Renowned pianist to debut in Isotone Concert
World-class pianist and East Tennessee newcomer Emi Kagawa will make her debut here in the Isotone concert on Saturday, Jan. 19—the third concert in the Chamber Music Series of the Oak Ridge Civic...
View ArticleRobertsville Middle wins best overall score at eighth-grade level in math...
More than 600 students from 40 area schools competed for the honor of being named the top middle school math students in East Tennessee. The 2013 Tennessee Middle School Math Competition, now in its...
View ArticlePellissippi State receives $4.6 million federal grant
WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez on Wednesday announced $474.5 million in grants to community colleges and universities around the country, including Pellissippi State Community...
View ArticleOak Ridge High first in Tennessee Science Bowl, headed to D.C. in April
ORHS team will compete in National Science Bowl High school students from across Tennessee competed on Saturday, Feb. 22, at Pellissippi State Community College’s Blount County Campus, in the U.S....
View ArticleJMS teams No. 1 in sixth, seventh grade at ORAU middle school math competition
KNOXVILLE—More than 600 students from 40 area schools competed for the honor of being named the top middle school math students in East Tennessee. The 2014 Tennessee Middle School Math Competition,...
View ArticleWounded veteran finds new way to serve by training for career in 3D printing
New training program prepares veterans, others to enter advanced manufacturing workforce While 26-year-old wounded veteran Joseph Grabianowski has inspired Americans with his harrowing war story,...
View ArticleAC Chamber Council starts discussions on educational resources, workforce needs
Submitted CLINTON—Leaders from business, local, and post-secondary education across Anderson County gathered at the Hollingsworth Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership on Tuesday for an Anderson County...
View ArticleAC, Clinton schools closing early Friday; police prepare for presidential visit
Schools in Clinton and Anderson County will close early on Friday so buses can miss the traffic congestion and closed roads that are expected when President Barack Obama visits. Dozens of intersections...
View ArticleOak Ridge Schools on two-hour delay Thursday as temperature plummets
Note: This story was updated at 7:12 p.m. The temperature in Oak Ridge is expected to drop to 7 degree Fahrenheit Wednesday night, and Oak Ridge Schools will be on a two-hour delay on Thursday morning...
View ArticleClinton city manager: Presidential visit an honor, cost to city unknown
WYSH Radio/Oak Ridge Today Clinton City Manager Roger Houck told WYSH Radio in Clinton on Wednesday morning that being chosen for a presidential visit is an honor for a city of Clinton’s size and worth...
View ArticlePresident Obama to launch manufacturing hub during Knoxville visit
President Barack Obama will launch a new manufacturing innovation hub during his visit to Knoxville and Clinton on Friday, a presidential aide said Wednesday. The manufacturing innovation hub will be...
View ArticleTraffic in Oak Ridge could be disrupted Friday afternoon during president’s...
Traffic in Oak Ridge could be disrupted during the Friday afternoon visit to west Knox County and Clinton by President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, and Biden’s wife Jill. The City of Oak...
View ArticleTraffic delays expected in Anderson County during presidential visit Friday
There will be some traffic delays in Anderson County on Friday because the presidential motorcade will be traveling through the county, including the cities of Oak Ridge and Clinton, authorities said....
View ArticleInspired by Tennessee, Obama proposes free community college for two years
Inspired by programs in Tennessee and Chicago, President Barack Obama has unveiled a proposal to make two years of community college free for anyone who’s willing to work for it, the White House said...
View ArticlePhotos: President Obama’s motorcade in Oak Ridge
Many people took pictures and videos when President Obama’s motorcade passed through Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Anderson County on Friday afternoon. Here are a few, including several by John Westcott...
View ArticlePhotos: Air Force One at McGhee Tyson
Air Force One landed at McGhee Tyson Airport in Alcoa at about noon Friday, carrying President Obama and three Republican legislators from Tennessee: senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker and...
View ArticlePresident Obama’s trip to East Tennessee explained
Before President Obama landed in East Tennessee on Friday, a spokesman explained the purpose of the trip to reporters. The 5.5-hour visit included stops at Pellissippi State Community College in...
View ArticlePellissippi State transcript: Obama proposes free community college for two...
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON AMERICA’S COLLEGE PROMISE This is a transcript of remarks made by President Barack Obama at Pellissippi State Community College in Hardin Valley in west Knox County on...
View ArticleObama’s visit: Education, manufacturing, a chance to see the president
Note: This story was last updated at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 15. HARDIN VALLEY—It was a once-in-a lifetime opportunity for some, a chance to shake hands with the president of the United States of America or...
View ArticleU.S., Tennessee, community college officials react to president’s education...
Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam, U.S. senators Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, and U.S. representatives Chuck Fleischmann and John J. Duncan Jr., all Republicans, released statements or commented on the...
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