Teen protects Mom; home invader dies

To the surprise of a number of people, Oak Ridge City Council didn't consider a request on Monday night that could allow Clinton developer John Chilton to build luxury apartments off Edgemoor Road in East Oak Ridge.

Brian S. Edkin, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, has joined the staff of Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge.  He is in practice with Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics P.C., in Oak Ridge.

Y-12 Federal Credit Union employees Donna Sh

Jack Norris, master mechanic in the Engineering Department at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, has been named MMCer of the Month for December.

A deal that would prevent more mortgage foreclosures has pulled Wall Street out of a deep early slump and given the market a most higher close. Democratic lawmakers reached an agreement with Citigroup Inc. on a plan to let bankruptcy judges alter home loans in an effort to prevent foreclosures. Other lenders are expected to follow suit.

The tab for a toxin-laden ash flood at a coal-fired power plant in Tennessee could reach hundreds of millions of dollars, and ratepayers for the nation's largest public utility will probably be stuck with the bill.

Discount clothing chain Goody's Family Clothing will begin liquidating its stores on Friday as the retailer becomes one of the year's first victims of the worsening economy.
 

The Anderson County Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual business luncheon on Friday, Jan. 16, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Clinton Community Center, 101 S. Hicks St. All Chamber members and their guests are invited to attend the event at $20 per person. Future members are encouraged to attend the event at $25 per person.

Aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. says it will cut 450 jobs from its Tennessee operations as part of an overall reduction of 13,500 employees.

Wall Street will open for trading Monday at a two-month high as investors have grown more optimistic that the worst of the market's rout might be over. But, analysts contend, the real test is still to come.

The U.S. Department of Energy has completed another step in the cleanup of the East Tennessee Technology Park with the demolition of Building K-1401, a 500,000 square foot structure, enabling the building site to be readied for future industrial use.

Fiscal Year 2008 marked a new high for the U.S. Department of Energy in Oak Ridge for funding contracts to small businesses.

The Oak Ridge law firm of Joyce, Meredith, Flitcroft & Normand recently hosted its Annual Realtors Christmas Lunch/Auction.

An effort to lure more SAIC operations to Oak Ridge, including with a local tax abatement, was actually a state project, top city officials explained earlier this month. The Oak Ridge abatement, or property tax break, could be worth $640,000, but it hasn't yet been approved by either the Industrial Development Board or City Council.

Captain D's in Oak Ridge closed earlier this month, but no other information is available.

U.S. Army soldiers will get the chance to call home this holiday season thanks to a donation of 60 minute phone cards from a Clinton company that provides insulation for military sleeping gear and clothing.

Tina Brown, supervisor in the Nutrition Services department at Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, was named MMCer of the Month for November. As a supervisor in Nutrition Services, Brown oversees the morning kitchen and catering requests, as well as the preparation of boxed lunches. Brown has been at Methodist since 2006 and has held various positions within her department.

Lisa Cox, a certified athletic trainer, has joined the staff of Clinton Physical Therapy Center.

Armed robbers made off with money for the second time in two days -- after threatening employees of the Subway sandwich shop in Four Oaks Center. On Sunday, about 1:15 p.m., police responded to the restaurant -- and then returned Monday night.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the 40th year Dorothy Senn has celebrated the holiday season with a tour of local businesses to report on the latest in holiday fashions and fads, shopping trends and unusual gift ideas. Her Creative Crowd column is published monthly in the Oak Ridger’s Intermission section.