Memphis, TN, June 12, 2021 (PR.com) The Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) has selected Shayla Kolheim, director of Grants Development and Management at .
PIGEON FORGE â When Megan Lewis walked across the stage during her graduation ceremony at East Tennessee State University, she looked toward a future made even brighter thanks to Sevier County Partners in Progress Education Foundation.
The nonprofit provides assistance to Sevier County students seeking a four year degree at ETSU in Sevierville as well as helping Sevier high school students attend dual enrollment classes at Walters State Community College.
âI kind of had an idea I wanted to stay around here. When I graduated they told us about Partners in Progress,â Lewis said of her 2018 graduation from Pigeon Forge High School. âI thought that was awesome, to be able to graduate debt- free.â
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Workers were repairing the showroom at Rocky Top Jeep on Monday
after thieves took four cars from inside by driving through the
glass wall at the front of the dealership. The dealership was open
Monday, but the owners declined to comment on the incident.
KODAK A passing motorist spotted thieves running from the smashed front entrance of the Rocky Top car dealership on Winfield Dunn Parkway early Saturday morning, but they had fled with stolen cars before police arrived.
An incident report on the break-in at Rocky Top Chrysler Jeep Dodge shows the witness called 911 shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday, and told police he saw three people running through the front door and front window, which had been damaged.
I m seeing that a lot, said Pierce.
Individual attitudes regarding the COVID-19 vaccine are important but less important than the physical barriers to health care.
These trends point to an all-too familiar problem. East Tennessee’s unequal distribution of health care resources and infrastructure which already damage the health of Tennesseans here in innumerable ways hurt even more in a global pandemic.
Addressing these inequalities will require a multipronged approach in the short term and investment in the health of vulnerable communities in the long term, experts say.
Bringing down barriers
People in rural or vulnerable counties are at greater risk of living far from emergency care centers and overall have less access to primary care.
Remote Area Medical to host free clinic in Morristown May 1-2
The free clinic will be held at Walters State Community College at 500 South Davy Crockett Parkway in Morristown. Author: Dalisa Robles (WBIR) Updated: 10:39 AM EDT April 27, 2021
MORRISTOWN, Tenn. Remote Area Medical will host a free clinic in Morristown this weekend, May 1-2.
The free clinic will be held at Walters State Community College at 500 South Davy Crockett Parkway in Morristown.
According to a press release, all RAM services are free, and no ID is required. Free dental, vision, and medical services will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis.