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Video: Mayor, school officials accept ice bucket challenge

Posted at 11:56 am August 25, 2014
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

Jefferson Middle School

Jefferson Middle School

Oak Ridge municipal and school officials accepted the ALS ice bucket challenge after cross country practice at Jefferson Middle School on Friday.

Those who accepted the challenge included Cross Country Coach Steve Reddick, Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan, Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers, Assistant Superintendent Chris Marczak, JMS Principal Phil Cox, Vice Principal Mike Haygood, and Oak Ridge Schools teachers John Smith, Jacqueline Whitaker, Chris Layton, and Scott Linn.

The ice buckets were administered by “several lucky team members” of the cross country squad, the JMS PTO said.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (known as ALS and Lou Gehrig’s Disease) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. For more information, please see the ALS Association website.

Here is a video by Heather Hartman, JMS PTO president: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Community, Education, K-12, Media, Nonprofits, Top Stories, Videos Tagged With: ALS, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Bruce Borchers, Chris Layton, Chris Marczak, cross country, Heather Hartman, ice bucket challenge, Jacqueline Whitaker, Jefferson Middle School, JMS PTO, John Smith, Lou Gehrig's disease, Mike Haygood, Phil Cox, Scott Line, Steve Reddick, Tom Beehan

Anderson County EMS plans operational changes

Posted at 5:17 pm May 22, 2013
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Anderson County EMS has announced a change in their system’s operations that will start June 3.

Anderson County EMS currently operates 11 ambulances during the day Monday through Friday, six of which are Advanced Life Support (ALS), Paramedic-staffed ambulances, and five are designated as Basic Life Support (BLS) convalescent trucks with dual EMT-IV crews. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Health, Top Stories Tagged With: Advanced Life Support, ALS, ambulances, Anderson County EMS, Basic Life Support, BLS, Nathan Sweet

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