Roane County Sheriff’s Department is looking for a white male that walked off from a Work Detail at the Roane County Recycling Center. They are searching between Bowman Bend Road – to Bluff Road – over to Highway 70. Jeremiah Wayne Holt is the person they are searching for. If …
Read More »Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department announces partial closure of Melton Lake Greenway April 24 & 25
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (March 16, 2021) – The City of Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department will partially close Melton Lake Greenway during the Dogwood Junior Championship Regatta on Saturday, April 24 until Sunday, April 25 at 4 p.m. The closure is to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, with …
Read More »Roane State One Stop resumes in-person student services
Roane State Roane County Campus Roane State’s One Stop offices at the Roane County and Oak Ridge campuses have now resumed in-person student services. Success coaches are also returning to all RSCC campuses this week on a mixed schedule. When scheduling appointments with success coaches, students will be able to …
Read More »Oak Ridge Police Department promotes “Slow Down Tennessee” to reduce speeding-related crashes
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (April 15, 2021) – The City of Oak Ridge Police Department is partnering with the Tennessee Highway Safety Office (THSO) to promote “Slow Down Tennessee”. From April 16 to April 30, Oak Ridge Police will increase education, awareness, and enforcement efforts to help reduce speeding-related crashes, injuries, …
Read More »TDCI Earns Accreditation from National Association of Insurance Commissioners
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance (TDCI) is proud to announce that Tennessee has recently received accreditation from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The NAIC is the U.S. standard-setting and regulatory support organization created and governed by the chief insurance regulators from the 50 states, …
Read More »CNS recognizes small businesses of the year
Main Sail, Automation Technology honored for support of Y-12, Pantex Oak Ridge, Tenn.— Consolidated Nuclear Security is pleased to recognize two small businesses for making a big impact on the success of Y-12 National Security Complex and the Pantex Plant. CNS operates those two sites in support of the National …
Read More »Ted Cruz wants to punish MLB with antitrust scrutiny after baseball pulls All-Star Game from Georgia
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, right, standing with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., left, and Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, center, talks about legislation to end Major League Baseball’s special immunity from antitrust laws during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 13, 2021.(Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S.Senators Marsha …
Read More »Council and citizens discuss park playground equipment
By Crystal Huskey of the Norris Bulletin While there were many items on the agenda for Monday’s Norris city council meeting, much of the time was spent discussing the fate of the Oak Road/Garden Road Park playground equipment. The monkey bars were recently removed, and residents spoke out during the …
Read More »State Rep. Dennis Powers honors retiring Sen. Lamar Alexander with a Norris momento
Pictured are Rep. Powers, Sen. Lamar Alexander and Rep. JeromeMoon from Blount County. Submitted by Dennis Powers and reprinted from the Norris Bulletin On April 12, State Rep. Dennis Powers presented Sen. Lamar Alexander with a river rock painted as an owl to be used as a hearth stone. Rep. …
Read More »Manhunt ends in Midtown
A search is over for a man that escaped Roane County Deputies during an arrest, has been located after a two-hour search. Roane Sheriff Jack Stockton said his officers went to an address on Bluff Road shortly after nine this morning to arrest 35-year-old Charles E. Kennedy on illegal drugs …
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