Tri-Cities Local News

Members Of The Virginia Creeper Trail Club And U.S. Forestry Service Employees Have Just Completed A Two Wing Wall Extension On Both Sides Of The Creeper Trail At Trestle 24…

With Warmer Weather Upon Us, Home Improvement Scams Tend To Be On The Increase. Scam Artists Are Looking To Make Hundreds If Not Thousands Of Dollars Off Unassuming Homeowners. Scotty…

Additional Sidewalk Construction Plans Have Been Announced For Wilcox Drive In Kingsport. As Early As August, Construction Crews Will Begin Building A 2-Mile Path From Riverview To The Kingsport Aquatic…

An Exchange Listening Post Will Be Held Tonight In Bristol Tennessee Concerning Next Year’s Budget. The Purpose Of The Meeting Is To Get Community Feedback On The City’s Proposed Spending…

The Final Facilities Study Report Has Been Presented To Kingsport School Leaders. The Three-Phase Plan Would Cost 93.6 Million Dollars Over A 10-Year Period. During Phase One Of The Plan,…

Kingsport City Residents Who Use Natural Gas Could Be Paying More Soon. The Fee Increase Is One Way The City Can Generate Revenue In An Attempt To Close The Shortfall…

Good News For Northeast State Community College. The School Is One Of Seven Colleges Across The State To Win The Funds Which Total 75-Thousand Dollar. The Money Will Be Used…

Two Men Accused In A Machete And Baseball Bat Attack Over The Holiday Weekend Will Appear In General Sessions Court Today. 45 Year Old Jose Ulloa-Guica And 30 Year Old…

According To A New Release From U.S. Nitrogen, The Company Will Soon Begin Its Startup Process That Will Bring The Plant Online In Greene County, With Production To Begin In…

A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Indicted A Kingsport Minister On Theft Charges. 44 Year Old Boyd Holder Jr. Is Charged With Theft Over 60-Thousand And Money Laundering. Several Members…

Sullivan County Director Of Schools Jubal Yennie Is Proposing The School System Move From Four High Schools, Down To Two And Build A Student Facility That Seats 17-Hundred Students. The…

A Greene County Jury Has Found A Man Not Guilty On All Counts In The Killing Of His Infant Daughter. Stephen Jennings Was Charged With First Degree Murder, Aggravated Child…

A Local Businessman Plans To Restore The General Mills Property In Johnson City. Joe Baker Has Put In An Offer To Purchase The Site And Restore It Into A Space…

A Bristol Tennessee Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting A Three Year Old Girl At His Home Is Being Held On A 50-Thousand Dollars Bond. 20 Year Old Andrew Bond Is…

Bristol Tennessee Has Been Ranked One Of The Top Five Best Places For Millennial Job Seekers In The State By The Personal Finance Website Nerdwallet. Bristol Beat Out 82 Other…

A Research Study By East Tennessee State University And Sponsored By The United Way Of Bristol Has Revealed Community Needs And Concerns Throughout Our Area. The Largest Concern Is Illegal…

Falling Grades Have Lead To The Resignation Of Two East Tennessee State University Student Government Association Leaders. Zach Tuggle, The President And Morgan Southers, The Secretary/Treasurer Stepped Down, Prompting The…

Home Sales In The Tri Cities Were Down In April According To The Latest Figures Released By The Northeast Tennessee Association Of Realtors. In Kingsport, 42 Existing Homes Were Sold…

Johnson City Leaders Have Passed On First Reading An Ordinance To Increase The Taxes On Motel And Hotel Stays By 2-Percent. The New Rate Would Be 7-Percent. The New Increase…

According To A Recent Report From The University Of Tennessee’s County Technical Assistance Service, The Carter County Rescue Squad Does Not Need More Money Next Year. The Squad Had Submitted…

A Sullivan County Grand Jury Has Decided Not To Indict A Couple Who Allegedly Engaged In Inappropriate Contact While On The Property Of Hickory Tree Volunteer Fire Department In Bluff…

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation says statistics show hate crimes last year in the state declined from 2013, but more incidents of religious bias were reported. The report is based…