The normal schedule for trash and recycling pickup in Oak Ridge has been affected by the winter storm this week and continually changing weather conditions, and regular collection is expected to resume on Monday.
“We are working diligently to service as many streets as quickly as possible but we always place the safety of the public and our employees first,” a City of Oak Ridge press release said.
Some residents might not have had their trash or recycling picked up this week. [Read more…]
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Here are more closings announced for Tuesday, as well as a few that were announced previously. Some previous announcements have been revised, mostly changing from a late opening to a closing.
The City of Oak Ridge offices will be closed today, Tuesday, February 17, due to icy roads. The Oak Ridge City Council work session scheduled for tonight has also be canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date.
Waste Connections will not be conducting trash pick up today and will be on a one-day delay.
The U.S. Department of Energy Oak Ridge Office (the Federal Building) and DOE’s Office of Scientific and Technical Information will be closed due to hazardous weather conditions. Employees with situational telework agreements in place are expected to telework. [Read more…]
South Illinois Avenue was a sloppy, slushy mix of snow, ice, and water early Monday evening.
Roads in Anderson County are ice-covered, and driving conditions are extremely hazardous, said Mark Lucas, Anderson County Sheriff’s Department chief deputy.
“We have already received reports of accidents due to slick roads,” Lucas said. “We are asking everyone to please stay at home and not to travel unless absolutely necessary.”
The roads in Oak Ridge appeared to be a sloppy, slushy mix of sleet, ice, and snow. There were reports in Anderson County and Oak Ridge of roads that were frozen or impassable. [Read more…]
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Oak Ridge and Anderson County schools will be closed on Tuesday because of the weather, officials said.
The Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton will also be closed, and the Anderson County Commission meeting has been canceled. All courts will be closed.
The Commission meeting will be rescheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, February 26. [Read more…]
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Oak Ridge Schools and Roane State Community College are closed today (Monday, February 16) due to weather, and some employers and businesses are starting late or are closed.
The Y-12 National Security Complex is closed to non-essential employees due to hazardous weather conditions.
Roane County Schools Central Office will also be closed due to the weather. This includes Technology, Transportation, and other departments.
Some schools, including Clinton’s, were already closed today because of the Presidents’ Day holiday. And some businesses and government offices were already closed because of the holiday. [Read more…]
Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown.
Anderson County Schools will be closed Friday, January 16, due to icy conditions in many parts of the county, officials said. The Central office will follow the inclement weather procedure.
Clinton City Schools will also be closed Friday, January 16, because of the expected weather conditions, officials said.
The forecast near Oak Ridge calls for decreasing clouds and a low of 29 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday night. Friday is expected to be sunny, with a high near 47 and a calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
The Anderson County Courthouse on Main Street in Clinton is pictured above.
The Anderson County Courthouse closed at 3 p.m. Wednesday due to the weather.
Plans for Thursday haven’t been determined yet.
“We will keep everyone updated as we go through this evening,” the Anderson County Mayor’s Office said in a statement.
The Anderson County Courthouse in Clinton, pictured above, closed early Wednesday because of the winter storm hitting the Southeast.
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Schools in Clinton and Anderson, Knox, Loudon, Morgan, and Roane counties will be closed Wednesday due to weather.
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA, program at 320 Robertsville Road in Oak Ridge will also be closed Wednesday due to the threat of a major winter storm.
Oak Ridge Schools dismissed early on Wednesday. The Anderson County Courthouse closed at 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Anderson County Schools and its Central Office will be closed Thursday. [Read more…]
The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department said it has not had many weather-related issues during the past few days as snow fell in East Tennessee and temperatures dipped again into the teens—and even lower.
“A few reports of traffic-related incidents such as cars in the ditch, but only one accident that had minor injuries,” Chief Deputy Mark Lucas said in an e-mail to reporters.
Lucas said most primary roads and state routes are clear, but many rural roads are still icy and snow-covered. [Read more…]
Here are more weather-related closings on Wednesday and Thursday:
Due to unsafe road conditions, Waste Connections will not be running trash or recycling routes on Wednesday, Jan. 29. They will collect Wednesday routes on Thursday, Thursdays on Friday, and Fridays on Saturday. The convenience center will also be closed today (Wednesday), Oak Ridge officials said.
“Patience is appreciated,” they said.
Oak Ridge Schools will operate on a two-hour delay Thursday.
Anderson County Schools will be closed again Thursday due to the weather. All central office staff will follow the inclement weather procedure. [Read more…]
Oak Ridge municipal offices will open late on Wednesday because of the weather.
The offices will open at 1 p.m. Wednesday, the city said in a statement.
“Per the city’s inclement weather policy, ‘essential/critical employees’ should report according to their departmental directives,” the statement said.
