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Last month, the Rocky Top City Council voted to approve a settlement agreement in the lawsuit filed against it over its name change from “Lake City” to “Rocky Top” by the House of Bryant Publications, which owns the trademark to the iconic bluegrass song of the same name. House of …

The 2016 TSSAA Hall of Fame inductees have been selected.  Nine new members will be inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame at the annual luncheon at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro on Saturday, April 9, 2016. Three administrators, three coaches, two officials, and one contributor …

A 72-year-old Knoxville man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Clinton Highway in Anderson County on Tuesday evening. The Tennessee Highway Patrol says that Harvey R. Weldon had been headed north in a 2009 Ford Focus on Clinton Highway near Lonesome Dove Road at about 6:36 p.m. Tuesday, when …

According to our partners at Oak Ridge Today, a Knoxville man is facing charges after crashing his car into the side of Dunkin’ Donuts in Oak Ridge on Wednesday afternoon. 32-year-old Matthew Ketron is facing two counts of reckless endangerment and one count driving under the influence, and as of …

About two dozen people, mainly concerned residents and environmental activists, attended a public meeting at the Oak Ridge Civic Center to review alternatives for disposing of coal ash at TVA’s Bull Run fossil plant in Claxton and offer their comments on the proposed solutions.. The meetings are part of a …

Clinton High School orange and black was joined Wednesday afternoon by Carson-Newman orange and blue as a large crowd gathered to celebrate Clinton High School quarterback Tyler Thackerson as he signed his National Letter of Intent at the school’s Don W. Lockard Gymnasium. Thackerson enjoyed a prolific high school career, …

Tuesday night was a busy one for East Tennessee high school basketball teams. In Fountain City, the Clinton Lady Dragons overcame a sluggish start on the road but pulled away from Central beginning in the second quarter to notch a 50-26 win over the Lady Bobcats. Kelley Wandell led CHS …

The votes are in and the 2016 Anderson County Ally of the Year award goes to Becky Grubb! Becky Grubb competed against other candidates who were nominated for their passion to create a healthy and productive Anderson County. Becky is the office manager at Fox Toyota where she works with …

Eight teachers of the year have been announced by Oak Ridge Schools. Teachers of the year were chosen at the preschool, all four elementary schools, both middle schools, and the high school.Here are those picked as teachers of the year: Oak Ridge Preschool—Susan Galler Glenwood Elementary School—Amy Kennedy Linden Elementary …

Oak Ridge-based Protomet Corporation announced plans Tuesday to break ground on a $30 million, 100,000 square foot expansion of its facility, a project that could mean as many as 200 new jobs. However, the company’s landlocked location may necessitate a move to a site outside the Anderson County portion of …