Coronavirus

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 …

As the COVID 19 Pandemic continues to effect daily life across the country and here locally ,People entering Harriman City Hall are now required to wear a mask. According to City Manager Kevin Helms. he tells us “Unless absolutely necessary, If they do need to come into the building for …

It has been a full four months since the pandemic began in mid-March, and we remain committed to protecting the health and safety of our members and employees. Earlier this week, the CDC declared the Knoxville market a ‘hotspot’ for the coronavirus. With the exponential increase in the number of cases, we …

The City of LaFollette announced Monday that the lobby to the Municipal Building will be closed until further notice to the spike in COVID-19 cases in Campbell County, and much of East Tennessee. Citizens are being encouraged to use the drop box located at the front of the building until …

The latest from the Tennessee Department of Health COVID-19 report: TENNESSEE Total Statewide Information: 66,788 Confirmed Cases (+1,514 since Monday), 767 Fatalities (+18 since Monday), 3,378 Hospitalizations (+94 since Monday), 38,272 Recovered (+1,276 since Monday)Daily Information Statewide: 1,514 New Cases, 18 New Fatalities, 94 New Hospitalizations, 1,276 New Recovered ANDERSON …