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Campus Closed Tuesday

Due to snow and icy conditions forecast for Tuesday, Jan. 29, UTC will be closed. All classes are canceled and all campus offices are closed on Tuesday. Food service will be available in the Crossroads Dining facility from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday. The ARC (Aquatic and Recreation Center) …

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Blue Gold Memorial Postponed

From the Chancellor’s Office: Due to the impending bad weather tomorrow, we have decided to postpone the Blue & Gold Memorial, regardless of campus being open or not. Again, the Blue & Gold Memorial will NOT take place tomorrow.

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Jobs at Gear Up

Dear UTC, The GEAR UP program, which helps 6th & 7th graders at four inner-city schools get on track for college, is hiring tutors.  If you are interested in helping a group of students who have faced some serious challenges succeed in middle school, move toward high school graduation, and realize their college ambitions, please …

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Blackburn won a grueling, expensive contest

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn won a grueling, expensive contest Tuesday to become the first female U.S. senator from Tennessee, keeping a key midterm seat under GOP control. The congresswoman defeated Democratic former Gov. Phil Bredesen by closely aligning her bid with President Donald Trump, who …

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Tennessee Top Races

By The Associated Press U.S. Senate Class I 418 of 1,969 precincts – 21 percentMarsha Blackburn, GOP 574,411 – 62 percent Phil Bredesen, Dem 341,422 – 37 percent Trudy Austin, Ind 3,406 – 0 percent Dean Hill, Ind 3,394 – 0 percent Kris Todd, Ind 2,017 – 0 percent John …

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The Latest: Lee elected Tennessee’s governor, defeats Dean

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Latest on Tennessee’s general election (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Republican businessman and political newcomer Bill Lee will become Tennessee’s next governor, replacing outgoing GOP Gov. Bill Haslam. Lee won Tuesday’s election against former Democratic Nashville Mayor Karl Dean. Lee is chairman of a Franklin …

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Dems flip 2 GOP seats in early returns for House battle

By LISA MASCARO, AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democrats flipped their first two Republican-held House seats Tuesday as polls closed in the East, winning an open Florida district and another in the suburbs of the nation’s capital as they worked to wrest control of the chamber from the GOP …

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Grocery Store Shooting in Kentucky

From the Associated Press Police say multiple people have been shot inside a grocery store on the outskirts of Louisville, Kentucky. A suspect was detained following the shooting Wednesday afternoon at a Kroger store.

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Flash Flood Warning

From the National Weather Service a flash flood watch in effect through thursday evening… the national weather service in morristown has issued a * flash flood watch for a portion of east tennessee, including the following areas, bledsoe, blount smoky mountains, bradley, east polk, hamilton, loudon, marion, mcminn, meigs, nw …

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