Our network

Community Spirit

Secret City to Glow with Color at Neon Vibe 5K in September

Submitted by Becky Simmons, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, June 12th, 2013, 2:25pm
Secret City to Glow with Color at Neon Vibe 5K in September

The Atomic City of Oak Ridge will “light up the night” this fall when a brand new event comes to town. The Oak Ridge Convention & Visitors Bureau is pleased to announce the Neon Vibe 5K will take place Saturday, September 21, at AK Bissell Park.

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Rick Springfield and The Dirty Guv’nahs headline 2013 Secret City Fest.

Submitted by Becky Simmons, Community Web Producer
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 11:43am
Rick Springfield and The Dirty Guv’nahs headline 2013 Secret City Fest.

It’s Secret City Festival time again in Oak Ridge! The bands have been selected, the schedule is filling up, and tickets to this year’s headliner concerts go on sale Monday, May 6.  Tickets are priced at an early bird rate of $17. After June 7, ticket prices go up to $20.  
            

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Order your WBIR Retro Newscast T-Shirt

Submitted by Becky Simmons, Community Web Producer
Thursday, March 7th, 2013, 4:09pm
Order your WBIR Retro Newscast T-Shirt

You asked.  We listened!

Get your WBIR Retro Newscast t-shirt on the WBIR General Store for just $10, celebrating 30 years Straight From the Heart! 

Here's a link to the WBIR General Store:  http://www.shgstores.com/wbir/site/index.cfm

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Rotary International President to Speak at Oak Ridge Peace Forum March 8-9

Submitted by Becky Simmons, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013, 5:58pm

 

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Pocket sized guide provides historic tour of Secret City

Submitted by Emily Stroud on Tuesday, January 8th, 4:35 pm
Pocket sized guide provides historic tour of Secret City

Seventy years ago the Army created a secret city as part of the effort to create an atomic bomb to end World War II.

That Secret City is Oak Ridge.

Now visitors have a way to explore its history with the help of a pocket sized guide.

Standing in front of the Midtown Community Center, Martin McBride explained the building's history. "It was built in 1945. It is vintage Manhattan Project. It was a recreation center during the Manhattan Project."

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

Cancer survivor hands out scarves to chemotherapy patients

Submitted by Allison Bybee on Wednesday, November 14th, 1:10 pm
Cancer survivor hands out scarves to chemotherapy patients

An East Tennessee cancer survivor is on a mission to help fellow cancer patients feel sassy when they cover up their head with a hat or scarf.

Samantha Garcia has endured two rounds of breast cancer.

She says she hated the feeling of being stared at when she wore a scarf to cover up her head during cancer treatments.

Garcia wants to do away with that stigma, make scarves sassy, and just support other cancer patients.

So, she and her friend started a Facebook page and received more than three hundred scarves and hats from across the county. 

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share:

East Tennesseans honor veterans leading up to Veterans Day

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Thursday, November 8th, 5:59 pm
East Tennesseans honor veterans leading up to Veterans Day

Although Veterans Day is on Sunday, on Thursday in Oak Ridge the Department of Energy paid tribute to our nation's veterans.

"All those veterans who was a part of this great institution and the freedom that we share, I salute them," said Freddie Owens.

Vietnam War veteran Freddie Owens served as Thursday's featured speaker. He has received nearly a dozen military decorations.

Read More
View Comments | Post a Comment
Share: