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Roane State helps with experiment to provide high-speed Internet access to rural communities Posted at Photo by Yvette Gooden/University of Tennessee) By Bob Fowler, Roane State staff writer Roane State Community College played a crucial role in an experiment to get high-speed Internet to rural communities currently lacking what’s become an essential component of modern life. It’s an effort to bridge the digital divide in Roane County, where about 30 percent of households lack access to robust, affordable broadband internet. That includes some 6,000 students who must have internet access...

Roane State Community College planning to offer in-person learning this fall According to a press release, approximately 70% of classes remain all or mostly online for the Spring 2021 semester. Author: Dalisa Robles (WBIR) Updated: 3:24 PM EST March 1, 2021 HARRIMAN, Tenn. — Roane State Community College is planning to offer in-person classes this fall, officials said. According to a press release, approximately 70% of classes remain all or mostly online for the Spring 2021 semester. “With case numbers falling, vaccination rates climbing and the public saf...

Cleveland State Pulls Away For 67-51 Men's Basketball Win Over Chattanooga State; Lady Tigers Win Saturday, February 27, 2021 Cleveland State huddle Cleveland State men’s basketball took a key conference game on Saturday, winning 67-51 over the Tigers of Chattanooga State. The win brings the Cougars to 5-3 in TCCAA play. Despite the uneven final score, there were 10 lead changes and four ties before the Cougars were able to pull away from the Tigers in the end. Cleveland State also outscored Chattanooga State 24-8 in points off of turnovers and forced 23 turnovers to the Tigers’ eig...

Changing careers in a pandemic: RSCC helps Oak Ridge woman Bob Fowler/Special to The Oak Ridger An Oak Ridge woman said Roane State Community College is helping open new doors in her professional life as she seeks to become a registered nurse during the pandemic. Krista Tillman, 46, is currently an emergency department technician at Tennova Healthcare’s North Knoxville Medical Center. She’s balancing online classes at the community college while tending to two stepdaughters and her work, where she interacts daily with people infected with the deadly COVID-19 virus.  Her work attire inclu...

Ginger Marie Wilson, who attended Roane State Community College, has written several books taking classic children's stories and tales such as “Alice in Wonderland” and the “The Big Bad Wolf” and giving them a biblical perspective.