Month: June 2019

The Federal Government Has Decided To Keep Flatwoods Job Corps Open In Coeburn Virginia. Virginia District 4 Delegate Todd Pillion Was Happy With The Decision And Is Appreciative The Trump…

A Carter County Man Was Arrested After Barricading Himself In A Bathroom With A Knife And Threatening Two People. Jeremy Blevins Is Charged With Assault And Resisting Arrest After Authorities…

Kingsport’s Annual Fun Fest Will Start July 12th And This Year The 9 Day Event Will Have Some New Additions Along With Old Favorites. Some Returning Events Include The Block…

The Kingsport Board Of Mayor And Aldermen Has Decided To Increase The Starting Salaries Of City Police Officers. Police Chief David Quillen Has Said This Is A Much Needed Boost,…

A New Major Development Is Planned For The Mosheim Area Near Interstate 81. It Will Be Known As Mosheim Crossing And Includes 30 Acres With Nearly 19 Plots For Development…

A Pulaski Virginia Firm Is Developing Carbon Filtration Technology That Could Bring Jobs To Our Region. MOVA Technologies Designed Filters Which Are Expected To Capture Coal Fly Ash, Sulfur Dioxide,…

Virginia’s Tourism Industry Generated $26 Billion In Visitor Spending Across All Communities In 2018, A 4.4% Increase Over 2017. Gov. Ralph Northam Said The Tourism Industry Also Provided $1.8 Billion…

The Advocacy Group, Friends Of Abingdon Virginia, Is Fighting Back Against The Design Of Pal’s Sudden Service, Which Is Planned At The Meadows. The Dispute Is Because Of The Signature…

A Proposed Technical College In Washington County Tennessee Is Expected To Open Soon. The Governor’s Office Has Given The Go Ahead To Use The Boones Creek Elementary School Building For…

A Scott County Man Is Behind Bars After He Allegedly Abducted And Raped A Juvenile. Johnny Turner Is Accused Of Abduction, Rape And Solicitation Of Child Pornography Through A Electronic…

A Loan For 4.6 Million Dollars Has Been Approved From Home Trust For The Johnson City Development Authority To Buy The John Sevier Center. The Plan Is To Buy The…

Dominion Energy Virginia Has Its Eyes On A Site In Tazewell County As A Possible Location For A Pumped Hydroelectric Storage Power Station. Dominion Spokesman Spencer Adkins Says They Are…

Norton Virginia’s City Council Will Be Holding A Final Vote On The 2020 Fiscal Year Budget Soon. If Approved The New Budget Will Include A 35 Cent Increase Per One…

Eastman Chemical Company Has Announced It Has Entered Into A Definitive Agreement To Acquire A Spanish Producer Of Yarn. This Is Expected To Support Continued Growth For The Apparel Market…

40 Skydivers From Jump Tennessee Will Be Attempting To Break The Record For Most People In Formation At The Greeneville County Airport In Greeneville Tennessee. First Attempt Will Be June…

The USDA Forest Service Will Be Temporarily Closing Down Little Stone Creek Road On The National Forest In Scott County Virginia To Allow For Repair From Storm Damage. It’s Expected…

The Wise County Sheriff’s Office Has Received Four State Grants To Fund Additional School Resource Officers In The County’s Public Schools. Through Grant Funding Wise County Now Has A Dedicated…

A Former Corrections Officer In Hancock County Has Turned Himself In After A Grand Jury Indicted Him On One Count Of Official Misconduct. The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Says 24…

Bristol Tennessee Educational Leaders Are Working To Find The Next Superintendent Of Schools. The Board Of Education Is Considering Hiring The Consultant Who Scouted Gary Lilly, The City’s Own Longtime…

A Greene County Man Has Been Arrested In A 2017 Hit And Run Involving A Bicyclist. 30 Year Old Allen Wilhoit Is Charged With Aggravated Assault, Filing False Report And…

A New Virginia Law Beginning July 1St Will Allow More Volunteers At Remote Area Medical Clinics. Nurse Practitioners With At Least Five Years Experience Are Now Allowed To Treat Patients…

Mount Carmel Leaders Have Cut Eight-Thousand Dollars In Funding From The Senior Center Budget. The Contribution Amount Was Trimmed From 25 To 17-Thousand Dollars. The Change Has Some Fearing It…