SHOCKER IN BLOUNTVILLE DOUBLE MURDER CASE
A SHOCKER IN BLOUNTVILLE. THE STATE HAS RESTED ITS CASE IN DAY THREE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT IN THE TRIAL OF A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN A DOUBLE MURDER…
JOHNSON CITY PLANT SHUTTING DOWN
SOME BAD ECONOMIC NEWS FOR THE TRI CITIES. THE TRACO PLANT IN JOHNSON CITY HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO CLOSE ITS DOORS. THE MOVE WILL PUT 180 PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.…
ROE VOTES TO EXTEND BENEFITS
THE U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAS VOTED TO EXTEND UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS FOR AN ADDITIONAL 13 WEEKS TO WORKERS IN STATES LIKE TENNESSEE WHERE THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE EXCEEDS 8.5 PERCENT. FIRST…
CHANGES TO SULLIVAN COUNTY ELECTIONS
CHANGES COULD BE IN THE WORKS CONCERNING ELECTIONS FOR SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. ADMINISTRATOR OF ELECTIONS JASON BOOHER WILL BE SENDING LETTERS TO THE COUNTY CHAIRMEN OF THE DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN…
GROUP PLANS FOR CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
A GROUP OF ROGERSVILLE CITIZENS HAS LAUNCHED AN EFFORT TO START A PRIVATE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL IN THE CITY. DR. BLAINE JONES IS LEADING THE GROUP AND ISSUED A PRESS RELEASE…
KINGSPORT BMA HIRES WORKFORCE CONSULTANT
THE KINGSPORT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN HAS HIRED A WORKFORCE CONSULTANT FOR THE KINGSPORT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. BILL LOCKE, FORMER PRESIDENT OF NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE WAS…