GREENE COUNTY JAIL INMATE FACING CHARGES
An Inmate At The Greene County Detention Center Is Facing Charges After Admitting To Concealing 8.3 Grams Of Meth During A Search. 26 Year Old Rebecca McCandless Was One Of…
BLUFF CITY LOOKING AT CUTTING FUNDING
Bluff City Is Looking At The Possibility Of Not Giving Anymore Money To The Boone Lake Association. City Leaders Are Looking To Instead, Split The Funds Between The Children’s Advocacy…
NEW EATERY COMING TO THE MODEL CITY
A New Eating Experience Is Coming To Kingsport. A 700-Thousand Dollar Building Permit Has Been Issued For Freddy’s Frozen Custard And Steakburgers. It Will Be Located At The Kingsport Pavilion…
PURDY NAMED FOOD CITY VICE PRESIDENT
A 35-Year Industry Veteran Has Been Named To A Management Post With Food City. Ross Purdy Is The Company’s New Vice President Of Center Store Operations. His Duties With The…
GRIFFITH TO VISIT UNITED WAY OF SW VIRGINIA
A Southwest Virginia Lawmaker Will Be Paying A Visit To Abingdon Later This Week. Ninth District Congressman Morgan Griffith Is Set To Stop In At The United Way Of Southwest…
SAVIN UP AND RUNNING IN TENNESSEE
All 95 Tennessee Counties Are Now Part Of The Statewide Victim Notification Service. The Tennessee Sheriffs’ Association Says Crime Victims Can Track The Status Of Inmates In Every Tennessee County.…
ETSU TO HOST BUSINESS TAX SEMINAR
East Tennessee State University Is Gearing Up To Host The 31st Annual Tennessee Business Tax Seminar. This Will Provide An Opportunity For Professionals And Tax Practitioners To Receive Current, In-Depth…
SULLIVAN COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER OFFERING BETTER FEES
If You Are Looking To Adopt A Pet, Then The Sullivan County, Bluff City And Kingsport Animal Shelter Is Offering Huge Discounts. Saturday Is National Clear The Shelters Day And…
KINGSPORT METS TO HOST TOURISM SHOWCASE
The Kingsport Mets Are Partnering With The Tennessee Tourism Department To Host Trail Night At The Ballpark. The Event Is Part Of A Special Summer Campaign Which Showcases The 16…
JOB FAIR TO BE HELD BY VDOT
The Virginia Department Of Transportation’s Bristol District Is Gearing Up To Host Its First Transportation Career Fair For High School Students. The Fair Will Offer Students A Wide Variety Of…
MUSIC, FOOD, AND MORE IN GATE CITY VIRGINIA
Gate City’s Weekly Summer Concert Series Continues On Friday. This Week, The Event Will Feature A Truck-In Event And A Performance By The Dirty Badgers And Jake And The Comet…
CARTER COUNTY RESCUE COULD GET MORE FUNDING
The Elizabethton City Council Will Discuss Giving The Carter County Rescue Squad More Money. They’re Looking At Handing Over A One-Time Donation Of 100-Thousand Dollars. The Squad Has Said Unless…
SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL DECIDE ON 27 CENT PROPERTY TAX HIKE
It Was Standing Room Only At The Old Sullivan County Courthouse As The Public And Teachers Discussed The Pros And Cons Of A Proposed 27 Cent Property Tax Increase. Most…
BROOKSIDE SCHOOL PROPERTY DEEMED SURPLUS
The Sullivan County School Board Has Declared The Former Brookside Elementary School Property As Surplus. The County Commission Has Historically Disposed Of Surplus School Buildings In The Past, However, The…
NEW HOMELESS COMPLEX OPENS IN JOHNSON CITY
Three Formerly Homeless Veterans Now Have New Homes In Johnson City. With The Help Of Grants From The Tennessee Housing Development Authority, The Johnson City Housing Authority Built A Seven…
BVU’S CFO HAS RETAINED A LAW FIRM
Bristol Virginia Utilities’s Chief Financial Officer Has Retained A Law Firm To Represent Her In The Continuing Investigation Of The Utility. In A Statement, The Firm Of Scyphers & Austin…
HAWKINS COUNTY COUPLE IN TROUBLE
A Hawkins County Couple Accused Of Importing A Dangerous Synthetic Drug From China Is Behind Bars. Warren Richards And Brandi Edwards Are Charged With Possession Of Schedule One Narcotics With…
TWO AREA SCHOOLS SIGN REVERSE AGREEMENT
Two Area Schools Have Signed A Reverse Transfer Agreement. The Program At Virginia Highlands Community College And Emory And Henry College Is For Students Who Have Transferred To Emory And…
TENNESSEE CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT COMING UNDER FIRE
Tennessee Department Of Correction Commissioner Derrick Schofield Assured Lawmakers That The State’s Prisons Are Safe Despite Staff Vacancies And Recent Violence At Two Of Its Prisons. This Comes Amid The…
EX-VIRGINIA GOVERNOR TO APPEAL TO U.S. SUPREME COURT
A Lawyer Says Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell Will Appeal His Public Corruption Convictions To The U.S. Supreme Court. Shortly After A Federal Appeals Court Refused To Revisit The Case,…
MORE BREWERIES COULD BE COMING TO TWIN CITIES
More Breweries Could Be In The Future Of Bristol. Ken Monyak, Owner Of Bristol Brewery, Predicts The Twin City’s Downtown Could Support Up To Two More Such Businesses. Bristol Brewery…
ETSU NAMED AMONG THE BEST IN THE SOUTHEAST
East Tennessee State University Has Been Named A 2016 “Best In The Southeast” By The Princeton Review. Princeton Review Is An Education Services Company Known For Test Preparation Programs And…