Schools scale back tech initiative, could ask for 37-cent tax increase
School officials scaled back the rollout of a digital technology initiative that would provide every student with an electronic device before approving a budget that could require a 37-cent tax...
View ArticleLetter: Urge City Council, residents to invest in schools
Dear members of City Council and fellow citizens: We are writing this letter in response to the Fiscal Year 2015 budget decisions made during the June 9 Oak Ridge City Council meeting. The Council’s...
View ArticleThursday deadline to qualify for municipal elections across Anderson County
Thursday is the deadline to qualify for municipal elections across Anderson County, and so far, there appears to be a mix of incumbents and newcomers in Oak Ridge, Clinton, Rocky Top (Lake City),...
View ArticleMahathy running for Oak Ridge school board
Mike Mahathy, who has served on two school-related councils, is running for Oak Ridge Board of Education. It wasn’t an easy decision, Mahathy said in a press release. “I labored over it for weeks, as I...
View ArticleNineteen candidates for Oak Ridge City Council, School Board
Note: This story was last updated at 2 p.m. Ten candidates have qualified to run for Oak Ridge City Council in the November 4 municipal election, and there are nine candidates for Oak Ridge Board of...
View ArticleForum to feature candidates for school board, TN House, Congress
A Wednesday evening forum will feature candidates for Oak Ridge Board of Education, U.S. Congressional District 3, and Tennessee House District 32. The forum starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Oak Ridge...
View ArticleSchool board candidates field questions on technology, tax increases
Fielding public school questions about technology, tax increases, and the teaching of science versus religion, eight candidates for the Oak Ridge School Board tried to distinguish themselves from one...
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: Proud of Progress PAC endorsement, positive campaign
To the Editor: I read the article in Wednesday’s The Oak Ridger where the reporter contacted the five candidates who were not endorsed by the Progress PAC for comments. I wonder why The Oak Ridger did...
View Article2014 Election: School board candidates talk taxes, budgets, bus routes,...
School board candidates at two forums this campaign season expressed optimism that school officials will be able to continue to provide school bus transportation to most students in the next school...
View ArticleSchool Board winners: Eby, McLean, Marshall
Note: This story was last updated at 1:35 a.m. Nov. 5. Imagine this: A politician runs for re-election and tells voters he wants to raise taxes—and they re-elect him anyway. Seems unlikely, right?...
View ArticleLetter: Lee professional, informed about issues and solutions, passionate...
To the Editor: I met Mr. Joseph Lee shortly after my family moved to Oak Ridge in 2005. He introduced himself to me and welcomed us to Oak Ridge. Mr. Lee did not ask me if I was a Democrat or...
View ArticleORHS Orchestra wins top national orchestra award for second straight year
Oak Ridge High School Orchestra has won a top national orchestra award for the second year in a row, officials said. The ORHS won Best 10-12th Grade Orchestra, Gold Orchestra Award, Outstanding...
View ArticlePanda Express now open in Oak Ridge
Panda Express opened in Oak Ridge in May. Here are a few photos of the new restaurant by Mike Mahathy. The Panda Express restaurant is in the area where Ruby Tuesday used to be on South Illinois...
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