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Concerned police chief asks for fence, gates Oakridger The Oak Ridge Police Department has recently reported “suspicious persons” entering its parking lot and screws and nails have ended up in the tires of police vehicles Oak Ridge Police Chief Robin Smith shared these details during a meeting of the Oak Ridge Municipal Planning Commission. His comments were in reference to requesting funding for a $188,000, six-foot-tall security fence with two $26,000 motorized entrance gates to protect t...

by Kimberlee Kruesi, The Associated Press Posted Feb 10, 2021 4:52 pm ADT Last Updated Feb 10, 2021 at 4:55 pm ADT NASHVILLE — Campaign finance officials offered little sympathy Wednesday to a Tennessee Republican lawmaker who said he was unable to complete a recent election finance report due the FBI confiscating all his campaign files. Newly sworn-in Republican Rep. Todd Warner was one of several state lawmakers whose homes and legislative offices were searched by federal agents earlier thi...

Thomas Gallatin On the eve of the Senate’s second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, here’s a look at his legal team’s defense. The first and most important point Trump’s lawyers are expected to argue is the unprecedented and unconstitutional nature of the Democrats’ impeachment gambit. Trump’s legal team asserts, “The Senate of the United States lacks jurisdiction over the 45th President because he holds no public office from which he can be ...

Sese Industrial Services, U.S. Corp. To Locate New Facility In Chattanooga; $42 Million Investment To Provide 240 Jobs Thursday, February 4, 2021 Governor Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Sese Industrial Services, U.S. Corp. officials announced Thursday that the Axle Manufacturing company will locate new operations in Tennessee, investing $42 million and creating 240 jobs.    Sese Industrial Services will build a new...

Letters to the Editor More from Homepage Opinion Letters to the Editor - Praise for the Jan. 27 DMN, vaccine info from Immunize Texas, the GOP and the film ‘Casablanca,’ deplorables, unity Readers appreciated the Wednesday edition of the Dallas Morning News, describe how the COVID vaccine works, find similarities between ‘Casablanca’ and the GOP, defend supporting Trump and comment on the lack of unity in our country. CASABLANCA - Warner Bros. - 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart, Claud...

Trailer: Unnerving Documentary A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX Arrives in Theaters & VOD This Friday Unnerving Documentary A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX Arrives in Theaters & VOD This Friday. By Josh Millican The unnerving documentary A Glitch in the Matrix premiered at Sundance this week to tremendous reviews. Look for the film in select theaters and VOD platforms beginning this Friday (February 5th, 2021) via Magnolia Pictures. Give the trailer...

Tennessee lawmaker in email to state officials: FBI took all campaign files in search Jonathan Mattise Associated Press One of several Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee whose homes and legislative offices were searched by federal agents this month says the FBI confiscated all files and documents related to his campaign. Newly sworn-in Republican Rep. Todd Warner provided the details in an email to Tennessee Bureau of Ethics and Campaign Finance Ethics Commission officials last Friday to e...

Due to COVID-19 pandemic regulations, members of the Changes in the Parkway (CHIP) committee announced that its annual murder mystery dinner and production of “Murder at the Coffee Shop” has been canceled until next year. Murder mystery committee chairman Robin Smith said the uncertainty of being able to hold the annual event at the Saxton Fire Hall prompted the committee’s decision to cancel the event for this year. It had been scheduled for Saturday, March 13. Smith said the co...

Letters to the Editor Opinion Letters to the Editor - Sen. John Cornyn’s fundraising letter, corporate political donors, Holocaust Remembrance Day, vaccines, Hank Aaron Readers ask Cornyn to stop using inflammatory language, urge corporate donors to be careful about political support, remind everyone to honor Holocaust victims today, report a good vaccine experience and admire Hank Aaron. A woman lights a Memorial Candle during an International Holocaust Remembrance Day Commemoration at the ...

Tennessee lawmaker says FBI took all campaign files in search Freshman Rep. Todd Warner provided the details in an email to Tennessee officials last Friday to explain why he could not complete a campaign finance report on time. Author: The Associated Press, JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press Published: 12:12 PM CST January 27, 2021 Updated: 12:12 PM CST January 27, 2021 NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of several Republican state lawmakers in Tennessee wh...