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More than 1,300 volunteers across the state removed more than 48,000 pounds of litter in their communities as part of the second annual No Trash November, a month-long initiative created to ensure Tennessee roadways are safe from the harmful effects of litter. The initiative is spearheaded by the Tennessee Department …

(GSMNP press release) Great Smoky Mountains National Park will begin implementing temporary, single-lane road closures at several locations this week for the installation of permanent roadside protection measures at busy park destinations to eliminate unsafe, damaging roadside parking. Over the last decade, extremely high use at several park destinations has …

Monday night, incumbent Mayor Warren Gooch was reappointed by his fellow Oak Ridge City Council members to a fifth two-year term in that office. Unlike many cities in our area, in Oak Ridge, the Mayor and Mayor pro tem are chosen by the City Council from among its ranks every …

(TN AG press release) Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced today that he has finalized agreements with CVS and Walgreens, bringing the national opioid crisis settlement total to more than $50 billion. Under today’s agreements, CVS will pay $5 billion, and Walgreens will pay $5.7 billion, totaling $10.7 billion. Should …

Last week (12/5/22), the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) released the draft environmental assessment (EA) for the Bull Run Fossil Decontamination and Deconstruction (BRF D4) project in Anderson County, Tennessee. Comments on the Draft EA will be accepted through January 19, 2023. TVA is investigating options for the future disposition of …

LOCAL SPORTS SCOREBOARD HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL, 12/9/22 GIRLS Halls 48 Clinton 42: Clinton falls to 3-3, 1-1 in District 4AAA despite 13 points from Bailey Burroughs and 11 from Josie Moody. Anderson County 53 Scott 41 Oak Ridge 72 Central 53 Wartburg 48 Oliver Springs 38 Karns 54 Campbell County …

Oliver Springs Police and the TBI are investigating the circumstances that led to a fatal shooting early this morning at a home in the 100 block of Midway Drive. Our partners at BBB-TV were first to report that Oliver Springs police officers were called to the home at around 6:30 …

(By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer) A Roane State English professor who is an award-winning poet has been inducted into the Lincoln Memorial University Literary Hall of Fame. Dr. Ralph Monday received the prestigious recognition during a ceremony in October at LMU’s Grant-Lee Hall. A bronze plaque with Monday’s …

Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch is seeking a fifth term in that office. In Oak Ridge, the mayor is selected by the City Council from among its ranks every two years following the municipal election cycle. According to our partners at Oak Ridge Today, Gooch is the only council member …

(GSMNP press release) Great Smoky Mountains National Park will begin implementing temporary, single-lane road closures at several locations this week for the installation of permanent roadside protection measures at busy park destinations to eliminate unsafe, damaging roadside parking. Over the last decade, extremely high use at several park destinations has …