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Hail as big as a quarter or larger falling in Oak Ridge about 10 minutes ago. I don’t see any damage to cars, fortunately, but the hail sure made a lot of noise. Seems a bit slushy, maybe from higher temps? #tnwx

Summertime is back in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina! The mountains appear blue because specific oak and poplar trees here emit a chemical called isoprene to protect them against excessive heat. #ncwx Photo Credit: @AshevillePictu1

Congratulations to Ted Mitchell for being named the next head boys basketball coach at Jefferson Middle School! Go Eagles! 💙🦅💛🏀

Roads, schools, businesses closed after heavy snow: oakridgetoday.com/2024/01/15/roa… via @OakRidgeToday #tnwx

Scrimmage #1. 600pm. Blankenship. #Compete #OneFamily

Storms continue this evening, with two tornado warnings on going. The first area of concern is just north of Sunbright, working towards Slick Rock. The second area of concern just west-northwest of Clinton and working towards the town. #TNwx

SoccerCats v. Jefferson County Final Regular Season Home Match Pro2Serve Soccer Complex JV at 6:00 PM V at 7:30 PM

Two championship regattas in Oak Ridge this month: bit.ly/3V0Seai via @OakRidgeToday First was the Southern Intercollegiate Rowing Association (SIRA) Championship Regatta on April 15-16. The second is the Dogwood Junior Championship Regatta this weekend, April 22-23.

Council to consider water intake bypass; discuss housing, SROs, conference center, airport: oakridgetoday.com/2023/04/18/cou… via @OakRidgeToday

Superintendent to discuss ‘State of Oak Ridge Schools’: oakridgetoday.com/2023/04/18/sup… via @OakRidgeToday

Contract awarded for K-25 Viewing Platform: bit.ly/3mia7nZ via @OakRidgeToday Army Corps of Engineers awards Geiger Brothers $9.9 million contract to build K-25 Viewing Platform to commemorate world’s largest building, a part of Manhattan Project to make atomic bombs.

Plan to come on out! Several of the ORHS Middle College students are members of the PTK Honor Society hosting this car show! @ORSchools @theoakridger @OakRidgeToday @cityofoakridge @OakRidgeToday @ORHSCounseling @DavidJFoust @estepintime @Orhs_stuco @jdodsonart @ORHS_Wildcats

SportsCenter's recap of the Big South title game includes a @TajionJones3 hype reel and a studio-assessed technical foul on @CoachMMorrell for the post-game celebration 😂😅 What more could we ask for? #ALLinAVL #IWWD

Former ⁦@ORTF_XC⁩ ⁦@AthleticsOrhs⁩ Genevieve Schwarz doing some pretty awesome things for ⁦@ETSU_TF_XC⁩! johnsoncitypress.com/sports/college…

Today: International Festival at Children’s Museum oakridgetoday.com/2023/02/25/tod… via @OakRidgeToday Crafts, cuisines, and entertainment from world cultures will be presented at the Children’s Museum of Oak Ridge International Festival from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, February 25.

Eby elected chair of state school board: oakridgetoday.com/2023/02/12/eby… via @OakRidgeToday Bob Eby, former chair & vice chair of Oak Ridge school board, has been elected chair of Tennessee State Board of Education. He will serve a two-year term.

McNally has pacemaker surgery: oakridgetoday.com/2023/02/12/mcn… via @OakRidgeToday Tennessee Lieutenant Governor Randy McNally reported on Friday that he had pacemaker surgery and it went smoothly.

Stephen Zhukov finished 6th in the 500 Free tonight. He is the first ORHS boys swimmer to finish in top 6 in two individual state events since 1995 (Jon Byers).🐬💥

Two songwriters advance in state contest after qualifying in Oak Ridge on Wednesday: oakridgetoday.com/2023/02/11/two… via @OakRidgeToday

Company could evaluate leaving rail in place at airport: bit.ly/3IhcbER via @OakRidgeToday Brentwood company performing preliminary studies for proposed Oak Ridge Airport could evaluate leaving short section of railroad in place and building a runway bridge over it.