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Breakfast with Legislators on Feb. 28

Posted at 10:21 am February 21, 2022
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The first Breakfast with the Legislators this year is scheduled for Monday morning, February 28.

The breakfast will be virtual, and it scheduled from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. It has been organized by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge.

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Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Randy McNally

Updated: Mask mandate terminated at Oak Ridge Schools

Posted at 5:00 pm November 15, 2021
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The face mask mandate at Oak Ridge Schools has been terminated in response to new state legislation signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.

Oak Ridge Schools notified families of the change last week.

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The face mask mandate at Oak Ridge Schools has been terminated in response to new state legislation signed into law by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee.

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Filed Under: COVID-19, Front Page News, Government, Health, Premium Content, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Bill Lee, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination, face coverings, face mask, face mask mandate, health restrictions, House Bill 9077, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge Schools, Randy McNally, Senate Bill 9014, Tennessee General Assembly, vaccinations, vaccine requirements

Unclear how City of Oak Ridge affected by president’s vaccination mandate

Posted at 5:50 pm September 21, 2021
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The Oak Ridge Municipal Building is pictured above on Tuesday evening, May 5, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The City of Oak Ridge does not currently require its employees or residents to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under a state law passed this year, a municipal attorney said Tuesday.

But it’s not clear if that state law could be in conflict with a vaccination or testing mandate that President Joe Biden announced this month.

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The Oak Ridge Municipal Building is pictured above on Tuesday evening, May 5, 2020. (Photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

The City of Oak Ridge does not currently require its employees or residents to be vaccinated against COVID-19 under a state law passed this year, a municipal attorney said Tuesday.

But it’s not clear if that state law could be in conflict with a vaccination or testing mandate that President Joe Biden announced this month.

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Filed Under: COVID-19, Federal, Front Page News, Government, Health, Health, Oak Ridge, Premium Content, Slider, State Tagged With: Alexander J. Cramer, Bill Lee, City of Oak Ridge, COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccination, Herbert H. Slatery, Joe Biden, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly, testing mandate, vaccination mandate

Rep. Calfee, wife Marilyn test positive for COVID-19

Posted at 8:34 pm July 10, 2020
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Kent Calfee

Note: This story was last updated at 9:15 p.m.

Tennessee Representative Kent Calfee, a Republican whose district includes west Oak Ridge, and his wife Marilyn have tested positive for COVID-19, the legislator said Friday.

Calfee announced the diagnoses on his Facebook page. He said Marilyn tested positive for COVID-19 recently, and then he was tested this week. The results came back this afternoon, and they were positive, Calfee said.

“At this time, I am not experiencing any symptoms, and I have been self-isolating,” Calfee said. “I wanted to inform you of my positive test, so you could also take additional precautions to keep you and your loved ones safe, if you feel they are necessary. I have also notified legislative administration in Nashville, so they can take any additional precautions in accordance with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to maintain a safe working environment for all within the Cordell Hull Building.”

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Filed Under: COVID-19, Front Page News, Government, Health, State, Top Stories Tagged With: COVID-19, Gloria Johnson, Kent Calfee, Tennessee House of Representatives

Next Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 9:19 pm March 20, 2019
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Pictured above at a Breakfast with the Legislators on April 25, 2016, are, from left, Tennessee Sen. Randy McNally, Rep. John Ragan, and Rep. Kent Calfee. (File photo by John Huotari/Oak Ridge Today)

 

The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will host Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, March 25. The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served, a press release said.

Tennessee senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about this session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, the press release said. The public is invited to attend.

“The popular community event offers firsthand information on upcoming legislation and House and Senate committee activities, while prompting dialogue among legislators and citizens, and providing a great networking opportunity for members of the community,” the release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Reminder: Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 11:44 pm February 24, 2019
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The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will host “Breakfast with the Legislators” on Monday, February 25. The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served, a press release said.

State senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about the current session of the Tennessee General Assembly and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience. The public is invited to attend, the press release said.

The popular community event offers firsthand information on upcoming legislation and House and Senate committee activities, while prompting dialogue among legislators and citizens, and providing a great networking opportunity for members of the community. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Randy McNally

Hear from state legislators at Monday breakfast

Posted at 9:56 pm January 26, 2019
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The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will have its first Breakfast with the Legislators event of the year on Monday, January 28. The meeting will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served.

State senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about the legislative outlook for this session of the Tennessee General Assembly and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, a press release said. The public is invited to attend.

“The popular community event offers firsthand information on upcoming legislation and House and Senate committee activities, while prompting dialogue among legislators and citizens, and providing a great networking opportunity for members of the community,” the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Government, Nonprofits, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Candidate Forum: Local candidates running for Tennessee House, Senate

Posted at 11:22 am October 22, 2018
By Mary Uziel 1 Comment

The League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge will sponsor a candidate forum on Thursday, October 25, at 7 p.m. in the Oak Ridge High School Amphitheater. This forum will feature candidates running in the Tennessee state general election for Tennessee Senate District 5 and Tennessee House Districts 32 and 33, and information on the Roane County wheel tax referendum, a press release said. Patrick Bryan, former League co-president, will moderate.

