Provided by: Jennifer Hancock

OAK RIDGE, TN (Dec. 21, 2007) - Looking for a unique way to spend your holidays? Consider hammering a few nails this holiday season for Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County. Construction will resume on Saturdays starting December 29. Habitat has two houses under construction at the Hickory Ridge Subdivision in Clinton. Volunteers of all skill levels are encouraged...
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Jamie Harris, a senior at OneidaHigh School, won a $1,000 scholarship to RoaneState Community College during a "texting contest" on Thursday, Jan. 31 atthe college's Oak Ridge Campus. Roane State, U.S. Cellular andStar 102.1 FM sponsored the contest. Eight area high school seniors competed bydancing text messages on two large U.S. Cellular "Text, Text Revolution"...
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Provided by: Owen Driskill

Roane State Community College freshman Chris Rains hopes he'll need a passport to land the nursing job he wants. Rains, a 2007 Clinton High School graduate who attends Roane State's Oak Ridge Campus, plans to work overseas. "I want to do travel nursing," he said. "I learned about it from my brother. I love to travel." Rains' brother, David, also attended Roane ...
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When Roane State freshman Felicia Fowler is teaching students about rocks, she wants to do more than just lecture. "I want everything to be hands-on," she said."Kids get excited when they see things. That's how I want to teach." Fowler will be able to earn her bachelor's degree in elementary education without having to leave Anderson County. She is in the "2+2"...
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Provided by: Jennifer Hancock

OAK RIDGE, TN (January 15, 2008) - This month, students on winter break have chosen to visit Oak Ridge to help Habitat for Humanity of Anderson County build simple, decent houses. Altogether, more than thirty students from New York University, Althoff Catholic High School, and Western Kentucky University have traveled to work at Habitat's Hickory Ridge subdivision...
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