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Norris Dam swimming pool will not re-open

Posted at 11:00 am January 12, 2022
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The pool at Norris Dam State Park is pictured above. (Submitted photo)

Tennessee State Parks announced in December that the swimming pool at Norris Dam State Park will not re-open as major maintenance upgrades are required and the use of the pool has declined.

The swimming pool was closed in 2020 and 2021 due to complications related to COVID-19.

“Reopening the pool is unfeasible due to aging facilities, declining visitation pre-COVID 19, and high expenses,” a press release said.

The pool is 45 years old, and visitation was down 29 percent, the press release said.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Recreation, Sports, State Tagged With: Jim Bryson, Norris Dam, Norris Dam State Park, swimming pool, Tennessee State Parks

Park Board work plan includes swimming pool, greenways, rails to trails

Posted at 4:24 pm August 9, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Advisory Board is scheduled to discuss its work plan on Thursday, and agenda items include the Oak Ridge Swimming Pool; the greenway system, including the Rails to Trails Project; and the position and policy about E-Bikes.

The board will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 12, in the Oak Ridge Recreation Center Social Room.

Filed Under: Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge, Top Stories Tagged With: greenway system, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Advisory Board, Rails to Trails, swimming pool

After two days in hospital, toddler dies from drowning, CPD says

Posted at 10:14 am August 14, 2014
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Anthony Hampton

Anthony Hampton (Photo courtesy Brenda Hood)

The two-year-old boy who apparently fell into a swimming pool at his grandparents’ home in Clinton on Tuesday morning died Thursday morning at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, authorities said.

Anthony Hampton had been in the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital in Knoxville, the Clinton Police Department said.

The CPD and Clinton Fire Department responded to the near-drowning on Melton Hill Circle in Clinton at about 8:40 a.m. Tuesday. Hampton was first taken to Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge and then transported to Children’s Hospital. He died at about 4 a.m. Thursday. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Clinton, Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Anthony Hampton, Children's Hospital, Clinton Police Department, CPD, drowning, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital, Melton Hill Circle, NICU, swimming pool

Outdoor pool operating on holiday schedule on July 4

Posted at 7:52 pm June 30, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge Outdoor Swimming Pool

Hundreds of swimmers enjoy the Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool on Providence Road on Memorial Day 2012. (File photo)

The Oak Ridge Municipal Swimming Pool will operate on its holiday schedule on Friday, July 4. The outdoor pool will open at 10 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.

The day is Fun Day at the pool as the lifeguards will conduct different activities starting at 2 p.m. for patrons to participate in fun events, balloon toss, intertube relays, etc.

Admission is $2 for children ages 3 to 12 and people 65 and older, $3 for ages 13-17, and $3.75 for adults. Children under 12 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult during public hours at the outdoor pool.

The city’s indoor pool and Oak Ridge Civic Center will be closed on July 4.

Please visit the website at www.orrecparks.org for information on all of the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department programs.

Filed Under: Community, Front Page News, Government, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Fun Day, holiday, July 4, Oak Ridge Municipal Swimming Pool, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, outdoor pool, swimming pool

Civic Center pool closes for maintenance April 12, 13

Posted at 10:25 am April 11, 2013
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

The Oak Ridge Civic Center swimming pool will be closed on April 12 and 13 for deck maintenance. The pool is scheduled to re-open April 15 on normal schedule.

For more information, call the Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department at (865) 425-3450 or visit the city’s website at www.oakridgetn.gov

Filed Under: Government, Oak Ridge, Recreation, Top Stories Tagged With: maintenance, Oak Ridge Civic Center, Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department, swimming pool

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