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The Tennessee Valley Authority is inviting the public in Rockwood to comment on their draft environmental impact statement for the proposed retirement and demolition of the Kingston Steam Plant and the construction or replacement operation of the facility. The draft EIS Associated documents are available at tva.com. As part of …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (June 7, 2023) – The City of Oak Ridge is on track to construct and transform a portion of the Oak Ridge Civic Center into a 10,834-square-foot conference center. City officials worked with architectural firm Clark Nexsen to design the new facility and opened bids last month …

Harriman Municipal Plaza Harriman Council members met last night, June 6th, for their first meeting of the month. The council approved the Roane County Interlocal Agreement to provide City Planning services with the county’s planning and zoning department. They approved a matching allocation of a maximum of $125,000 in ARPA …

Stock Photo. Envato Elements All volunteer fire department agencies responded with Personnel to a mobile home fire on Dry Hill Road on Rockwood Mountain last night. The call to respond to the fire at 2095 Dry Hill Road came in just after 8:00 p.m. West Roane County Fire Department Chief …

Young volunteers with plastic trash bags in park, volunteering. Envato Elements (TN State Parks) Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at 38 parks across the state this month for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Of those 38 parks, 37 will hold their activities on …

(Submitted) Amada Senior Care is proud to announce Jared Forgety, Membership Coordinator of the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, will be joining their team as the new Community Liaison for the Knoxville region. Forgety’s extensive experience in community engagement and his love for people make him the ideal candidate for …

Photographed By Tom Bosse, January 28, 2023 Meeting last month, the Clinton City Council approved the new budget for the Fiscal Year that begins July 1st on first reading. The new budget comes in at $14.6 million and includes minimum eight-cent pay raises for city employees while leaving property taxes …

Mindful doctor securing manometer cuff around upper arm of a senior patient while visiting him in his home (Envato Elements) By Allison Jones, Legal Aid Society For elderly and disabled people, doctor and hospital visits can be a regular part of life, causing a seemingly never-ending stream of medical bills. …

According to a Tennessee Highway Patrol report we received on Monday evening a motorcyclist from Roane County’s south end was injured last Friday evening when his motorcycle he was operating collided with a car on Ponders Gap Road resulting in him being seriously injured and transported to the hospital. The …

The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office is warning people about yet another telephone scam. Monday, officials reported that they have been receiving calls that a man from Dandridge is attempting to scam individuals by asking for money due to missing a court date. The number the caller is using is 865-509-4278. …