Former Dobyns-Bennett standout and current Walters State infielder Hunter Wolfe announced on twitter Wednesday night he will be continuing his baseball career at Texas Christian University.
Paige DiPirro, Dakoda Elyshia Goodwin and Monica Leighanne Tucker were honored from Northeast, while Rachel Eccles and Horace “Michael” Shultz were honored from Walters State.
“Rogersville is full of ghosts and the newspaper there reported about many of them through the years. Hancock County has reports of several ghosts centered around some houses,” said “Ghostly Places” author Kevin Slimp of ghost tales gathered from newspapers.
“Even with low unemployment rates, landing a job is never a given for the youth we serve,” said Lowe, assistant director for WIOA Youth Services, which stands for the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
James Welch will deliver the commencement address. Welch retired in 2012 from the Claiborne County School System and has served as adjunct at the Walters State Claiborne County Campus since 1984. His love of history has made him a popular professor and a guide to individuals tracing their genealogy in the region. This second class of 2017 has 336 graduates.
Planned music includes Rossini’s “William Tell Overture” and Sousa’s arrangement of the “Star Spangled Banner.” Holiday selections include “Celtic Carol” and “Sleigh Ride.”
The FRENZY will be in the financial aid office, located on the upper floor of the Dr. Wade B. McCamey Student Services Building. No appointment is necessary. The FAFSA is the free application for federal student aid.
The numbers show Blountville-based Northeast State was down .6 percent, falling from 6,124 to 6,086, while Morristown-based Walters State was up 2 percent, jumping from 5,953 to 6,075.
All campuses of Walters State Community College will return to regular schedules beginning Aug. 7. Most administrative offices will be open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Some offices may have extended hours as fall registration approaches.
Classes offered at Cherokee High School are: The College Experience (Thursday); Humanities: Human Adventure I (Monday); Probability and Statistics (Wednesday); Intro to Sociology (Tuesday); and Fundamentals of Speech Communication (Wednesday).
A Walters State Community College student from Hawkins County spent part of her summer studying Western world literature in Greece thanks to a prestigious scholarship given by the U.S. Department of State.
The college will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday starting May 22. The summer schedule will be in effect through Aug. 4.
Two weeks are scheduled — June 12-15 and June 19-22 — and students can sign up for one or both weeks. The cost is $120 per week. The deadline to register for Kids College is June 5. Parents are encouraged to register their children early, however, because classes are likely to fill before the deadline.
MORRISTOWN — Kara Williamson of Kingsport was recognized as the Outstanding Production Horticulture Student during Walters State’s 2017 awards banquet, held April 25 at the college’s Morristown Campus.
Occupational therapy assistants help patients develop, recover and improve skills needed for daily living and working. They work under the supervision of occupational therapists. Most are involved in direct patient care.
