Tag Archives: Oak Ridge

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Two people were seriously injured Monday night when a motorcycle crashed into the rear of a vehicle in Oak Ridge. The crash occurred around 8:40 p.m. at the intersection of Tennessee and Central avenues. Both injured individuals were transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Sep. 10, 2026) – The Oak Ridge Recreation Center and Senior Center will be closed Friday, Sept. 11, and Saturday, Sept. 12, for the Atomic Fall Fest. Regular services will resume following the event. The Oak Ridge Public Library and library parking lot will remain open Friday, …

Join the Oak Ridge Community Band for its Fall Showcase Concert on Sunday, October 4, at 3 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Oak Ridge! Enjoy swing, movie themes, classical, Broadway, jazz and more. Admission is FREE! 1101 Oak Ridge Turnpike🌐 www.orcb.org

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The City of Oak Ridge will host a free cornhole tournament during the second annual Atomic Fall Fest on Saturday, September 12. The tournament will run from 1 to 5 p.m. inside the Oak Ridge Recreation Center Gym. The American Cornhole Association will host the competition, …

MEDIC Regional Blood Center is celebrating football season in East Tennessee with its first-ever Tailgate Week, scheduled for September 14 through September 18 at MEDIC donor centers and mobile blood drives. Everyone who donates during the week will be automatically entered to win two tickets to the Tennessee-Auburn football game. …

(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. …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Oak Ridge Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash that claimed the life of a 19-year-old Oak Ridge woman Monday afternoon. Police said the crash was reported around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Briarcliff Avenue and Capital Circle in the Briarcliff neighborhood. Lana Haese, …

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 …

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 …

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 …