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  A University of Tennessee law professor will discuss potential changes to Tennessee’s judicial selection process during a Lunch with the League meeting on Tuesday.  Judy Cornett is a distinguished professor at the University of Tennessee’s College of Law and her presentation starts at noon Tuesday in the Social Hall of …

The Anderson County Commission’s Operations Committee will meet this evening at 6 pm in room 312 of the Courthouse.  Among the items on their agenda will be the election of a committee chair, consideration of a private act regarding the donation of real estate to non-profit organizations, a discussion of …

A storage building on Norris Freeway went up in flames early Saturday morning.  The fire in the 3000 block of Norris Freeway was extinguished by the Andersonville Volunteer Fire Department but officials were not able to determine the cause of the fire.  The house that shared the property was vacant.

Two buildings were destroyed by fires on Vowell Road in Briceville early Saturday morning.  Anderson County deputies were called to the scene of the fire shortly after 12:30 am Saturday and when they arrived, reported that a house later determined to be vacant and an outbuilding were fully engulfed by …

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Department responded to a home on Webber Lane Saturday night after a man was allegedly assaulted and robbed.  Few details of the incident have been made available but responding deputies say that when they arrived at around 8:30 pm Sunday, Tommy Lowe was being loaded in …

A wreck on Saturday night on Charles Seivers Blvd leaves driver in critical condition at University of Tennessee.  Around 7:30pm on Saturday in front of Ray Varner Ford, Nelson G. Smith, 51, of Andersonville was traveling east and tried to avoid hitting a car in the right lane.  The 96 …

WASHINGTON− This morning, the House voted on and passed H.J.Res. 76, a bill that will fully fund Y-12 and other nuclear weapon and security functions.  Congressman Fleischmann spoke on the House floor in support of this bill and the great people of Oak Ridge.  To watch the full speech click …

By Senator Ken Yager (ROANE COUNTY, Tenn.), October 11, 2013 — There is hardly anyone in our region that has not been affected by the economic recession in some manner.  The last several years have been especially tough for our region as unemployment has been far too high.  Unfortunately, one …

Anderson County Circuit Court Clerk, Tyler Mayes, has announced that he will seek to retain his position in the 2014 election.  Mayes was appointed in 2012 to fill the term of former Circuit court clerk Barry Pellazarri. Mayes has stated that accountability to taxpayers and the courts is the number …

On September 19, 2013 Roane County Sheriff’s Deputies investigated an Aggravated Burglary at 231 Collins Road Oliver Springs. The home owner reported 11 rifles and shotguns missing. On October 7, 2013 Deputy Kate Bell and Sgt. Richie Stooksbury were searching for John Farmer, in connection with the Collins Road Aggravated …