Sullivan County Is Moving Forward With Plans To Install A Safe Haven Baby Box, Allowing Mothers To Safely And Anonymously Surrender Newborns. The First Baby Box In The Region Opened In Erwin In June. Commissioners Are Also Considering Additional Boxes For Kingsport And Bristol, Tennessee.

The County Commission Also Approved Nearly $96,000 In Tennessee Opioid Abatement Fund Receipts For The Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition.