Roane State’s Cumberland County campus recently welcomed a group of community leaders to its new health science education wing, giving them a first glimpse at the growing opportunities for health science students. The new portion of the campus will include a flex lab and two flexible classrooms as well as a dedicated nursing area with its own lab and classroom. This added space will allow the college to offer a full nursing program at this location for the first time. Guests were able to tour the
Oak Ridge, Tenn. — A week after opening a brand-new STEM lab in the fall of 2023, Elk Valley STEM School faced a major setback when fire ripped through the portable unit destroying the structure and all that was in it. Through insurance compensation and funds secured by the school board, the Campbell County K-8 school raised enough money to replace the lab but didn’t have enough to equip the new space with the technology they lost.A couple of Elk Valley teachers, Madison Yancey and Mary Beth Seiber, decided
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (April 1, 2024) — Shoulder maintenance set for Melton Lake Drive has been postponed to Wednesday, April 3, due to weather. To avoid high-traffic times, work is anticipated to start after 8 a.m. and should be done by 3 p.m. each day. This work is set to last about one week.Drivers in both directions may experience temporary lane closures and more traffic than usual. People are asked to use caution while traveling through the work zones, plan accordingly and expect temporary delays.As a
(Oak Ridge, Tenn. – March 2024) – Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge has announced its inaugural group of medical school graduates who will train in the Knoxville-Oak Ridge area to become family doctors. The Methodist Family Medicine Residency program, accredited by the Accreditation Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), welcomes eight residents to begin training in July 2024. Methodist Medical Center is the sponsoring institution of the new Family Medicine Residency Program. The
Oak Ridge, Tenn. – ORNL Federal Credit Union (ORNL FCU) recently announced the appointment of Jennifer Lopez Kouchis as Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, effective February 19, 2024. The position is new to the $3.65 billion dollar organization. Kouchis will lead ORNL FCU’s largest growth-driving areas, including lending, marketing, and data analytics. She will also oversee 7, LLC, ORNL FCU’s credit union service organization (CUSO), which includes 7 Servicing, 7 Title, 7 Mortgage, and 7 Insurance. With
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (March 21, 2024) – City of Oak Ridge officials will join the Oak Ridge Environmental Quality Advisory Board (EQAB) at Oak Ridge’s 39th Annual Arbor Day Observance on Friday, April 5, 2024, at 10 a.m. at Glenwood Elementary School, located at 125 Audubon Road in Oak Ridge. The ceremony also marks the 36th year that the City of Oak Ridge has been recognized as a Tree City USA. At the ceremony, the Tennessee Department of Agriculture’s Representative will present the Tree City USA and Tree