TN Tech Admissions Says Enrollment Cliff Not Showing Up
The anticipated enrollment cliff expected nationally to begin over the last 18 months is not showing up on the Tennessee Tech campus so far. Lower birth rates post-2008 led to the anticipation of the cliff. Director of Admissions Jacob Cutshall said this reflects in a smaller pool of high school graduates today. Cutshall said there […]
Biking From Florida To Crossville, Raise Funds & Awareness
A pair of cyclists rode from Lake Park, Florida to Crossville to collect donations for Jonah’s Joy, a nonprofit designed to help sexually exploited adolescent girls. Executive Director Denise Weaver said Board Member Jim Higgins had the idea to visit the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Florida, and collect donations on the […]
Tech Cyber Defense Team Finished Fourth At Regionals
Tennessee Tech’s Cyber Defense Team took home fourth place at the Regional Cyber Defense Competition in Florida this past weekend. Cyber Range Engineer Jeremy Potts said this was the team’s first trip to regionals in some eight years. He said teams act like cyber-system administrators and defend their systems from attackers and breaches. He said […]
Florida Man Killed After Running On I-40 In Putnam County
A Florida man was killed after running onto I-40, being struck by a Freightliner truck on Thursday. The deceased is 30 year-old Samuel Ray of Kinard, Florida. According to a report from Tennessee Highway Patrol, the truck was travelling eastbound on I-40 near mile marker 293 when Ray ran in front of the truck and […]
Clarkrange HS Army JROTC Claims National Title On First Attempt
The Clarkrange High School Army JROTC have claimed another national title after winning the Fitness Championship at Daytona Beach, Florida. RTOC Instructor 1st Sergeant Gilbert Sandoval said this event has historically been won by the Navy and Air Force but now the Army JROTC has claimed victory. Sandoval said his nine cadets were the only […]
Capsized Boating Survivor Recalls Experience
Last week three Cookeville men left for fishing trip, not knowing their boat would capsize. Karim Odeh and Kevin LaRoche, both residing in Cookeville, were visiting Kevin’s father, Mark LaRoche, in Florida. They boated over 15 miles west of Bayport when they sailed into a storm. “There was kinda a light in between two extremely […]
