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Roane State Community College is offering a variety of healthcare training courses at the Clinton Higher Education and Workforce Training Facility.
Oak Ridge Schools and Roane County Schools are both closed today. So are Anderson County government offices, and the Oak Ridge Public Library and Senior Center. All other municipal offices will operate on a regular schedule.
Anderson County courts are also canceled, and daytime classes at Roane State Community College campuses, including in Oak Ridge, have been canceled. A decision on nighttime classes (those that begin after 4:30 p.m.) will be made later.
State offices are also closed because of the current weather situation in West and Middle Tennessee and forecasted winter weather moving east. [Read more…]
Snow in Oak Ridge on Feb. 25, 2015. Forecasters said heavy snow was expected across the region from Wednesday night through midday Thursday. (Photo by Mike Mahathy)
Note: This story was last updated at 9:02 a.m. Feb. 26.
Schools in Oak Ridge, Clinton, and Anderson and Roane counties will be closed on Thursday, February 26, because of the weather and road conditions.
The Anderson County Schools Central Office and Roane County Schools Central Office will both be closed.
Roane State Community College campuses will also be closed because of the weather.
ORAU’s Oak Ridge offices will open at noon on Thursday. Employees are urged to drive safely to the office. [Read more…]
A tractor with sweeping equipment helps remove snow from the Oak Ridge High School parking lot. (Photo by Julio Culiat)Â
Note: This story was last updated at 12:52 p.m. Some of these announcements continue to change. We will update this story as we can.
Oak Ridge Schools are closed today (Tuesday, February 24), and the City of Oak Ridge offices will open at 10 a.m.
Oak Ridge Schools said the Discovery Ed Livestream that had been scheduled for today has been postponed until May.
Anderson County Courthouse is closed due to weather. So is Roane State Community College. [Read more…]
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Oak Ridge Schools will be closed Monday, February 23, due to some dangerous secondary roads.
Due to the Oak Ridge Schools being closed, the League of Women Voters has also canceled Breakfast with the Legislators. The League’s policy is to cancel the breakfast when school is canceled.
The next Breakfast with the Legislators will be March 23. Breakfast with the Legislators this year includes senators Randy McNally and Ken Yager and representatives John Ragan and Kent Calfee.
Schools in Clinton and Anderson, Knox, and Roane counties have also announced that they will be closed Monday.
Roane State Community College said its Fentress and Morgan campuses will be closed Monday due to weather.
More information will be added as it becomes available.
Note: This story was last updated at 6 p.m.
Anderson County Schools will be closed Monday, February 23, due to icy conditions on many of the county’s back roads. The Central Office will be closed as well.
Roane County Schools will also be closed Monday. The Central Office status will be determined at a later time.
Clinton City School Schools will also be closed Monday due to weather. [Read more…]
Note: This story was updated at 10:02 p.m.
Oak Ridge Schools will be closed Friday, and the Anderson County Courthouse and Y-12 National Security Complex will open at 8 a.m.
The offices of the Anderson County Clerk and Trustee will not open until 10 a.m.
“County officials still urge that Anderson County citizens stay safe and use extreme caution if citizens must be out and about,” a statement said. “County officials will continue monitoring the weather, and if it worsens earlier than anticipated on Friday, the Courthouse and other county government offices will be closed early.” [Read more…]
Schools and many offices remained closed Thursday after a icy winter storm on Monday followed by this snow on Wednesday morning.
Note: This story was updated at 10:21 a.m. Feb. 19.
The temperature the next few days is expected to be brutally cold, and schools and some government offices and contractors have announced they’ll be closed Thursday, or for the rest of the week, because of the weather and road conditions.
Schools in Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Clinton, and Roane County will all be closed Thursday. Roane State Community College will also be closed.
Schools in Clinton and Anderson and Roane counties will also be closed Friday. The Central Office in Anderson County will be closed for the rest of the week, and the Central Office in Roane County will not report Thursday. [Read more…]
Image courtesy National Weather Service in Morristown
Note: This story was last updated at 12:56 p.m.
Many offices and schools will remain closed on Wednesday because of the weather and road conditions, and some will open late. The National Weather Service in Morristown has issued a winter weather advisory for snow on Wednesday and a wind chill watch for Wednesday night.
Schools in Oak Ridge and Clinton and Anderson and Roane counties will be closed again Wednesday. So will Roane State Community College campuses. Pellissippi State Community College will also be closed.
Anderson County Schools will be closed the rest of the week, officials said Wednesday, and the Central Office is closed as well.
Anderson County government offices and all courts will be closed Wednesday.
City of Oak Ridge offices will open at 9 a.m. City Hall in Rocky Top will close at noon Wednesday for deteriorating weather conditions. [Read more…]
Note: This story was last updated at 2:41 p.m.
Oak Ridge Schools and Roane State Community College are closed today (Monday, February 16) due to weather, and some employers and businesses are starting late or are closed.
The Y-12 National Security Complex is closed to non-essential employees due to hazardous weather conditions.
Roane County Schools Central Office will also be closed due to the weather. This includes Technology, Transportation, and other departments.
Some schools, including Clinton’s, were already closed today because of the Presidents’ Day holiday. And some businesses and government offices were already closed because of the holiday. [Read more…]
Here is a list of small business seminars scheduled for February. The list is from the Tennessee Small Business Development Center at Roane State Community College.
All the seminars are free.
The Oak Ridge Public Works Department is conducting an inventory of the city stormwater system.
It’s a requirement of the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System, or MS4, program, and mandated by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, or TDEC. The survey requires documenting all facets of the stormwater system, including, but not limited to streams, ditches, pipe inlets and outlets, and catch basins and detention basins, a press release said. The survey may take several years to complete. [Read more…]
