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​UPDATE: The address was 380 Allison Drive in Midtown. One person is in custody, Mark Anthony Ferguson, Jr. No names have been released on the two men flown via LifeStar, but they were reported in stable condition. Original Story: A fight between three people on Allison Drive in Midtown resulted …

Anderson County                 Total Cases: 8,599                 Active Cases: 87                 Deaths: 171                 Number of Vaccines Reported: 45,008                 % of Population with at least one dose: 36.67%                 % of Population fully vaccinated: 22.92% Roane County                 Total Cases: 6,174                 Active Cases: 64                 Deaths: 102                 …

Hello, this is Ron Woody, Roane County Executive, with a Thursday morning February 25th update. Any data referenced today will be Wednesday, February 24th data. As the vaccination continues to be given and warmer weather begins, COVID numbers across the Nation, State, and County continues to improve. Currently, the State …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Feb. 16, 2021) – An important update from City Manager Mark Watson, on the Coronavirus (COVID-19): The public health situation is rapidly changing, here are the latest updates affecting city facilities. City officials strongly urge citizens to conduct their business over the phone and by mail whenever possible. …

Hello, this is Ron Woody, Roane County Executive, with a Tuesday afternoon February 9th update. Today’s data is based on Monday’s data. Vaccinations continue at the Roane County Health Department. Since February, we have averaged about 144 vaccines a day. Around 6.2% of the Roane County population has received their …

Hello, this is Ron Woody, Roane County Executive, with a Monday, February 1st 4:00 pm COVID update. We are starting to see some relief in our numbers of positive cases, but we are still in the double digits. January had a positivity rate of 18.3%. December’s positivity rate was 21.2%. …

Hello, this is Ron Woody, Roane County Executive, with a 4:00 update. As I previously mentioned, the vaccination plan is very fluid. The State continues to tweak the process to streamline how folks can more easily be placed on the waiting list for the vaccine. Please keep in mind Roane …

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (Jan. 13, 2021) – An important update from City Manager Mark Watson, on the Coronavirus (COVID-19): The public health situation is rapidly changing, here are the latest updates affecting city facilities. Due to the significant increase in COVID cases, City officials strongly urge citizens to conduct their …

KNOXVILLE – The University of Tennessee System announced updated plans for in-person learning for the spring semester at campuses across the state today.“We continue to diligently monitor the situation across the state to make adjustments in the best interest of our students, faculty and staff,” said UT President Randy Boyd.  UT …

Hello, this is Ron Woody, Roane County Executive. I would like to take the next several minutes and talk about the forth coming vaccines and timeline of potential availability. I’ve been on three (3) information calls since Tuesday morning, and one thing we have learned is that “change continues to …