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Senator Ken Yager updates his constituents about happenings on Capitol Hill for this week. Protecting Adopted Children from Neglect and Abuse bill introduced.

Update 11:20 AM Friday: Tyler Mayes with the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department notified all media this morning that the victim made it out of surgery successfully and is listed in critical but stable condition. However, this is the only updated information that we have at this time. The Anderson County …

MEDIC Regional Blood Center says it has an “immediate, critical” need for blood type O Positive, and low inventory levels of COVID Convalescent Plasma (CCP), A Negative and O Negative Blood Types. MEDIC will be trying to meet those needs while celebrating the “March playoff season” by giving away a …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Appalachian-Piedmont-Coastal Zone fire management staff plan to conduct a 175-acre prescribed burn along the park boundary in Wears Valley to the Metcalf Bottoms Picnic Area.  The burn will take place between Monday, March 8 through Thursday, March 11, depending on weather. Prescribed burn …

Reprinted from the Norris Bulletin While the program originally launched on Jan. 1, the “Norris Dam 85-Mile Challenge” is designed to encourage folks to log miles at the park. The 85 comes for the 85th anniversary of Norris Dam. The program entails park visitors hiking, horseback riding, mountain biking, or …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (March 4, 2021) – The City of Oak Ridge is proud to announce Electric Director Jack Suggs has been promoted to Deputy City Manager. Suggs’ transition will allow for the internal growth of some of the City’s potential leaders, most immediately in the Electric Department. Ardo Ba, …

I-40 was at a crawl this afternoon near the Lawnville Road exit following a 3-car crash eastbound. Traffic was snarled at the scene for over an hour today. Kingston Fire First Responders were first on the scene to check out all the occupants and it revealed no serious injuries. The …

Rockwood Fire, Police, and two ambulances were sent to East Dunn Street last night for two overdose subjects. According to Rockwood Police Chief Bill Stinnett, the two males were unresponsive at the officers arrival andthey had to administer Narcan to revive them. The two also, according to the chief, refused …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (March 3, 2021) – The City of Oak Ridge, in partnership with the Oak Ridge Rowing Association, will host the 2021 Oak Ridge Louisville Cardinal Invitational Regatta on March 13 and 14, 2021. This invitation-only event brings elite college Women’s rowing teams to compete in one of …

Hello, this is Ron Woody, Roane County Executive, with a Wednesday morning, March 3rd Covid-19 update. I extended the County Mask Mandate to March 31st, and we do anticipate that this will be the last extension. Our plans are not to extend; however, circumstances can change, but we are not …