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Leicester Comedy Festival sells 20,000 tickets - In some ways, its the best year ever

This Saturday, there will be a drive-in clinic held specifically for the COVID-19 vaccine from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Derby man beat up girlfriend, threatened to shoot paramedic and spat at policeman Jamie Birks is very well known to the courts Jamie Birks attacked his girlfriend in a taxi along with a string of other offences during 2020. (Image: Derbyshire Constabulary/Getty Images/EyeEm) Never miss another Derbyshire story by signing up to our free email updatesInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these ne...

COVID-19 updates on city facilities Special to The Oak Ridger With the public health situation rapidly changing, here are the latest updates affecting city facilities in Oak Ridge. City officials strongly urge citizens to conduct their business over the phone and by mail whenever possible, a city news release from City Manager Mark Watson stated. The city of Oak Ridge is supporting the “Tennessee Pledge” efforts by the state government. Refer to State of Tennessee websites for updates and a...

Premium Content Subscriber only The injury report from the latest greyhound race meet at Casino sparked furious debate among readers about the sport, with some asking whether it should continue. Our story earlier in the week said one greyhound was put down and eleven injured at last weeks meet. Some comments on social media called for the sport to be banned, while others pointed out the injuries were often as minor as an abrasion on a paw. Karen Lee said: "Why the hell isnt this sport banne...

Residents age 65+, teachers eligible for vaccines Next Monday, Feb. 22, Tennessee will begin registering residents age 65 and older for COVID-19 vaccinations. The state will also begin registering people included in Phase 1b, which includes staff members of kindergarten through 12th grade schools and child care facilities, including teachers; and first responder operations personnel. Currently, Anderson and Roane counties are in phase 1a2, which includes first responders, medical professionals ...

An injury report from the latest Casino greyhound report sparked furious debate among our readers.

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica— The Westmoreland police have listed two men as wanted for the murder...

  OPINION There’s a Democrat in America’s White House. You know what that means...slower economic growth...lower Gross Domestic Product (GDP)...fewer jobs. Oh, woe is me! Yeah...none of that is true. In fact, it hasn’t been true for the past 14 presidents...that’s when the U.S. started keeping comparable economic statistics. That’s seven Democrats and seven Republicans in the White House...in an 87-year span...and in virtually every measurable area Democratic presidents are better...

Council OKS $30K more for sewer virus testing Oakridger The Oak Ridge City Council has approved up to $30,000 from the city waterworks fund for more tests for COVID-19 RNA particles in the city’s sewage. This continued testing will help the city determine if the novel coronavirus is still widespread, how successful preventative measures are, and if the city needs to take additional measures, a memo from city staff included in the Council agenda stated.  “In addition, as more of the public ...