Gamble Valley News Today

Im frank mallicoat. Lets get to rosemary who will tell us about a nice start. Hopefully youll enjoy yesterday, we have warmer weather coming. Ill detail that and its warm enough so if youre enjoying this weather. Get out and enjoy today, were starting out with mostly cloudy skies over oakland this morning. Temperatures very similar to yesterday, within a few degrees or so. Mid60s to low 70s this afternoon. This is the back end of our weekend. Temperatures will begin to climb. Outside of our door...

The Scarboro 85 was the first group of Black students in the southeast to attend an integrated school.

This weeks Historically Speaking column is about the history of Robertsville: 1800-1849.

This weeks Historically Speaking column is about the history of Robertsville: 1792-1800.

A story on Elizabeth Edwards, the first librarian for the Oak Ridge Public Library.

On Sept. 6 1955, 85 Black students from the historic Scarboro community in Oak Ridge became the first to integrate a public school in the southeast.

The forgotten Revolutionary War heroes of the Oak Ridge Reservation Dennis Eggert and D. Ray Smith/Special to The Oak Ridger My friends Fred Eiler and Dennis Eggert have shared their research into the Revolutionary War soldiers who are known to be buried in cemeteries located within the city limits of Oak Ridge. Dennis has compiled the information below for “Historically Speaking.” I am pleased to bring this information to you readers. I also hope we can properly recognize these Revolutiona...