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Next City Blueprint meeting is Thursday

Posted at 5:16 pm August 23, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Emory Valley_Briarcliff and Lakeview Poster

Note: This story was updated at 11:30 a.m.

The Oak Ridge Community Development Department is continuing the Oak Ridge City Blueprint effort with a discussion focused on the Emory Valley, Briarcliff, and Lakeview residential neighborhoods. An open house will be held between 5:30 and 7 p.m. on Thursday, August 24, at Jefferson Middle School.

Families living in these subareas are encouraged to attend and provide ideas and suggestions for possible neighborhood improvements, a press release said.

“Please note that no formal presentation is planned for this event,” the press release said. “Those attending can come and go anytime during the open house to meet, ask questions, and share thoughts with city staff and board representatives.”

What: Oak Ridge City Blueprint Open House—Emory Valley, Briarcliff, and Lakeview neighborhoods [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Briarcliff, City of Oak Ridge, Emory Valley, Jefferson Middle School, Lakeview, Oak Ridge City Blueprint, Oak Ridge Community Development Department

About 1,600 lost power in Sunday storms

Posted at 6:31 pm July 28, 2014
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

About 1,600 customers lost power during the two major bands of storms that ripped through Oak Ridge at around 8 p.m. and midnight Sunday night, Oak Ridge Electric Director Jack Suggs said.

The outages were concentrated around 15 distinct locations, and the east end of town was hit the hardest, Suggs said. The Oak Ridge Electric Department started working on repairs as soon as it could bring in people to help, and crews have been working continuously to restore power.

Suggs said most everyone had power restored by noon Monday. Others had had power restored earlier, some at midnight, more at 3 a.m., then still more by 4 a.m. The majority were back on by 7 a.m. Monday, and crews started “whittling away” at those who were left. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories, Weather Tagged With: Briarcliff, Connors Circle, damage, EF-3 tornado, Jack Suggs, Oak Ridge Electric Department, outages, power, Speedwell, storms

Police arrest two teens after recovering items from two-week burglary spree

Posted at 1:30 pm September 5, 2013
By John Huotari 10 Comments

Burglary Items Recovered by ORPD

The Oak Ridge Police Department recovered several thousand dollars worth of merchandise allegedly stolen during a string of burglaries during the past two weeks. Two teenagers were arrested and charged with burglary and possession of stolen property.

Police searching an apartment in east Oak Ridge early Thursday morning recovered several thousand dollars worth of items allegedly taken in burglaries during the past few weeks, and two teenagers were arrested and charged with burglary and possession of stolen property, authorities said.

The stolen items, which fill a table at the police station, include backpacks and women’s accessories, sporting equipment such as golf clubs, and electronic merchandise  such as cell phones, GPS systems, and a television. Police said they will try to match the items to recent reports of stolen equipment, and officers will call victims.

After the Thursday morning search, the Oak Ridge Police Department arrested Chase Davis, 19, and Bryson Higgins, 18. They both live in an apartment on Erskine Lane at the Tara Hills Apartments, and they face multiple counts of burglary and possession of stolen property. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Oak Ridge, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Briarcliff, Bryson Higgins, burglaries, burglary, Chase Davis, Criminal Investigations Division, Jim Akagi, Kevin Craig, Oak Ridge Police Department, ORPD, patrol division, possession of stolen property, Special Projects Unit, Tara Hills Apartments

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