Canute is our featured pet of the day. He is four months old, neutered, and front declawed. He is a playful, happy kitten that needs a home.
The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s located at 395 Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge. The phone number is (865) 425-3423.
See the Animal Shelter’s website here. You can also find more information on adoptable animals at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on this Facebook page.
Brian Salesky
Brian Salesky, executive director and conductor of the Knoxville Opera, will be the featured speaker at an AAUW meeting on Monday.
The luncheon meeting of the AAUW, Oak Ridge Branch, starts at 11:30 a.m. Monday at First Presbyterian Church, Room 102.
Salesky’s presentation is titled “Knoxville Opera: Serving Knoxville with Passion for 36 Years!” [Read more…]
KNOXVILLE—The Tennessee Valley Authority met a record-breaking winter demand for electricity Friday morning with an estimated 33,345 megawatts when the average temperature across the region hovered at 7 degrees.
This would be TVA’s highest demand for electricity since the summer of 2007 and third-highest in TVA history, a press release said. The previous winter record was 32,572 megawatts set on Jan. 16, 2009.
Meeting the record demand required the combined efforts of TVA’s employees and generating facilities, coordination with the Valley’s 155 local power companies and large industrial customers, and the cooperation of businesses and households to conserve, the press release said.
The release said TVA received 29 percent of its power from coal-fired plants, 21 percent from nuclear plants, 24 percent from natural gas plants, 12 percent from hydroelectric dams, 2 percent from wind farms, and 12 percent from power market purchases. [Read more…]
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding Jan Follansbee, center, a Collierville resident who was last seen in Oak Ridge on Wednesday.
The Loudon County Sheriff’s Office is seeking help in finding a woman who was last seen in Oak Ridge on Wednesday.
Barbara “Jan” Follansbee, 58, left her mother’s home at 102 Dasher Lane in Oak Ridge between 6 and 7 p.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Follansbee said she was going to Walmart.
Follansbee has brown hair, is about 5’6”, and weighs about 135 pounds. She was wearing sweat pants and a red sweater and red jacket when she left her mother’s home on Wednesday, according to a report by Loudon County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Detective Jason Smith. She left in a maroon 2008 Honda Accord with a license plate number 718-VXR. [Read more…]
The former chief of staff for Sen. Lamar Alexander who was arrested in December on child pornography charges was found dead in the basement of his parents’ home in Maryland on Thursday, apparently in a suicide.
Several media outlets, including the New York Times and Washington Post, have reported on the death of Ryan Loskarn, 35, who had been released to live with his parents after his Dec. 11 arrest.
Loskarn had been charged with possessing and distributing child pornography. [Read more…]
Kern Memorial United Methodist Church is having a Saturday open house on the Affordable Care Act and options available to buy health insurance through the new Marketplace.
The open house is from 2 to 6 p.m. on Saturday. The church and volunteers will make printed information available as well as computers to get online resources, and they will provide individual help.
The open house will include informational PowerPoint presentations, especially for those who have never had health insurance. Access to websites such as www.healthcare.gov, www.KFF.org, and www.valuepenguin.com will be provided. Paper registration forms for the ACA will be available, as well as the toll-free phone number for getting information and signing up. Light refreshments will be served. [Read more…]
Scott Smith, left, a mechanic with the Anderson County Motor Pool Department, has earned a new certification. He is pictured with County Mayor Terry Frank. (Photo courtesy of Anderson County government)
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Scott Smith, a mechanic in the Anderson County Government Motor Pool Department, has recently earned the Emergency Vehicle Technician certification from the EVT Certification Commission Inc.
The new Emergency Vehicle Technician certification allows Smith to maintain, inspect and test Anderson County’s ambulances and their heating, air conditioning, and ventilation systems. The certification also allows Anderson County Motor Pool to conduct state vehicle inspections on county ambulances.
Smith, who has worked in the Motor Pool Department for three years, said he plans to continue pursuing other certification opportunities through the EVT Certification Commission. “It’s great to be able to do this,” he said. [Read more…]
Peggy Ann Underwood
Peggy Ann Underwood, age 62, a resident of Harriman, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.
Peggy was born Sept. 24, 1951, in Roane County. She was a lifelong resident of this area.
She worked at Berkline Inc. and Roane Hosiery as a seamstress and most recently in the food service business as a restaurant manager.
Mrs. Underwood was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother who enjoyed cooking, taking care of family, crafts, shopping, and fishing. [Read more…]
Janet Sue Cox, 63, of Clinton, passed away on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, at Tennova Hospital in Knoxville.
She was born in Clintwood, Va., on Jan. 24, 1950, the daughter of Lester and Betty K. Branham. Janet graduated from Clinton High School with the Class of 1968. In her spare time, she enjoyed cooking, taking cruises, and spending time with her friends, family, and grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved mother, Betty K. Branham. [Read more…]
Free flu shots will be available at the Jan. 31 Stone Soup community meal at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church. (Submitted photo)
Free flu shots and warm coats will be available at the Jan. 31 Stone Soup community meal at Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church.
Everyone is invited to the free community meal, scheduled from 5 to 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 31, in the Social Hall of the Oak Ridge Unitarian Universalist Church, a press release said. The church is located at 1500 Oak Ridge Turnpike. The Stone Soup team will prepare and serve homemade white chicken chili, corn bread, and a cookie and milk.
The Stone Soup Ministry team has partnered with the Free Medical Clinic of Oak Ridge, or FMCOR, to provide free flu shots to anyone in need. Nurses who are volunteers at FMCOR will be on hand to give the shots, the press release said. The vaccine is being provided by the clinic. [Read more…]
Zena is a beautiful brindle mix. She weighs 50 pounds and is three years old. She is a friendly, active dog that needs a home. Please stop by the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter today and visit Zena.
The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter is open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. It’s located at 395 Belgrade Road in east Oak Ridge. The phone number is (865) 425-3423.
See the Animal Shelter’s website here. You can also find more information on adoptable animals at the Oak Ridge Animal Shelter on this Facebook page.
Information from WYSH Radio
The Clinton Police Department is investigating a shoplifting incident at Walmart that quickly escalated to aggravated assault on Monday.
While shoplifting is nothing new at the big-box retailer, the store’s loss prevention associate called police to the store shortly before 3:30 p.m. Monday after a man allegedly threatened him with a box cutter while stealing women’s underwear. The loss prevention associate confronted a man who was walking out the store’s front door with two packages of plus-sized women’s underwear valued at a little more than $25 without paying for them. [Read more…]
