Updated: Jun 3, 2025 / 01:45 PM EDT OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Oak Ridge Schools and Southwest Food Excellence, LLC are partnering to provide meals to minors ages 18 and under during the summer.

For the first time, all students in Oak Ridge Schools are eligible for free breakfast and lunch, after new data shows a growing need for access to meals.

The Oak Ridge Lions Club is holding its second Saturday Food Drive on Saturday, March 8, from 10 a.m. to noon at Brysonn’s Closet. The food drive benefits their food pantry. Please bring canned food, ...

Work has been underway for weeks on the Oak Ridge site of the future Culver's restaurant, and a ceremonial groundbreaking last Thursday afternoon ramped up the excitement. Kaleb DeFreese, the ...

Tennessee is one of 26 states to have Culver's locations. Currently, Culver's has nine restaurants operating across the state. Oak Ridge editor Donna Smith contributed to this report.