Tennessee Awards Nearly $18M In Site Development Grants
Tennessee Has Committed To Hand Out $17.9 Million In Grants For The Development Of 12 Sites In Order To Prepare Those Sites For Potential Businesses.
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Oak Ridge
McNally To Miss Opening Weeks Of Session After Ankle Surgery
Tennessee Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Will Not Be Presiding Over The Senate When The Legislature Returns To Session Jan. 9. Speaker Pro Tempore Ferrell Haile, Along With Deputy Speakers Dawn White, Shane Reeves And John Stevens Will Preside Over The Floor Session.
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TVA Looks Into Building “Modular” Nuclear Reactors In Oak Ridge
TVA CEO Jeff Lyash Said The Utility Will Likely Start Building Its First Reactor On The Site In 2027 And Finish By The Early 2030s. TVA Is Looking To Build Four Of These Reactors On The Site, But It’s Not Made A Final Decision On The First One Yet. Each Reactor Would Generate 300 Megawatts.
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Filing of Foreign Land Sale in Loudon County Prompts Investigation
Local And State Officials Are Investigating Some “Unusual Restrictions” Concerning The Sale Of An Almost 400-Acre Property In Loudon County To 125 Chinese “Tenants In Common.”
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McNally Will Go For Tennessee Senate Speaker Post At Least One More Time
Senate Speaker And Lt. Gov. Randy McNally Confirmed He Plans To Run For Re-Election To The Post In 2024, Guaranteeing He Wants To Finish This Four-Year Term In Office.
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20 Tennessee Small Businesses, Rural Companies Receive USDA Grants
Twenty Tennessee Companies Will Be Receiving Loans Or Grants Worth Anywhere From $4,000 To $240,000 As Part Of The United States Department Of Agriculture’s Support Of Agriculture Producers And Rural Small Businesses.
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Tennessee’s Triumph (Op-Ed)
The Fascinating History Of The Manhattan Project Is Preserved Throughout Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Most Prominently On The Secret City Commemorative Walk In The City’s A.K. Bissell Park. Several Excellent Museums Showcase The City’s Unique Heritage. My Favorite Is The Oak Ridge History Museum, Focusing On The “Human Side” Of The Manhattan Project.
Oak Ridge Truly Represents Tennessee’s Triumph.
State Budgets $11 Million Towards New Airport In Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Will Be The Home Of A New Airport, Thanks To An $11 Million Allotment In The New State Budget For The Fiscal Year 2023.
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Blackburn Secures Major Wins For Tennessee In National Defense Bill
U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn, A Member Of The Armed Services Committee, Voted For The Senate-Passed 2022 National Defense Authorization Act And Secured Major Wins For Tennessee.
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ORNL Employees Are Defending Their Rights In Federal Court [Interview]
Listen To The Story Of 3 Employees Of The Oak Ridge National Laboratory In Oak Ridge, TN As They Are Now On Forced Unpaid Leave And Defending Themselves In Federal Court. The Sad Thing Is That This Could Have Been Avoided. Tennessee Could Have Stood Up Against The Federal Government. But We Did Not. And Now These Tennesseans Are Left To Defend Themselves.
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