CITY OF KINGSPORT EMPLOYEE TEST POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
An Employee For The City Of Kingsport Has Tested Positive For COVID-19. Officials With The City Said The Employee Last Worked On June 29th And All Employees In Contact With…
TENNESSEE COVID-19 UPDATE
The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 57,591 Cases Of Covid-19 In The State And 710 Deaths Related To The Virus Statewide. This Is An Increase Of 1605 Case And…
FOURTH PERSON PLEADS GUILTY IN CARTER COUNTY BASEBALL BAT BEATING
A Fourth Person Has Pled Guilty In A Carter County Court Of Beating A Man With A Baseball Bat. Matthew Dye Is Charged With Attempted First Degree Murder, Especially Aggravated…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA SCHOOLS TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS
Parents Are Invited To Give Feedback At Two Public Meetings Coming Up Concerning Realigning Attendance Zones For Bristol Virginia Elementary Schools. Classrooms At Stonewall Jackson And Van Pelt Elementary Are…
HAWKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS ANNOUNCE PHASED REOPENING PLANS
Hawkins County Schools Have Announced Plans For Phased Reopening. There Are Three Phases To The Districts Plan, Depending On Active COVID-19 Cases In The County. The School System Will Also…
PUBLIX HOPES TO START CONSTRUCTION ON JOHNSON CITY STORE SOON
Publix Officials Are Hopeful That Construction On The New Johnson City Store Will Start By The End Of This Year. The Grocery Chain Announced In 2017 It Would Be Coming…
TWO WOMEN PLEAD GUILTY TO THEFT IN SULLIVAN COUNTY COURT
Two Women Accused Of Stealing Nearly 500-Thousand Dollars From Their Former Employer, Have Admitted To The Crime In Sullivan County Criminal Court. Mary Ellen McCroskey And Her Daughter Kathryn McCroskey…
VIRGINIA COVID-19 NUMBERS RELEASED
The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting Eight New Covid-19 Cases In Southwest Virginia. 4 In Washington County, Two In Buchanan County, One In Bristol And Wise. Statewide, The Numbers…
TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS
The U.S. Department Of Labor Is Reporting Over 25,000 New Unemployment Claims In Tennessee, While Over 33,000 Were Filed In Virginia During The Week Ending July 4th. The Tennessee Department…
ROGERSVILLE FOOD DISTRIBUTION EVENT
Rogersville-Based Of One Accord Ministry And Second Harvest Food Bank Will Host A Free Food Distribution Saturday. A Total Of 250 Boxes Will Be Handed Out In The Parking Lot…
SEVERAL JOHNSON CITY POLICE OFFICERS GET PROMOTED
Seven Officers With The Johnson City Police Department Have Receive Promotions. These Men And Women Of The Department Completed A Comprehensive Selection Process. Debbie Botelho Was Promoted To Deputy Chief,…
PAYCHECK PROGRAMS HELPS LOCAL BUSINESSES
A Paycheck Protection Program From The U.S. Small Business Administration May Have Kept More Than 16-Thousand Jobs Locally During The Pandemic. Johnson City Businesses And Nonprofits Received As Much As…
UPDATE ON SULLIVAN COUNTY FIREFIGHTER PLACE ON LEAVE
More Information Is Being Released Concerning A Member Of The Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department Being Placed On Leave. Fire Chief Lance Bellamy Said The Probe Stems From Events Prior…
SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICTS ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR REOPENING
Kingsport, Bristol And Sullivan County Schools Have Announced Back-To-School Operation Plans That Include An Option For Students To Either Attend In Person Or Digitally. Bristol And Kingsport Schools Plan To…