The Civic Center Recreation building will be closed Saturday, August 2, 2014 through Wednesday August 6, 2014 for floor maintenance. Recreation and Parks staff will be available at both the Senior Center and the Scarboro Community Center while the Civic Center is closed. The meeting r

The City of Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department will be holding an organizational meeting for teams interested in playing in the City sponsored Fall Volleyball league. This meeting will be held in the Civic Center Club Room at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 19th. The early deadlin

Facility request forms for the use of City athletic facilities during the period of time from August 1, 2014 to February 28, 2015 are now available through the City of Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department. Forms are available at the Front Desk of the Civic Center or on our facili

Plans for the 17th annual Graduation Celebration on May 29 are well under way. Graduation Celebration is an all-night, safe party for our city’s graduates from Oak Ridge High School, homeschool, or private schools. The party began in 1997, after several tragic deaths during the gradua

Battle of the Bands 2014 Y-12 Federal Credit Union and Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board have joined forces to bring you the 2014 Teen Battle of the Bands. We are now recruiting bands until March 24th to be listed on the t-shirt. Please email bands@y12fcu.org for details on how to sign u

The City Youth Advisory Board is gearing up for Graduation Celebration 2014 and they need your help to make the party possible.  This year the party is on May 29, 2014 and we are expecting nearly 300 graduates and over 200 volunteers.  Please visit http://www.graduationcelebration.org

The PetSafe Big Turtle Dog Park was dedicated on Monday, December 9th with a ribbon cutting ceremony at the park.  The dog park was built with a $100,000 grant from PetSafe, administered through the Legacy Parks Foundation.  This generous donation to the city has provided the opportun

The City of Oak Ridge Youth Advisory Board members recently voted to spend time and money Christmas shopping at Kmart for area children through Mission of Hope.  The board raises funds at various events throughout the year to make this possible.  In total the board spent $1639.78 on g

Some traffic lanes and roads will be closed, and several main roads and intersections will be affected by the Secret City Half Marathon road races next weekend, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, officials said Thursday. About 800 runners are expected to race on the streets and greenways of Oak Ridge du