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, of Clinton, passed away in his home on December 4, 2023. He was born to the late M.M. and Martha (Lindsay) Vann on May 28, 1946. He married Betty Rhea on June 21, 1973, and she preceded him in death on June 7, 2008. J.L. is survived by his …

COAL CREEK MINERS MUSEUM COAL CREEK MINERS MUSEUM AWARDED A CAPITOL MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT GRANT FROM THE TENNESSEE STATE MUSEUM GRANT WILL BE USED FOR REMODEL OF SECOND FLOOR [ROCKY TOP, TN – 11/28/2023 –] The Coal Creek Miners Museum is a recipient of a $50,000 grant for Capital Maintenance …

County Veterans Invited to Community Breakfast Sat. Dec. 9th CLINTON—Military veterans from Anderson County are once again invited to come together for a community Veterans Breakfast to honor veterans. The breakfast, hosted by Anderson County citizens, is locally sponsored this month by Lt. Governor Randy McNally, State Representative John Ragan, …

Norris residents who experience high water and sewer bills as a result of leaksin underground pipes will be able to apply for some adjustments under anordinance the City Council passed on first reading last week. Ordinance 664would allow qualifying customers to pay for the excess water use based on thecity’s …

Anderson County Government’s Employee Insurance Board of Trustees isscheduled to meet at 3:30 p.m. Monday, December 11, in Room 118 at theCourthouse in Clinton

ROANE COUNTY – A woman whose remains were found in 1987 in Roane County has been identified as a result of a partnership between the Roane County Sheriff’s Office and the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Unidentified Human Remains DNA Initiative. On August 29, 1987, a body was discovered by a passer-by …

Senior Citizens Holiday Reception set for December 8OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (November 28, 2023) – The Oak Ridge Senior Center will hold its HolidayReception for area senior citizens on Friday, December 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the CivicCenter gymnasium at 1403 Oak Ridge Turnpike.Come join us for a …

The expansion of Axle Logistics is bringing over six-hundred-fifty new jobs toKnox County. WATE reports the over 37-million-dollar expansion will create thejobs over the next five years. The company plans to build an 85-thousandsquare-foot facility next to its operations building. Axle Logistics providestransportation services across North America. The company is …

Rocky Top plans to begin seeking bids this week in the city’s ongoing $4.1million sewer rehabilitation project, Mayor Kerry Templin said during lastThursday’s City Council meeting. The city in April received notice of anadditional $1.38 million in assistance to pay for the work, this time an AmericanRescue Plan grant through …

Members of the board for the Oak Ridge Reservation Communities Alliance willmeet at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 13, 2023, at the Tennessee Departmentof Environment and Conservation-Division of Remediation offices, 761 EmoryValley Road in Oak Ridge.