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Roane candidates discuss DOE funding, airport, DARE, technology

Posted at 2:09 am July 25, 2014
By Sara Wise Leave a Comment

Roane County Candidate Forum

A large standing-room-only audience attends an election forum for Roane County candidates on Tuesday at Roane State Community College in Oak Ridge. (Photo by Sara Wise)

 

Roane County candidates in four contested races—county executive, sheriff, circuit court judge, and circuit court clerk—discussed issues ranging from federal funding for U.S. Department of Energy work to anti-drug D.A.R.E. programs in local schools during a standing-room-only forum in Oak Ridge on Tuesday.

The forum was at Roane State Community College. Freelance reporter Sara Wise covered it for Oak Ridge Today. Here’s a summary of what the candidates said.

County Executive

County executive candidates Mike Farmer and incumbent Ron Woody both attended the forum.

When asked about the Plateau Partnership Park, Farmer said Roane County has “several million dollars” invested in the Roane Regional Business Technology Park. He said that this technology park, as well as the Plateau Partnership Park, is important to the county from an economic standpoint. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2014 Election, Government, Roane County, Roane County, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: airport, Ann Goldston, August 7 election, candidates, Circuit Court Clerk, circuit court judge, collections, county executive, D.A.R.E., early voting, election forum, Emergitech, Energy Communities Alliance, Jack Stockton, Jared Hall, Joe M. Walker, K-25, Kim R. Nelson, Marty Miles, Mike Farmer, Mike Pemberton, Ninth Circuit Court, Ninth Judicial District, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Plateau Partnership Park, public defender, records, Roane County, Roane County Sheriff's Department, Roane State Community College, Ron Woody, Russell Simmons Jr., Sara Wise, Sarah Stewart, sheriff, technology, Tom McFarland, U.S. Department of Energy, Volkswagen

Photos: Dragon Boat Festival

Posted at 12:45 pm June 1, 2014
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Thirty boats participated in the inaugural Oak Ridge Dragon Boat Festival on Saturday at the Oak Ridge Marina at Melton Lake Park.

The event was organized by the three Rotary clubs of Oak Ridge: Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary, and Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary Club.

Organizers were pleased with the participation and turnout, and they’ve already announced that next year’s festival will be on May 30, 2015.

A dragon boat is a long, low boat adorned with a snarling dragonhead at the boat’s front end, as in the Chinese tradition. Dragon boat races have become popular events in many U.S. cities, ranging in size from Philadelphia to Knoxville. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Community, Media, Nonprofits, Photos, Recreation, Slider, Sports Tagged With: dragon boat, Dragon Boat Festival, Melton Lake Park, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge Breakfast Rotary Club, Oak Ridge Marina, Oak Ridge Sunset Rotary Club, Ray Smith, Rotary Club of Oak Ridge, Rotary clubs, Sara Wise

School board approves balanced calendar

Posted at 8:38 pm April 28, 2014
By Sara Wise 2 Comments

Oak Ridge Board of Education

The Oak Ridge Board of Education and school administrators are pictured above during a recent meeting.

Note: This story was last updated at 11:30 p.m.

The Oak Ridge Board of Education on Monday approved a new balanced calendar for the 2015-2016 school year. The balanced calendar, which is different than the traditional school calendar, gives students about nine weeks of classroom instruction at a time. This will be the first time that Oak Ridge has had a balanced calendar.

The school board approved the change in a 4-1 vote on Monday. Board member Jenny Richter was opposed.

A separate motion to outsource substitute teachers died with little discussion.

The vote on the balanced calendar came after input from three community members who were opposed to the change from the traditional calendar, which is now being used at most Oak Ridge schools. The board discussed the calendars for nearly an hour before the vote. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, Education, K-12, Slider, Top Stories Tagged With: balanced calendar, Chris Marczak, Dan DiGregorio, Jenny Richter, Joe Stevens, Keys Fillauer, Oak Ridge Board of Education, Oak Ridge Schools, Sara Wise, school board, substitute teachers, traditional calendar

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