The TBI is looking to take advantage of breakthroughs in forensic genetic genealogy testing to determine the identities of human remains discovered as recently as 2018 and as far back as 46 years ago. In some cases, according to the TBI, despite the best efforts of investigators, the identities of …
Read More »Courier: Changes in Rocky Top
Last month, according to the Clinton Courier News, the Rocky Top City Council voted 4 to 1 to hire Mike Ellis on a permanent basis to be the city manager. Ellis, a former teacher and longtime girls’ basketball coach at Anderson County High School, succeeded Michael Foster following Foster’s resignation …
Read More »Forgety leaving Chamber for new opportunity
(Submitted) Amada Senior Care is proud to announce Jared Forgety, Membership Coordinator of the Anderson County Chamber of Commerce, will be joining their team as the new Community Liaison for the Knoxville region. Forgety’s extensive experience in community engagement and his love for people make him the ideal candidate for …
Read More »State Parks offering TN Promise volunteer events
(TN State Parks) Tennessee State Parks will offer volunteer work events at 38 parks across the state this month for Tennessee Promise scholars to fulfill their community service hours. Of those 38 parks, 37 will hold their activities on Saturday, June 24. Radnor Lake State Park will have two separate …
Read More »Clinton budget passes on first reading, county to hold special session later in month
Meeting last month, the Clinton City Council approved the new budget for the Fiscal Year that begins July 1st on first reading. The new budget comes in at $14.6 million and includes minimum eight-cent pay raises for city employees while leaving property taxes in the city unchanged at just under …
Read More »Emergency response exercise Wednesday at ORNL
Emergency responders from the Department of Energy and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, along with federal, state and local emergency management personnel, are conducting an emergency exercise today (Wednesday, June 7) at ORNL. Officials want the public to know that may observe emergency responders simulating response activities and performing environmental monitoring …
Read More »UCOR recognizes 6 small businesses for their support of cleanup efforts
(Submitted, UCOR) United Cleanup Oak Ridge (UCOR) recognized six small businesses today for their exceptional support of the company’s mission to complete major Oak Ridge Reservation environmental cleanup. At its annual small business awards breakfast, UCOR honored Advantage Electronics, Inc.; JSH Web Designs; Premier Contracting & Technical Services Inc.; Southeast …
Read More »Melton Lake Greenway parking lot in OR to be closed week of June 12 for improvements
(City of Oak Ridge) Beginning the week of June 12, 2023, Oak Ridge Recreation & Parks crews will begin repaving the Melton Lake Greenway parking lot located on Melton Lake Drive, just north of the intersection with Edgemoor Road. These renovations will result in increased ADA accessibility and a better-defined …
Read More »ADFAC School Supplies Program seeking donations
(ADFAC) School may be out for summer, but ADFAC is already busy making sure students will have the needed supplies for the new school year! ADFAC’s School Supplies Program, celebrating its thirtieth year, will serve 48 schools in Anderson, Campbell, Morgan, and Roane counties beginning in late June and ending in early …
Read More »Clinton man receives 104-year sentence after sex abuse convictions
(Reader discretion advised due to nature of this story) Anderson County District Attorney General Dave Clark announced Monday that a Clinton man will spend the next 104 years behind bars following his conviction earlier this year on charges related to the rape of his then-eight-year-old daughter. 45-year-old Royce Scott Earley …
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