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An Oak Ridge couple injured when a man charged backed his pickup truck into a crowd of people after the July 4th fireworks show in Oak Ridge last year has filed a $450,000 lawsuit against the man facing charges in the incident. 66-year-old Lee Cromwell is facing charges of homicide, …

A crowd of about 100 people gathered outside the Anderson County Courthouse Tuesday for a ceremony honoring Vietnam Veterans on the fourth observance of what has been declared “Vietnam Veterans’ Day” by President Obama. The event took place at the War Memorial in front of the Courthouse and included the …

Tuesday was another busy day in the world of high school spring sports. On the baseball diamond, the Anderson County Mavericks outlasted the Clinton Dragons in a pitchers’ duel, winning 1-0 on a walk-off RBI single from Rhett Bowling in the bottom of the 8th. The Mavericks swept the twinbill …

United Way contributions at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge and the Pantex Plant in Amarillo, Texas, totaled some $1.1 million, Consolidated Nuclear Security, the managing and operating contractor, announced Tuesday. Contributions from employees, retirees, and the corporation were gathered during the sites’ recent campaigns. The campaigns also …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire management staff plan to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 888-acres of forested area northwest of Cades Cove beginning on Wednesday, March 30. The Stony-Arbutus Ridge fire operations are expected to take up to 3 days to complete, weather permitting. …

Anderson County Commissioner Chuck Fritts informed his fellow commissioners on Tuesday that he is stepping down from the recently-created Finance Committee due to what he called “personal reasons and circumstances beyond [his] control.”  Fritts is one of four commissioners serving on the committee that also includes the county mayor, the …

Last week, murder charges against two people were sent to the Campbell County grand jury after a judge determined there was probable cause to do so during preliminary hearings. General sessions Court Judge Amanda Sammons made those rulings on Friday. In one case, 41-year-old Leslie Logan Smith is accused of …

The second of three people charged in connection to the stabbing death of an Oliver Springs man during a drug deal turned sour in 2011 has entered a plea in the case. The incident happened on May 5th, 2011 outside a home in Oliver Springs, leaving 55-year-old Paul Cuthbertson dead …

The Emory Valley Center in Oak Ridge plans to start construction on its new building this spring, and EVC recently signed a contract with Hickory Construction Inc. of Alcoa. Emory Valley Center launched a capital campaign for a new building six years ago. That’s when building owners discussed plans for …

Centrus Energy Corporation announced Monday that it has signed a $32.3 million contract with UT-Battelle LLC for engineering and testing work on uranium enrichment technology. The contract, a new U.S. Centrifuge Technology Advancement contract, runs through September 30. UT-Battelle operates Oak Ridge National Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. …