Month: August 2019

The Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership Has Announced LPI Inc, Which Purchased The Former CanTech Facility In Johnson City Will Be Expanding Its Operations And Adding Up To 200 New…

Greene County Leaders Will Meet Monday Evening To Decide Whether Or Not To Purchase The Former Consumer Credit Union Building Off 11-E. The Cost Is 425-Thousand Dollars For Just Over…

The Decision As To Whether Or Not The Former Kmart Building In Abingdon Virginia Could Be Zoned For Use As A Courthouse Is Now In The Hands Of The Town’s…

Investigators With The National Transportation Safety Board Are On The Scene In Elizabethton Where The Plane Carrying Retired Nascar Driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. And His Family Along With Two Pilots,…

Another Section Of The Mendota Trail Will Be Opening Today. A Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Will Be Held At The Trailhead On Island Road Near The Interstate 81 Underpass. The Trail…

A Trial Date For An Elizabethton Man Accused Of Committing Sex Crimes Against Children Is Now Set In Carter County Criminal Court. Gary Hicks Is Charged With Three Counts Of…

Ballad Health Has Submitted A Plan To The Virginia Department Of Health, To Protect Healthcare Safety And Access In Wise County. All Three Facilities Are To Remain Open And All…

A Johnson City Man Who Allegedly Held An 18 Year Old Woman At Gunpoint In Chilhowie, Is Facing Charges In Smyth County Virginia. 42 Year Old Charles Dykes Is Charged…

Tusculum University’s College Of Business Has Been Named As One Of The 15 Best Tennessee Online MBA Programs By MBA Central. Earlier This Year College Consensus Ranked Tusculum Seventh Among…

A Kingsport Man Accused Of Killing His Wife At A Colonial Heights Dentist Office Where She Worked Is Facing More Charges. Harry Weaver Is Now Charged With Especially Aggravated Kidnapping,…

A Greeneville Man Accused Of Shooting Another Man In Johnson City During A Drug Deal Gone Bad Will Appear In Washington County Tennessee General Sessions Court Next Month. Quanardel Wells…

The Washington County Tennessee Budget Committee Has Approved The Use Of Funds From Tax Increment Financing For Two Downtown Johnson City Projects. 220-Thousand Dollars Will Used For The Legacy Sesquicentennial…

According To A Recent Report From The State Of Tennessee, Sullivan County Schools Showed Substantial Improvements During The 2018-19 School Year In Both Achievement And Growth. The School System Has…

According To A Recent Impact Report, Mountain Empire Community College Added A Total Of Over 136-Million Dollars To The Economy In Southwest Virginia In The 2017-18 Fiscal Year. The Study…

The Capitol Theater In Erwin Has Closed For Good And Will Not Reopen Under Current Owner Jan Bradley. She Said She Can’t Afford To Fix A Support Beam That Was…

The Bristol Virginia Police Department Is Now Searching For Two People Wanted In Connection With A Stabbing Incident This Past Weekend. Warrants Have Been Issued Against 50 Year Old Darrel…

The Bristol Virginia City Council Has Passed An Ordinance On Second Reading Prohibiting The Feeing Of Waterfowl Like Ducks And Geese. The Ordinance Will Take Effect In 30 Days And…

The Town Of Jonesborough Is Expected To Present A Proposal That Could Solve Years Of Debate Over A Jonesborough School Project. The Town Is Expected To Make A Financial Investment…

The president of the nation’s largest public utility says he will recommend suspending a plan to boost electric rates next year. Tennessee Valley Authority President Jeff Lyash said the federal…

Local Auto Group Owner Chantz Scott Will Be Joining With Premium Motorsports This Weekend To Sponsor Two Cars In The Bass Pro Shops Nra Night Race At Bristol Motor Speedway…

A Court Date Has Been Changed For J.I. Burton’s Suspended Football Coach’s Hearing To Be Reinstated. The Hearing Is Now Set For Next Week On August 26th. James Adams Was…

A New Effort To Market The Southwest Virginia Region To New Businesses, Has Project Oasis Receiving A 50-Thousand Dollar Grant From The Go Virginia Region One Council. The Money Will…