Month: April 2020

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting The State Now Has 10,735 Cases Of COVID-19 Including 199 Deaths. This Is An Increase Of 399 Cases And 4 Deaths In The…

One Of Kingsport’s Most Popular Summer Events Has Been Cancelled Due To COVID-19 Concerns. Fun Fest’s 2020 Event Will Not Be Held This Year. Organizers Announced The Cancellation Yesterday Afternoon.…

The Bristol Virginia Police Department Is Investigating A Reported Shooting At Old Airport Highway And Kings Mill Pike. According To Officials, One Person Was Injured And Another Is In Custody.…

Starting Tomorrow Morning Food City Will Be Requiring Face Coverings To Be Worn In Store By Employees. Ceo Steve Smith Announced The Changes At A Press Conference This Afternoon… Smith…

The Kingsport Police Department Has Arrested A Sevier County Man Who Allegedly Shot A 14-Year-Old Boy. Lazarith Freeman Is Charged With Felony Reckless Endangerment And Tampering With Evidence After Police…

Sullivan County’s Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event Scheduled For Saturday, May 2nd Has Been Cancelled. The State Does Intend To Reschedule The Event For Later In The Fall. Additional Information…

The 2020 Tri-Pride Parade And Festival Set For Later This Year In Bristol Tennessee/Virginia Has Been Postponed Due To The COVID-19 Pandemic. Vendors And Sponsors Who Had Signed Up For…

The Northeast Regional Health Office And The Health Departments In Carter And Unicoi Counties Are Hosting COVID-19 Testing Events This Weekend. Nasal Swabs Will Be Used And Test Results Will…

The “Go Virginia” Region 1 Council Has Recommended Funding Of 1.38 Million Dollars For United Way Of Southwest Virginia. This Award Is Contingent On The “Go Virginia” Fiscal Year 2021…

Angela Boswell, The Grandmother Of Baby Evelyn Boswell Has Had Her Hearing Postponed. Angela Was Set To Appear In A Video Hearing With A Kingsport Sessions Court Judge Yesterday Afternoon…

An Inmate Who Was Found Dead At The Kingsport City Jail Has Been Identified. 47 Year Old Douglas Adams Was Found Unresponsive In His Cell April 25th. The TBI Is…

A Public Order Has Been Issued By The Sullivan County Regional Health Department That Grants Power To The County Health Officer To Order Quarantines And Closures Of Buildings. According To…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting Over 15-Thousand Covid-19 Cases And 552 Deaths Related To The Virus. This Is An Increase Of 885 Cases And 30 Deaths Since Wednesday…

Washington County / Johnson City Ems Is Seeking Additional Funds In The County’S New Budget To Recover The Cost For Transporting Inmates By Ambulance. The Jail’S Healthcare Provider Does Not…

Good Samaritan Ministries In Johnson City Will Be Hosting Remote Free Legal Advice Clinics. They Will Take Place The First Saturday Of Each Month And Will Be Conducted By Telephone…

The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office Is Investigating A Shooting In The Trade Community. It Happened Yesterday Afternoon When Deputies Found A Man Lying In The Roadway On Highway 67 North.…

Church Hill Police Are Searching For A Suspect Accused Of Stabbing A Person At An Area Motel. It Happened Last Weekend At Church Hill Inn. The Victim 29 Year Old…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting The Latest Covid-19 Case Count At 10,336 Including 195 Deaths. This Is An Increase Of 314 Cases And 7 Deaths In The Past…

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Has Announced Dental Procedures And Elective Surgeries May Resume May 1ST. At A Press Conference Yesterday Governor Northam Said Hospitals, Dental Offices And Clinics Are Clean…

The Carter County Sheriff’S Department Is Investigating The Death Of An Inmate Who Was Found Unresponsive In His Cell. 65 Year Old Rickey Joe Lee Younce Was Found Deceased In…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Confirmed That He Will Allow Close Contact Services, Such As Salons, Barbershops And Nail Salons To Reopen May 6th. Lee Said Further Guidelines Will Be Released…

Ballad Health Officials Announced COVID-19 Testing Is Available To Anyone Who Wants It Through The Hospital System. Test Will Be 52 Dollars And Those That Can Use Ballad’s Charity Program…