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Latham, Lenoir and 1965 Football lead Sweetwater’s 2024 Hall of Fame class
Sweetwater High School has announced six new members of the school’s athletic Hall of Fame. The 1965 Sweetwater football team is joined by Kippy Brown, Emily Cleveland-Roy, Heather Lenoir-Ervin, Dustin Latham and Anna Stutts as the Class of 2024. “The tradition here is like none other in any other community I have lived in. How rich and embedded this tradition is, not even in the high school but the community...
Sweetwater's Morgan signs with Roane State softball
It took a change of plans less than a few weeks before her freshman year of college started, but Ella Morgan is not stepping out of the pitcher’s circle yet. The Sweetwater alum signed with Roane State Community College on July 17. “I am excited, but nervous at the same time. It is a new step into adulthood. It is scary, but I know I will be okay because I...
Police: Woman's body found in bed of pickup truck as search for suspect continues
The body of a woman was found in the bed of a pickup truck Oak Ridge police found Monday on the west end of the city. The woman, who has not been publicly identified by police, is the girlfriend of a suspect officers from several law enforcement agencies are now searching for in west Oak Ridge. ...
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,...
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. ...
New Dollar General Market opens on Blair Road in Oliver Springs
Dollar General has announced the opening of its new DG Market at 1645 Blair Road in Oliver Springs. The new DG Market store format features an expanded selection of fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, as well as the same categories, brands and products Dollar General carried by the other DG stores.
Tennessee announces hiring of Kristen Golightly
Tennessee announced the hiring of assistant women’s golf coach Kristen Golightly. “I am thrilled to add Kristen to our staff this season,” Tennessee head coach Diana Cantu said. “Her personality, work ethic, and determination are going to be huge for our program. “She has excelled in working...
Remembrance blood drive planned July 31 in Oak Ridge
A remembrance blood drive for Renea Lowe will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Emory Valley Center, 723 Emory Valley Road, Oak Ridge. Lowe was the sister of Emory Valley Center employee Elizabeth Hawkins, The Oak Ridger reported earlier this year. She died on Feb. 5, according to the Holley-Gamble Funeral Home website. The Clinton resident had a rare blood condition that required a few pints of blood per week, Aaron Price, the center's development director told The Oak Ridger in January when a blood drive was scheduled for her benefit.
East Tennessee drug dealer sentenced to 24 years after being caught in Knoxville, DA says
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) - A Johnson City man was sentenced on Monday after he pleaded guilty to several counts, according to Knox County District Attorney Charme Allen. Allen said 34-year-old William Jacob Henry was charged with unlawful possession of a weapon, possession with intent to sell fentanyl, possession with intent to sell methamphetamine and possession of a firearm during the commission of a dangerous felony in connection to an incident that happened in April 2023.
Early Knox County voting lags at midway point
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — At a little more than the halfway point, early voting in Knox County is lower than what some had expected, the Knox County elections administrator said Monday. Friday, July 19, marked the halfway point for early voting. As of Saturday, July 20, 13,564 people had cast...
Driver pleads guilty in 2021 Knoxville crash that killed motorcyclist
Nearly three years after a crash that killed a motorcyclist on Interstate 40, Jessie Hodge has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide as part of a plea deal. On July 22, the day her trial on charges of vehicular homicide, leaving the scene of an accident and following too closely was scheduled to...
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