Free CPR class offered by Anderson County EMS, Marlow Fire Department
Anderson County EMS and the Marlow Volunteer Fire Department are offering a free CPR class on Saturday. The class is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Grand Oaks Elementary School at 1033 Oliver...
View ArticleSince Saturday, three crashes in Oliver Springs area required Lifestar response
For the third time since about noon Saturday, a Lifestar medical helicopter on Monday afternoon picked up a patient injured in a car crash in Oliver Springs. The 1 p.m. Monday crash involved an Old...
View ArticleGuest column: Anderson communications center very busy during Tuesday storm
To All: (Tuesday) evening was very, very busy. From 3 p.m. until 11 p.m., our communications center received 589 telephone calls, of which 143 were on 911. The overwhelming number of calls were between...
View ArticleOak Ridge man dies in Anderson County jail
Information from WYSH Radio An Oak Ridge man died Friday while in custody at the Anderson County Jail, and an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death is under way. According to an...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies in four-vehicle crash on Edgemoor Road
CLAXTON—A Powell motorcyclist died Wednesday afternoon in a four-vehicle crash on Edgemoor Road in front of the Bull Run Fossil Plant, authorities said. Kenneth Lubthisophon, 55, was riding east on...
View ArticleOak Ridge firefighters save five lives, fire trucks help, chief says
Oak Ridge firefighters have saved five lives so far this year, and the department’s fire trucks—which carry $30,000 worth of medical gear, including cardiac equipment—played a key role, Fire Chief...
View ArticleDeemed ‘unlikely’ here, but county officials take preventive measures for...
CLINTON—Anderson County officials are aware of the few cases of the Ebola virus in the United States and are taking early preventive measures in the unlikely event that the virus occurs here, the...
View ArticleCounty Commission to consider OR mall TIF, District 4 appointment
The Anderson County Commission will consider extending the tax increment financing agreement for the former Oak Ridge Mall from 20 years to 30 on Monday morning. The Anderson County Operations...
View ArticleChild safety seat checkpoint on Tuesday
There will be a child safety seat checkpoint on Tuesday, February 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Clinton Fire Station #1 on Longmire Road in Clinton. This event is sponsored by East Tennessee Children’s...
View ArticleAnderson County EMS to start Academy for employees
By Nathaniel D. Sweet The development of an Academy for Anderson County Emergency Medical Services is phase one of a three-phase plan to improve how we can find the best professionals to provide the...
View ArticleClinton Fire Department has car seat checkpoint on Tuesday
The Clinton Fire Department’s monthly car seat checkpoint is from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 2. The event, held at Clinton Fire Station Number One (across from Big Lots), is inside the fire truck bays,...
View ArticleORFD, AC EMS, UT Lifestar honored for helping to save cyclist
NASHVILLE—The Oak Ridge Fire Department, Anderson County Emergency Medical Services, and University of Tennessee Lifestar have been honored for helping to save a cyclist after a medical emergency on...
View ArticleClinton man dies in Saturday night crash
Note: This story was updated at 11:51 a.m. A Clinton man died in a single-vehicle crash on Clinch Avenue on Saturday night, authorities said. Witnesses told police that Johnny Sparks, 66, was driving...
View ArticleTWRA officers rescue capsized kayakers from Clinch River in Clinton
CLINTON—Two wildlife officers from the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency went into rescue mode late this evening, bringing a happy ending to what could have turned into a sad story, authorities said....
View ArticleAnderson County EMS to get safety, self defense training
It’s a dangerous job that involves driving at high speeds to emergencies and also, at times, encountering violent patients. To help, Anderson County EMS is bringing in a national training program to...
View ArticleSwift rescue by nephew saves life of Clinch River fisherman
Note: This story was last updated at 8:50 p.m. NORRIS—A fisherman who fell overboard on the Clinch River below Norris Dam on Sunday afternoon has his nephew to thank for quick action that undoubtedly...
View ArticleClinton woman dies after two vehicles hit her on Clinton Highway
Note: This story was last updated at 9:40 a.m. CLINTON—A Clinton woman walking on Clinton Highway died after two vehicles hit her Sunday evening, authorities said. Patricia A. Rouse, 50, was walking...
View ArticleMan rescued from truck after driving into high water east of Clinton
Note: This story was last updated at 5:10 p.m. Emergency workers rescued a man from a truck after he drove into high water on Irwin Mill Road off Sinking Springs Road east of Clinton on Wednesday...
View ArticleUpdated: Truck driver flown to hospital after semi overturns on I-75 in...
Note: This story was last updated at 7 p.m. An injured truck driver was flown by medical helicopter to a hospital after a semi overturned into the median of Interstate 75 in Anderson County early...
View ArticleNo one injured, but medical oxygen tanks explode in Dutch Valley Road fire
No one was injured, but oxygen tanks that appeared to be medical exploded in a fire on Dutch Valley Road on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The fire was reported at about 1:01 p.m. Sunday at 2757...
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