(ORNL) Retired U.S. Army Lt. Gen. George Fisher told an Oak Ridge National Laboratory Veterans Day audience that Vietnam War veterans are finally gaining respect they deserve for their service in that war 50 years ago. “Those thanks were not always very forthcoming and so we have a whole generation …
Read More »State, local TU honored
The Tennessee Council of Trout Unlimited (TU) and two individual members were honored during the recent TU annual meeting in Scranton, Pa. Dick Geiger of Clinton, chair of the Tennessee Council, credited the work of members in the eight TU chapters throughout Tennessee for the national recognition. Receiving TU National …
Read More »ORT: Manhattan Project National Historical Park a reality
(Oak Ridge Today) After more than a decade of work, the U.S. Department of Energy and Department of Interior formally established the Manhattan Project National Historical Park on Tuesday. The new park, which includes Oak Ridge, commemorates one of the signature scientific achievements of the 20th century. It was formally established …
Read More »AC man pleads not guilty in Middle Tennessee woman’s death
The Andersonville man accused of killing the mother of his child made his first appearance in a Nashville courtroom on Tuesday. Caleb Cannon pleaded not guilty in the death of Nikki Burgess, a Nashville model whose body still has not been found. Burgess disappeared from her home in May 2014.and detectives quickly identified Cannon …
Read More »Man pleads in fatal 2014 crash
28-year-old Shawn Earl Wright of Campbell County’s Pioneer community pleaded guilty Monday to an amended charge of reckless homicide in the October 4th, 2013 death of 32-year-old Christopher Strunk, who had been a passenger in Wright’s car when Wright ran a red light on an extremely foggy morning to try …
Read More »2nd-round playoff schedule November 13th
6A: Cookeville at Maryville…Riverdale at Oakland…Siegel at Blackman…Smyrna at Science Hill 5A: Rhea County at Farragut…Oak Ridge at Ooltewah…Morristown West at Knox West…Halls at Sevier County 4A: Catholic at Fulton…Central at Greeneville 3A: Pigeon Forge at Alcoa…CAK at Elizabethton 2A: Austin-East at Hampton…Grace Christian at Rockwood 1A: Oneida at Greenback…Coalfield …
Read More »Playoff scores, first round, November 6th
6A Playoff scores, first round, November 6th Cookeville 42 Hardin Valley 21…Siegel 34 Bearden 17…Blackman 56 Dobyns-Bennett 10…Science Hill 52 Coffee County 26…Smyrna 44 Jefferson County 27…Oakland 49 William Blount 7 5A Playoff scores Sevier County 34 Gibbs 20…Halls 38 Tennessee High 36…Morristown West 52 Heritage 7…Knox West 20 Morristown …
Read More »Jones tops CWTS race at Texas
(MRN) Rookie Erik Jones led a one-two sweep for Kyle Busch Motorsports on Friday night at Texas Motor Speedway, leading all but thirty of the 147 laps in the Number-4 Toyota to notch his third victory of the season and add to his points lead with just two races remaining. …
Read More »Keselowski wins XFS race at Texas
(MRN) Brad Keselowski led a race-high sixty-two laps, including the final eleven, to win Saturday at Texas Motor Speedway – giving Team Penske its third straight car owners championship. Keselowski started second in the Number-22 Ford and finished one-point-one seconds in front of runner-up Kevin Harvick to notch his thirty-fourth …
Read More »Johnson plays spoiler, wins again at Texas
(MRN) Jimmie Johnson continued his mastery of Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, winning his third straight race and fifth in his last seven starts on the Fort Worth oval. In the process, Johnson denied Brad Keselowski automatic advancement into the next round of the post-season Chase. Keselowski started from the …
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