
By CHRIS BURRITT | October 2, 2023
Summerfield Fire District’s new, $670,000 tanker truck sustained damage during an early-morning fire at Station 9 at 7400 Summerfield Road today. The 3,500-gallon truck was delivered to the station Sept. 20 and was not yet in service; it was parked in the maintenance shop where...

by CHRIS BURRITT | September 26, 2023
Thanks to state Rep. John Faircloth and state Sen. Phil Berger, Oak Ridge will add $4.5 million to the $4.42 million it had already been awarded for its water system from the state legislature in 2021 and from federal pandemic relief funds.
by CHRIS BURRITT | September 21, 2023
SUMMERFIELD – Town leaders haven’t lost their de-annexation fight, at least not yet. Earlier this week, state Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger delayed a vote in the legislature that would de-annex nearly 1,000 acres owned by Summerfield Farms owner David Couch. It was an...