Day: February 1, 2019

The Virginia Assembly Has Taken The First Steps Towards Passing Legislation To Help Fight Elder Abuse, Neglect And Exploitation. Commonwealth Attorney Chuck Slemp Says The Bill Follows The Model They…

An Erwin Resident Has Filed A Lawsuit Against Unicoi County Leaders In Chancery Court Regarding The Recent Bid For Ambulance Service. John Day Filed The Suit Claiming Two Other Ambulance…

Washington County Tennessee’s State Representative Matthew Hill Has Introduced The Stop Act To Improve School Bus Safety For Students. The Legislation Would Increase Penalties For All Drivers Who Fail To…

A Memorial Service Will Be Held Tomorrow In Johnson City For East Tennessee Vice Provost And Special Assistant To The President, Angela Lewis. She Died At Age 56 Following A…

Dolly Parton’s Dinner Theater Operating Partners Have Expanded Their Holdings In Pigeon Forge Tennessee. The Purchase From Fee Hedrick Entertainment Includes The Comedy Barn, Hatfield And McCoy And Smoky Mountain…

Bristol Tennessee Leaders Have Plans For Establishing A Homeless Day Center. The Facility Would Offer Heat And Air, Showers, Laundry, Case Workers, Medical Treatment And Access To Computers. 300-Thousand Dollars…

Lawmakers In Virginia Have Dropped A Plan To Add Tolls To Interstate 81, Saying They Need More Time To Study Funding Sources, Including Increases To The State Gas Tax. The…

Eastman Chemical Company Is Reporting Net Earnings Of 276 Million Dollars During The 4th Quarter Of 2018 And A Total Net Earning Of 1.6 Billion Dollars For Last Year.

A Long-Time Member Of The Sullvian County School Board Has Died. 93 Year Old Charles Bridwell Served The School Board For 28 Years. Friends Will Be Received At Hamlett-Dobson Funeral…

Ballad Health Ceo Alan Levine Said Plans For The Health Organization To Reopen The Lee County Hospital Is Proof The Merger Is Working. Ballad Health Plans To Reopen The Facility…

A Johnson City Man Who’s Accused Of Causing An Hours-Long Standoff Is Set To Be Arraigned Today. 42 Year Old William Bonney Is Charged With Aggravated Domestic Assault. He’s Accused…

The Hampton Community In Carter County Is Mourning The Death Of A Beloved Basketball Coach. Hampton High School Assistant Girl’s Basketball Coach Jesse James Died After A Fall Outside His…

Washington County Virginia Leaders Want To Move Forward With A Public Hearing Regarding A Proposed Admission Tax Of Up To 10-Percent At The Pinnacle Retail Center. This Would Only Apply…

An Eight Year Old Limestone Boy Is Credited With Saving The Life Of His Mother. Whitley Laws Began Feeling Sick And Pulled Off The Roadway To Park. She Then Had…

Charges Have Been Filed Against A Bristol Virginia Woman Accused Of Driving Her Car Into A Blountville Restaurant. Kimberly Roark Is Charged With Driving On A Suspended License And Not…

Hawkins County Leaders Have Voted To Reappoint Danny Breeding To Serve As The County’s Veterans Services Officer. The Decision Followed A Heated Commissioners Debate. This Will Be Breeding’s Fourth Four-Year…

Ballad Health’s Ballad One Medevac Helicopter Had To Make An Emergency Landing In Hawkins County. It Touched Down In A Field Near Hawkins Avenue Yesterday After The Engine Began Emitting…

A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Kingsport Woman Accused Of Taking Money From An Elderly Adult. 61 Year Old Kim Petrea Is Charged With Financial Exploitation Of An…