Month: September 2020

The Office Of Justice Programs’ Office For Victims Of Crime Has Received Reports Of An Imposter Scam. According To The National Elder Fraud Hotline, The Scammers Falsely Represent Themselves As…

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Has Canceled The Annual Trunk Or Treat Halloween Event Out Of An Abundance Of Caution Due To The Pandemic. The Event Draws Thousands Of People…

The Tri-Cities Airport Authority And Hands On! Discovery Center Have Teamed Up To Bring The World Of Airports Alive. A New Interactive Airport Has Been Added To The Draw Alive…

The Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency Is Holding Several Commodity Food Distribution Events Throughout The Area. Items Will Be Distributed Through A Drive-Thru Option On A First Come, First…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 16 New Covid-19 Cases In Southwest Virginia And No Deaths. Bristol Virginia, Dickenson County And Smyth County Are All Reporting The Highest Number…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 112 New Cases Of COVID-19 And Four Deaths In Northeast Tennessee Since Wednesday. Sullivan County Has Two Deaths And One Each In Greene…

The Greene County Sheriff’s Office Is Continuing To Search For A Missing 24-Year-Old Woman. Her Husband Has Not Heard From Her Since August 6th. Teresina Backus May Have Been Last…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 13 New Covid-19 Cases And No New Covid-19 Deaths In Southwest Virginia. Washington County Is Reporting The Most Cases With Five. Statewide, There…

Johnson City Has Erected A Plaque Along The Tweetsie Trail In Honor Of Former City Mayor And Commissioner, Dr. Ralph Van Brocklin. Van Brocklin Was Running Along The Trail In…

A New Interim CEO Has Been Appointed At United Way Of East Tennessee Highlands. Current President And CEO Kristan Spear Will Leave Her Employment With United Way On September 21st…

Appalachian Power Has Asked The Virginia State Corporation Commission To Reduce The Fuel Rate For Virginia Customers. These Charges Make-Up Roughly 20-Percent Of A Residential Customer’S Electric Bill. The Proposed…

Early Voting In Virginia Gets Underway This Friday And Runs Through October 31St. Wise County Will Have Voting Available At Big Stone Gap Town Hall While The City Of Norton…

Scott County Virginia School Students Will Be Headed Back To The Classroom Next Week. The School Board Has Voted To Switch From Its Current Hybrid Plan To An Onsite Plan.…

The Sixth Annual Tri-Cities 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb Will Take Place Saturday At Bristol Motor Speedway. Participants Will Climb A Section Of Grandstands For A Total Of 110 Stories, Representing…

The Boone Lake Association Will Hold Its Annual Lake Clean Up This Saturday. It Will Be Smaller This Year And There Won’T Be A Picnic, But There Still Will Be…

Johnson City Police Have Identified The Vehicle And Driver In A Hit-And-Run Incident Involving A Pedestrian At A Black Lives Matter Protest. Witnesses Said The Man Who Was Struck Was…

Bristol Virginia City Leaders Are Still Trying To Agree On How Much Money Out Of The Lodging Tax Revenues Should Be Provided This Current Fiscal Year To Discover Bristol, The…

A Marion Virginia Man Accused Of Burning A Cross In His Neighbor’s Yard Is Now Back Behind Bars After He Violated His Bond Conditions. 40 Year Old James Brown Was…

Everything Is Back To Normal At The U.S. Postal Service Office On North State Of Franklin Road In Johnson City. A Suspicious Package Was Located At The Facility Yesterday Afternoon…

The Dickenson County Virginia Sheriff’s Office Has Arrested A Man In Connection With The Stabbing Of His Step-Father. Sheriff Jeff Fleming Said It Happened In The Bear Ridge Section Of…

The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 11 New Cases Of COVID-19 In Northeast Tennessee And Two New COVID-19 Deaths. Sullivan And Carter Counties Are Each Reporting One Death Carter…

A Kingsport Man Accused In A Shooting That Left A 19 Year Old In Serious Condition Is Expected To Appear In General Sessions Court This Morning To Be Arraigned. 20…