Month: March 2015

Eastman Chemical Company Hosted Its Annual Regional Leaders Breakfast For Officials In The Tri Cities Community At Meadowview Resort And Conference Center In Kingsport. Chairman And CEO Mark Costa Talked…

With Springtime Being Associated With New Beginnings, Tri Cities Area Shoppers Have A New Shopping Destination. The Tri Cities Region’s Retail Development, The Pinnacle, Plans To Open Several New Stores…

Virginia Delegate Terry Kilgore’s House Bill 2058 Has Been Approved By The Virginia General Assembly And Is Headed To The Governor’s Desk To Be Signed. The Bill Is Aimed At…

Sullivan County Director Of Schools Jubal Yennie And School Leaders Are Hard At Work Updating The School System’s Mission And Vision Statement To Make It Much Simpler And Easier To…

State Inmates Being House In The Hawkins County Jail Is A Win-Win Situation For The Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Ronnie Lawson Has Said About 124 Of The 252 Inmates At The…

Abingdon Virginia Town Leaders Have Voted To Set Aside 15-Thousand Dollars To Replace Part Of The Barter Theater Roof. The Building Is Owned By The Town And Part Of The…

The Bristol Virginia School System Is Expected To Receive Less Money And Could Be Asking The City For More Funding. The School District Is Expected To Receive 804-Thousand Dollars Less…

Greene County Has Hired An Interim Emergency Management Service Director. Mayor David Crum Said Tommy Crowder Officially Began On The Job On Sunday. Crowder Will Work For The County For…

The Bristol Tennessee Public Library Is Waving Overdue Fees This Week. To Avoid Paying Fines, Patrons Need To Bring A Canned Good For Every Overdue Item. If You Have Existing…

Coeburn Virginia Residents Are Encouraged To Continue To Us Boiled Tap Water Or Bottled Water For Drinking And Cooking Purposes. This Is Simply As A Safety Precaution. The Reason For…

Bristol Tennessee Residents Are Being Warned About Two Internal Revenue Service Scams. In The First One, The Scammers Are Telling People That They Owe A Tax Bill And If It’s…

A Norton Virginia Man Accused Of Having Inappropriate Relations With A Juvenile Is Being Held Without Bond In The Southwest Virginia Regional Jail In Duffield. 40 Year Old Jody Michael…

A Bristol Tennessee Woman Accused Of Her Part In The Death Of Her Elderly Grandmother Has Entered A Plea Deal In Sullivan County Criminal Court. 26 Year Old Kayla Watson…

An Emergency Food Distribution For Citizens Of Wise County And The City Of Norton, Virginia Will Take Place On Tuesday. The Food Bank Of Wise County And Feeding America Southwest…

Coeburn Virginia Will Remain On A Boil Water Notice Through Wednesday. That According To Town Manager Drew Mullins. Residents Are Encouraged To Continue To Us Boiled Tap Water Or Bottled…

A Preliminary Hearing For The Man Suspected In The Deaths Of Two Young Girls At A Greeneville Residence In December Has Been Continued. This After 21 Year Old Erick Eugene…

One Person Is Dead And One Person Is Facing Charges Following A Fatal Shooting At A Johnson City Residence. 22 Year Old Amando Stewart Of Chattanooga Is Charged With Second…

Bristol Virginia Utilities Customers Could See A Rate Increase Soon Due To Sales Remaining On The Sluggish Side. Sales In Traditional Services Like Electricity, Water And Sewer During The First…

The Mountain Home Va Medical Center In Johnson City Is Reducing The Number Of Physicians On Staff. It Appears Contracts With Specialists Within The Va System Are Ending Which Could…

The Intractable Pain Act Is One Step Closer To Being Fully Repealed In The Tennessee State Legislature. The State Senate Approved Unanimously The Repeal Of The 2001 Law, Also Called…

Johnson City Officials Are Keeping Quiet About The Renegotiation Of A Contract With Australia-Based Redflex Traffic Systems. It’s Been Three Months Since The Original Contract Expired And The City Remains…

Construction On The Brickyard Ball Park In Kingsport Has Been Delayed Due To Recent Winter Weather. Putting Down Sod Requires 30 Days Of Good Weather To Allow It To Take…