The Tennessee Valley Authority will be making road and parking improvements at Melton Hill Recreation Area, some of which will require changes in traffic patterns during the work, a press release said.
Beginning Saturday, August 6, TVA crews will be conducting road and parking improvements along Melton Hill Dam Road and the recreation access road off Highway 95.
The work will take place daily from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m., weather permitting. [Read more…]
Jordan Tyler Etheridge, left, and Honey Lee Hook are pictured above. (Photos by Anderson County Sheriff’s Department)
An Oak Ridge man and woman were charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect after police conducting a welfare check on North Hollywood Circle on Saturday allegedly found drugs, paraphernalia, and several knives lying where a small child could reach them; dog urine and feces in several spots on the floor; roaches and dirty dishes with mold and bugs throughout the home; no running water that an officer could find; and a large bucket of dirty water in the middle of the floor, court records said.
The bathroom toilet was full of human waste, and there was a “foul odor throughout the residence,” according to arrest warrants filed in Anderson County General Sessions Court in Oak Ridge.
There were several small individual wrapped plastic baggies lying in plain sight on the living room floor, and some had a green leafy substance inside that looked and smelled like marijuana and several had a white powdery substance inside them, packaged for resale, Oak Ridge Police Department Officer Sherrill Selby said in the warrants. There were two spoons with a white powder substance on them lying on a television stand, Selby said.
The home is within 1,000 feet of the playground of the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge, making it a drug-free school zone, the warrants said. [Read more…]
Construction and renovation work has started on the new Hobby Lobby store at the former Kroger on South Illinois Avenue, and workers are pictured above at the site of the new store on Wednesday, June 15, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Note: This story was last updated at 11:25 a.m.
Hobby Lobby plans to open its Oak Ridge store in early October, the company said Wednesday.
The new store is opening in the 63,000-square-foot former Kroger building at the intersection of South Illinois and Rutgers avenues. Construction and renovations have already started.
The national craft and home decor retailer said the store will create about 35-50 jobs paying $15.35 per hour for full-time workers and $10.23 per hour for part-time employees. [Read more…]
The Roane State Shooting Sports Team competed in June in the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program Championships. From left are team member Andy Carey, Assistant Coach Kevin Hembree, team member Lauren Sanders, Assistant Coach James Wattenbarger, team member Nathan Hembree, Head Coach Kenny Carey, team member Nathan Wattenbarger, and team member Cody Chattin. (Photo by Roane State Community College)
Roane State Community College Shooting Sports Team athletes won top honors in the collegiate division at the Tennessee Scholastic Clay Target Program Championships in June in Nashville.
Lauren Sanders of Soddy Daisy won first place in sporting clays and second place in skeet. Andy Carey of Crossville won first place in sporting clays. Nathan Hembree of Crossville won second place in skeet and third place in trap.
Nate Wattenbarger of Crossville and Cody Chattin of Spring City also competed for Roane State.
Coaches Kevin Hembree, James Wattenbarger, and Kenny Carey said they were “very proud of the entire team for their efforts and excellent marksmanship.” [Read more…]
Community members gather to show their support for breastfeeding during the 2015 Baby’s Best Fest. This year’s event will take place on Aug. 4 at the A.K. Bissell Park playground. (Photo by MMC)
By Kelly Goodman/Covenant Health
Like ice cream and a summer day, some things are just made for each other. That’s how we feel about breastfeeding. Breast milk is made especially for babies, and the staff at Methodist Medical Center and the Family Birthing Center want to encourage all new mothers to consider breastfeeding for your baby’s best health and development.
