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Obituaries in Oak Ridge, TN | The Oak Ridger
Jane H Fleckenstein, 93, of Oak Ridge, TN & Baneberry, TN passed away on Friday, November 1, 2024 after a long & fulfilling life. Jane was born 05/08/1931 to David and Elizabeth Whitton in Jamaica,... Mott-Mckamey Funeral Home and Cremations.
Oak Ridge household trash pickup begins Monday
Oct 4, 2024 · The Oak Ridge citywide household trash pickup program will begin Monday, Oct. 7. In an effort to improve the pickup process, Waste Connections is slightly changing the way pickup is conducted. The new schedule lists a group of roads and streets to be serviced over the course of the full week, instead of on specific days. Residents are asked to have their materials out by 7 a.m. on the Monday ...
Secret City Improv Festival in Oak Ridge this weekend; workshops, …
Sep 25, 2024 · An Improv Retreat will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday with Pretend Friends Improv, followed by a masterclass and community jam. Tickets for the festival are $10.60 per show or $20.90 for a weekend pass. A workshop is $25 and is an hour and a half. A masterclass is three hours and the cost is $50. People can reserve a spot and pay online, or pay in cash.
Evolution of UT-Oak Ridge partnership described in new book, Part 3
Oct 8, 2024 · This is the last in Carolyn Krause’s series of three articles based on a recent Friends of ORNL talk by Lee Riedinger on a 2024 book he coauthored with Al Ekkebus, Ray Smith and William Bugg on “Critical Connections: The University of Tennessee and Oak Ridge from the Dawn of the Atomic Age to the Present.” The $39.95 hard cover book ($31.96 on Kindle) is available from UT Press and from ...
Oak Ridgers are helping their neighbors devastated by hurricane
Oct 4, 2024 · Workers employed by the city of Oak Ridge united with city residents to take five trailers of bottled water and other needed items to their Appalachian neighbors devastated by Hurricane Helene.. While the effort led by Oak Ridge police, firefighters and Public Works Department employees has ceased, one spearheaded by the city Electric Department is continuing through Oct. 11.
Anderson County asks residents to donate water to Cocke County
Oct 2, 2024 · Carter Express Inc. and Advanced Transportation are making the semi-trucks available and will take the donations to Cocke County. Semi-trucks are parked at the Anderson County Detention Facility, more familiarly called the Anderson County jail, located at 308 Public Safety Lane in Clinton. People may drop off packs of bottled water that will be ...
Letter: Oak Ridge school board candidate Craven has heart for …
Oct 11, 2024 · Letter: Craven has heart for community, is a fantastic Oak Ridge school board candidate. Naomi Asher. Special to The Oak Ridger. To the Editor: I moved here to Oak Ridge as a nine year old in 1992 and am a proud Oak Ridge High School alumni. I moved back here after graduating college in 2005 and worked as a substitute teacher and a teacher ...
Oak Ridge Lions Club hosts food drive Oct. 12 at Brysonn's Closet
Oct 9, 2024 · The Oak Ridge Lions Club is hosting a food drive on Saturday, Oct. 12, from 10 a.m. to noon at Brysonn's Closet, 350 N. Illinois Ave. Any food or financial donations are appreciated to help Brysonn's Closet's food bank, according to a club news release. Lions Clubs members will be at Brysonn's Closet on the second Saturday of each month to ...
Does Oak Ridge need a Pride Celebration? Come talk about it
Oct 9, 2024 · Come talk about it. Hosting an adult Pride event in Oak Ridge, has been considered by PFLAG - but not carried out, although a very successful Youth Pride event is held every spring at the First Presbyterian Church, according to a news release from the local PFLAG chapter. The next PFLAG meeting on Oct. 14, will be a brainstorming session to ...