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Obituaries in Oak Ridge, TN | The Oak Ridger
WEBShirley Ann Boatman. Age 83. Oak Ridge, TN. Shirley Ann Boatman, much loved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on September 13, 2024. Shirley was born on July 18, 1941, in Tazwell, TN and later settled... Mott McKamey Funeral Home and Cremations.
Anderson County elections: Here are candidates on the ballot in TN
WEBOct 7, 2022 · In Norris, Bill Grieve, William Grinder and Chris Mitchell are seeking reelection for the five seats on Council. New candidates are Charles P. Nicholson and Loretta A. Painter. In Rocky Top, also known as Lake City, incumbent Timothy Sharp is seeking reelection for mayor. He's challenged by new candidate Kerry Templin.
Improving public housing, constructing affordable apartments in …
WEBAug 23, 2024 · 1:23. The Oak Ridge Housing Authority unveiled plans Friday morning to begin work early next year to renovate 128 existing public housing units scattered around the city and and construct 104 new affordable rental units in the Scarboro community for the area's workforce at a total cost of $56 million. "This is a historic moment for the Oak ...
Sean Finnegan gets death penalty for murder of Jennifer Gail Paxton
WEBAug 21, 2024 · An Anderson County jury returned Aug. 21 with the sentence for Sean Shannon Finnegan in the killing of Jennifer Gail Paxton of Knoxville: death by lethal injection. On Aug. 19, the same 12 jurors found Finnegan, who had lived on Fairview Road in Oak Ridge for several years, guilty of: Two counts of first-degree murder.
Jurors begin deliberations Saturday on the fate of Sean Finnegan
WEBAug 17, 2024 · Special Judge Don Ash has instructed the 16 jurors in the Sean Shannon Finnegan murder and rape case to arrive at Anderson County Criminal Court at 10:30 a.m. Saturday to begin the process of deciding the Oak Ridge man's fate. Ash said he will read out loud the 100-pages of law the jurors must consider in ruling upon the 13 …
Jury finds Oak Ridge man Sean Finnegan guilty of first-degree …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · A 12-member Anderson County jury on Monday found 56-year-old Sean Shannon Finnegan guilty of first-degree murder in the slaying of Jennifer Gail Paxton, a 36-year-old homeless woman who grew up in Knoxville.. On Tuesday, the jury will reconvene at 10 a.m. to begin the process of deciding whether to …
Y-12 accepting STEM classroom grant applications - Oak Ridger
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Y-12 accepting applications for a $5,000 classroom grant to foster STEM activities. Consolidated Nuclear Security (CNS) announced it is sponsoring a $5,000 grant for a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics classroom. The goal of the grant, designated for grades K-12, is to foster advancement of STEM activities in …
Jury returns briefly to courtroom, but no verdict yet on Sean …
WEBAug 19, 2024 · The jury requested some crime scene photos and copy of the indictment. The jury deliberating the fate of Sean Shannon Finnegan, 56, of Oak Ridge returned to the Anderson County Criminal Courtroom at around 1:15 p.m. Monday for Special Judge Don Ash to answer their requests for information. Ash also told …
How to watch, listen to the Wildcats games - Oak Ridger
WEBAug 19, 2021 · All of the Oak Ridge football team's games will be broadcast once again on radio stations FM 92.7 and FM 94.7. Since the closing of AM 1290 WATO in Oak Ridge, these stations have become the official stations of the Wildcats, according to broadcaster David Clary. Oak Ridge sports can also be heard on prepradio.com and Oak Ridge School’s ...