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See more photos from the Anderson County High School 2024 graduation
Congratulations, Mavericks! Anderson County High School's Class of 2024 graduated Friday, May 10, at the school's football field. Here are some fun photos from the graduation and celebrating after the diplomas were handed out. A 55-photo gallery can be found at oakridger.com.
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. ...
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...
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...
ORNL working with new kind of battery meant to combat climate change
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Oak Ridge National Laboratory said it is working with a new kind of battery to help combat climate change — capturing carbon dioxide and releasing it as clean energy while also helping store renewable energy from solar panels or wind turbines. The battery takes...
Baseball Game Recap: Wartburg Central Comes Up Short
Wartburg Central lost against Oakdale back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wartburg Central Bulldogs lost 11-1 to the Oakdale Eagles. The loss continues a trend for Wartburg Central in their matchups with Oakdale: they've now lost eight in a row. For...
Grief support group for parents, grandparents meets June 10 in Oak Ridge
A Grief Support Group for parents and grandparents who have lost children will hold its monthly meeting Monday June 10, 1:30-3 p.m., at First United Methodist Church in Room 203. The group offers parents and grandparents an opportunity to understand and express their grief in a confidential setting, according to...
‘How long will this house last’ Oak Ridge couple seeks solutions to leaky crawlspace
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — An Oak Ridge couple has struggled for 18 months with a leaky crawl space in their new home. The home builder has tried to fix the leaks, but not to the couple’s satisfaction. They have a beautiful home, but they are not pleased with the water flowing through their crawl […]
Baseball Recap: Oakdale wins going away against Wartburg Central
Oakdale had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over the Wartburg Central Bulldogs. With that victory, Oakdale brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
TDOT: Highway 27 back open after stuck 'heavy equipment' blocks roads in both directions
WARTBURG, Tenn. — The Wartburg Police Department said Highway 27 was closed again Tuesday afternoon as "heavy equipment" traveling through Morgan County got stuck. By 10:45 p.m., the Tennessee Department of Transportation said the road was back open. Highway 27 is a primary road running through Morgan County. Police...
NTSB report outlines details in deadly Knoxville plane crash
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) - A report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is providing more details on a plane crash that happened near Knoxville in Anderson County in April. According to the NTSB, the pilot, later identified as 45-year-old James Evan Scarlett, was flying from St. Petersburg, FL....
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...
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. ...
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