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…
GLEI NAMED FOOD CITY VICE PRESIDENT
Food City Officials Have Announced A Promotion. Dan Glei Has Been Named Executive Vice President Of Merchandise And Marketing. He Formerly Held The Position Of Vice President Of Center Store…
TWO RESCUE SQUADS TO CONTINUE OPERATING FOR NOW
The Carter County Budget Committee Has Given A Nod To Keep The Roan Mountain And Hampton Rescue Squads Open. However, That Motion Will Have To Be Approved By The Full…
THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED IN ARMED ROBBERY
Johnson City Police Have Arrested Three Subjects Accused In A Strong Armed Robbery. Cody Hughes, Emily Brumit And Emily Morris Are All Charged With Aggravated Robbery. It Happened Last Night…
PUBLIC HEARING SET IN SULLIVAN COUNTY THIS EVENING
A Public Hearing Will Be Held This Evening In Blountville To Discuss A Proposed 27-Cent Property Tax Hike Included In Sullivan County’s 2015-16 Fiscal Year Proposed Budget. It Will Be…
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INMATE BACK BEHIND BARS
An Inmate Who Escaped From The Southwest Virginia Regional Jail In Abingdon Is Now Back Behind Bars. Mitch Warner Was Located By A K-9 Around Nine O’clock Last Night, Hiding…