Former officer drops lawsuit that alleged hostile workplace, sexual rumors
Note: This story was updated at 3:51 a.m. Feb. 21. A former Oak Ridge police officer who had alleged she was the subject of sexual rumors that had created a hostile work environment has withdrawn a...
View ArticleSecret City Festival videos available on Fire Department’s YouTube page
You can now revisit all the fun and excitement of the 2013 Secret City Festival by visiting the Oak Ridge Fire Department’s You Tube page, a press release said. During the recent festival in June,...
View ArticleLetter: Donation made to Animal Shelter in honor of Kuhaida
To the Editor: Everyone can remember walking into high school first the first time and having that nervous feeling in the pit of your stomach. I remember walking into Oak Ridge High School after moving...
View ArticleParents protest expanded 1.5-mile walk zone for students
Note: This story was last updated at 9:20 a.m. July 12. Parents concerned about student safety are protesting a recent decision by Oak Ridge Schools to expand the student walk zone to 1.5 miles. In...
View ArticleParents protest ‘walk zone,’ expanded area with no school bus service
Critics of Oak Ridge Schools’ expanded parent responsibility zone protested Thursday morning at the intersection of Oak Ridge Turnpike and Illinois Avenue. Laurie Paine, who lost her daughter,...
View ArticleGuest column: Adapting to change
I can’t function without my…(fill in the blank)! Cell phone? I survived into my early 30s without one, and never even realized it was a problem. I admit that now, having carried one for a number of...
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