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Gehl named manager of ORAU-managed beryllium lab

Posted at 9:28 pm September 2, 2014
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Ann Gehl

Ann Gehl

Oak Ridge Associated Universities has announced that Ann Gehl, who has nearly 30 years of medical technology and laboratory experience, has become the manager of the Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Laboratory. ORAU manages the lab for the U.S. Department of Energy.

Gehl is replacing Linda Nichols, who has decided to step down from her role as lab manager after 12 years but will continue working in the lab as senior technologist and quality control specialist. Gehl joined ORAU in January 2014 and has been working with Nichols since then to transition work responsibilities.

“We are pleased to bring someone with the Ann’s caliber of experience to lead our staff and continue building upon our outstanding reputation as a high-quality DOE laboratory,” said Donna Cragle, vice president at ORAU. “At the same time, we also wish to thank Linda for her exceptional leadership over these many years and are excited that she will continue as a valued member of our lab team.”

Prior to joining ORAU, Gehl worked at the University of Tennessee Medical Center for more than 20 years, first as a medical technologist in the Transplant Laboratory and then as senior flow cytometry technologist in the Immunology Laboratory. In that role, she maintained and developed procedures used in processing blood samples to help identify biomarkers for lymphoma and leukemia. She also served as an instructor, teaching flow cytometry to students in UT’s Clinical Laboratory Scientist program. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Ann Gehl, BeLPT, beryllium lab, Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Laboratory, beryllium lymphocyte proliferation test, chronic beryllium disease, Donna Cragle, lab manager, Linda Nichols, Oak Ridge Associated Universities, ORAU, Thompson Cancer Survival Center, U.S. Department of Energy, University of Tennessee Medical Center

Severe weather possible Tuesday evening

Posted at 7:45 pm September 2, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Severe Weather Outlook

Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown.

 

A line of strong to severe thunderstorms will move across the Cumberland Plateau and into East Tennessee and southwest Virginia this evening, forecasters said Tuesday.

The biggest risk from the storms is damaging straight-line winds of up to 60 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Morristown.

“Locally heavy rainfall and frequent lightning will also be possible with the strongest activity,” the NWS said.

The Weather Service issued a significant weather advisory at 7:09 p.m. for Anderson and Union counties and southern Campbell, central Morgan, and southeastern Scott counties until 8 p.m. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Anderson, Clinton, East Tennessee, forecast, Lafollette, Lake City, lightning, Morgan, National Weather Service, Norris, NWS, Oak Ridge, Oliver Springs, rainfall, Scott, severe thunderstorms, severe weather, storms, straight-line winds, thunderstorms, Union

Anderson County Commission approves deer hunting at former landfill site

Posted at 11:50 am September 2, 2014
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CLINTON—Members of the Anderson County Commission, during their regular meeting on Aug. 18, approved a resolution that will allow citizens to hunt deer on the county-owned former Blockhouse Valley Landfill site.

Deer hunting will be limited to the former landfill site and restricted to permitted individuals, a press release said.

Citizens interested in obtaining permits for the hunt must submit their applications and requests by calling (865) 457-6201 by 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 17.

A lottery drawing will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank’s office, located in Suite 208 at the Anderson County Courthouse at 100 North Main Street in Clinton.

Filed Under: Anderson County, Front Page News, Government, Recreation, Sports Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, Anderson County Courthouse, Blockhouse Valley Landfill, deer hunting, hunt, landfill, lottery drawing, permits, Terry Frank

Anderson County Commission appoints new chair, vice chair

Posted at 10:48 am September 2, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Robert McKamey

Robert McKamey

The Anderson County Commission on Tuesday appointed a new chair and vice chair.

The new chair is Anderson County Commissioner Robert McKamey, who represents District 5, which includes the Clinton High, Dutch Valley, Marlow, and Norwood precincts.

The new vice chair is Steve Emert, who represents District 3, which includes Andersonville, Fairview, Glen Alpine, and Norris.

There were no other nominations for chair and vice chair during the five-minute special meeting at the Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton on Tuesday morning.

