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K-25 History Center re-opens After a long shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, the K-25 History Center re-opened Monday morning. The K-25 History Center is located on the south side of the site where the K-25 Building used to be at what is now Heritage Center in west Oak Ridge. The K-25 Building was once the world’s largest. The K-25 History Center is on the second floor of the City of Oak Ridge fire station at Heritage Center. The K-25 site was built during World War II, and it enriched uranium for nuclear weapons and commercial nuclear power plants. The site was shut down in the 1980s. ...

COVID-19 city updates; Oak Ridge Library re-opens June 1 Posted at The Oak Ridge Public Library is pictured above. City government facilities are returning to normal operations after more than a year of trying to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and the Oak Ridge Public Library will return to normal operating hours on Tuesday, June 1. However, not all Oak Ridge municipal departments and services have returned to full capacity, a press release said. Here is a COVID-19 update provided by the City of Oak Ridge on Friday: Departmental services are continuing. City officials strongly urge cit...

Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool re-opens this weekend Posted at The Oak Ridge Outdoor Pool opens for the season beginning Memorial Day weekend. The pool will be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 29, through Monday, May 31, a press release said. Beginning June 1, summer hours will be in effect. Public swim is Monday through Friday from noon to 7 p.m., Wednesday nights from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. The pool will also be open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to noon for 100-meter lap swim. “As a reminder, areas of the pool may be closed at times ...

Oak Ridge Today Posted at By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer Roane State Community College Associate Professor Emily A. DeLozier has been awarded the Outstanding Physical Therapist Assistant Educator of the Year Award for 2021. The Tennessee chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association recently announced the award during its virtual spring business meeting. “It’s a great honor, and I’m very humbled to receive it,” said DeLozier, who is also the academic coordinator of clinical education for Roane State’s PTA program. “Every opportunity I’ve had has been as part of ...