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School supply donations down, asking community for help

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Wednesday, September 19th, 5:36 pm
School supply donations down, asking community for help

An effort to help teachers in Roane County keep their classrooms stocked with supplies is in need of community help.

The Roane County Teachers' Supply Closet collects supplies and monetary donations to help teachers with basic supplies to help free up school resources for other classroom projects. The teachers can then "shop" for the items for free.

The shopping event will be held next Wednesday, September 26, but the Roane Alliance says so far their donations are down dramatically from years past.

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Harriman riverfront greenway project gets a boost from TDOT

Submitted by WBIR Web Staff on Wednesday, September 5th, 3:54 pm
Harriman riverfront greenway project gets a boost from TDOT

A greenway project in Harriman got a big boost Wednesday from the Tennessee Department of Transportation.

TDOT awarded a grant to Harriman worth more than $447,000 to help complete phase one of the city's riverfront greenway project.

Phase one will include the construction of nearly 1,500 feet of paved trail starting near Roane Street and ending at Morgan Avenue.

City leaders hope the project will encourage residents to be active and enjoy the great outdoors.

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It's Football Time in Tennessee!

Submitted by Becky Simmons, Community Web Producer
Friday, August 31st, 2012, 9:42am
It's Football Time in Tennessee!

 

It's the day Vol fans have been waiting for, the start of the 2012 football season.    

It's been a long offseason for the team having to dwell on a loss to Kentucky for the last eight months.

But today the Vols open up the season against NC State.

The arrived in Atlanta yesterday afternoon.

This is the first time in 73 years that the team has played a regular season game on a Friday.

The Vols will take on the Wolfpack tonight at the Georgia Dome at 7:30 p.m.

The game will be aired on ESPU-U.

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Send Us Your Photos: Roane County

Submitted by Becky Simmons, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, August 29th, 2012, 2:49pm
Send Us Your Photos: Roane County

We want to see what is special about Where You Live!

Events. Pets. Outdoors. Home improvement projects.  Send them in!  We'll feature your photos right here.  

Email photos you've taken around Kingston, Harriman, and the Roane County area to WhereYouLive@wbir.com.

Be sure to include your name, town and a little about your photos!

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