On Friday, August 28, 2020, a Roane State student self-reported a positive COVID-19 test result to the college. The student was on the Cumberland County Campus on Thursday, August 27. All affected areas of the Cumberland County Campus have been cleaned and no classes were scheduled Friday in the rooms …
Read More »Another Coalfield Student tests positive for COVID-19
Another student at Coalfield School has tested positive for COVID-19 and all students that have been in close contact with that student have been sent home for quarantine until September 8, 2020. With the two previous cases, the School System sent out a notification using the phone system and email …
Read More »COVID-19 positive and presumed positive cases reported on Roane State campus
Between Monday, August 24, and Tuesday, August 25, 2020, Roane State Community College received at least two reports of COVID-19 positive test results with multiple other tests still pending. The reported cases are all among students on the Roane County campus. The college is assuming the pending tests are positive …
Read More »Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Update from Roane County Executive, Ron Woody
Today is Tuesday, August 25th and this is a Tuesday morning update. I’ll be reporting Covid-19 numbers as of Monday, August 24th. We’ve got some good news again. Yesterday, we reported only one (1) positive case. The last time we had only one (1) was July 11th, some 44 days …
Read More »Coalfield School has positive COVID-19 case
Morgan County Schools sent out a notice tonight that Coalfield Middle School had a positive case of COVID-19. Coalfield school is a K-12 school. Here is the notice that was sent via email and phone messages. “Good Evening Coalfield School Family, This message is to share with our school community …
Read More »Oak Ridge Schools announces new COVID-19 case at Jefferson Middle
Oak Ridge School officials have announced a new confirmed COVID-19 case within the school district. According to school officials, an individual at Jefferson Middle tested positive. The person has not been at the school since Tuesday, August 11th. The individual reportedly made the decision to self-quarantine after potential non-school exposure. …
Read More »Another COVID case in OR schools; numbers continue to climb
Another Oak Ridge Schools employee has tested positive for COVID-19, according to Superintendent Dr. Bruce Borchers. Officials were informed of the positive test results on Wednesday morning and quickly began notifying parents. The unidentified staff member spent time at both Jefferson Middle School and at Oak Ridge High School last …
Read More »Jefferson MS employee tests positive for COVID-19
Dr. Bruce Borchers, the superintendent of the Oak Ridge Schools, informed parents in a letter Tuesday that an unidentified staff member at Jefferson Middle School tested positive for COVID-19. Borchers said that the staff member took a “precautionary test” and self-quarantined, before learning of the positive test results Tuesday morning. …
Read More »Anderson commissioner tests positive day after Commission Meeting
Anderson County Commissioner Robert Jameson of Clinton has received a positive test result for the novel coronavirus and is currently in quarantine. Jameson was tested Friday, July 17, his only symptoms was being a little more tired. Jameson received his test results on Tuesday, July 21, after he attended the …
Read More »Kingston Parks and Rec Lifeguard Tests Positive for COVID-19
As we mentioned yesterday on the BBB TV-12 news, according to a post on Kingston Parks and Recreation’s Facebook page, they have received confirmation of a positive case of COVID-19 from one of their lifeguards. If you were at the swimming pool Monday, Tuesday, or Thursday of last week, you …
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