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Loudon company wants to use Alexander Inn as assisted living center

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A Loudon company has proposed converting the historic but run-down Alexander Inn in Oak Ridge into a $6 million, 60-unit assisted living senior center.

Family Pride Corp. has requested a 90 percent, 10-year tax property tax break on the three-acre site. Oak Ridge Industrial Development Board members will be briefed on the proposal Monday and consider recommending it to City Council during a special Oct. 11 meeting.

Family Pride would work with InSite Development Corp. of Knoxville to redevelop the two-story hotel, which was built during World War II as part of the top-secret Manhattan Project.

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Public housing inspections lead to four evictions for criminal, drug activity

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Annual inspections of 127 public housing apartments this month led to four evictions for criminal and drug-related activities, the Oak Ridge Housing Authority announced Thursday.

Three of the evictions resulted in charges against a family member, a ORHA press release said. No one was charged in the fourth case due to the nature of the offense.

“However, in accordance with our policies, the offense will result in the family losing their housing assistance with ORHA,” the press release said. It did not give more information.

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DOE employees donate more than 11,000 pounds of food to Second Harvest

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Second Harvest Feds Feed Families

At right, John Shewairy of the U.S. Department of Energy in Oak Ridge gives Second Harvest’s John Bell, center, a food donation as part of the Feds Feed Families campaign. Aaron White, left, coordinated this year’s campaign. (Photo by Lynn Freeny/DOE)

U.S. Department of Energy employees donated 11,437 pounds of food on Thursday to the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee.

The donation was part of the national Feds Feed Families campaign, a press release said.

“This is the third year the DOE’s Oak Ridge site has participated in the annual summer campaign, which helps replenish local food banks and raises awareness about the prevalence of hunger nationally,” the release said.

Under the direction of DOE’s local federal employee mentor program, more than 11,000 pounds of food has been donated for three consecutive years, the release said.

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Briarcliff Park sidewalk could be complete Friday

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Work on a new sidewalk at Briarcliff Park is expected to be completed by Friday, a press release said.

The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department had contracted with First Place Finish Inc. of Oak Ridge to build the sidewalk. It will connect the parking lot to the playground, making the playground more accessible, the release said.

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National Nuclear Security Administration honors Y-12 employees

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NNSA Y-12 Awards

B&W Y-12 and National Nuclear Security Administration officials hand out plaques during a Sept. 18 awards ceremony. (Photo submitted by B&W Y-12)

A National Nuclear Security Administration official recently visited the Y-12 National Security Complex to present Defense Programs Awards of Excellence.

Fifteen teams that included about 275 Y-12 federal and contractor employees were recognized, a press release said.

Joseph Oder, director of NNSA’s Office of Nuclear Weapons Stockpile, pictured at center in the photo at left, presented the awards with Mark Padilla, NNSA Production Office assistant manager for programs and projects, who is pictured at right in the photo, and Joe Henry, chief operating officer of B&W Y-12.

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Oak Ridge police accepting unwanted prescription drugs Saturday

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Expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs can be turned in to the Oak Ridge Police Department on Saturday.

It’s part of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Saturday’s event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Oak Ridge Police Department at 200 S. Tulane Ave.

The service is free and anonymous, and no questions will be asked, a city press release said.

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Free admission at AMSE Saturday with downloaded Smithsonian ticket

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Admission at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge will be free on Saturday for visitors who have downloaded a ticket from the Smithsonian Magazine website.

It’s the eighth annual Smithsonian Magazine’s National Museum Day Live!, and more than 1,400 venues are participating, an AMSE press release said.

The tickets can be downloaded at www.Smithsonian.com/museumday. One ticket will allow entry for two people. There is a limit of one ticket per household and e-mail address.

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Three men indicted in December robbery in Claxton

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Three Anderson County men accused of participating in a Claxton robbery in December have been indicted by a grand jury, and they face an Oct. 8 arraignment.

A Claxton woman reported that the three men approached her at about 8 a.m. Dec. 1 at her home on Foust Carney Road, and one of them pointed a handgun at her and took her purse. The purse contained valuable jewelry, car keys, and about $300, court records said. The woman estimated her total loss at more than $28,000.

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UT-Battelle donates $60,000 to Second Harvest Food Bank

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ORNL and Second Harvest

Second Harvest Food Bank Executive Director Elaine Streno accepts the first $20,000 installment of a $60,000 UT-Battelle donation from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Director Thom Mason. (Photo submitted by ORNL)

UT-Battelle gave Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee $20,000 on Wednesday.

It’s the first part of a three-year, $60,000 donation to help the local nonprofit organization feed hungry East Tennessee residents, a press release said.

UT-Battelle, which manages Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy, donated the money at its annual United Way Leadership Giver’s Breakfast, the release said.

‘Cash mob’ at The Epicurean on Saturday

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The Young Professionals of Oak Ridge has its next “cash mob” at The Epicurean on Saturday.

The YPOR’s quarterly cash mobs are designed to give an economic boost to a local business. Previous Young Professionals cash mobs have been held at Downtown Hardware, Mickey’s Produce, and J&M Butcher Shop.

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Man accused of threatening woman with knives

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An Oak Ridge man arrested Saturday is accused of threatening a woman in a Seneca Road home by allegedly following her down a hallway with knives and then throwing them at her.

The victim said Wesley Sylvester Howard IV, 41, became upset when no one else would eat in the kitchen with the two of them, a court affidavit said. The records alleged Howard became depressed and then angry, and he began to shout loudly and curse.

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Clinton man charged with TennCare fraud in Knox County

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An Anderson County man has been charged in Knox County with TennCare fraud for using his son’s TennCare healthcare insurance benefits, authorities said.

Anthony Eugene Morgan, alias Anthony Eugene Morgan Sr., 44, of Clinton, was arrested Wednesday, the Tennessee Office of Inspector General said in a press release. It’s Morgan’s second arrest for TennCare fraud.

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