Tag Archives: 2020

Anderson County, Tenn. — In a plea deal reached just before his trial, 21-year-old Shawn T. Willis has admitted guilt to second-degree murder in the 2020 shooting death of his mother, Sandy Willis, when he was just 16. He has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for that crime. …

Spectators to Drive Parade Route to View Entries December 7, 2020–The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s annual Christmas Parade will be held this year, but with a twist. This year’s offering will be a “reverse” parade. The event will be held on Saturday, December 12 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. …

Tomorrow will be November the 11th, 2020, Veteran’s Day, formally Armistice Day which noted the end of World War I in 1918. The celebration of the end of War I with Armistice changed to honoring all U.S. military veterans with Veteran’s Day in 1954. Most everyone knows a veteran, and …

As of 9:45pm, all of Anderson County totals are posted. But still nothing from Roane County. The City of Clinton will have Package stores now as voters approved that by a large margin. To permit retail package stores to sell alcoholic beverages in the City of ClintonTo permit retail package …

The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin emailing households in low-responding areas to encourage them to respond to the 2020 Census. Millions of emails will be sent this week and then grow in numbers and continue into September. These emails supplement a final campaign reminding people to respond …

The rivalry between the cities of Clinton and Oak Ridge has always been handled on the athletic fields, but now it has found its way in to the US Census. The city of Clinton announced Thursday that 52.4% of its residents had already filled out and completed the federal census …

The Mayor and Alderman of the Oliver Springs Town Council will meet this Thursday, April 16, at 7 pm, however, due to COVID-19 and the State mandated rules limiting the number of people in one area, this meeting will be closed to the public. The meeting will instead be broadcast …

Roane State has been named Community College of the Year as part of the College System of Tennessee’s second annual Statewide Outstanding Achievement Recognition (SOAR) Awards. The announcement was made on Tuesday, April 7, during the Tennessee Board of Regents’ spring quarterly meeting which was held via conference call. The …