for employees of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge Environmental Management Site Office, Oak Ridge Nuclear Energy Site Office, Office of Scientific and Technical Information, and Oak Ridge DOE Inspector General, with unscheduled leave (previously referred to as liberal leave) authorized if needed.
Normal hours are in effect for Oak Ridge National Laboratory Site Office employees, with unscheduled leave (previously referred to as liberal leave) authorized if needed.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
Cello teacher Andy Bryenton, right, is among the Music Arts faculty participating in a faculty recital on Saturday evening at Robertsville Baptist Church in Oak Ridge. Also pictured above is student Bonnie Moon, an Oak Ridge High School sophomore.
Music Arts is proud to present their faculty in a recital at 7 p.m. Saturday at Robertsville Baptist Church in Oak Ridge.
Music Arts has been offering music instruction to local children, youth, and adult music students for 30 years. The school provides private professional instruction in piano, woodwind, brass, strings, percussion, and voice, including country instruments such as guitar, fiddle, mandolin, and banjo.
Faculty members participating in the recital will be Sam Chen (trombone), Dave Eckman (saxophone), Ardyce Lee (bassoon), Andy Bryenton (cello), Jodi Harbin (mandolin), Shannnon Hamblen (guitar, mandolin, fiddle, and bass guitar), Alex Wilson (french horn), and Rudolph Nemeth (piano).
Admission is free, but donations are greatly appreciated.
Music Arts is at 251 Robertsville Road.
A symbol of the friendship between Oak Ridge and Japan, the 20-year-old Friendship Bell at Alvin K. Bissell Park was closed in December to allow the city to make repairs to the structure holding up the bell.
The International Friendship Bell, located in Oak Ridge’s A.K. Bissell Park, has been closed in order to assess damage to the housing structure in which the bell is displayed. A routine inspection by city staff late last year revealed cracking in the wooden support columns. Temporary fencing has been placed around the structure; additional fencing and signage will be installed this week in order to restrict direct access to the bell.
The structure housing the bell is a unique, open, timber-frame structure with six main timbers measuring approximately 12” square supporting the entire frame. A preliminary inspection by a local engineering firm has revealed significant wood root and deterioration to the structure. In addition, a large crack has developed in the stone wall supporting one of the columns at the south end of the bell structure. [Read more…]
The Anderson County Courthouse on Main Street in Clinton is pictured above.
The Anderson County Courthouse closed at 3 p.m. Wednesday due to the weather.
Plans for Thursday haven’t been determined yet.
“We will keep everyone updated as we go through this evening,” the Anderson County Mayor’s Office said in a statement.
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A Saturday evening concert with the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra will feature the music of Bach, Vivaldi, and Mozart.
It will also feature singer Meghan Mayes, winner of the Youth Aliyah Honors Concert in Oak Ridge. She will be in the spotlight for “Exsultate, Jubilate” by Mozart, a press release said.
The orchestra will be led by conductor Dan Allcott, and the concert starts at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at First United Methodist Church. The church is at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Tulane Avenue.
The Baroque Bonanza concert is part of an Oak Ridge Civic Music Association concert series. [Read more…]
Oak Ridge Schools will dismiss early today (Wednesday) because of the incoming winter storm, a press release said.
Here are the dismissal times:
The Oak Ridge Lady Wildcats eliminated the Clinton Lady Dragon 51-37 in the first round of the District 3 basketball tournament at Powell on Tuesday.
The Clinton girls fell behind early and could not dig themselves out of the hole.
The Lady Wildcats (8-20, 6-10 in District 3) extended their win streak over the Lady Dragons (4-20, 3-13) to 54.
Oak Ridge will next play Anderson County (15-11, 12-3) at 6 p.m. Thursday in Powell.
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Join us this week at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter for a 50 percent off sale on all of our beautiful cats and dogs. During this traditional Valentine’s week of love, please open your heart to a homeless animal.
The shelter is open from Tuesday through Saturday 11-6. We would love to see you!
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Lela-Love was the featured pet of the day on Monday. She is a young female that is dainty and quiet. She would make someone an excellent companion. Please stop by and visit Lela-Love this week during our Valentines 50 percent off special. Lela would love to see you.
HOURS OF OPERATION
The Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton, pictured above, closed early Wednesday because of the winter storm hitting the Southeast.
Note: This story was last updated at 8:25 p.m. Feb. 12.
Schools in Clinton and Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, and Roane counties will be closed Wednesday due to weather.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program at 320 Robertsville Road in Oak Ridge will also be closed Wednesday due to the threat of a major winter storm.
Oak Ridge Schools dismissed early on Wednesday. The Anderson County Courthouse closed at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Anderson County Schools and its Central Office will be closed Thursday. [Read more…]
The Oak Ridge Convention and Visitors Bureau and Welcome Center will be closed until noon Wednesday because of a water outage scheduled by the city and because the parking lot will be blocked for utility work for the nearby Kroger Marketplace shopping center.
Oak Ridge officials have announced that a short stretch of Robertsville Road between Oak Ridge Turnpike and Raleigh Road will be closed from Wednesday to Friday for the underground utility work. The entrance to ORCVB is in that road section.
The street closure is subject to weather that could cause a delay in the work, a city press release said.
