Roads to undergo repaving; expect delays
HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. – The Chattanooga Department of Transportation is set to begin two paving projects Monday morning.
The project includes Franks Road from Elmar Drive to Igou Gap Road and Igou Gap Road from Jenkins Road to Morris Hill Road.
Paving will begin on Monday and continue through Friday, starting at 7 a.m. each day. These roads will not be closed, but there will be traffic flaggers on site.
Motorists are advised to travel with caution and expect delays.
Men identified in fatal ATV accident
MARION COUNTY, Tenn. – One man was killed and another injured in an ATV accident in northern Marion County near Tracy City on Friday night.
Garret Bryant, 23, was killed in the crash, according to Marion County Sheriff Bo Burnette. William Sanders, 19, was injured.
Sanders was driving the ATV in a rural part of the county when the vehicle flipped, killing Bryant, the passenger.
The sheriff’s office received a call about the incident at about 10:30 p.m. CST, according to Burnette. The department is currently investigating.
New $39.7 million facility opens at University of Tennessee Health Science Center
MEMPHIS – A new chapter in health care education in Tennessee began Friday when the $39.7 million Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation opened at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.
The center will allow students from the six colleges at UTHSC – dentistry, graduate health sciences, health professions, nursing, medicine and pharmacy – to train together in simulation settings to develop their skills in delivering team-based health care.
The 45,000-square-foot building is dedicated to education, research and professional development of enhanced clinical skills using actors trained to portray patients, virtual reality and high-fidelity patient simulators costing from $15,000 to $220,000.
“There’s no question about the value of simulation,” said Dr. Bruce Shack, dean of University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga. “Medical students are pretty limited in what they’re able to do, because they’re not licensed physicians, so it’s a great way for them to start learning how to be a doctor.”
Many of the Memphis students come to Chattanooga for graduate medical training and to pursue professions in health care, and Shack said there are plans to upgrade and expand the UTCOM Chattanooga simulation lab in the near future.
Man arrested for allegedly exposing himself to kids
TRENTON, Ga. -A man was arrested at his Trenton, Ga., residence Friday evening for allegedly exposing himself to children playing outside.
Thomas Wooten, 35, was identified by police as the suspect after multiple reports from community members. The warrants were for solicitation of a minor, indecent exposure and violation of the sex offender registry.