FEWER VIRGINIANS EXPECTED TO TRAVEL
FEWER VIRGINIANS ARE EXPECTED TO TRAVEL FOR LABOR DAY AS SCHOOLS ARE BACK IN SESSION. ACCORDING TO OFFICIALS WITH TRIPLE A MID ATLANTIC AUTO CLUB, SLIGHTLY OVER ONE MILLION VIRGINIANS…
APPCO STORE SOLD TO FLORIDA BILLIONAIRE
A FLORIDA BILLIONAIRE WILL SOON BE THE NEW OWNER OF APPCO CONVENIENCE STORES. A BANKRUPTCY JUDGE APPROVED THE 6.25 MILLION DOLLAR SALE TO SUNSHINE INVESTMENTS YESTERDAY. THE MOVE WILL PRESERVE…
FORMER SENATOR EYES MAYOR’S JOB
A FORMER JOHNSON CITY MAYOR AND REPUBLICAN STATE SENATOR HAS TOSSED HIS HAT INTO THE POLITICAL RING FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE MAYOR. DON ARNOLD, A PRACTICING ATTORNEY, ANNOUNCED HIS CANDIDACY…
BRISTOL TENNESSEE RAISES PROPERTY TAXES
THE BRISTOL TENNESSEE CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED A HIGHER PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE NEW RATE IS $2.19 PER $100 OF ASSESSED VALUE COMPARED TO THE OLD…
CASE GOES TO GRAND JURY
EVIDENCE WILL BE PRESENTED TO A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY IN THE CASE OF A MAN WHO SHOT ANOTHER MAN ALLEGEDLY BURGLARIZING HIS NEIGHBOR’S HOME. 52 YEAR OLD DENNIS MCLANAHAN…
JOHNSON CITY TO DECIDE ON MEMORIAL STADIUM
KEEP IT OR REBUILD IT, THAT’S THE QUESTION JOHNSON CITY LEADERS ARE FACING WITH MEMORIAL STADIUM. CITY LEADERS HELD A PUBLIC HEARING YESTERDAY TO DISCUSS THE FATE OF THE FACILITY.…
ROCK SPRINGS ANNEXATIONS CONTINUE
THE CITY OF KINGSPORT IS WORKING TO FINALIZE TWO MORE ANNEXATIONS IN THE ROCK SPRINGS COMMUNITY. THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN APPROVED THE LATEST PROPERTY ACQUISITIONS DURING IT’S MEETING…
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE SETS ENROLLMENT RECORD
MOUNTAIN EMPIRE COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BIG STONE GAP VIRGINIA HAS SET A RECORD ENROLLMENT. JUST OVER 25-HUNDRED STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. THIS IS NEARLY 11 PERCENT MORE…
THREE CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH DEATH
Three people have been charged after allegedly making false statements in connection with the death of a Greeneville man last month. 19-year-old Timothy Paul Hartman, 42-year-old Tina Cobble and 49-year-old…