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Oak Ridge community celebrates Scarboro 85 Day

On Sept. 6, 1955, 85 Black students integrated schools in Oak Ridge. The ceremony was held at Bissell Park, which is planned for a future Scarboro 85 monument.

Local News

Oak Ridge community gathering for Scarboro 85 anniversary in Bissell Park

The celebration will be held at the future location of the planned Scarboro 85 Monument and Historical Interpretive Site, according to a release.

Hometown Spotlight

Hometown Spotlight: Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong Festival set for September

Born in 1909 in Campbell County, Louie Bluie was one of the country's best-known Black musicians.

Sports

'I Love My Job' - The Frankie Randall Story Part 2

3-time world boxing champion and Morristown native Frankie Randall lived a life full of tragedy and triumph. Part 2.

Sports

'I Love My Job' - The Frankie Randall Story Part 1

3-time world boxing champion and Morristown native Frankie Randall lived a life full of tragedy and triumph. Part 1.

Black History

Beck Cultural Exchange Center to host Emancipation Day celebrations and Annual Libation Tribute Ceremony

On Aug. 8, 1863, Andrew Johnson is credited with freeing enslaved people in Tennessee. The date became known as Emancipation Day.

Sports

'I Love My Job': The story of Frankie Randall

3-time world boxing champion and Morristown native Frankie Randall lived a life full of tragedy and triumph.

Local News

Oak Ridge community celebrates its sixth Scarboro Unity Parade

According to one of the organizers, the parade was more than just celebrating the Scarboro community, it was an opportunity for people to unite as well.

Black History

'Scarboro 85' panel discusses desegregation in East Tennessee

A panel of former students who were among the first to desegregate public schools following the 1955 Brown v. Board of Education decision spoke on Thursday.

Sports

A sneak peek at "I Love my Job" - The Frankie Randall Story

A sneak peek at the upcoming documentary "I Love my Job" - The Frankie Randall Story

Vols Football

The courage of Jackie Walker

Fulton High School and UT graduate Jackie Walker paved the way for future generations with his on-field prowess and tremendous courage.

Not just half of her hometown | Kelsea Ballerini's Knoxville homecoming show sold out

Knoxville man says he just wanted to entertain poll workers. Election Commission accused him of voter fraud

Warm and dry through Thursday, then changes arrive Friday

New York City area under state of emergency after storms flood subways, strand people in cars

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Clinton 12 and Scarboro 85: County rivals made history

Oak Ridge community celebrates Scarboro 85 Day

Oak Ridge community gathering for Scarboro 85 anniversary in Bissell Park

Hometown Spotlight: Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong Festival set for September

'I Love My Job' - The Frankie Randall Story Part 2

'I Love My Job' - The Frankie Randall Story Part 1

Beck Cultural Exchange Center to host Emancipation Day celebrations and Annual Libation Tribute Ceremony

'I Love My Job': The story of Frankie Randall

Oak Ridge community celebrates its sixth Scarboro Unity Parade

'Scarboro 85' panel discusses desegregation in East Tennessee

A sneak peek at "I Love my Job" - The Frankie Randall Story

The courage of Jackie Walker

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