Jan 15, 2025 · Mrs. Edwena L. Crowe, a pioneer, dedicated community leader, and beloved matriarch known affectionately as “Mama Crowe,” passed away peacefully on January 13, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born in Aiken, South Carolina, Edwena was the daughter of the late Edward Coneser and Martha Elizabeth ...

Jan 11, 2025 · Updated to include the names of the two people who died in the crash. Two people were killed Saturday morning when the vehicle they were in struck the Food City grocery store building in Oak Ridge.. At 8:55 a.m. Saturday, a vehicle traveling northbound on South Rutgers Avenue near Manhattan Avenue left the road and struck the Food City building, according to information from the Oak Ridge ...

Dec 23, 2024 · In his talk, Robert Dipboye summarized his 2024 book, “Authoritarianism in the American South: Beliefs that Led to Slavery and the Civil War, 1606-1861.” The book, he said, applies contemporary social psychological theory and research to the interpretation of history.

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Nov 11, 2021 · Members of the Blount Special Operations Response Team (BSORT), which includes members of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office, Blount County Rescue Squad, Maryville Police Department, and the Alcoa Fire Department, helped ORPD in recovering the car after ORPD reportedly received a tip from private divers about the vehicle Wednesday afternoon.

Jan 9, 2025 · The next ORION program will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the City Room (Room A-111), McNally-Coffey Building, Roane State Community College, Oak Ridge campus on Briarcliff Avenue. The title of the program is “How to Explode a Star,” and the speaker will be professor Sherwood Richers, from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Jan 2, 2025 · Gov. Bill Lee’s school voucher proposal, which would provide public money for private schools to thousands of Tennessee students and which was voted down by state lawmakers last session, is the topic of a talk on Tuesday, Jan. 7, at 12 noon during the Lunch with the League meeting of the League of Women Voters of Oak Ridge.

Nov 6, 2024 · James T. "Jim" Normand, who was unopposed, was elected city judge. State election. Rick Scarbrough said he tried to run a positive race because he wanted to serve his neighbors in Nashville, but for them to also trust him.

Linda B. McLendon, age 101, formerly of Oak Ridge, TN, and wife of the late Jack McLendon, Sr., died January 30, 2025 at Dominion Senior Living of Anderson, SC.

Dec 3, 2024 · This "Historically Speaking" column is written by Ben Williams, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Department of Energy in Oak Ridge. He is a good friend, and we have worked together on many of the historical preservation efforts over the years. I asked him if he would consider writing a summary of transformation efforts at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) and he agreed.