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United Way of Anderson County Sets Bold Goal of $1.3M

“The measure of a community is how it treats its vulnerable members.” ~ Various people including Gandhi and Pope John Paul  By Edwena, Charles, Rebecca and Nick Crowe, 2013 Campaign Crew for United Way of Anderson County With eyes wide open, the UWAC Board of Directors under the leadership of the …

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SPECIAL CALLED MEETING – Oak Ridge City Council

At the direction of the City Manager and in accordance with Article II, Section 2, of the Charter of the City of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a special meeting of City Council is hereby called for Monday, September 23, 2013, at 7:00pm in the Multipurpose Room of the Central Services Complex, 100 Woodbury …

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5th Annual Taste of Oak Ridge

Next Saturday, September 28, visitors to Oak Ridge will have the opportunity to take advantage of two fun events, one is geared to satisfy your artistic tastes and the other is definitely a more “tasteful” event in the truest sense. The Fifth Annual “Taste of Oak Ridge” will be presenting …

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Shots Fired

On September 12, 2013, at approximately 2:51 AM, Oak Ridge Police officers responded to a “shots fired” call in the Scarboro neighborhood.  After saturating the area with patrol units and interviewing potential witnesses, no evidence of a shooting was found. At approximately 7:21 AM, the residents of 141 Bethune Circle …

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OR Company Snares $24M Federal Deal

Information International Associates Inc. announced Monday that it has been awarded a $24 million federal contract to operate the Homeland Defense and Security Information Analysis Center, or HDIAC. IIa will operate the center for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Technical Information Center, or DTIC.  The work will focus on research …

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Teen Injured in Saturday Wreck

A Maynardville teenager was injured when the car he was riding in spun out on South Illinois Avenue on Saturday evening and hit a tree near Edgemoor Road.  18-year-old Jason Hale as trapped and had to be extricated from the vehicle.  He was taken by ambulance to UT Medical Center in Knoxville.  …

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Fritts, Bilolski Retain Posts

Anderson County Commission Chair Chuck Fritts was re-appointed to a third one-year term as chairman by his fellow commissioners on Monday.  Fritts received 12 votes from his fellow commissioners, former Chair Mark Alderson received three votes and Robert McKamey received one vote.   The Commission also voted to reappoint Robin Biloski as …

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Area Shriners, Masons, offer help to local community

CLINTON—Shriners and Masons serve their communities and the people who live in them, and in order to provide more assistance for local citizens, area Shriners have a program to provide some medical equipment to those citizens who may need it.  As an example, the Shriners and Masons have donated two …

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