Month: August 2023

According To The Northeast Tennessee Association Of Realtors, Homes Sales Cooled Off In July Compared To June. There Were 687 Sales For The Month, Which Is Down 16-Percent From This…

Motorist In Tennessee Saw Gas Prices Rise Four Cents On Average Over The Last Week. Megan Cooper With Triple A Says Drivers Should Continue To Expect Volatile Pump Prices Especially…

A New 70 Bed Women’s Substance Abuse Recovery Facility Has Opened In Abingdon Virginia. Mended Women Lifestyle Recovery Center Opened To The First Resident Participant On August 14th. The Residential…

Work Is Progressing Once Again On The State Theater In Downtown Kingsport. Owner Mark Hunt Said The Plan Is To Use The Space As A Live Music And Entertainment Venue.…

The Expansion Of Broadband Internet In Southwest Virginia Is Getting A Financial Boost In The Form Of Federal Funding. The Department Of Agriculture Awarded Scott County Telephone Cooperative 25-Million Dollars…

A Kingsport Restaurant Has Permanently Closed. A Statement From O’Charley’s On Eastman Road Says Sunday Was The Last Day Of Service. CEO Craig Barber Said In The Statement A Variety…

Bright’s Zoo In Limestone Has Welcomed One Of The World’s Rarest Giraffes. The Solid Brown Giraffe Was Born On July 31st. According To A Press Release, Experts Believe She Is…

The Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority Board Has Voted To Give Up To 300-Thousand Dollars In Loans To A Wise County Development Project. The Money Will Be Provided To The…

A Body Found Over The Weekend In Unicoi County Is Believed To Be That Of A Missing Person From Carter County. Sheriff Mike Hensley Said Motorcyclists Traveling From North Carolina…

Project Intersection In Wise County Virginia Is Moving Forward After Six Years. Internet Service Provider Earthlink’s 28,000 Square Foot Customer Support Center Is Set To Open In March Of Next…

The Carter County Sheriff’s Office Is Asking For Your Help In Locating A County Man Who May Be Endangered. A Missing Persons Report Was Filed Yesterday For Michael David Mann.…

The Barter Theater In Abingdon Virginia Is Set To Receive A 700-Thousand Dollar State Grant. The Funding Is Being Provided Through The Appalachian Regional Commission. Producing Artistic Director, Katy Brown,…

An Expansion At The Creation Kingdom Zoo In Gate City, Virginia Is Nearly Complete. According To Director, Dr. Marc Bradley, The New Building Will Be A World-Class Herpetarium, Which Will…

Johnson City Leaders Have Voted To Accept An 825-Thousand Dollar Grant That Will Be Used For School Resource Officers. The Money Will Be Used To Cover Salaries, Benefits, And Training…

Another Hurdle Has Been Crossed For A New Playground, Known As The “Fox Den”, At Bays Mountain Park In Kingsport. The City Has Drafted Maps In Its Park Improvement Plan…

The Scott County Virginia Sheriff’s Office Has Adopted A New Feature For Drivers. “Respond With Care” Stickers Can Be Placed On Vehicles With Special Need Occupants. Sheriff Jeff Edds Decided…

A Sullivan County Jury Has Convicted A Bristol Man In A 2017 Fatal Shooting At Walmart On Volunteer Parkway In Bristol. Michael Strouth Was Found Guilty Of First Degree Murder…

The TBI Has Issued A Silver Alert For A Johnson City Woman Who Is Missing. 77 Year Old Sheryl Frost Has A Medical Condition That May Impair Her Ability To…

An Investigation By The Wise County Sheriff’s Office Into A Teacher At Union High School In Big Stone Gap Virginia Has Led To His Arrest. 28 Year Old Timothy Lee…

United Way Of Northeast Tennessee Kicked Off A Fundraiser In Kingsport In Hopes Of Raising $5.5 Million. The Money Raised Will Be Handed Out To 25 Member Agencies In Our…

Sullivan County Leaders Have Deiced To Establish An Ambulance Replacement Plan. The Resolution, Which Calls For Policy To Be Set Up To Make Sure Ambulances Would Be Replaced On A…