On Monday, June 26, 2017, Danny “Duane” Adcock, of Coalfield, passed away suddenly at Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, TN. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Blaine “Toop” & Lorene Adcock and Charles & Gertrude Gardener, uncles Ross Adcock, Gary Phillips, Homer Phillips, & Gary Braden, and …

A Rockwood man was injured Tuesday night when he was struck while riding his bike across North Gateway Avenue. BBB-TV reports that Robert Young was transported to UT Medical Center for treatment of injuries sustained in the 7:30 pm incident. Rockwood Police report that Young and a juvenile believed to …

University of Tennessee football coach Butch Jones will be the special guest at a July 11 fundraiser for Blankenship Field. Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally will also be there as will board members of the Blankenship Field Revitalization Foundation. The fundraiser will start at 11:30 am on Tuesday July 11th …

Oak Ridge-based Protomet will expand, but not in Oak Ridge as originally planned. In early 2016, the now-20-year-old company announced it would be expanding its Oak Ridge operation and adding up to 200 new jobs over the next five years. The company purchased 20 acres of land next to its …

Former Lafollette attorney and Councilman Wes Hatmaker was sentenced to 14 years behind bars after pleading guilty last month to stealing money from his clients. In May, Hatmaker pleaded guilty to two counts of theft over $10,000 and four counts of theft over $60,000, and on Tuesday was sentenced by …

Great Smoky Mountains National Park announced a half-day closure of Cades Cove Loop Road on Thursday, June 29 due to a critical maintenance issue.   The half-day closure will begin at sunrise and remain in effect till noon.   No other work is planned at this time.  Motorists, cyclists and pedestrians should expect the …

The end of the school year saw several L.E.A.D. graduations in our elementary and middle schools.  Students in several schools completed the “Law Enforcement Against Drugs” (L.E.A.D.) “Too Good For Drugs” curriculum. “Too Good For Drugs” is program where a School Resource Officer visits a 4th grade classroom each week …

The East Tennessee Human Resource Agency (ETHRA) will be accepting applications for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Anderson County. You must call the LIHEAP Energy Line at 1-844-309-0416 OR 865-691-2551 to make an appointment. Applications will be taken at the ETHRA office in Clinton beginning on …

Norris First Baptist Church invites everyone to Vacation Bible School July 10th through the 14th, from 6:30 to 9 pm each night. This year’s theme is “Gadgets & Gizmos: Uniquely Wired, Wonderfully Made.” Norris First Baptist Church is located at 149 West Norris Road in Norris. For more information, call …

(State Economic and Community Development press release) Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Protomet Corporation officials announced today that the Oak Ridge-based company will invest $29.3 million to establish a new facility in Loudon County. Protomet will create 200 new jobs in …