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Oak Ridge resident to compete for Miss Tennessee USA 2017 as Miss Oak Ridge

Posted at 2:11 pm September 5, 2016
By Steve Stansfield Leave a Comment

Emily Stansfield, Miss Oak Ridge

Emily Stansfield, Miss Oak Ridge, is pictured above. (Submitted photo)

 

Emily Stansfield, 18, of Oak Ridge, will compete for the title of Miss Tennessee USA 2017 in October in Clarksville, Tennessee. She will represent Oak Ridge with the title role of Miss Oak Ridge.

Stansfield is the daughter of Steve and Becky Stansfield. She attends Austin Peay State University, and her activities include dance, theater, writing, singing, reading, and hanging out with her cats, a press release said.

Miss Tennessee USA 2017 is October 6-8 at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Top Stories Tagged With: Austin Peay State University, Emily Stansfield, Miss Oak Ridge, Miss Oak Ridge USA 2017, Miss Tennessee USA, Miss Tennessee USA 2017, Miss Universe, Miss USA, Steve Stansfield

Honors: Three ORHS students, resident win writing awards

Posted at 10:56 am May 4, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Student Prose Abby Douglas and Lucas Potter

Pictured above are Abby Douglas and Lucas Potter. (Submitted photos)

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Three Oak Ridge High School students and longtime resident Wanda Ensor Grooms were honored in a writing contest held in conjunction with the Tennessee Mountain Writers annual conference in April. Contest winners in seven categories were announced and awards presented during the conference banquet.

In the Student Poetry category, Abby Douglas received first place recognition for “The Other Ten Percent,” and Emily Stansfield received third place for her poem, “The Enemy.” Douglas received second place in the Student Prose category for “Easier Than I Had Imagined.” Lucas Potter won third place in Student Prose for “Forever Friends.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Honors and Spotlight, Writing Tagged With: Abby Douglas, annual conference, children's literature, Emily Stansfield, Lucas Potter, Oak Ridge High School, poem, poetry, prose, Tennessee Mountain Writers, Wanda Ensor Grooms, writing contest

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