The two candidates for the Tennessee Senate District 5—which includes Anderson, Loudon, and part of Knox counties—are Randy McNally, the Republican incumbent, and Stuart Starr, his Democratic challenger. The two candidates for the Tennessee House District 32, which includes parts of Roane and Loudon counties, are Kent Calfee, the Republican incumbent, and Mary Ellen Blencoe, his Democratic challenger. The two candidates for Tennessee House District 33, which covers most of Anderson County, are John D. Ragan, the Republican incumbent, and Richard Dawson, his Democratic challenger. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Front Page News, Government, State Tagged With: candidate forum, John D. Ragan, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, Mary Ellen Blencoe, Randy McNally, Richard Dawson, Roane County, Stuart Starr, Tennessee House District 32, Tennessee House District 33, Tennessee Senate District 5, wheel tax referendum

Roane: Woody re-elected as county executive; Bowers wins Commission seat

Posted at 11:25 am August 3, 2018
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Ron Woody

Ron Woody

Roane County Executive Ron Woody was re-elected to a third four-year term as county executive on Thursday, and Charlotte Bowers of Oak Ridge won one of two seats on Roane County Commission in District 4, which includes west Oak Ridge.

Woody was first elected to his office in August 2010. On Thursday, he beat challenger David Morgan, a former Roane County property assessor, 8,217 votes to 3,113 (72.52 percent to 27.48 percent). That’s according to unofficial election results reported after all 24 precincts had been counted.

Bowers, the executive director of Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County, was one of two Oak Ridge candidates to run for the District 4 seat on Roane County Commission in the August 2 election. The other was Cory Jenkins, general manager at Cumberland Utility District. They were among five candidates who qualified to run in the district.

The other three candidates were from Oliver Springs. They were James W. Brummett, an incumbent, and Thaxton H. “T.H.” Brown Jr. and Jerry W. White.

Brummett, a former chair of the Roane County Commission, was defeated Thursday, finishing third behind Bowers and White, who is also a new commissioner. (There is now a Jerry White on Anderson County Commission, and a Jerry White on the Roane County Commission; they are not the same person.) White has worked at K-25 and Y-12 in Oak Ridge, and he is currently employed providing security for the Roane County Sheriff’s Office at the Roane County Courthouse in Kingston. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Front Page News, Government, Police and Fire, Roane County, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Ann Goldston, Charlotte Bowers, Chris Mason, Cory Jenkins, county executive, David Morgan, District 4, Greg Leffew, Jack Stockton, James W. Brummett, Jerry W. White, Kent Calfee, Mary Ellen Blencoe, Mike Elmore, Nick Forrester, Oak Ridge, Roane County, Roane County Clerk, Roane County Commission, Roane County Register of Deeds, Roane County Sheriff, Roane County trustee, Ron Woody, Sharon Brackett, Steve Kelley

Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 2:15 pm April 22, 2018
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The Oak Ridge League of Women Voters will host Breakfast with the Legislators on Monday, April 23.

The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A free continental breakfast will be served.

Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally, Senator Ken Yager, and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to provide a summary of the legislative session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, a press release said. The public is invited to attend. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters, Oak Ridge, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

Two Oak Ridge candidates qualify to run for Roane County Commission

Posted at 5:02 pm April 13, 2018
By John Huotari 1 Comment

Two Oak Ridge candidates have qualified to run for two seats in District 4 on the Roane County Commission in the August 2 election.

The two Oak Ridge candidates, Charlotte Bowers and Cory Jenkins, are among five candidates who have qualified to run in the election.

The three other candidates are from Oliver Springs. They are James W. Brummett, an incumbent, and Thaxton H. “T.H.” Brown Jr. and Jerry W. White.

Former Roane County Commissioner Steve Kelley, an Oak Ridge resident, had occupied one of the District 4 seats since 2010, and he had been expected to seek re-election in August. But Kelley died in February. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Front Page News, Government, Roane County, Top Stories Tagged With: Ann Goldston, August 2 election, Beth Gage Johnson, Charlotte Bowers, Chase Clem, Chris Mason, Cory Jenkins, David Morgan, District 4, Greg Leffew, Jack Stockton, James W. Brummett, Jerry W. White, Kent Calfee, Mary Ellen Blencoe, Mike Elmore, Nick Forrester, Oak Hills, Oak Ridge candidates, Oliver Springs, Orchard View, Roane County Commission, Ron Woody, Sharon Brackett, Steve Kelley, Thaxton H. "T.H." Brown Jr.

Breakfast with Legislators is Monday

Posted at 8:46 am March 25, 2018
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The next Breakfast with the Legislators is Monday. It’s hosted by the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge.

Tennessee senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee have been invited to speak about this session of the Tennessee General Assembly, and respond to questions and hear opinions from the audience, a press release said. The public is invited to attend.

The meeting will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Monday in the Social Room of the Oak Ridge Civic Center, which is 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.  A free continental breakfast will be served, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2018 Election, Community, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Breakfast with the Legislators, John Ragan, Ken Yager, Kent Calfee, League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge, legislation, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Randy McNally, Tennessee General Assembly

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