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Oak Ridge High School has hired a familiar face to be their next football coach as Derek Rang was named to that position on Tuesday. Rang, a former Mr. Football Award winner and three-time state champion at Maryville under George Quarles, returns to East Tennessee after one season at the …

Work could soon resume on the unfinished softball field at Clinton High School after a settlement was reached in a lawsuit over its construction. Last year, the Anderson County Schools proceeded with a plan to construct a dedicated, on-site softball field to address Title IX violation created by the fact …

The Tennessee Highway Patrol says that one man was killed in a traffic accident Sunday afternoon in Morgan County. The THP reports that 20-year-old Kaleb Moore had been driving a 2001 Chevy Camaro east in the 6100 block of Knoxville Highway shortly after 2:30 pm when his car went off …

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has joined with the Oak Ridge Police Department as they continue to search for the true identity of an infant whose body was found floating in Melton Hill Lake. Last week, the Center took to social media to look for information and …

Someone in LaFollette is $4 million richer today after hitting it big in the Mega Millions lottery on Friday. The Tennessee Lottery says that the winning ticket was purchased at the Food City on Jacksboro Pike in LaFollette. The winner matched all five white balls drawn to win $1 million, …

The TBI is investigating an incident involving a teacher at Campbell County High School. The alleged incident is said to have occurred in December, and involves allegations of what officials called possible “inappropriate language and physical contact” involving a teacher at the school. The incident was reportedly witnessed by several …

State officials say that Anderson County’s first female Chancellor, M. Nichole “Nicki” Cantrell, is resigning at the end of the month. The reason for her departure remains unclear at this time, but a notification of the opening on the state’s Trial Court Vacancy Commission states that her resignation will go …

(ORPL press release) Beginning February 1, 2023, Oak Ridge Public Library will begin renovations on the library’s public restrooms. These renovations will result in increased ADA accessibility, cleaner restrooms, and new fixtures. However, this means that from Feb.1 until the project’s completion, the public restrooms at the library will be …

(TDLWD press release) Tennessee ended 2022 with continued low unemployment across the state. The seasonally adjusted rate for December came in at 3.5%, which was unchanged from November. For the entirety of 2022, the statewide unemployment rate reached a low of 3.2% and never went above 3.5%.In a year-to-year comparison, …

The Clinton Police Department has a new K9 officer. Tuesday night, the Campbell County Commission voted to approve selling K9 Santos to the CPD for $3000. Clinton Police Chief Vaughn Becker says that the three-and-a-half year old male German Shepherd will be partnered with K9 handler Matt Howell, whose previous …