To celebrate World Breastfeeding Month, Methodist Medical Center, the Anderson County Health Department, and La Leche League will host Baby’s Best Fest, a free event featuring a family ice cream social, children’s activities, community resources, and more. Baby’s Best Fest will take place Thursday, August 4, from 6-7 p.m. at the A.K. Bissell Park Playground, located at 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
“Breastfeeding is about making it work for you and your baby for an extended time,” says Cher Stallings (RN, BSN, IBCLC, CCE), International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in the Family Birthing Center at Methodist Medical Center. “So many mothers start out breastfeeding, but as they return to work or get caught up in a busy home life, they may give up breastfeeding earlier than they would ideally like. For some women, it’s a lack of support from family. For others, it’s a lack of tools or knowledge.” [Read more…]
As part of their study abroad service learning class, Roane State students constructed a turtle habitat for ASVO, a conservation organization in Costa Rica. (Photo by Roane State Community College)
Sixteen Roane State Community College students traveled to Costa Rica this summer to build a sea turtle nursery, give needed school supplies to elementary school children, help teach English to college students, and immerse themselves in a foreign culture.
The students were part of a Roane State study abroad service learning class. The class has been offered for the past eight years and gives students the opportunity to travel to Costa Rica and earn college credit in business or education.
Costa Rica is home to four species of sea turtles. Roane State students constructed a nursery that will protect turtle eggs from poachers, tourists, and other harmful elements. The eggs are monitored around the clock until they hatch. [Read more…]
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College is offering a training session on “Navigating the New Overtime Rules” on August 30 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The cost to attend is $10, which includes lunch.
The training session is offered in partnership with The University of Tennessee-PTAC, Strategic Consulting Solutions, and Bass, Berry and Sims. [Read more…]
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College is offering a free training session on “How to start a small business” on August 26 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The workshop is held at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
To register, call (865) 483-2668 or email jbangs@tsbdc.org.
The Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College is offering a free training session on “How to do business with the government” on August 11 from 9 a.m. to noon.
The workshop will be at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce, 1400 Oak Ridge Turnpike.
To register, call (865) 483-2668 or email jbangs@tsbdc.org.
A sign announces that Countryside Tire and Auto will be opening soon at the site of the former Keeping Room on Rutgers Avenue in central Oak Ridge. The sign above is pictured on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)
Countryside Tire and Auto Service plans to open soon at the site of the former Keeping Room on Rutgers Avenue.
Countryside Tire and Auto hopes to open the new shop in late October.
“We will know better as it gets closer,” the company said Monday.
Countryside Tire and Auto will be moving to Rutgers Avenue from its current location at 220 Brisbane Road in east Oak Ridge. [Read more…]
TVA’s Norris Dam was named to the National Register of Historic Places—just in time for the 80th anniversary of the day the dam began operations. TVA celebrated July 28-30, 2016. Norris is the first TVA-built dam to achieve this honor, which was presented to TVA historian Pat Ezzell, left, by U. S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann at a special dinner held at the dam on Thursday, July 28, 2016. (Photo by Tennessee Valley Authority)
By Tennessee Valley Authority
One of East Tennessee’s most iconic energy sources, and a popular tourist and recreation destination, is officially now a protected American historic resource.
The National Park Service has added majestic Norris Dam, which extends 1,860 feet across the Clinch River in East Tennessee, to the National Register of Historic Places.
U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann presented TVA Historian Pat Ezzell the plaque that will be prominently displayed at Norris Dam. Fleischmann bestowed the plaque at a July 28 dinner that celebrated the 80th anniversary of initial operation of TVA’s first hydro project.
Norris Dam is the first TVA dam to receive recognition on the National Registry. It and the nearby town of Norris both are named for George Norris, the Nebraska senator who authored the TVA Act. He also is known as the father of the Tennessee Valley Authority. [Read more…]
Oliver Springs has received a $100,000 state grant for development of the Carmichael Ballfield, officials said Monday. It’s a Local Parks and Recreation grant.
Farragut received a $500,000 Parks and Recreation grant for renovation of an athletic field, restroom, and construction of parking.
And Norris Dam State Park received an $84,000 Recreational Trails Program grant. It will be used to buy trail cutting equipment for building and maintaining hiking and biking trails, and trail-dedicated hand tools; develop three new trails that will link existing trails to increase trail capacity and link users to the campgrounds; and repair existing trails and train new volunteers.
The grants were announced by Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Commissioner Bob Martineau on Monday. They are worth more than $17 million total, and they will help fund parks and recreation projects in Tennessee communities, a press release said. [Read more…]
