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Oak Ridge retirees invited to annual CORRE meeting Nov. 6
The Coalition of Oak Ridge Retired Employees (CORRE) will hold its annual meeting at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at the New Hope Center at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. The New Hope Center is located at 602 Scarboro Road. All retirees are invited to attend, along with representatives from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and congressional offices. The meeting will provide an opportunity to learn about CORRE's ongoing work to protect retirement benefits and advocate for retirees and surviving spouses, according to a news release. Established in 2002, CORRE is a tax-exempt 501(c)(5) organization representing retirees and surviving spouses from DOE contractor-managed facilities in Oak Ridge, including Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 National Security Complex, and the former K-25 site, now known as East Tennessee Technology Park. CORRE's mission is to secure fair, just, and equitable retirement benefits for its members. The organization works closely with DOE contractors, local and state officials, congressional representatives, and related organizations to protect, preserve, and enhance those benefits. CORRE is entirely volunteer-run and governed by a board of directors. Its members and leaders remain committed to ensuring that the interests and concerns of Oak Ridge retirees and surviving
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Maryville Trunk-or-Treat Brings Deputies, K-9s and Costumes to Everett Rec Center
Trunk-or-treaters in Maryville can fill their bags while meeting the deputies, firefighters and K-9 handlers who serve Blount County, as the sheriff's office gears up for its annual Operation Safe Halloween & Emergency Services Day at Everett Recreation Center. Past editions have featured trunk-or-treat stops, live demonstrations and costumed first responders ready to say hello.
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Dollywood offering $5 admission for Sevier County residents, employees
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Video National Constitution Center: The Long Shadow of the Election of 1876
According to the National Constitution Center: “2026 marks the 150thth anniversary of the contested election of 1876. Three renowned scholars join to discuss the election, its aftermath, and how we think about Reconstruction and define its endpoint: Robert D. Bland, associate professor of history at the University of Tennessee; Pamela Brandwein, professor of political science at the University of Michigan; and Gregory P. Downs, professor of history at the University of California-Davis.”
The Oak Ridger
Oak Ridge and surrounding school systems set winter break dates
It may not be Halloween or Thanksgiving yet, but it's time to start planning for students and teachers' long winter or Christmas break. They'll soon get an extended holiday break from their classrooms . Many East Tennessee districts align their school schedules to start and end around the same time, and that's no different for winter break. Anderson County Schools Students have a half-day Dec. 18, with winter break beginning fully Dec. 21. Students return Jan. 5. Clinton City Schools Students have a half-day Dec. 18, with winter break beginning fully Dec. 21. Students return Jan. 5. Knox County Schools Students have a half-day Dec. 18, with winter break beginning fully Dec. 21. Students return Jan. 5. Oak Ridge Schools Students have a half-day Dec. 18, with winter break beginning fully Dec. 21. Students return Jan. 5. Roane County Schools Students have a half-day Dec. 18, with winter break beginning fully Dec. 21. Students return Jan. 4. Morgan County Schools Students have a half-day Dec. 18, with Christmas break beginning fully Dec. 21. Students return Jan. 5. Caitlyn Meisner is the K-12 education reporter for Knox News. Email tips and story ideas to caitlyn.meisner@knoxnews.com . The Oak Ridger's News Editor
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Restored historic cemetery was 'a jungle,' now highlights stories of past
The Mysterious Ten Cemetery sat overgrown and untended, with downed trees and thick brush interspersed amongst fallen tombstones. Now, this historic final resting place for Black working-class Knoxvillians has been restored, and the lives of those buried there honored in the process. In the historically Black community of Oakland, in Northeast Knoxville off Tazewell Pike, the Mysterious Ten - the women's auxiliary group of a fraternal organization - performed charity work during the post-Reconstruction era, offering burial assistance for members and their relatives so that they were laid to rest in this cemetery. But over time, the burial site at 3945 Oakland Drive declined as nature took its course. When Aaron Collins and William Isom realized they had both been contemplating the history of the graveyard, they decided to collaborate on an effort to rehabilitate it. "It was a jungle," said Isom, who is the director of the nonprofit Black in Appalachia . Restored ceremony reveals fascinating post-Reconstruction history It was a journey that required much physical labor. Brush was cleared, tombstones were reset, and a grant from Tennessee America 250 helped cover, among other things, the removal of many dead and downed trees on the site. Then there was
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Knoxville voters could change to city council elections if charter amendment approved
A proposed amendment to the Knoxville City Charter that would allow City Council candidates to win their seats outright in the primary if they receive a majority of the votes is set to appear on the November 3 ballot.
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Legal and public notices for the week of October 26, 2026
DOCKET NO. 213046-1 IN THE CHANCERY COURT FOR KNOX COUNTY, TENNESSEE. In this Cause, it appearing from the Complaint filed with Knox County Chancery Court, Case No. 213046-1, that the defendant, JULIA SHEA SIMS, a non-resident of the State of Tennessee, or whose whereabouts cannot be ascertained upon diligent search and inquiry, so that the ordinary process of law cannot be served upon JULIA SHEA SIMS, it is ordered that said defendant, JULIA SHEA SIMS, file an answer with the Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court at Knoxville, Tennessee, and with Christopher Beverly, an Attorney whose address is 49 Music Sq., Suite 500, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, within thirty (30) days of the last date of publication of this Notice, or a judgement by default will be taken against you and the cause will be set for hearing Ex-Parte before Chancellor John F. Weaver at the Knox County Chancery Court, Division I, 400 Main Street, Knoxville, Tennessee 37902.
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Keep Knoxville Beautiful calls volunteers to honor veterans through service
Veterans have given much in service to our country. This Friday, Knoxville residents have an opportunity to give something back through a few hours of community service. Keep Knoxville Beautiful is partnering with Legacy Parks Foundation for a volunteer workday at French Broad Veterans Memorial Park on Friday, October 30, from 10 a.m. to noon, just ahead of Veterans Day.
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Blount County Animal Center Dog of the Week: Hank
Hank was born with a very special quirk. Besides his soft black-and-white fur, puppy-dog eyes, and Frito toes, he had a tail that just wouldn’t stop wagging. “I can’t help that I’m so happy,” Hank said with his tail thumping on the ground. Mostly, Hank was able to live a normal life with his perpetually wagging tail, only there were a few things that proved difficult. Narrow hallways and doorways were challenging because Hank couldn’t get through without his waggy tail hitting both sides. Sometimes, if he was outside, his little tail would create waves in the wind that would blow squirrels along in the breeze. “Wheeee!” they’d cry. But sometimes Hank’s tail wagging was really useful, like when someone needed their floor swept. Sweet Hank and his waggy tail wanted a family to love. So one day, he closed his eyes tightly and made the biggest wish he’d ever made. “I just want someone to love,” he whispered. Hank started thinking about all the playing and snuggling he and his new person would do, and as he wished, his tail wagged faster and faster until he turned into a little Hankicopter, whirling right over to the Blount County Animal