Month: June 2015

A Waterline Extension Project In Hawkins County Is Expected To Bring Treated Water To Between 50 And 100 Homes. Nearly 23-Thousand Feet Of Pipeline Is Being Installed Near The Grainger…

Members Of The Washington County, Tennessee Board Of Education Have Sliced More Than 2.1 Million Dollars From Its Original Budget Request Made To The County. The Reductions Include Cutting Two…

The Gray Fossil Site Has Produced Other Animal That Is Completely New To Science. This Time, It’s An Ancient Type Of Small Pond Turtle. Dr. Blaine Schubert, Director Of The…

Rogersville Is Gearing Up For This Year’s Fourth Of July Celebration. The Musical Line Up This Year Includes Southern Rebellion, Ivy Road, The Temper Evans, Cameron Catron, Kaitlyn Baker, The…

Thanks To Money Willed To A Local Animal Shelter, A New K-9 Has Been Purchased For The Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office. Trayer, A Two Year Old German Shepherd, Joined…

Unicoi County Authorities Have Charged Man Registered As A Sex Offender In New Mexico With Raping A Mentally Disabled Man And Making Video Of The Offense On The Alleged Victim’s…

A Johnson City Bank Employee Is In Trouble With The Law Accused Of Embezzling Expense Claims. 54 Year Old Debra Ann Paton Is Charged With Theft Over One Thousand Dollars.…

A Truck Driver From Alabama Has Been Found Dead Inside The Cab Of His Truck While It Was Parked At The Walmart Distribution Center In Midway In Greene County. 59…

A Missing Kingsport Girl Has Been Found In Alabama. An Endangered Child Alert Has Been Issued For 12 Year Old Makenzie Bowen. She Was Found Safe By Sheriff’s Deputies In…

Johnson City Commissioners Have Approved A Tax Hike. Commissioners Were Split 2-To-2 On The Measure. Mayor Ralph Van Brocklin Stepped In With Another “Yes” Vote To Approve A 25 Cent…

Gov. Bill Haslam has said one of the main points of creating a new state logo is that Tennessee can’t trademark its flag or seal. But now the U.S. Patent…

Gate City Virginia Is Gearing Up To Host This Year’s Clinch Mountain Music Fest. Trey Hensley And Drivin’ Force Will Headline This Year’s Event. The Event Cups Kicks Off Today…

Three Ex-Bristol Virginia Utilities Executives Have Been Ordered To Spend Time In Federal Prison For Their Roles In A Years-Long Contractor’s Kickback Scheme. Robert James Kelley, Jr. Was Sentenced To…

A Bristol, Virginia Road Project Is Affecting Traffic And Making Some Noise. It’s A Widening Project For The Lee Highway. The Site Is Directly Across From Sugar Hollow Park. Officials…

The Cold Winter Didn’t Slow Retail Sales In The Tri Cities. Retail Sales Increased In Bristol, Kingsport, And Johnson City In The First Quarter Of 2015. According To A Report…

Set In Historic Downtown Bristol, The Third Bash Of The Year Is Set For Friday. Border Bash Will Take Place In The 400 And 500 Blocks Of State Street. Events…

A Bear Sighting Has Been Reported In Kingsport. The Visitor Was Spotted At Dobyns-Bennett High School Tuesday Evening Near The Track. Officials With The Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency Say Such…

Virginia is one of the strictest states in the country when it comes to enforcing driving under the influence laws, and Tennessee is not far behind. Personal finance website WalletHub,…

Roan Mountain Tennessee Is Gearing Up For This Year’s Rhododendron Festival. This Week Marks The Peak Blooming Time For The Catawba Rhododendron At The 6-Thousand-Foot Level Of The Cloudland Gardens.…

An Exploding Firework Has Injured One Person In Bristol. Police And Fire Were Called Out To Southern Refrigeration On Sycamore Street On The Report Of A Person Who Was Seriously…

20 People Are Facing Drug Charges After The Washington County, Virginia Sheriff’s Office Conducted Safety Stops Along Interstate 81 Earlier This Month. 14 Felony Possession Charges And One Felony Intent…

Some New Events Are Coming To Fun Fest In Kingsport This Year. New Events Include The Kingsport Carousel Tours, A Food Packaging Event, Wine Tasting, A Hymn Fest, An Evening…