The Oak Ridger

The Oak Ridger is a daily newspaper in the United States that is published from Monday to Friday in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. It is operated by Gannett.

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Earth Day 2025: When did it start and who founded the day of celebration for environmental protection

3 days ago | oakridger.com | Jordan Green

Earth Day is an annual event celebrated globally on April 22nd to promote environmental protection and awareness. The 2025 theme, "Our Power, Our Planet," focuses on promoting renewable energy and clean electricity by 2030. First celebrated in 1970, Earth Day was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson, Congressman Pete McCloskey, and activist Denis Hayes. Earth Day is an annual celebration to promote environmental protection and awareness.
St. Mary's asks Oak Ridge community for prayer in chapel at 5:30 p.m.

3 days ago | oakridger.com | Donna Smith

St. Mary's Catholic Church in Oak Ridge has asked the community to join the church in "praying the Rosary for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis" at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 21, in the church chapel. The request was posted on the church's blog earlier Monday. Hours after his Easter message at the Vatican, Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday. Other stories on the world's reaction and what will take place next are posted on the oakridger.com website. Need a break?
Most wildfires contained in Anderson, Morgan counties; rain this week

3 days ago | oakridger.com | Donna Smith

Wildfires continued to burn in Anderson County and Morgan County over the weekend with area rssidents hoping that rain this week might bring them them to an end and prevent others from starting up. A 223-acre wildfire in the Briceville area of Anderson County was listed as 99% contained Sunday night on the Tennessee forestry division website.
By jilting Tennessee, Nico Iamaleava gets schooled in art of negotiation | Toppmeyer

6 days ago | oakridger.com | Blake Toppmeyer

If you think NIL deals and the transfer portal are antithetical to what college should be about, well, Nico Iamaleava just received better schooling in the real-life art of negotiation than he’d ever learn from a classroom. Make no mistake, the former Tennessee quarterback got schooled throughout this process.
What is diabetes mellitus? Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death revealed

1 week ago | oakridger.com | Joyce Orlando

Two months after her death, "Gossip Girl" star Michelle Trachtenberg's cause of death has been revealed. On Wednesday, the New York City medical examiner's office released a statement with cause and manner of death of the 39 year old. The cause? Complications of diabetes mellitus. The manner was determined to be natural. Before this announcement, Trachtenberg's cause of death was listed as "undetermined".
Another wildfire in Rocky Top area; but it's 95% contained

1 week ago | oakridger.com | Donna Smith

The mountains outside the city limits of Rocky Top in Anderson County are the site of another wildfire. People began reporting the wildfire on posts to social media Wednesday afternoon and the odor of smoke was present in the area throughout the night. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture's Division of Wildfire reported at 1:33 a.m. Thursday that a 67-acre fire on Vowell Mountain Lane is 95% contained.
SEC announces dates, coach lineups for 2025 media days in Atlanta

1 week ago | oakridger.com | Austin Curtright

The SEC released the teams and coaches lineup Tuesday for its annual SEC Football Kickoff Media Days. The four-day college football event will be held from July 14-17 at the College Football Hall of Fame and Omni Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta. It's the third time the SEC Football Kickoff Media Days will be held in Atlanta since 2018. The event was held in Dallas last year and Nashville in 2023.
Oak Ridge council takes 1st vote on rezoning Carbon Rivers land

1 week ago | oakridger.com | Donna Smith

After a 75-minute discussion Monday night, Oak Ridge City Council approved a motion to rezone approximately 375 acres - being used by a company that recycles the blades of decommissioned wind turbines - for industrial use, but with a 600-foot buffer zoned residential open space. No one expects the land in that buffer zone to ever be used for residences because of several factors.
How Ty Glasper managed injury, anxiety to capture 2025 PrepXtra boys basketball player of year

1 week ago | oakridger.com | George Robinson

Ty Glasper, a Gatlinburg-Pittman basketball star, won the PrepXtra boys basketball player of the year. Glasper averaged 27.6 points, seven rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 2.6 steals despite missing the final eight games due to injury. He scored over 3,000 career points, joining Donald Dodgen in Gatlinburg-Pittman history. Gatlinburg-Pittman's Ty Glasper has learned to live with his anxiety. But basketball has a way of diminishing its effects.
Meet the Knox News 2025 All PrepXtra boys basketball teams

1 week ago | oakridger.com | George Robinson

The Knoxville area saw impressive talent in the 2024-25 high school boys basketball season. Webb's coach, Ricky Norris, led his team to a 34-2 record and the Division II-AA state championship, earning him Coach of the Year. With the Tennessee high school boys basketball season over, it's time to look at some of the best players the Knoxville area produced for the 2024-25 TSSAA season. Here is the 2025 Knox News All PrepXtra boys basketball team.