TENNESSEE PASSES NEXT YEAR’S SPENDING PLAN
The Tennessee General Assembly Has Passed A 59.8 Billion Dollar Budget For The 2025-26 Fiscal Year. The Spending Plan Includes 597 Million Dollars For Disaster Relief Initiatives And 640 Million…
CHILD EXPLOITATION INVESTIGATION UNDERWAY IN JOHNSON CITY
A Man Is Facing Charges In Johnson City After A Sex Offender Registry Compliance Check Led To A Confession And The Seizure Of Multiple Electronic Devices. Investigators Say 51-Year-Old Ronnie…
RIBBON CUTTING SET FOR NEW DENTAL LAB IN ABINGDON
The Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center Will Host A Ribbon Cutting Thursday To Celebrate The Opening Of A New State-Of-The-Art Dental Lab. The 2,400-Square-Foot Facility Will Allow For In-House Manufacturing…
HOLSTON VALLEY FIRST IN REGION TO OFFER NEW HEART VALVE PROCEDURE
Holston Valley Medical Center Is Now The First Hospital In East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, And Southeast Kentucky To Offer A Minimally Invasive Procedure To Treat Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation. The Innovative…
FAMILY PROMISE OF BRISTOL AWARDED $20,000 GRANT TO FIGHT HOMELESSNESS
Family Promise Of Bristol Has Received A $20,000 Grant From Clayton To Help Prevent Homelessness In Northeast Tennessee And Southwest Virginia. The Funding Comes Through A National Partnership Aimed At…
MANHUNT UNDERWAY FOR ALLEGED SHOOTING SUSPECT
A Manhunt Is Underway In Bristol Virginia For A Suspect Who Fled From Police Today. Officers Attempted To Serve Arrest Warrants On Harley Pope Near Dixie And Corporation Streets When…
NATIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK
Kingsport Emergency Communications District Is Celebrating Its Communications Specialists, Also Known As Dispatchers, During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Through April 19th. These Highly Trained Professionals Handle Roughly 250,000 Calls…
BAE REPORTS ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE AT HOLSTON PLANT
BAE Systems Has Reported An Accidental Discharge At The Holston Army Ammunition Plant Following A Power Failure On April 7. According To A Letter To The Tennessee Department Of Environment…
MULTI-AGENCY RAID TARGETS SUSPECTED ILLEGAL MASSAGE PARLORS
Several Massage Parlors Across Sullivan County And Bristol Were Searched Last Week As Part Of An Ongoing Investigation Into Suspected Prostitution And Unlicensed Practices. Warrants Were Executed At Four Locations…
BOSWELL COULD FACE ENHANCED SENTENCING
Sullivan County Prosecutors Are Seeking To Enhance Megan Boswell’s Prison Sentence To Keep Her Behind Bars For Life. The District Attorney’s Office Filed Documents This Week Requesting Consecutive Sentences Rather…
BOILER FAILURE TEMPORARILY SHUTS DOWN SERVICES AT FRANKLIN WOODS
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Is Temporarily Redirecting Services Due To A Boiler System Failure. All Deliveries Are Now Being Sent To Indian Path Community Hospital. Remaining Inpatients Are Being Moved…
NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES PARENT COMPANY EXPANDING IN TENNESSEE
The Parent Company Of Nuclear Fuel Services In Erwin Is Expanding Operations In East Tennessee. Bwxt Technologies Announced Plans To Build A New Facility In Oak Ridge, Where It Will…
HARD ROCK BRISTOL SETS NEW REVENUE RECORD IN MARCH
Hard Rock Hotel And Casino Bristol Posted Its Highest Monthly Revenue To Date In March, Reporting More Than $21.3 Million In Adjusted Gross Revenue. According To The Virginia Lottery, Most…
ETSU CONFIRMS VISA REVOCATIONS FOR TWO GRADUATES
East Tennessee State University Says Two Recent Graduates Have Had Their Visas Revoked By Homeland Security. University Officials Say They’ve Been Given Limited Details But Have Reached Out To The…
WORK CREW PEDESTRIAN KILLED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
Virginia State Police Say A Work Crew Employee Has Been Killed In Washington County. It Happened Yesterday Afternoon On Interstate 81 At Mile Marker 30. Police Said A Dump Truck…
TAX DEADLINE EXTENDED IN TENNESSEE
The Internal Revenue Service Has Announced An Extension Of The Tax Filing Deadline For All Tennessee Residents Until November 3rd Due To Destructive Storms In Early April. The Storms, Which…
TWO DEAD AFTER WRONG-WAY CRASH ON I-81 IN GREENE COUNTY
Two People Were Killed Early Monday In A Head-On Crash On Interstate 81 Near Mile Marker 30. Troopers Say A Honda Cr-V Was Heading The Wrong Way Around 3:19 A.M.…
U.S. SENATOR MARK WARNER VISITS SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
Sen. Mark Warner Is Touring Southwest Virginia This Week To Focus On Storm Recovery Progress Since Severe February Flooding. He Held A Town Hall Meeting In Grundy On Monday. Local…
TENNESSEE GAS PRICES DROP SEVEN CENTS
Gas Prices Across Tennessee Fell Seven Cents Last Week, With The State Average Now At $2.72. That’s 57 Cents Lower Than This Time Last Year. Aaa Spokesperson Megan Cooper Credits…
MAN CHARGED AFTER DOMESTIC INCIDENT IN BRISTOL, VIRGINIA
A Woman Reported Being Assaulted And Held Against Her Will In A Home On Oakcrest Circle On Saturday. Police Say She Escaped To A Nearby Neighborhood And Called For Help.…
SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK MEETING THE NEEDS
Despite Some USDA Funding Cuts, Second Harvest Food Bank Of Northeast Tennessee Says They Are Still Able To Feed The Hungry In Our Region. Executive Director Rhonda Chafin Told News…
GROUNDBREAKING HELD FOR NEW BLOUNTVILLE CAMPUS
A Groundbreaking Ceremony Has Marked The Start Of Phase 1 Construction On The Blountville Campus, A New Community Athletic Complex At The Former Site Of Blountville Elementary And Middle Schools.…