TDOT presents $237,500 signal timing grant to Oak Ridge
Grant for signal optimization The City of Oak Ridge has been awarded a Tennessee Department of Transportation grant for $237,500 for a signal timing optimization project, and TDOT Commissioner John...
View ArticleLetter: Encourages candidate forum groups, objects to ‘harassment’
While state and federal elections (at least here in Oak Ridge) are somewhat uninspiring this year, with many races either uncontested or practically so, our municipal election has drawn an unusually...
View ArticlePTA-PTO Council has City Council, school board candidate forums
The Oak Ridge parent-teacher associations and parent-teacher organizations have scheduled two candidate forums, which will focus on questions related to education. The Oak Ridge Board of Education...
View ArticleEQAB Climate Action Plan: Oak Ridge reduces emissions, electrical use
The first progress report for Oak Ridge’s Climate Action Plan said greenhouse gas emissions associated with energy use in city buildings are down and so is the annual electrical consumption for the...
View ArticleGuest column: Candidate calls for enlightenment, trust, ‘unified team’
By Andy Howe Roughly 200,000 years ago the direct ancestor of modern man evolved in Africa when a small group of proto-humans adapted a genetic trait that previous forms of hominids only hinted at....
View ArticleGuest column: 2014—The year that Oak Ridgers take back their government
By Trina Baughn Did you know that most of our local elections have historically been decided by less than 20 percent of our population? In fact, one of the biggest financial decisions ever made in our...
View ArticleGuest column: Progress PAC helps broaden conversation of community issues
By Progress PAC We are very proud that the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce has entrusted us to serve as the members of Progress PAC, the multi-candidate political action committee created by the Chamber...
View ArticleEarly voting begins Wednesday, October 15
Information from WYSH Radio Early voting for the November 4 general election in Anderson County begins Wednesday, October 15, and runs through Thursday, October 30. Early voting hours Monday through...
View ArticleGuest column: The road to excellence
By Mike Mahathy “Thus we began. With a sense of adventure, with a determination to make the most of a situation, we started out…looking forward to giving the children of Oak Ridge the best system we...
View ArticleLetter: Oak Ridge needs Chinn’s perspective, expertise
To the Editor: Although I have never written an endorsement for any political candidates, I feel sincerely compelled to at this time. Twenty-five years ago, I moved my family to Oak Ridge. I was not...
View ArticleGuest column: ‘One-shot’ voting unwise in Oak Ridge
By Aditya “Doc” Savara “One-shot” voting is unwise in Oak Ridge. This year, there are four seats for City Council and three seats for the Board of Education up for election in Oak Ridge. A column that...
View ArticleLetter: Baughn endorses Garcia Garland
To the Editor: This election cycle, some candidates have characterized City Council deliberations as combative or regressive. The truth is, however, that of the hundreds of decisions made every year by...
View ArticleWatson to discuss State of the City at Lunch with League on Tuesday
Oak Ridge City Manager Mark Watson will discuss the State of the City with the League of Women Voters on Tuesday. During the annual event, Watson is also expected to give his perspective on issues...
View ArticleLetter: Questions candidate’s criticism of Library
To the editor: Sadly, as a voter I have come to accept a certain amount of hyperbole, half-truths, and skewed statistics from candidates for federal and state offices. I’m sorry to see it reach our...
View ArticleTraffic Safety, Environmental Advisory board member running for City Council
Aditya “Doc” Savara, a member of two city boards, is running for Oak Ridge City Council in the November 4 municipal election. In a press release, Savara said he has been involved in local politics...
View ArticleLetter: Congressional debate, candidate answers available online
To the Editor: Oak Ridge voters in the Third Congressional District might like to know that they can view the Monday night, October 27, debate between Rep. Chuck Fleischmann and Dr. Mary Headrick at...
View ArticleLetter: Smith informed, intelligent, civil, sensible
To the Editor: Oak Ridgers are fortunate in having a candidate of the caliber of Ellen Smith willing to once again serve on City Council, where, between 2007 and 2012, we benefited greatly from her...
View ArticleLetter: Chinn can help make needed changes
To the Editor: There was a recent letter to the editor in The Oak Ridger with mention of how involved a candidate should (or should not be) while running for City Council. I was disappointed that this...
View Article2014 Election: Interest in mayor position, mall redevelopment, better ties...
A majority of the Oak Ridge City Council candidates said they would consider running for mayor or vice mayor if elected on Tuesday, and almost all supported the incentives recommended for the...
View ArticleLetter: Asks City Council to appoint Gooch as mayor
To the Editor: Let me begin by saying thank you to those members of both City Council and the School Board who elected to not run again, and to those who did run but were not successful in their...
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