Fire Department, state Fire Academy hosting fire officer class
The Oak Ridge Fire Department has been hosting the Tennessee Fire Academy for a Fire Officer I and II class, a press release said. ORFD has been hosting the class with the Tennessee Fire Service and...
View ArticleORAU seeks applicants for Extreme Classroom Makeover
Oak Ridge Associated Universities announced on Wednesday that it will have its Extreme Classroom Makeover for the sixth year. The makeover will be awarded to one lucky school teacher, a press release...
View ArticleOak Ridge cross country working back to the top
Oak Ridge Cross Country has a legacy of winning at the state level. “I plan to be at that level every year,” Head Coach Allen Etheridge said. “I go into every year thinking that we may have a shot at...
View ArticleLecture next week focuses on IAEA training program hosted at ORNL
A lunchtime lecture next week will feature a discussion of a recent International Atomic Energy Agency training program that was hosted at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Michael Whitaker, group leader...
View ArticleORNL, UT receive Energy Department awards for nuclear training, technologies
The U.S. Department of Energy on Friday announced more than $60 million in nuclear energy research awards and improvements to university research reactors and infrastructure, including about $1.5...
View ArticleRed light camera ‘scam’ actually an ORAU training exercise
Note: This story was last updated at 9:25 a.m. Nov. 19. The red light camera scam that authorities warned about on Monday evening was actually a training exercise intended to only be used internally at...
View ArticleAnderson County homeless counted Jan. 28, training on Thursday
An annual 24-hour count of the homeless in Anderson County is scheduled for Jan. 28, and the first of two hour-long training sessions is Thursday morning. The Point in Time Count is organized by TORCH,...
View ArticleNNSA celebrates five years of radiological alarm response training
Last week was the fifth anniversary of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration’s Alarm Response Training program for local law enforcement and other critical first...
View ArticleLetter: Chamber endorses tablets for all students, tech infrastructure...
Note: This is a copy of a resolution adopted by the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce on Thursday. Whereas, the Oak Ridge Chamber of Commerce has a long-standing tradition of supporting education in our...
View ArticleState awards Aisin, Eagle Bend training grants
Information from WYSH Radio Two Clinton manufacturing facilities have been awarded Incumbent Worker Training grants by the state of Tennessee. On Wednesday, Gov. Bill Haslam and Tennessee Department of...
View ArticleCONTACT Care Line: Master the art of active listening
CONTACT Care Line has training sessions on listening starting Friday, April 4. The Art of Active Listening Training classes are on Friday afternoons from 2-4 p.m. April 4-May 23. There is no class on...
View ArticleVolkswagen to expand auto plant in Chattanooga, build new SUV
Volkswagen will expand its automotive plant in Chattanooga, the company’s only U.S. manufacturing facility, and build a new midsize SUV for the American market. Volkswagen’s total global investment for...
View ArticleORPD Records to close part of Oct. 1 for training
The Oak Ridge Police Department Records Bureau will be closed from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 1 while staff attends training. The office will then be open from 2 to 5 p.m.
View ArticleFirefighters train in house fire on Waddell
Firefighters trained this week in a blighted house that they burned on Monday on Waddell Place in Oak Ridge. If all goes well, two more blighted city-owned homes on Waddell Place could also be set on...
View ArticleSponsored: Insurance agent honored by National Society of CIC
Cynthia C. Jeffers, CIC, of S&R Insurance Services, was recently recognized for professional leadership and advanced knowledge by the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC), a leading...
View ArticleORFD will recognize members for cardiac arrest save; honor firefighter, officer
The Oak Ridge Fire Department will host a February ceremony that will recognize members for a cardiac arrest save in November and honor the firefighter and fire officer of the year. The ceremony will...
View ArticleLetter: Thanks ORPD for armed intruder training at Roane State
To the Editor: I would like to thank the Oak Ridge Police Department for the outstanding training they recently provided to Roane State Community College faculty and staff. The topic was encountering...
View ArticleFirefighters train in controlled burn at home on Waddell Place
Oak Ridge firefighters trained in a controlled burn in a home on Waddell Place on Friday. It’s the second house that firefighters have burned on Waddell Place this year. The first, which was burned...
View ArticleCommunity Mediation has fall training for volunteer mediators
Community Mediation Services of Anderson County has early fall training for those interested in becoming a volunteer mediator. “You will learn new skills while you help others,” a press release said....
View ArticleSuicide prevention the focus of Aug. 22 training
Scott Payne of the Tennessee Suicide Prevention Network, or TSPN, will offer a free one-hour gatekeeper training program for all who want to learn more about suicide prevention on Saturday, August 22,...
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