Month: September 2021

The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Is Mourning Another Loss From COVID-19. Detective Sergeant Josh Stewart Passed Away Monday. Stewart Joined The Department In 2008 As A Corrections Officer, Then Moved…

Washington County Tennessee Leaders Are Set To Meet Tonight To Take On Several Big Agenda Items. Those Include Setting A Timeline For Appointing An Interim Sheriff By November And Voting…

The Virginia Department Of Health Is Reporting 220 New COVID-19 Cases And Three New Deaths Related To The Virus In Southwest Virginia. Two Deaths Are Being Reported In Tazewell County…

A Bristol Virginia Jury Has Convicted A City Physician For Assaulting Patients At His Practice. Shannon Finch Was Found Guilty Of Misdemeanor Sexual Battery Instead Of A Forcible Sodomy Charge.…

Food City Is Hosting A Company-Wide Hiring Event Tomorrow For Both Full-Time And Part-Time Positions. The Company Is Planning To Hire 1,500 Key Customer And Food Service Positions At Store…

The Bristol Virginia School System Is Holding A Job Fair This Afternoon In Order To Hire Extra Staff. Open Positions Include Bus Drivers, Substitute Teachers, Teacher Aides, Nurses And Cafeteria…

A Lockdown At Greeneville High School This Morning Has Been Lifted And A Student Is Now Being Questioned. Schools Director Steve Starnes Said The School Was Placed On Lockdown After…

The Sullivan County Regional Health Department Is Doing Some Different Things When It Comes To Its Covid-19 Services. The Pfizer Booster Vaccine Will Only Be Available At Health Departments In…

The List For Possible Candidates To Become Johnson City’s Next City Manager Has Been Narrowed Down To Five. Those Include Cathy Ball Of Asheville North Carolina, Sarah Hannah-Spurlock Of Florida,…

A Greeneville Man Accused Of Assaulting His Brother Over The Weekend So Severely He Had To Be Airlifted To An Area Hospital, Remains In Jail Awaiting An Arraignment. Authorities Said…

The Tennessee Highway Patrol Said One Person Has Died Following A Unicoi County School Bus Crash. It Happened On Friday On State Highway 81 South. 91 Year Old Georgia Arrowood…

A Single Vehicle Crash In Kingsport Over The Weekend Has Claimed The Life Of A Nashville Woman. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 58 Year Old Renee Cox Died After…

Northeast State Community College Will Extend Its Face Covering Requirement For All Campuses Through October 31st Due To Continued High COVID-19 Transmission Rates In Our Region. Face Coverings Will Be…

Ballad Health Is Reporting COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Continuing To Drop Within The Health Systems Facilities. There Are 23 Fewer Patients Today Than Were Reported On Thursday. However, COVID-19 Pediatric Inpatients…

A Flag Pond Tennessee Man Has Been Charged After A Shooting In Unicoi County Tennessee. It Happened Thursday Morning On Tipton Branch Road. Deputies Responded To Rice Creek Road Where…

The Washington County Tennessee Board Of Education Has Decided To Extend The Mask Mandate Until January Of Next Year. Parents Can Still Opt Their Children Out Of The Requirement. Superintendent…

National Guard Personnel Have Arrived In The Tri-Cities To Help Area Ballad Health Hospitals To Fill Key Positions Within The Healthcare System. Ten Additional Troops Have Been Routed To Holston…

The United Way Of Southwest Virginia Has Received A Large Check From Food City To Benefit The Flood Victims In The Small Town Of Hurley Virginia. Food City Presented A…

The Unicoi County Tennessee 44th Apple Festival Is Back In The Streets Of Downtown Erwin. The Event, Which Earned A Spot On The Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events Several…

Cooler Temperatures Are Here But Bristol’s Pepper Festival Will Help Warm Folks Up. The Festival Is Scheduled For Tomorrow From 11 Am Until 4 pm On 6th Street In Historic…

The World’s Largest Vertically-Integrated Aquaculture Site Is Set To Come To Southwest Virginia And Bring Along 200 Jobs To The Region. Pure Salmon Has Started Construction Off Route 58 For…