McKamey will replace Commissioner Chuck Fritts of District 1 (Claxton and Bull Run). Fritts did not seek to be re-appointed as chair after three terms. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Anderson County, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Anderson County Commission, August 7 election, chair, Chuck Fritts, Nominating Committee, Robert McKamey, Robin Biloski, special meeting, Steve Emert, vice chair

Updated: Andy Allen, missing ORHS senior, had been lost in woods

Posted at 8:55 am September 2, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Andy Allen

Andy Allen

Note: This story was updated at 11:20 a.m.

Andy Allen, the 17-year-old Oak Ridge High School senior who had been missing since Saturday night, has been found safe after getting lost in the woods, authorities said Tuesday morning.

Allen told deputies that he was unable to find his way out of the woods, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said.

Allen had been missing since early Sunday morning after leaving his father’s home in west Knox County on foot. He was reunited with his parents on Tuesday morning.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office said a witness saw Allen walk out of the woods on Hart Road in Knox County around 8 a.m. He then walked to the Weigel’s on Northshore Drive off Pellissippi Parkway.

“A second person identified him and called 911,” the Sheriff’s Office said. “When Knox County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrived, he had been taken to a back room at the store. Rural Metro examined him and then he was sent home with his parents.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Knox County, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Andy Allen, Barb Allen, Betsy Coleman, Concord Park, Hart Road, KCSO, Kevin Allen, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, missing person, Northshore Drive, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, Pellissippi Parkway

Knox County Sheriff helps hunt for missing ORHS senior

Posted at 12:52 pm September 1, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Andy Allen Search Party

Volunteers meet Monday morning at Concord Park to help search for Andy Allen, an Oak Ridge High School senior who was last seen at his father’s home in west Knox County on Saturday night. (Photos by Kathryn Howe)

 

Andy Allen Missing Poster

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is helping to hunt for Andy Allen, a 17-year-old senior at Oak Ridge High School.

The Knox County Sheriff’s Office is helping in the hunt for a west Knox County teenager and Oak Ridge High School senior who has been missing since early Sunday morning, authorities said.

Andy Allen, 17, left his home at Westland and Northshore on foot around 1 a.m. Sunday, and he was last spotted in the Northshore/Pellissippi area around 3 a.m. Sunday, the Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Airwatch is assisting in the search.

Allen is a white male, 5’9”, and 165 pounds, and he attends ORHS, where he is a senior.

Anyone with information is asked to call the KCSO at (865) 215-2243.

Volunteers are also helping in the search effort. Family friend Betsy Coleman and ORHS teacher Deni Sobek have coordinated that effort.

See previous story here.

More information will be added as it becomes available.

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Knox County, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Andy Allen, KCSO, Knox County, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, missing, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS

High Places has ‘Walk Thru the Bible’ on Sept. 7

Posted at 11:42 am September 1, 2014
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High Places Community Church

High Places Community Church in Grove Center is pictured above.

High Places Community Church will be hosting a special “Walk Thru the Bible” event on Sunday, September 7, at the historic Grove Theater at 123 Randolph Road in Oak Ridge.

The event has been booked as the result of a passion, one that stretches back more than 30 years in the heart of High Places’ founding pastor Martin Fischer, who also celebrates a birthday on the same date.

“What I want for my birthday is to host a party where anyone in attendance will be given a chance to experience the same thing I once did in a ‘Walk Thru the Bible’ event,” the Rev. Fischer said in a press release. “Years ago, I came away with a better understanding, appreciation, and even fascination for the way the Bible story unfolds through history. It was life-changing for me.”

This event, which focuses on the Old Testament, offers a unique and highly interactive way to gain better handles on the Bible stories that show how God built a “faith family” with the Hebrew people in the two millennium leading up to the birth of Jesus. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Churches, Community, Faith, Front Page News Tagged With: Bible, God, Grove Theater, High Places Community Church, Jesus, Martin Fischer, Oak Ridge, Old Testament, Walk Thru the Bible

Gov. Haslam in Oak Ridge on Friday for Roane State ribbon-cutting

Posted at 10:57 am September 1, 2014
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Governor Bill Haslam

Bill Haslam

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam will be in Oak Ridge on Friday for the ribbon-cutting at the new Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building at Roane State Community College.

