City of Oak Ridge announces 2025 Thanksgiving holiday closures and schedule changes

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OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Nov. 21, 2025) – City of Oak Ridge offices and facilities will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, and Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. 

The Oak Ridge Public Library and book drop, Oak Ridge Recreation Center and indoor pool, Senior Center, and Scarboro Center will be closed through the weekend, from Thursday, Nov. 27, through Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025.

The Tennessee Centennial Golf Course will be closed Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, only, and will reopen on the regular schedule on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025.

The Oak Ridge Animal Shelter will be closed Thursday and Friday, but will be open on Saturday, Nov. 29, 2025, as usual, from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

Regular household trash and recycling will not be picked up on Thanksgiving Day and the Waste Connections Convenience Center will also be closed. As a result of the holiday, Thursday trash collection will slide to Friday, and Friday collection will slide to Saturday. As scheduled on oakridgetn.gov/leafpickup, leaf pickup will not run on Thursday.

Police and Fire services will continue to operate as normal. Emergencies can be reported by calling 911. The non-emergency line is (865) 425-4399.Police Records will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

Customers can continue to make utility payments online by visiting payment.oakridgetn.gov or by phone 24/7 by calling (833) 268-4341 (6-digit account number required). Customers can also use the overnight drop box located in the parking lot at 200 S. Tulane Avenue, or mail payments to P.O. Box 1, Oak Ridge, TN 37831.

All City facilities will return to regular hours on Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. For more information, visit OakRidgeTN.gov or call the City Manager’s office at (865) 425-3550. 

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About Brad Jones

BBB Communications Owner/Operator Brad Jones has been part of the company since August 1996. A graduate of Coalfield High School in 1987, Brad later earned his degree from the University of Tennessee College of Communications in 1995, where he was honored with the 1995 Broadcast Production Student of the Year Award. Brad began his broadcasting career while still attending college, working at Shop at Home, Inc. from 1993 to 1995. He later worked at Via TV (RSTV, Inc.) from 1995 to 1996 before doing freelance production work in Nashville. In August 1996, he joined the staff at BBB Communications, where he has remained ever since. In 2001, Brad also spent a short time working as a news photographer for WVLT-TV while continuing his role at BBB TV. In addition to his work in local broadcasting, Brad also works part-time at Jewelry Television and works with Packman Productions on “Rivalry Thursday” during football season. Brad is married to Nicole Jenkins Jones, a 1990 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Nicole works at Oak Ridge Gastroenterology Associates. Together they have three children: Trevor Bogard, Chandler Jones, and Naomi Jones, along with three grandchildren: Carter Bogard, Lucas Hayward, and Adalynn Reece Bogard.

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