Donna Smith is a News Editor at The Oak Ridger. She covers a diverse range of topics including education, health and wellness, and regional interest, with a keen focus on crime and security issues. Donna's work has been featured in notable publications such as The Globe and Mail, Knoxville News Sentinel, and Yahoo News.
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By: Donna Smith
Kingsport police are investigating the deaths of an Oak Ridge woman and a man who were found dead of gunshot wounds on Dec 28.
By: Donna Smith
Anyone needing a ride to the church can call TORCH at 865-318-4788.
The forecast in this story will be updated as we get closer to Friday.
ORCMA will reschedule the duo.
Julie Pierce Watie died Tuesday, January 7, 2025, while in hospice care in Kansas City, MO. She was 56 years old. Julie fearlessly shared her family’s story in Michael Moore’s 2007 award winning documentary film, SiCKO, about the U.S. healthcare system. Julie’s story anchored the film in the unimaginable inhumanity that denies life-saving treatment to patients due to insurance denials.
By: Donna Smith
The driver died at the scene and the passenger died at the hospital, police report
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By: Donna Smith
The father was driving the vehicle with his daughter being the passenger. He died at the scene. She died at the hospital.
By: Donna Smith
The father was driving the vehicle with his daughter being the passenger. He died at the scene. She died at the hospital. Police have ordered autopsies
On the day before Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced there would be a special session of the state legislature to take up his school voucher proposal, the Oak Ridge Board of Education showed its continued opposition to school vouchers by adopting a resolution opposing his bill.
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