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450 to graduate: Multiple grad ceremonies May 3-4 at Roane State Community College
Roane State Community College will honor the Class of 2024 with multiple commencement ceremonies this spring due to the number of expected graduates and guests. Commencement ceremonies are scheduled for Friday, May 3, and Saturday, May 4. An evening ceremony will be held on May 3 at 7 p.m. Eastern. Two additional ceremonies...
Graduation dates for local high schools announced
Monroe County Schools officials are currently preparing for their upcoming graduation ceremonies. Kicking off the list, the first high school to host its graduation ceremony will be Sweetwater High School on May 9 at 7 p.m. on the school’s football field. The next will be Sequoyah High School, which is scheduled for May 10 at 7 p.m. on the school’s football field. Tellico Plains High School will round out the ceremonies, hosting their graduation ceremony on May 11 at 9:30 a.m. in the school gym. ...
Lenoir City Director of Schools Announces Retirement
Dr. Jeanne Barker, Lenoir City Schools Director of Schools, announced her retirement Monday morning, April 29, following 11 and a half years serving the district. The memo addressed the Lenoir City School Board members and all of the Lenoir City Schools family. Barker thanked everyone for the opportunity to serve and stated the time has come for her to pursue other interests with her family. Her last day will be...
Lenoir City outlasts Alcoa in overtime 3-2
The Lenoir City High School soccer team faced an uphill battle as they entered the final 18 minutes of the match … down 2-0 against district rival Alcoa High School Thursday at home. Throughout the night, the Panthers struggled to get things going and now had to play against the clock as well as the Tornadoes. Down the stretch Lenoir City got off multiple shot attempts on Alcoa’s goal, but...
Oak Ridge High School tennis teams end season; District 4 tourney is this week
Both Oak Ridge High School tennis teams ended their regular season April 25 against Bearden High School on the public courts near Jackson Square. The Wildcats lost 3-6 and the Lady Wildcats 0-9 to the Bulldogs. Senior Jacob Proffitt and sophomore Billy Bennett were responsible for all three Wildcat points, coach David Bowman said in a news release. ...
Auburn University, Oak Ridge National Lab to create pilot SE Regional Cybersecurity Collaboration Center
Thanks to a $10 million grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Auburn University’s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security based in Alabama, and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee ... Read More » The post Auburn University, Oak Ridge National Lab to create pilot SE Regional Cybersecurity Collaboration Center appeared first on Daily Energy Insider.
Proposed FY '25 Oak Ridge Schools budget to be presented Monday
The proposed Oak Ridge Schools budget for the coming year will be presented at a special called Board of Education meeting set for 5 p.m. May 6 in the School Administration Building, New York Avenue. Will Oak Ridge educators get their requested 4% pay raise in Fiscal Year 2025? The public meeting, which Oak...
Sweetwater closes regular season with quality win over Pigeon Forge
Sweetwater baseball got what it hoped it would get in the regular season finale. In a rematch of last season’s Class 2A Sectional, the host Wildcats held Pigeon Forge to three hits in a 7-0 win Friday. Pushing five runs across in the bottom of the sixth, Sweetwater (24-6) found success from veteran bats like Kai Correll and Blaine Watson. ...
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