2023

Support Groups

AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)

Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church

2614 Oak Ridge Road

(336) 643-3452

AA support meetings are Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Call for more info.

(For more info on northwest-area support groups, see pages 24 and 59.)

Utilities

TRASH PICKUP/RECYCLING

GFL Environmental

(855) 222-2797 | (336) 668-3712 www.gflenv.com

Call for white goods, furniture or yard waste pickup.

(For cable/internet/phone, electric, gas, scrap tire/white goods, water, yard waste or recycling/e-cycling, see pages 54 and 60.)

VOTING/ELECTIONS

Guilford County Board of Elections

(336) 641-3836 www.guilfordcountync.gov/our-county/ board-of-elections

Oak Ridge polling sites:

(OR1) Oak Ridge Town Hall

8315 Linville Road

(OR2) Oak Ridge UM Church

2424 Oak Ridge Road

(Check the Board of Elections’ website for Early Voting options.)

All elections are administered by the county Board of Elections.

You may register to vote after being a resident of your county for at least 30 days. Voter registration forms may be obtained from the local town halls or at the county Board of Elections offices.

6,181 Oak Ridge residents were registered to vote as of January 2023. Of these, 2,730 were registered as Republicans; 1,133 were registered as Democrats; 2,284 were unaffiliated with a political party; and

34 were registered as Libertarians.

(For more voter info, see page 60.)

Youth Recreation

Oak Ridge Youth Association www.orya.org

Tom Collins, president tom@orya.org

Oak Ridge Youth Association

The Oak Ridge Youth Association is a 100% volunteer organization that offers organized youth sports and events for boys and girls ages 3-18, including baseball, softball, soccer, lacrosse, basketball, football, rugby, field hockey, e-sports, cheerleading and the Teen Leadership Team. Practices, games and events are held locally at Oak Ridge Town Park, Mustang Fitness, Oak Ridge Military Academy and Guilford County Schools.

(For more info on northwest-area youth recreation and civic groups, see pages 15, 25 and 61.)