Coronavirus

A Tennessee Community CARES grant has enabled Roane State to provide free classes aimed at helping local workers succeed. The first course available is a Remote Work Boot Camp that helps prepare individuals to work from home. The class can benefit anyone who is now telecommuting due to the COVID-19 …

Hello, this is Ron Woody with a Thursday, October 15th 9:00 a.m. update of Covid numbers of Wednesday, October 14th. It’s good to say that there is not much change in our numbers compared to the Regions. The comparison of adjacent counties are as follows: Morgan County ranks #1 as …

On Tuesday, August 11, 2020, a Roane State Community College employee self-reported a COVID-19 positive test result. This employee was on the Oak Ridge Branch Campus on Monday, August 10, but was not inside the facility. Roane State has taken appropriate action to ensure the campus community is informed of …

It’s official! The City of Harriman will not host their annual labor day festival, “Hooray for Harriman” this year. During Tuesday’s Harriman Council Meeting, marketing and tourism director for the city, Randy Ellis, told members that it was impossible to try and put things together during the trying times in this …

Today is Wednesday, August 5th and this is a 4:00 update. First off, tomorrow is Election Day, so do please your civil liberties, responsibilities and go out and vote. Good news this Wednesday and I hope we are seeing a trend, but I would not call it that just yet, …

By Bob FowlerRoane State staff writer Nearly 100 middle school girls who participated in three weeks of STEM camp last summer, along with monthly follow-up sessions on Saturdays during the school year, have been awarded computer tablets. They had attended the camps – part of the Verizon Innovative Learning program – at Roane …

Story from our Partners at Oak Ridge Today An environmental microbiology laboratory in Oak Ridge is the first in the United States to receive accreditation to analyze air and surfaces for the presence of the virus that causes COVID-19, a press release said. Assured Bio Labs LLC was granted accreditation …

Today is Friday, July 31st and this is a 3:15 update. We just received our COVID-19 numbers. We are now at 330 positives, 195 active cases, and 134 recoveries, a difference of 61. We remain at one (1) death. We had over 270 tests come in from yesterday. We are …

Oak Ridge School Administration Building The Oak Ridge Board of Education voted unanimously Thursday in favor of a plan for reopening schools that includes a staggered schedule for middle and high school students. Some students will attend school on Monday and Thursday while others will attend on Tuesday and Friday. …

An instructor at the Oak Ridge High School band camp has tested positive for COVID-19, Superintendent Bruce Borchers said in a letter to parents on Wednesday, as first reported by our partners at Oak Ridge Today. The instructor, who worked with multiple students and staff members, had no symptoms before …