The ribbon-cutting is at 8:30 a.m. Friday, after the East Tennessee Economic Council meeting, which starts at 7:30 a.m. in the new Roane State building, which is at 701 Briarcliff Avenue in Oak Ridge.

The governor will also be at the ETEC meeting.

Filed Under: College, Education, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Bill Haslam, East Tennessee Economic Council, ETEC, Goff Health Sciences and Technology Building, Oak Ridge, ribbon-cutting, Roane State

ORHS Class of 1969 has Band and BBQ Bash on Sept. 20

Posted at 10:46 am September 1, 2014
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The Oak Ridge High School Class of 1969 has its 45th year reunion on September 20, and the celebration will feature music, barbecue, and fun, a press release said. The event is open to everyone that would like to come.

The band Boys Night Out will perform and so will special guests: Bill Capshaw (Soul Sanction), Joe Fincher (Impacts), and Kathy Hill of Claytons’ Star Time fame.

“It’s a night of music from the ’60s and ’70s showcasing the sounds of the Temptations, Four Tops, Tams, and many others,” the press release said. Buddy’s BBQ will cater the event.

“For only $35, this will be a night to remember,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News Tagged With: barbecue, Bill Capshaw, Boys' Night Out, Class of 1969, Elks Lodge, Greg Bell, Joe Fincher, Kathy Hill, music, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, reunion

Searchers hunt for missing ORHS student

Posted at 9:31 am September 1, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Andy Allen

Andy Allen

Note: This story was last updated at 10:10 a.m. September 2.

Friends and family are searching for a 17-year-old Oak Ridge High School student who hasn’t been seen since he left his father’s house in west Knox County on foot at midnight Saturday, a family friend said.

Searchers are meeting at 9:30 a.m. today (Monday) at Concord Park on Northshore Drive to hunt for Andy Allen, an ORHS senior, family friend Betsy Coleman said.

Allen is 5’9″ and has blue eyes, dark hair, and a shaved head, Coleman said.

Allen’s father, Kevin Allen, is an assistant district attorney general for Knox County who lives in the Northshore Drive and Westland Drive area, Coleman said.

She said the last ping from Andy’s cell phone came at about 3 a.m. between Northshore Elementary School and George Williams Road, near Concord Park. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Knox County, Police and Fire, Police and Fire, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: Andy Allen, Barb Allen, Betsy Coleman, Concord Park, Kevin Allen, Knox County, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Northshore Drive, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORHS, Westland Drive

No garbage pickup on Labor Day

Posted at 12:14 pm August 31, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Waste Connections Inc. will not pick up garbage or recyclables on Monday, September 1 (Labor Day).

Monday’s routes will be picked up on Tuesday, September 2, and the following subsequent days the rest of the week.

“Please have all refuse and recyclables out by 7 a.m. for Tuesday route,” a press release said.

For additional information, you can call Waste Connections Inc. at (865) 482-3656 or visit www.WasteConnectionsTn.com.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: garbage pickup, Labor Day, recyclables, refuse, Waste Connections Inc.

Sewer rehab work continues week of Sept. 2

Posted at 12:08 pm August 31, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 2 Comments

More rehabilitation work of the city’s sewer collection pipes is scheduled to continue this week, starting Tuesday, September 2.

The work is being done by Hurst Excavating and Morgan Contracting under contract with the City of Oak Ridge. It includes rehabilitating sewer collection pipes within city easements in yards and in roadways, a press release said.

Residents should already have received color-coded letters and door hangers (orange for Hurst Excavating and purple for Morgan Contracting) providing general information and each contractors’ contact information.

Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists are urged to use extra care and caution when traveling on the streets with sewer work areas, a press release said. Temporary road repairs will be made, and loose gravel should be expected until the patches are permanently paved. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Central City I Rehabilitation Project, East Plant III Rehabilitation Project, East Plant IV Rehabilitation Project, Hurst Excavating, Morgan Contracting Inc., Oak Ridge Public Works Department, Portland Utilities Construction Co. LLC, sewer collection pipes, sewer rehab

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