Photos: Air Force One at McGhee Tyson
Air Force One landed at McGhee Tyson Airport in Alcoa at about noon Friday, carrying President Obama and three Republican legislators from Tennessee: senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and...
View ArticlePellissippi State transcript: Obama proposes free community college for two...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON AMERICA’S COLLEGE PROMISE This is a transcript of remarks made by President Barack Obama at Pellissippi State Community College in Hardin Valley in west Knox County on...
View ArticleObama’s visit: Education, manufacturing, a chance to see the president
Note: This story was last updated at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 15. HARDIN VALLEY—It was a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for some, a chance to shake hands with the president of the United States of America or...
View ArticleU.S., Tennessee, community college officials react to president’s education...
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and U.S. representatives Chuck Fleischmann and John J. Duncan Jr., all Republicans, released statements or commented on the...
View ArticleSen. Corker named to TIME’s list of 100 most influential people in world
TIME Magazine announced Thursday that it has named U.S. Senator Bob Corker to the 2015 TIME 100, its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Corker is a Tennessee Republican and...
View ArticleCorker visiting six Tenn. counties, with stop in Clinton
U.S. Senator Bob Corker is visiting six Tennessee counties, and the trip includes stops in Clinton, Knoxville, and Kingston on Tuesday. The statewide travel started in Chattanooga on Saturday at the...
View ArticleCorker: Bipartisan concern on Iran deal, no comment on Trump
CLINTON—He ruled out running for president himself but declined to comment on Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner, and U.S. Senator Bob Corker on Tuesday said there is bipartisan concern over...
View ArticleCorker column: Americans deserve to know where elected leaders stand on Iran...
By Bob Corker As I traveled across the Volunteer State during August, I spoke with many Tennesseans about the nuclear agreement between Iran, the United States, and other world powers. While opinions...
View ArticleU.S. Attorney Killian resigning from ET post to join national law firm
Note: This story was updated at 10:47 a.m. Nov. 20. KNOXVILLE—William C. Killian, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee, has submitted his resignation to President Barack Obama...
View ArticleAfter acquiring more land, Protomet evaluating Oak Ridge for $30 million...
Protomet Corporation has purchased about 20 acres of former federal land on Bethel Valley Road in south Oak Ridge, and the company is evaluating that property as one option as it plans for a $30...
View ArticleSome concern in Oak Ridge as Congress considers repealing Affordable Care Act
The U.S. Senate continued to debate a potential repeal of at least part of the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” on Thursday night. It’s not clear what the Senate will eventually...
View ArticleJeff Smith of ORNL nominated to serve on TVA Board
Note: This story was updated at 1:30 p.m. Jeff Smith, deputy director for operations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been nominated to serve on the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of...
View ArticleU.S. Senate candidate Mackler will be in Oak Ridge on Thursday
James Mackler, the first Tennessee Democrat to launch a 2018 U.S. Senate campaign, will be in Oak Ridge on Thursday. Mackler, a Nashville attorney and Iraq War veteran, will be the keynote speaker at...
View ArticleAlexander: Senate confirms Smith of ORNL, three others to TVA Board
Note: This story was updated at 5:40 p.m. Jeff Smith, deputy lab director for operations at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been confirmed to the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. The...
View ArticleSpending bill has $639 million for DOE cleanup in Oak Ridge
The federal spending bill approved last week includes $639 million for the federal government’s cleanup program in Oak Ridge, including what could be full funding for a top priority deactivation and...
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