Local News

• Teen Driving Course Offered at Walters State
  “Alive at 25,” a safe driver training course, will be offered twice at Walters State’s Morristown Campus. Class dates are Sept. 30 and Oct. 14 from 5-9 p.m. The cost is $35. This highly effective, four-hour class was developed by the National Safety Council.   “This class […]
• Medication Aid Certified Course offered for local nurses
  Walters State Community College will offer the Medication Aide Certified (MA-C) Program on the Morristown Campus Oct. 28-Nov. 21. The class will meet 5:30-9:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays for a total of 14 sessions. The MA-C course trains certified […]
• Bridge work undertaken along Cocke County state forest land
  NASHVILLE – Access to Martha Sundquist State Forest in Cocke County via Gulf Road will be temporarily altered to facilitate the first two phases of a bridge replacement project on the forest. “The three wooden bridges on the forest were in place before we acquired the […]
• New medical lab tech program coming to WSCC
  Gov. Bill Lee and the Tennessee Higher Education Commission have announced that Walters State Community College has received $3,999,676 in grant funds through the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) program. Walters State received funding for two separate […]
• $34.7 Million GEAR UP Grant awarded to Enhance College Readiness Across the State
  NASHVILLE, TN – Fall 2024 – The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a $35 million GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. This seven-year […]
• Memorial Scholarship Established at Walters State
       The Todd E. Giles Memorial Scholarship has been established by his family through the Walters State Foundation. Giles, who worked as a paramedic for Morristown-Hamblen Emergency Medical Service for 36 years, died earlier this year after suffering a heart attack while […]
• Morristown man charged in fatal hit-and-run
  Investigators with the Morristown Police Department have made an arrest in the hit and run that killed a pedestrian early this morning on West Andrew Johnson Highway after receiving tips from the public. John Robert Crocillo, 34, of Morristown is charged with Leaving the […]