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Council asks Frank to mandate masks in OR Oakridger At its meeting on Monday night, the Oak Ridge City Council unanimously passed a resolution requesting that Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank require masks in the Anderson County part of Oak Ridge. “Ladies and gentlemen, it is time to act,” Mayor Warren Gooch said during the discussion before the vote. He said there had been a total of 40 COVID-19 deaths in Anderson County. Roane County Executive Ron Woody previously passed a resolution req...

Solomon named new city fire chief Officials with the city of Oak Ridge have selected Travis Solomon as its new fire chief. He was sworn in by City Manager Mark Watson during the Monday nights Oak Ridge City Council meeting. Solomon, who previously served as Oak Ridge Fire Department fire marshal, has served as interim fire chief since former Chief Darryl Kerley’s departure in August. Solomon begins this role immediately.  “Oak Ridge has always been the model and leading fire service. I wan...

Oak Ridge Today Posted at The City of Oak Ridge has named Travis Solomon as its new fire chief. Solomon, who previously served as Oak Ridge Fire Department fire marshal, has served as interim fire chief since former Chief Darryl Kerley’s departure in August. Solomon begins serving as fire chief immediately, a press release said. “Oak Ridge has always been the model and leading fire service,” Solomon said in the press release. “I want to continue that and enhance the services we provide...

04-03-2014 The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Mark Watson III, the former president and chief executive of Argo Group International Holdings, to pay a penalty for not disclosing some $5.3 million worth of additional perquisites and personal benefits. The rest of this article is locked. Please login to continue reading.   If you dont have a login, you will need to purchase a subscription to gain access to this article, and all the other content. Please use this link an...

Argo Ex-CEO Watson to Pay $450K to SEC for Not Disclosing $5.3M in Personal Perks December 15, 2020 The SEC said Watson has agreed to pay a fine of $450,000. In its proxy statements for 2014 through 2018, Argo did not disclose that it paid Watson more than $5.3 million in perquisites and personal benefits. Watson, who became CEO and president in 2000, resigned in November, 2019, and agreed to reimburse Argo for certain personal expenses. The SEC said that in ...

As established names go global online, the next generation of stand-ups face losing their launchpad 12 December 2020 • 6:00am Going online: London Hughess To Catch a D*ck was a hit at the Bloomsbury Theatre, and is coming to Netflix Credit: Karla Gowlett The view from the sofa is good. If you close the curtains to the outside world, and judge the health of stand-up purely by the output of the streaming giants, the picture seems rosy. Netflix boasts a pair of wickedly provocative shows about s...

The weeks best comedy on demand The weeks best comedy on demand. For more streaming gigs use the search box with online as the region. Tonight NINE LESSONS AND CAROLS FOR SOCIALLY DISTANCED PEOPLE: Its roots are in a rational alternative to Christmas... but there doesnt seem much rational about a 24-hour Zoom gig... Robin Inces variety night celebrating the curious and the creative returns for its eleventh instalment - but first online – and running round-the-clock. Guests include Brian Co...

The 50 best cultural events of 2020 From film and TV to opera and art, The Telegraphs critics look back at the highlights of the year The leading lights of the last 12 months Its been the most difficult year for the arts in memory, with countless events cancelled and many performers left out of work. And yet, in the face of these setbacks, there have still been reasons to be cheerful: gripping TV dramas, blockbuster art exhibitions and brilliant new albums. Radio brought millions of locked-dow...

City makes changes because of virus cases Oakridger In light of increases in the number of people infected with COVID-19, city of Oak Ridge officials issued updates Thursday on the status of city facilities. “Due to the significant increase in COVID cases, city officials strongly urge citizens to conduct their business over the phone and by mail whenever possible,” stated a news release from City Manager Mark Watson. Information below is from that news release. The city of Oak Ridge is supp...

The government say, heres how much youre going to get paid. the goal is to remove the barriers for economic growth so people can get better jobs. >> but is policy the deciding factor between an economic boom or bust, or frankly, is it something else? according to a new analysis paper by economist alan blinder and mark watson, its not policy or politics. more often than not, they say its simply dumb luck, and most of the time it ends up favoring the democrats. the paper examines how the u.s. econ...