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Soccer: Oneida falls to Pigeon Forge in region semifinals
ONEIDA | Derek Keeton knew that the Pigeon Forge team his team was tangling with on Tuesday (May 14) was good. The only reason the Tigers were playing on the road in the Region 1-A semifinals was because they share a district with Gatlinburg-Pittman, a team they narrowly lost to in the district championship game.
Read this woman's story of her mother's work in the "Secret City"
Written by Anna Caryl Guffey and presented to the Shakespeare Club of Hopkinsville, Kentucky. It was provided to me by Stephen Ray who contacted me for a tour of Oak Ridge and reciprocated with a tour of the Clarksville Base at Fort Campbell. When I spoke to Anna Caryl, she...
Oak Ridge Community Band Memorial Day concert to salute veterans
Oak Ridge Community Band members have always looked forward to the summer season of outdoor concerts held in A.K. Bissell Park, and this year’s Memorial Day Concert, first of the summer series, promises to be an outstanding program of music dedicated to veterans and to the men and women currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. ...
Views of the northern lights in Norris area
Many people in the East Tennessee area saw the aurora borealis, or northern lights over the weekend, especially on Friday night or the wee hours of Saturday morning, May 10-11. The colorful aurora forms when particles flowing from the sun get caught up in Earth's magnetic field. The particles interact with molecules of atmospheric gases to cause the famed glowing green and reddish colors of the aurora. ...
You're invited to the Oak Ridge Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15
The Oak Ridge Police Department will join other law enforcement agencies across the country in celebrating National Police Week, May 12-18. As part of the week-long observance, the department will host a Peace Officers Memorial Day Ceremony on Wednesday, May 15. The public and all law enforcement officers are invited...
Winfield School’s ‘Top of the Middle’
Winfield School announced its Top of the Middle on Monday, honoring the top academic students in this year’s eighth grade class. Recipients included Karleigh Harris, Bella Marlow, Madison Litton, Carter Slaven and Haley Norris. “Not only do these students excel academically, but they also shine in many other areas...
Find out about the upcoming Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival from one of its leaders
Sue Byrne will be the speaker at the Wednesday, May 22, meeting of Altrusa International of Oak Ridge to get members excited to attend the Flatwater Tales Storytelling Festival in Oak Ridge, June 7-8. '. The storytelling festival brings top tier professional storytellers from the national circuit to Oak Ridge...
State rep to recap legislative session at Anderson Democratic Women's meeting May 20
State Rep. Sam McKenzie will speak on the recent Tennessee General Assembly legislative session at the Monday, May 20, meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. Monday, with a potluck dinner and birthday cake at the Clinton Community Center, 101 S....
Oak Ridge Indoor Pool to close a month starting June 1 for installing fire sprinklers
The Oak Ridge Indoor Pool will close for about a month beginning on June 1 for fire sprinkler installation required by the state fire marshal's office Crews will be installing a sprinkler system throughout the Oak Ridge Civic Center so patrons can expect temporary, short-term closures as construction to renovate the Civic Center into the new Oak Ridge Conference Center. ...
Storms update:Tornado Watch underway
EDITOR'S NOTE: As thunderstorms hit the area, this story will be updated. Lake City Elementary School is being released at 11 a.m. Wednesday because of a large water main break in the town of Rocky Top/Lake City. According to Anderson County Schools (Tenn.) information, people should pick up their child using the car...
10Weather Impact Day: Tornado Watch issued ahead of dangerous storms moving into East Tennessee tonight
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — ***A Tornado Watch is in effect for Cumberland and Fentress counties until 9 p.m. CDT and Blount, Rhea, Knox, Campbell, Morgan, Meigs, Scott, Monroe, Roane, Loudon, McMinn and Anderson counties until 12 a.m. EDT***. Tonight is a 10Weather Impact Day due to the potential for severe...
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