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Nov 11, 2021 · Members of the Blount Special Operations Response Team (BSORT), which includes members of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Blount County Rescue Squad, Maryville Police Department, and the Alcoa Fire Department, helped ORPD in recovering the car after ORPD reportedly received a tip from private divers about the vehicle Wednesday afternoon.

Oct 11, 2024 · Oak Ridge City Council consists of seven seats. Currently there are six men and one woman. Having only one female in a city where the population is around 50% female is imbalanced.

Dec 20, 2024 · A going out of business sale is underway at Big Lot's stores in Oak Ridge and Clinton.. The Columbus, Ohio-based company announced Dec. 19 that all Big Lot's stores would begin going out of business sales.

Shelba Fritz King, age 65 of Oak Ridge, TN formerly of Knoxville, TN passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025. The family will receive friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday, January 31, 2025,...

Dec 20, 2024 · Little did Anderson County native Jimmy Byrge think when he wrote the book "The Evergreen Christmas Tree" in 2008 for a railway venture that it would become one of Amazon's "hot" new books this year and plans would be underway for an animated movie based on the book with narration by a well-known performer, as well as a live-action movie.

Nov 15, 2024 · This story was updated with additional information. Members of the union that make up most of Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge's workforce "overwhelmingly" ratified two labor contracts on Wednesday night after months of deliberation. "Methodist Medical Center and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Local 205, have successfully concluded contract negotiations.

Ben Pounds is a general assignment reporter for The Oak Ridger, covering government, education, business, environmental issues and more in the City of Oak Ridge, Tenn. and the surrounding area.

Nov 22, 2024 · Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols continues her series on his life.. Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing General (then Colonel) Kenneth D. Nichols as deputy district engineer and subsequently as district engineer of the Manhattan Engineer District (MED). In this capacity he had supervision of the ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Results from the Anderson County Election Commission (AC) and Roane County Election Commission (RC) are below. These are unofficial results until they are certified by the election commissions.