USDA ANNOUNCES BROADBAND EXPANSION FOR SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
The United States Department Of Agriculture Has Announced A 9 Million Dollar Grant To Help Bring High Speed Internet To Parts Of Southwest Virginia. The Grant Will Allow Scott County…
TENNESSEE COVID-19 UPDATE
The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 71 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Northeast Tennessee And No New Deaths In The Past 24 Hours. Sullivan County Is Reporting The Highest…
TWO ARRESTED OUTSIDE KINGSPORT HOTEL WITH DRUGS AND $9,000 IN CASH
The Kingsport Police Department Arrested Two People Outside Of Their Hotel Room After Finding Narcotics And A Large Amount Of Cash. Officers Found 23 Year Old Milik Dunn And 19-Year-Old…
SECOND HARVEST RECEIVES DONATION FROM KROGER
Kroger Mid-Atlantic Has Donated 50 Thousand Dollars To Second Harvest Food Bank. The Company Worked With Second Harvest To Identify Areas The Food Bank Needed The Most Support. The Donation…
ANOTHER TENNESSEE COUNTY EXTENDS MASK MANDATE UNTIL END OF SEPTEMBER
Hawkins County Mayor Jim Lee Has Extended An Order Continuing The Mask Mandate In The County Until September 30th. The Order Mandates That Cloth Or Other Face Coverings Be Worn…
TENNESSEE GAS PRICES UP SLIGHTLY
The Average Gas Price In Tennessee Jumped Up Eight Cents Over The Past Week But Has Held Steady Since Hurricane Laura Made Landfall Along The Gulf Coast. According To Triple-A,…
VIRGINIA COVID-19 CASES REPORTED
The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 39 New Covid-19 Cases In Southwest Virginia. No New Covid-19 Deaths Have Been Reported In The Area. Russell And Lee Counties Are Reporting…
MOUNTAIN HOME VA REPORTS 11 COVID-19 DEATHS
11 Known Covid-19 Deaths Have Been Reported Within The Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. It’s Unclear If The Latest Reported Deaths Were Attributed To Veterans Or Employees. Mountain Home…
KINGSPORT POLICE WARN DRIVERS AS SCHOOL RESUMES
With Kingsport School Students Returning To Campus In-Person, The Police Department Will Be Patrolling Various School Zones And Actively Enforcing Traffic Violations. Motorists Are Urged To Slow Down, Obey All…
NORTHEAST STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO BUILD DRIVE-THRU
Northeast State Community College Will Be Using 542-Thousand Dollars In Coronavirus Cares Grant Money To Build A Student Services Drive-Thru Center. It Will Be Built In The Current Welcome Center.…
BRISTOL VA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER UNDER FIRE FOR SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENT
A Bristol Virginia Group, Known As Future Black Leaders Coalition, Is Calling For School Board Chairman Steve Fletcher To Resign After He Allegedly Made A Controversial Comment On An Illustration…
KCS IN-PERSON REOPENING PLAN ANNOUNCED
Kingsport City Schools Are Set To Return To In-Person School Today. All Pre-K Through 5Th Grade Are Returning To In-Person Learning. Grades 6 Through 12 Will Return To In-Person With…
COVID-19 CASES REPORTED IN TENNESSEE AND VIRGINIA
The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 40 New Covid-19 Cases And One Virus Death In Northeast Tennessee. There Are 3,336 Active Cases In Our Area. Sullivan And Washington Counties…
TRAFFIC CHANGES AT BOONES CREEK EXIT
Road Work Off Exit 17 Of Interstate 26 West Will Impact Traffic For The Next Few Days. This Is The Boones Creek Road Exit. Westbound Traffic Getting Off A This…
HAWKINS COUNTY CONSTABLE TO HAVE RECORD EXPUNGED
A Hearing Is Set Today For A Hawkins County Constable-Elect To Have His Record Expunged, Which Will Be Allowed Once He Completes His Probation. William Creasy Was Re-Elected To His…