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Oak Ridge High School receives funding from labor education grant

Posted at 5:50 pm November 2, 2016
By Holly Cross Leave a Comment

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Oak Ridge High School will receive $46,000 from a labor education grant, a press release said.

Oak Ridge Schools is one of six regional school districts that have partnered with the East Tennessee Development District, or ETDD; Tennessee College of Applied Technology, Knoxville, or TCAT-K; and eleven employer partners to be included in the most recent Tennessee Labor Education Alignment Program grant, or LEAP 2.0.

Besides Oak Ridge, the school districts include Knox, Alcoa, Blount, Anderson County, and Maryville. The 11 employers include ALCOA, Cherokee Millwright, DENSO Manufacturing, BHS Corrugated, Gerdau Steel, Interstate Mechanical, Shoffner Kalthoff, SL Tennessee, Aisin, Eagle Bend/Magna, and 3M, a press release.

The $46,000 that ORHS will receive will be used to purchase Amatrol tabletop trainers for electronic, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems. Successful students will demonstrate mastery of skills with these system components through Certified Production Technician certification. Dual enrollment courses with TCAT Knoxville will begin in the fall of 2017, the press release said. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, College, Education, Front Page News, K-12 Tagged With: 3M, Aisin, Alcoa, BHS Corrugated, Cherokee Millwright, DENSO Manufacturing, Eagle Bend/Magna, East Tennessee Development District, ennessee Labor Education Alignment Program grant, ETDD, Gerdau Steel, Interstate Mechanical, labor education grant, LEAP 2.0, Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge Schools, Shoffner Kalthoff, SL Tennessee, TCAT-K, Tennessee College of Applied Technology Knoxville

Football: Oak Ridge Wildcats ranked No. 2 in Class 5A

Posted at 11:21 am September 7, 2016
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Information from WYSH Radio

The high school football polls for this week were released on Monday, and here is how area teams stack up.

In Class 6A, Maryville remains at number one.

In Class 5A, Oak Ridge remains number two, with Knox West at number three. Farragut is number nine, and Campbell County enters the poll at number 10. Two teams that local teams could see in the postseason are also ranked, with Cleveland at number four, and this week’s Clinton opponent, Rhea County, coming in at number six. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, High School, Sports Tagged With: Alcoa, CAK, Campbell County, Catholic, Class 5A, Farragut, football, high school football, Knox West, Maryville, Oak Ridge

Free Community Shred Day in Oak Ridge, Alcoa on Saturday

Posted at 11:23 am August 7, 2015
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ORNL Federal Credit Union will team up once again with Shred Company for a Community Shred Day on Saturday, August 8. Shred Day is scheduled from 9 a.m. until noon at both the Alcoa and Oak Ridge main branches of ORNL FCU.

ORNL Federal Credit Union members, as well as the public, are invited to bring any unwanted documents, especially ones containing personal information, to one of the Community Shred Day locations and have it safely and securely destroyed at no charge. A maximum of four boxes/bags per person will be accepted.

ORNL FCU’s Alcoa Branch is located at 103 Hamilton Crossing Drive. The Oak Ridge Main Branch is located at 221 South Rutgers Avenue. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Meetings and Events, Oak Ridge Tagged With: Alcoa, Community Shred Day, Oak Ridge, ORNL FCU, ORNL Federal Credit Union, Shred Company, Shred Day

AP prep football poll: Anderson County still No. 3, Oak Ridge moves into Top 10

Posted at 12:25 pm October 7, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Note: This story has been updated to correct the date of the Oak Ridge-Anderson County football game.

Information from WYSH Radio

The Associated Press high school football polls for this week were unveiled Monday.

Here is a look at the teams from East Tennessee who are ranked this week.

In Class 6A, Maryville remains #1, with Science Hill at #6 and Dobyns-Bennett #9.

In Class 5A, Knoxville West (5-1) stays in first place, while the Anderson County Mavericks (7-0) remain at #3. South Doyle (6-0) is #7 in Class 5A, and Oak Ridge (6-0) made its debut in the poll this week at #10. [Read more…]

Filed Under: High School, Sports, Top Stories Tagged With: Alcoa, Anderson County, AP, Associated Press, Catholic, Class 1A, Class 2A, Class 3A, Class 4A, Class 5A, Class 6A, Coalfield, East Tennessee, Fulton, high school football, Knox West, Maryville, Oak Ridge, poll, South Doyle

Tennessee named ‘2013 State of the Year’ for economic development

Posted at 12:01 pm January 14, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

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Business Facilities magazine cites diverse top projects in award

NASHVILLE—Tennessee is the “2013 State of the Year,” according to Business Facilities magazine, a national economic development publication.

Tennessee’s top five economic development projects created a total of 6,900 jobs and $3.2 billion in capital investment, and they included seven expansions and three new recruitments. The magazine picked the state after evaluating the top five projects for the number of jobs created and amount of capital invested from Oct. 1, 2012, through Oct. 31, 2013.

“A lot of hard work goes into keeping Tennessee competitive, and I want to thank Business Facilities for recognizing the efforts of so many people across the state,” Gov. Bill Haslam said. “We understand that jobs are created when someone is willing to risk capital, and we will continue working to make Tennessee a great place to invest.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Front Page News Tagged With: 2013 State of the Year, Alcoa, ARAMARK, Bill Hagerty, Bill Haslam, Business Facilities, Calsonic Kansei North America, capital investment, Eastman Chemical, economic development, Hankook Tire Co., International Paper, Jack Rogers, jobs, Nike, Nissan North America, Tennessee, Tennessee Economic and Community Development, UBS

Commercial, nuclear facilities the focus of safety forum on Wednesday

Posted at 9:33 am December 10, 2013
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The Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership will hold its last community safety forum of 2013 on Wednesday at the American Museum of Science and Energy.

The program is titled “Safety in Commercial and Nuclear Facilities: Programs that Work.” It’s scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. Wednesday.

Speakers include Shane Strickland, Alcoa safety manager;  Paul Wasilko, safety culture program manager at the Y-12 National Security Complex; Chris Patton, safety services division director at Oak Ridge National Laboratory; and Doug Giles, plant protection safety area manager at Eastman. Each will make a 15-minute presentation about the safety program at his facility, followed by a panel discussion at the end with audience questions and answers. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Business, Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Top Stories, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Alcoa, American Museum of Science and Energy, Chris Patton, DOE, Doug Giles, Eastman, electrical safety, Hanford Site, Jenny Freeman, nuclear facilities, Oak Ridge Business Safety Partnership, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ORBSP, Paul Wasilko, rigging safety, safety forum, Safety in Commercial and Nuclear Facilities: Programs that Work, safety programs, Savannah River Site, Shane Strickland, traffic safety, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex

Alleged serial bank robber apprehended

Posted at 2:33 pm December 21, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Information from WYSH Radio

Law enforcement officials announced Thursday that a suspected serial bank robber was apprehended minutes after allegedly holding up a bank in Alcoa.

Gerald Hytken of Lenoir City, 79, is suspected of robbing four banks in the past two years and is facing federal charges for, among other things, allegedly robbing an Oak Ridge bank last year.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Police and Fire, Top Stories Tagged With: Alcoa, Alcoa Police Department, bank robber, BB&T Bank, Clayton Bank and Trust, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Gerald Hytken, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Knoxville Police Department, Lenoir City, Oak Ridge, robber, TNBank

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