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Strike up the band! And watch the fireworks on the Fourth!
The city of Oak Ridge will celebrate the Fourth of July Thursday with its annual fireworks show and Oak Ridge Community Band concert. The fireworks are scheduled to begin at dark, around 9:45 p.m. Thursday, according to a city news release. The Oak Ridge Community Band will perform prior to the fireworks at the...
Morgan County leaders honor sheriff who was diagnosed with cancer, dedicating month of July to him
MORGAN COUNTY, Tenn. — July is "2024 Standing With Sheriff Wayne Potter Month" in Morgan County after the county's commissioners voted last week to recognize the sheriff who was recently diagnosed with cancer. Leaders presented the sheriff with a copy of the proclamation on June 24, signed by several...
After kangaroos hop away from their Anderson Co. owner, Little Ponderosa steps in to help them back home
ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Multiple kangaroos escaped over the weekend, just not from where many expected. Little Ponderosa Zoo in Anderson County received a call about some wild Australian kangaroos on the loose close to their location. A neighbor who had seen the animals thought they must have escaped from the zoo.
City of Oak Ridge Recreation & Parks Department Fall Softball Registration open
Team registration for the City of Oak Ridge Department of Recreation & Parks’ 2024 Fall Softball season will open on June 28, 2024. A Men’s League will be offered on Monday evenings with the possibility of Thursday make-up games. A recreational and a competitive Co-Ed league will be offered on Tuesday evenings with the possibility of Thursday make up games.
Chamber sells land at a 50,000 loss. Clinton City gets Great Deal.
The city of Clinton has bought a 1.17-acre tract on North Main Street from the. Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, and has begun grading the property. to create a new downtown parking lot. The Anderson County Chambe purchased the property as a home for a new chamber building. However, after purchasing the land another parcel of property was donated to the Chamber for the new building. The Chamber paid 199k for the land and sold it to Clinton City for 150kThe city closed on the $150,000 land.
Independence Day will be celebrated throughout Anderson County
Independence Day will be celebrated throughout Anderson County this week in. a variety of ways. Among them, the annual Norris Day celebration on Thursday,. July 4, will again allow city residents and visitors to observe the holiday and. participate in a long list of fun events capped off by fireworks...
Loudon County raises property tax to fund new school
To fund a $115 million building program for a new school and other projects at existing schools, the Loudon County Commission has voted for a 25 cent property tax increase. The divided vote came before a full house during a budget adoption meeting on June 24, after weeks of many residents imploring Loudon County officials not to provide funding without first conducting a study to assess its need. Plans for...
An explainer for the Aug. 1 election in Loudon County
The presidential election is coming up in November, but there’s another important election happening before that. On Aug. 1, Loudon County residents will vote in federal, state, county and, for some, city races. Early voting runs from July 12 to July 27. When at the polls, voters can choose to receive a Democratic ballot, a Republican ballot, or a non-party ballot. Party ballots will include primary items along with general...
Leadership Tennessee announces 2024-2025 Signature Program participants
Leadership Tennessee has announced the participants in the 11th class of its yearly program, which brings together leaders from around the state to address concerns Tennessee faces. This year's class includes Bob Eby, of Oak Ridge, Tennessee State Board of Education chairman, and Clarice Phelps, an engineer in the Radioisotope...
Anderson County government offices closed Thursday, Friday for Fourth of July holiday
Anderson County’s trash convenience centers will be closed on Thursday, July 4, but they will be open Friday and Saturday, July 5-6 during regular hours, 8 a.m.-6 p.m., according to a news release. The Blockhouse Valley recycling facility will be closed Thursday through Saturday. The Anderson County Animal Shelter,...
Annual Philadelphia car show aims to draw 80 vehicles
The city of Philadelphia will hold the 4th annual Rev White and Blue Car Show the morning of July 6 in the Philadelphia Park. Organized by Philadelphia Mayor Damian Crawford and Alderwoman Cindy Crawford, who are married and both running for re-election in November, the event is something they decided to start after taking office in 2020. “Our first car show, we only had about 14 cars show up. And...
Topping off: See as the final piece of steel is lifted for the Health Science Ed Center
Roane State Community College and its non-profit foundation, along with TCAT Knoxville, hosted a ceremony on July 2 commemorating a major milestone in the construction of the new $75 million Knox Regional Health Science Education Center in West Knoxville. Construction crews hoisted and installed the final piece of steel for...
Burchett, Moore participate in Loudon County forums
The Tellico Village Governmental Affairs Committee (GAC) recently hosted two candidates who Loudon County voters can vote for in the Aug. 1 primary election. U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Knoxville, and Kenneth Moore, a 17-year resident of Tellico Village who is running as a Democrat for the state House of Representatives seat in the 21st District, appeared in two separate forums held in the Yacht Club at Tellico Village on June 20. ...
Lenoir City cuts property taxes 5 percent
Lenoir City Council unanimously voted for the proposed 2024-2025 budget Monday evening, June 24 — which will cut city residents’ property taxes by 5% for a 0.9455 rate. This will be the first year since 2016 that the city has cut property taxes. For the past eight years, the rate has stayed consistent at 0.9955. “The Budget Committee, as we all know, when we have the second reading … the...
Foundation grants $12,000 to city, county teachers
The Loudon County Education Foundation has announced the 12 recipients of the 2024-2025 school year Great Idea! Grants. The nonprofit organization gave away $12,000 to support more than 3,205 students. According to a press release sent out by LCEF Executive Director Michele Lewis, The Great Idea! Grants are supported by individual and business contributions, funds raised in the community through special events by the Foundation, and funds contributed from the Johnson Family Foundation. This annual grant cycle provides teachers with funds for classroom projects to...
Darrell Richardson elected president of Tennessee Press Association
Darrell Richardson, general manager of The News-Herald, Lenoir City, is the new president of the Tennessee Press Association (TPA). TPA is the trade association of the state’s daily and non-daily newspapers. It is composed of 131 newspapers and online publications. Richardson succeeds Daniel Williams, publisher of The Paris Post-Intelligencer.
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