FORMER MISS AMERICA 1993 FROM BIG STONE GAP VA DIES
Former Miss America 1993 And Big Stone Gap Virginia Native Leanza Cornett Has Died. She Succumbed To A Brain Injury That Occurred Earlier This Month. She Was 49.
MISSING KINGSPORT GIRL FOUND SAFE
A 10-Year-Old Kingsport Girl Who Was Reported Missing Earlier This Week Has Been Found Safe. Destiny Swatzell Was Reported Missing From Her Watterson Street Home On Tuesday. She’s Now Back…
NORTHAM SAYS SWVA NEEDS TO GET COVID-19 CASES DOWN
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam Warns Restrictions Will Have To Be Put In Place If Residents Don’T Get The Coronavirus Case Counts Down. He Placed Some Of The Increases On A…
WATAUGA ORTHOPEDICS GETS C.O.N. APPROVAL FROM TENNESSEE HSDA
The Tennessee Health Services And Development Agency Has Approved A Certificate Of Need For A Proposed New Watauga Orthopedics Outpatient Surgery Center In Sullivan County. Within The Next 24 Months,…
JOHNSON CITY REPAIRS CURBS AND SIDEWALK NEAR FORMER SCHOOL
THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY IS SPENDING JUST OVER 211-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO IMPROVE CURBS AND SIDEWALKS AROUND THE LANGSTON CENTRE. THE MONEY IS BEING PROVIDED THROUGH COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT…
JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF SWINGING HATCHET AT DRIVERS
A Johnson City Man Accused Of Swinging A Hatchet At Motorists Is Behind Bars. 51-Year-Old Anthony Gentry Is Charged With Aggravated Assault And Criminal Trespassing. He Allegedly Threatened Drivers On…
BLOUNTVILLE TO HOST HAUNTED HALF-MARATHON SATURDAY
Blountville Will Host The 12Th Annual Haunted Half-Marathon And Relay Tomorrow. The 13-Mile Course Will Run In And Around The Downtown Historic Area. Come Dressed Up In Your Costumes. It…
HAPPY VALLEY ELEMENTARY SWITCHING TO 100% VIRTUAL SCHEDULE
Officials With Happy Valley Elementary School In Carter County Tennessee Have Announced The School Will Begin Transitioning To A 100% Virtual Schedule Starting Tomorrow Morning. The Virtual Schedule Will Go…
TENNESSEE COVID-19 UPDATE
The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 199 New COVID-19 Cases And One COVID-19 Death In Northeast Tennessee. Sullivan County Is Reporting The Death And The Highest New Case Count…
WASTEWATER IMPROVEMENT GRANTS COMING TO AREAS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
The United States Department Of Agriculture Is Investing Over 800 Million Dollars To Modernize Rural Drinking Water And Wastewater Infrastructure, Which Means Some Changes Coming To A Couple Places In…
BALLAD HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY OUR REGION IS IN A BAD PLACE WITH THE PANDEMIC
Ballad Health Officials Have Announced The Latest COVID-19 Numbers. The Health System Reports 168 Patients In Its Hospitals Being Treated For The Virus. Chief Infection Prevention Officer Jamie Swift Says…
EARLY VOTING IN TENNESSEE SMASHES 2016 RECORD TURNOUTS
With Only Two More Days Left Of Early Voting Tennessee Has Smashed The Record. Turnout Has Already Passed Previous Records Set During The 2016 Presidential Election With Over One Million…
ALL WASHINGTON COUNTY SCHOOLS TO GO FULL VIRTUAL SCHEDULE REST OF WEEK
With Over 1000 Washington County Tennessee School Students, Faculty And Staff Members Quarantined Or In Isolation The School System Has Announced It Will Be Going To An All Virtual Schedule…
VIRGINIA COVID-19 UPDATE
The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 104 New Cases Of COVID-19 And No New COVID-19 Deaths In Southwest Virginia. Scott County Shows The Highest New Case Count In A…
MILLIGAN UNIVERSITY’S ACTIONS CONDEMNED BY ETSU SGA
The Student Government Association At East Tennessee State University Has Approved A Resolution Condemning Milligan College For The Firing Of A Professor Over Sexual Orientation. The Resolution Calls For ETSU…
OVER 300 JOB VACANCIES REPORTED IN GREENE COUNTY
Need A Job? According To Greene County Partnership President And Ceo Jeff Taylor, There Are At Least 300 Job Openings Across A Number Of Industries In The County. To Learn…
TN & VA COVID NUMBERS UPDATE
AS OF TUESDAY, TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING 124 NEW CASES WITH SIX DEATHS IN GREENE, SULLIVAN AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES. VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH IS REPORTING 73 NEW CASES…
WATAUGA ORTHOPEDICS PROPOSES SURGERY CENTER IN SULLIVAN COUNTY
Tennessee’s Health Service Development Agency Will Consider An Application Today Filed By Watauga Orthopedics For A Proposed Surgery Center In Sullivan County. Plans Include Building A 17-Million Dollar Facility Near…
LIBERTY BELL MIDDLE SCHOOL MOVES TO ALL REMOTE LEARNING
Liberty Bell Middle School In Johnson City Is Now Back To Remote Learning. The Shift Comes After 230 Students Were Sent Home Due To Coronavirus. Remote Learning Will Continue Until…
TENNESSEE COVID-19 UPDATE
The Tennessee Department Of Health Is Reporting 124 New COVID-19 Cases And 6 New COVID-19 Deaths In Northeast Tennessee. Greene, Sullivan, And Washington Counties Are Each Reporting Two Deaths, Washington…
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH GETS FEDERAL GRANT
A Federal Grant Of Just Over One-Million Dollars Is Being Provided To The Virginia Department Of Health. The Money Is Being Provided By Through The Lead Exposure Via Drinking Water…
TWO MEN SENTENCED IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA ROBBERY
Two Men Who Robbed A Convenience Store In Lee County Virginia Have Been Sentenced. A Circuit Court Judge Ordered Mark Bates To Serve 20 Years In Prison While Christopher Parsons…