Tag Archives: Anderson County

(Submitted) Oak Ridge, Tennessee —- Greta Ownby, long time Oak Ridger and community leader, has announced her candidacy for Oak Ridge City Council in the November 3rd General Election.  Ownby is a graduate of Oak Ridge High School having attended Glenwood and Linden Elementary Schools and Robertsville Junior High School. …

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is inviting high school students across the region to showcase their creativity through its annual T-shirt design contest. Students may submit original designs online from August 28 through September 28. The winning design will be featured on one of MEDIC’s blood donor shirts next spring, and …

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Anderson County officials are inviting residents to attend a town hall meeting next month to discuss the use of Flock license plate reader cameras and concerns surrounding privacy and data collection. The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. in the auditorium at …

Friday nights belong to high school football—and the action continues after the final whistle! Join host Josh Queener, son of former longtime Scoreboard Show host David Queener, for the Free Medical Clinic Friday Night Scoreboard Show, every Friday night at 10pm on BBB Communications or immediately following the OEB Law …

Rick Scarbrough, the former longtime chief of the Clinton Police Department, has announced his retirement as executive director of the University of Tennessee Law Enforcement Innovation Center. Scarbrough’s final day with the center will be Friday, Sept. 4. He has led LEIC, an agency of the UT Institute for Public …

Passed away on August 7, 2026, in Knoxville, Tennessee, at the age of 38. At the center of Ryan’s world was his family. He loved Jenna deeply and treasured the life they built together, but perhaps nothing brought him greater joy than being a dad to Carson and Vivian. Ryan …

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Law enforcement agencies across Anderson County are preparing to launch a coordinated traffic enforcement campaign following an increase in fatal crashes and serious roadway injuries this summer. Beginning September 17, the Tennessee Highway Patrol will join local police departments and other law enforcement agencies in conducting …

State Representative Ed Butler is calling on Governor Bill Lee to oppose efforts that could bring nuclear waste storage facilities to Tennessee, including potential sites within House District 41. In a letter dated August 10, Butler said multiple constituents have contacted him with concerns about nuclear waste storage. He wrote …

A fusion-energy technology company is making a major investment in Oak Ridge. Kyoto Fusioneering plans to relocate its United States headquarters to the city and invest approximately $46.9 million in Anderson County. The project is expected to create 51 jobs. A major component of the investment will be UNITY-3, a …

From the Norris Bulletin NORRIS, Tenn. — The City of Norris has discontinued its use of a Flock Safety automated license-plate reader that had previously operated near the city’s eastern entrance. According to information published in the August 13 edition of The Norris Bulletin, City Manager Bailey Whited confirmed that …