Month: April 2020

The Virginia House And Senate Have Approved Amendments By Governor Northam On Legislation To Legalize And Regulate Casino Gaming In The State. The Bill Passed The House With 66 Yes…

Ballad Health Officials Have Announced The Barbara Humphreys Birthing Center Has Moved To Indian Path Community Hospital. The Move Reflects Long Term Changes To Better Serve Women And Newborns In…

Ballad Health Is Currently Evaluating How The Health System May Be Able To Resume Some Elective Procedures. The Health System Has Seen Sharp Declines In Revenues Due To The Halt…

Kingsport City Leaders Have Temporarily Halted The Curbside Recycling Program. The Decision Is Due To A National Trend That Has Drastically Reduced The City’S Ability To Market The Majority Of…

Sullivan County Mayor Richard Venable Says The County Is Prepared To Re-Open Local Businesses. He Believes The Number Of Cases Of Coronavirus Will Climb Once Things Reopen, But He Believes…

Washington County Tennessee Ems And Carter County Rescue Squad Both Say The Number Of Medical Calls They’ve Been Answering Have Decreased During The Pandemic. The Decrease Is Attributed To Non-Elective…

A Bluff City Man Accused Of Shooting His Son And A Seven-Year-Old Child Is Being Held On A 50-Thousand Dollars Bond. 69 Year Old Darrell Crawford Sr. Is Charged With…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 7,394 Confirmed Cases Of COVID-19 Including 157 Deaths. That’s An Increase Of 156 Cases And 4 Deaths Since Monday Afternoon. 3,828 People Have…

The Golf Club Of Bristol Has New Operators That Will Run The 18-Hole Golf Course. Bristol Preservation LLC Announced They Have Reached An Agreement With Donnie Bradford, Owner Of Lifestyle…

Several Coal Mines In Southwest Virginia Have Reopened. According To The Virginia Department Of Mines, Minerals And Energy Said Patriot Mining In Wise County Opened Yesterday After Closing Last Week.…

Feeding America Southwest Virginia Has Announced It Received A 15-Thousand Dollar Grant From Carter Bank And Trust To Purchase A Truck Load Of Food To Distribute To Food Insecure Families…

The Johnson City Parks And Recreation Advisory Board Is Hoping To Fill A Vacant Seat Soon. It Will Be A Three Year Term. The Job Of The Advisory Board Is…

A Product That Gets Its Start In Kingsport Is Being Used During The COVID-19 Pandemic. American Mortuary Coolers And Equipment, Makes Mortuary Products That Supplies Government Contracts With A Makeshift…

The Northeast Regional Health Office Will Be Hosting COVID-19 Testing Events This Weekend. Saturday From 9 am Until 3 pm At The Greene County Fairgrounds, In Greeneville, And Sunday From…

The Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office Is Treating A Female Body Found In An Area Creek, As A Suspicious Death. Sheriff Ronnie Lawson Says The Body Of 41 Year Old Delia…

The Virginia Department Of Health Has Said There Are 9,630 COVID-19 Cases In The Commonwealth And 324 Deaths Related To The Virus. This Is An Increase Of 640 Cases And…

This Year’S 3-Day Move Mountains Medical Mission Free Health Clinic Will Not Take Place Due To The Pandemic. This Is The First Time In Nearly 20 Years The Event Has…

The “Sullivan Baby Doe” Opioid Case Is Set To Go To Trial Next Month. The Suit Was Named For A Baby Born In Sullivan County With Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome And…

Bristol Tennessee City Leaders Have Reviewed An Engineering Plan For A Proposed Nature Trail Project. The 2.4 Million Dollar Beaver Creek South Greenway Trail Would Run Along Beaver Creek From…

East Tennessee State University, Ballad Health, And Washington County Ems Are Partnering Together To Come Up With A Preparedness Plan In The Event Of A COVID-19 Outbreak That Could Overrun…

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee Says He Will Not Extend The States Safer At Home Order Past April 30th, And That The Vast Majority Of Businesses In 89 Of The 95…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 7,238 Cases Of COVID-19 In The State, And 152 Deaths, This Is An Increase Of 168 Cases And 4 Deaths Since Sunday. 3575…