City Council, DOE manager to discuss relations, hiring, housing; water rates...
Some members of the Oak Ridge City Council and some residents have had a few concerns related to the U.S. Department of Energy and its contractors, including whether the DOE sites are doing enough to...
View ArticleOak Ridge Chamber to host City Council forum on Tuesday
The Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce’s Advocacy Committee is hosting its final forum of the 2016 election season. The forum for candidates running for Oak Ridge City Council will be held at 7:30 a.m....
View ArticleColumn: Hope, the incumbent, responds to PAC endorsements
By Chuck Hope First of all, I want to say congratulations to Jim Dodson, Joe Lee, and Hans Vogel on being endorsed by the Chamber’s Progress PAC political action committee. I think it is important for...
View ArticleHope responds to PAC endorsements
Oak Ridge City Council member Chuck Hope, the one incumbent running for re-election in the November 8 election, has responded to the endorsements by the Progress PAC political action committee. The...
View ArticleLetter: Hope a small business owner with experience, deep love for city
To the Editor: I have known Chuck Hope for seven years, after meeting him at a local networking event. At that time, I had lived in Oak Ridge for three years and not had much interaction with local...
View ArticleLetter: Hope gives back to community, seeks to maximize Oak Ridge’s potential
To the Editor: Like most voters, I decided whom I would support in the national election several months ago. But I wish not to discuss what might be the worst presidential election cycle since...
View ArticleLetter: Asks voters to seriously consider Dodson, Hope
To the Editor: When Oak Ridgers go to the polls to elect members of the Oak Ridge City Council, they will find a number of excellent candidates from which to choose. However, I would like to encourage...
View ArticleDodson, Hope, Vogel lead in early voting for City Council
Note: This story was updated at 9:15 p.m. Jim Dodson, Chuck Hope, and Hans Vogel lead in early voting in Anderson County for Oak Ridge City Council, according to unofficial results posted on the...
View ArticleDodson, Hope, Vogel win City Council seats
Jim Dodson, Chuck Hope, and Hans Vogel won the three open seats on Oak Ridge City Council, according to unofficial results in Anderson and Roane counties. Dodson, a Jefferson Middle School art teacher...
View ArticleGooch seeks second term as mayor
Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch is seeking a second two-year term as mayor. Gooch has written a letter to the rest of the seven-member Oak Ridge City Council outlining why he is seeking re-election. The...
View ArticleLetter: Oak Ridge a better place to live, work thanks to Baughn, Hensley
To the Editor: Monday night, December 12, 2016, there will be a changing of the guard when two Oak Ridge City Council members “retire.” Both have been instrumental in bringing the dawn of a new day for...
View ArticleNew Council members to be sworn in Monday
Two new members of the Oak Ridge City Council and one incumbent will be sworn in Monday. Two incumbents re-elected to the Oak Ridge Board of Education will also be sworn in. The two new City Council...
View ArticleSmith, Chinn both seek appointment as mayor pro tem
Oak Ridge Mayor Pro Tem Ellen Smith is seeking appointment to a second two-year term as mayor pro tem on Monday. But she has a challenger: Rick Chinn. The mayor pro tem is someone who can carry out the...
View ArticleGooch re-appointed mayor, Chinn replaces Smith as mayor pro tem
Oak Ridge Mayor Warren Gooch has been elected by City Council to a second two-year term as mayor, and City Council member Rick Chinn was appointed mayor pro tem, replacing Ellen Smith. No other City...
View ArticleCouncil unanimously approves AMSE land transfer
Note: This story was last updated at 11 p.m. The Oak Ridge City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the transfer of the American Museum of Science and Energy property. The roughly 17.42 acres...
View ArticleCity Council to consider $120,000 for golf course
The Oak Ridge City Council on Monday will consider approving $120,000 to continue operating the Tennessee Centennial Golf Course in east Oak Ridge off Edgemoor Road. The request comes about one year...
View ArticleCouncil approves $120,000 for city-owned golf course
The Oak Ridge City Council agreed in a 5-2 vote on Monday to provide $120,000 to continue operating the Tennessee Centennial Golf Course, which the city owns in east Oak Ridge off Edgemoor Road. The...
View ArticleCity, schools could pick preschool site soon
Oak Ridge municipal and school officials could start selecting a site for the new preschool as early as this month. There are two options being considered: Elm Grove Park and Scarboro Community...
View ArticleCouncil postpones vote on preschool site until after Scarboro meeting
The Oak Ridge City Council has postponed a vote on selecting a site for the new Oak Ridge Preschool until after a meeting in Scarboro next week. The Oak Ridge Board of Education unanimously selected...
View ArticleScarboro skeptical, wants more discussion, but Council picks park for preschool
Residents and former residents of the Scarboro neighborhood are divided over whether to build the Oak Ridge Preschool at Scarboro Park. While some support the project, others are skeptical of the...
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