A Wednesday program will help entrepreneurs understand certifications for small and disadvantaged businesses.
It’s presented by the Tennessee Small Business Development Center and University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services. It’s scheduled from 1:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce.
The Oak Ridge Wildcats will play the Southwind Jaguars of Memphis on Wednesday morning in the quarterfinals of the state basketball tournament in Murfreesboro.
It’s the first game in the Class AAA championships, and it starts at 10 a.m. at the Murphy Center at Middle Tennessee State University.
The Tuesday meeting of the Kiwanis Club of Oak Ridge will feature Norm Nelson of the Emory Valley Center.
Nelson, EVC supported employment coordinator, will discuss community workplace accommodations made at the center and in the community to allow agency clients to be employed.
The Oak Ridge fire and electric departments respond to a small fire in a meter box at the Anderson County Emergency Medical Services Station 2 on Raleigh Road. (Photos by Tom Scott)
A small fire at a meter box at the Anderson County Emergency Medical Services station on Raleigh Road went out when the power to the building was cut, authorities said.
The electrical fire occurred at ACEMS Station 2 at about 4:55 p.m. Friday.
Weather had caused a service line to spark, said Josh Waldo, Oak Ridge Fire Department assistant fire chief. There was no damage to the building, which once housed the Oak Ridge Fire Department Alarm Office.
With everyone preparing to move their clocks forward this weekend, the Oak Ridge Fire Department wants to remind everyone to change the battery in their smoke alarms as well.
In the state of Tennessee, 11 lives have been lost in residential structure fires since Feb. 28, so the State Fire Marshal’s Office is also encouraging all Tennesseans to change their smoke alarm batteries when they change their clocks Saturday night for daylight savings time.
Several hundred people listen to Joe Gaddis during a Thursday evening reception for the returning Oak Ridge Wildcats football coach.
He can’t guarantee that the Oak Ridge Wildcats will win every game this fall, but returning football coach Joe Gaddis said he plans to.
Gaddis said he and his staff will revitalize fan support and increase the number of players. They will also rebuild confidence and excitement in the football program, Gaddis said during a Thursday evening reception at Oak Ridge High School Wildcat Arena.
We’re bringing it back, Gaddis told a few hundred people at the reception. Some of them wore T-shirts that said Gaddis’ Gang.
The dodgeball tournament champion Ryan Goslings are, from left, Ben Williams, Patrick Williams, Ryan Mihealsick, Patrick Rader, Jishan Lakhani, Ross Landenberger, and Lauren DuBose. Not pictured is Coach Jill Landenberger. (Submitted photo)
The Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board hosted a Youth Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday, March 2.
The double-elimination tournament featured six teams with players ranging from sixth grade through 12th grade.
The Goslings faced off against the Globo Gym Purple Cobras in the championship match, with the Goslings winning 3-2.
John George Million Jr. (Submitted photo)
John Million had a lifelong love affair with classical music, opera, and classic books. Before he died on March 21, 2012, he made sure that two Oak Ridge nonprofit organizations that contributed to his cultural enjoyment would benefit greatly from his legacy.
Dan Allcott, conductor of the Oak Ridge Symphony and Chorus, said: “The Oak Ridge Civic Music Association is honored to be the recipient of a significant bequest from the estate of John Million. The six-figure donation to ORCMA gives us stability during tough economic times.
The American Cancer Society Catch the Leprechaun 5K starts at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Oak Ridge waterfront.
It is an Irish-themed 5k, and participants are encouraged come adorned in green, a press release said. It’s a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
The course will follow Melton Lake Drive and Melton Lake greenway. One lane of Melton Lake Drive will be closed from 8-8:30 a.m. on Saturday morning.
Information from WYSH Radio
Janelle Arthur of Oliver Springs is among the 10 finalists on the Fox-TV show “American Idol.”
Host Ryan Seacrest called her name last night during the girls’ elimination round. This is the farthest Arthur has made it in the competition in this, her third appearance.
After she was sent through to the Top 10, she sang a Dierks Bentley song and expressed her gratitude to her friends, family, and fans in East Tennessee.
Lamar Alexander
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander has reintroduced legislation to set up a Manhattan Project national park that would include Oak Ridge.
The Manhattan Project National Historical Park would also include Los Alamos, N.M., and Hanford, Wash. All three sites played important roles in the top-secret World War II program to build the world’s first atomic weapons.
“The Manhattan Project is one of the most significant events in American history, and the facilities at Oak Ridge continue to be an important source of jobs and research for Tennessee and the rest of the country,” said Alexander, a Tennessee Republican.
The legislation was introduced Thursday.
The Oak Ridge Police Department responds to a reported robbery at the Kmart pharmacy on Tuesday evening.
A man who robbed the Kmart pharmacy on Tuesday fled on foot with $597 in cash but no pills, the Oak Ridge Police Department said Thursday.
It’s not clear yet if there is a connection between that stickup and a Feb. 26 pharmacy heist. It’s the second time in about a week that the pharmacy has been robbed.
ORPD Lt. Robin Smith said the suspect in this week’s robbery allegedly handed a note to a pharmacy clerk, demanding money and pills. The clerk cleaned out a cash drawer and gave the man $597, but no pills, Smith said.
