Month: August 2020

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 102 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Northeast Tennessee. Sullivan County Is Reporting The Highest Number Of New Cases With 43. Statewide An Increase…

Ballad Health Officials Have Released The Latest COVID-19 Patient Numbers. As Of Monday, There Were 122 Patients With The Virus In The Hospital, 29 Of Those Are In ICU, With…

Gas Prices In Tennessee Have Dropped Three Cents Over The Last Week. According To Triple-A This Is The Second Cheapest Start To August In Over A Decade, And Prices Are…

Food City Has Teamed Up With Reliant Immune Diagnostics To Offer MDBOX TeleHealth To Valued Customers. MDBOX Enables Patients To Video Chat With A Licensed Medical Professional On Their Mobile…

East Tennessee State University Will Not Be Starting The Fall Semester In Phase 3 As Previously Hoped. Due To The Local Increase In COVID-19 Cases The University Will Be Opening…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 54 New Covid-19 Cases In Southwest Virginia. Russell And Wise Counties Reportedly Have The Most Cases Recorded. Across The State, There Have Been…

A House Fire In Johnson City Has Sent One Person To An Area Hospital. According To Fire Officials, The Blaze Started This Morning At A Home On West Poplar Street.…

Kingsport Police Are Investigating A Shooting That Occurred Early This Morning In The Parking Lot Of McDonald’s On East Stone Drive. It Happened Shorting After Midnight. One Person Was Taken…

Federal Grant Funding Will Help Cover 75-Percent Of The Cost Of A New Kingsport Area Transit Service Garage. 2.4-Million Dollars Is Being Provided Toward The 3.2-Million Dollar Project Through The…

Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems Is Offering More Chances To Be Tested For Covid-19 In Southwest Virginia. It’s By Appointment Or Drive-Up Basis. Testing Will Happened Today And Thursday From…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Has Reported 137 New Covid-19 Cases In Northeast Tennessee. There Are Currently 2,739 Active Coronavirus Cases In Our Area. Sullivan County Is Reporting The Most…

The Sullivan County Board Of Education Has Approved Moving To A Hybrid Plan Later This Month. School Leaders Made The Decision On Saturday. Classes Will Continue To Be Virtual Until…

Hawkins County District 1 Constable William “Bill” Creasy Who Resigned As A Condition Of His Plea Agreement To A Misdemeanor Charge, Can Now Complete The Final Two Years Of His…

The Johnson City School Board Will Decide On Approving Fall Contact Sports Today. Science Hill Athletic Director Keith Turner Said We Have To Make Sure We’re Doing Everything We Can…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting New COVID-19 Deaths At Two Local Nursing Homes. Six Residents At Christian Care Center Of Bristol And Five Residents Of Church Hill Health…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 220 New Cases Of COVID-19 And One New Death In Northeast Tennessee. Washington County Has 69 New Cases, Sullivan County 38, Johnson 33,…

Undergraduate Students At Milligan University Now Have A Complete Online Option For The Fall 2020 Semester. Students Can Choose To Return To Campus Or Receive Instruction Online. An Email Will…

A Former Fugitive Has Been Returned To Tennessee To Serve Out The Remainder Of His Sentence For Armed Robbery In Sullivan County. Lohman Mays Jr. Was Once On The FBI’s…

A Saltville Virginia Man Who Pleaded Guilty To Faking His Own Death Has Been Sentenced In Abingdon Federal Court. 50 Year Old Russell Geyer Is Sentenced To 108 Months In…

The Virginia State Police Are Investigating A Domestic Fight That Led To A Shooting. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office Responded To A Call In The 100 Block Of Sugar Maple…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 81 New Covid-19 Cases In Southwest Virginia. Tazewell, Russell And Smyth Counties Are All Reporting Ten Cases Each With Scott County Having The…

Domtar Has Announced Its Shutting Down Its Uncoated Freesheet Manufacturing At The Kingsport Mill. The Plant Has Been Non-Operational Since April Of This Year And Will Not Recommence Operations. The…