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First day of school in Oak Ridge
Monday was the first day of school in Oak Ridge Schools. Here students arrive early for the school day at Woodland Elementary School, one of the city school system's four elementary schools. Nearby Anderson County Schools and Roane County Schools open for their first full days on Aug 5. ...
Maryville Housing Authority reopens waiting lists for vouchers, public housing
One part of a years-long waiting game for more affordable housing has ended: Maryville Housing Authority has reopened all of its waiting lists for housing. Applicants for affordable housing in Blount County over the past few years have watched while the waiting lists for programs like federal Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers closed to new applicants. MHA, Blount County’s only public housing agency, closed the waiting list for the voucher program in May 2022; Executive Director Julie Sharpe said that the list had grown unmanageably...
Legislative Forum brings a buzz to the Yacht Club
The Tellico Village Governmental Affairs Committee hosted Loudon County Mayor Buddy Bradshaw, Loudon County Commission Chairman Henry Cullen and Loudon County Sheriff Jimmy Davis at a Legislative Forum held Thursday evening, July 18, in the Yacht Club at Tellico Village. Area residents were allowed the opportunity to express gratitude, share concerns and ask questions to all elected officials; however, community members were limited to one minute to say their peace. ...
Letter: Vote for a qualified woman for Anderson County Commission
As a woman serving in elective public office (I’m on the Oak Ridge City Council), I like to see other qualified women run for election to local government offices. In the Aug. 1 Anderson County general election, I am pleased to have the chance to vote for one such woman, Ebony Capshaw. She’s running for County Commission in District 6 (Robertsville, Senior Center, and West Hills precincts) and she’s someone I would be pleased to have as a colleague on a legislative body.
Speakers to Discuss National Labor Relations Board at Democratic Women’s Club Meeting
Guest speakers Derek Guy and James Taylor will discuss the National Labor Relations Board and its impact on organized labor and management at the Monday, July 29, meeting of the Anderson County Democratic Women’s Club. The meeting, from 5:30-7 p.m., will be at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers...
Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a request for proposals (RFPs) last week to advance its leadership in high-performance computing, inviting vendors to submit their plans for a successor to Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s (ORNL) exascale (a quintillion or more calculations per second) supercomputer, Frontier. The future system,...
The Daily Times wins statewide journalism awards for 2023 coverage
The Daily Times brought home one first-place award, one second-place award and six awards total in the 2024 Tennessee State Press Contests ceremony Friday, July 19. The awards, which recognized work published in 2023, were announced as a cooperation between the Tennessee Press Association and the University of Tennessee System. The newspaper competed for awards against other publications of similar size. County Government Reporter Mariah Franklin and former City Government...
Anderson County School Board Speakers Blame Parrot
Two people attending the Anderson County Board of Education meeting. told the board that they blame schools Director Tim Parrott for the Clinton High. School grading scandal, rather than the teachers involved. Courtney Atnip and. Ginger Cook spoke negatively about Parrott and the school system’s handling of. the incident,...
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