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(OR press release) The Oak Ridge Recreation and Parks Department will host its 16th Annual Memory Magic Scrapbook Event at the Oak Ridge Civic Center on Friday, Sept. 17, and Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. This is a traditional-style, low-tech event. Friday and Saturday include vendors, a crop area, classes, and …

Officials at Pellissippi State Community College announced Wednesday that they will once again require face masks to be worn inside all campus buildings, beginning this Monday, August 9th. Classes at Pellissippi State begin August 23rd, and officials said this week that they will re-evaluate the mask policy at the end …

(TN Sec’y of State press release) On Tuesday, Committee on House Administration Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-Ill.) attended a roundtable discussion about Tennessee’s safe, fair and secure elections with Secretary of State Tre Hargett and election officials from across the state. “Whether it’s Ohio where I was earlier this week …

(Submitted) Anderson County Community Action Commission will be taking new applications for the GREEN commodity card on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8-12 from the 9th thru the 20th. Please have with you proof of 2021 income (not a bank statement) and proof of address.  If you have a green …

State health officials reiterated Monday that vaccinations are still the best tool to fight COVID-19 as cases surge across the state. Mirroring the recent surge nationally, Tennessee Health Commissioner Lisa Piercey said Monday that over 90% of new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the state are among the unvaccinated, as …

(State press release) More children than ever are receiving early intervention services through the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) after the program saw a steep increase in both the number of referrals and children served in the past year. The Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) announced that the …

The Oak Ridge Rowing Association (ORRA) will host the U.S. Rowing Masters National Rowing Championships on the Melton Lake rowing course from Aug. 12 to Aug. 15, 2021. The event draws competitors aged 21 and up from all over the United States for what will be, for many, their first …

The Clinton City Council will hold a special called meeting on Wednesday August 11, 2021 at 6:30pm at City Hall.  The purpose of the meeting is to consider a resolution in support of a Housing Pilot.  The meeting will be open to the public with social distancing and face covering …

(TDE press release) Monday, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn announced the Spring 2021 Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) state-level results. This is the first set of state-level data related to student academic achievement available since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. “These results show that COVID-19 …

(RSCC) Responding to requests from area healthcare leaders, Roane State is launching a new associate degree program in Medical Laboratory Technology. “We intend to admit the first class in the fall semester,” said Dr. Patricia Jenkins, dean of the community college’s Health Sciences Division. The two-year program will be a …