Tri-Cities Local News

A 2015 U.S. News And World Report Has Ranked Two Tri-Cities High Schools In The Top Ten For The State. University School In Johnson City And Dobyns-Bennett High School In…

Donations To The East Tennessee State University Foundation Have Jumped Significantly In The Past Year. 14.8 Million Dollars Has Been Raised So Far. That’s A 46% Jump Over Last Year.…

Mitch Cox Companies Is Seeking Nearly A Million Dollars In Tax Increment Financing To Build A 3.5 Million Dollar Nationally Known Restaurant To Complement A Planned 8.5 Million Dollar Fairfield…

The Hawkins County Budget Committee Has Two Requests For Senior Center Funds To Consider. In The Past, The Budget Committee Has Contributed 20-Thousand Dollars Toward The Operation Of The Independent…

Unicoi County Memorial Hospital’s Administrator Has Resigned. Tracy Byers Stepped Down To Pursue New Opportunities. Mountain States Named Chase Wilson As The Hospital’s Interim Administrator. Wilson Previously Served As The…

Dobyns-Bennett High School In Kingsport Has Ranked On The 2015 America’s Most Challenging High Schools List By The Washington Post. The School Was Ranked At Number 1873 Of 2349 Overall…

Construction Work Is Now Underway On A Piece Of Land On The Other Side Of 11-W By The Pinnacle Development In Bristol Tennessee. A Property That Has Been Vacant For…

The Elizabethton City School Board Has Chosen A New Director Of Schools. Current Interim Director, Corey Gardenhour Was Chosen To Take The Permanent Seat. Gardenhour Has Served In The Interim…

Six People Are Vying For Three Open Seats On The Bluff City Board Of Mayor And Aldermen In This Month’s Election. Incumbents Melvin Carrier And Lon Gene Leonard Are Fighting…

Construction On A New Building For Barter Theater’s Properties Department In Abingdon Virginia Is Underway. The Facility Is Being Built On Barter Drive And Will House The Prop Shop. Construction…

The Washington County Tennessee School District Is Considering Advertising On Its School Buses. The Board Of Education Heard From An Atlanta-Based Advertising Agency About The Possibility Of Selling And Installing…

Alpha Natural Resources Has Announced It Is Laying Off 71 Employees To Reduce Its Workforce At Six Mines In Southwest Virginia And Eastern Kentucky. No Mines Will Idled By The…

The Greene County Board Of Education Has Chosen A New Director Of Schools. David McLain Currently Works In The School System As An Assistant Director Of Operations And Student Services.…

As A Way To Reduce Carter County’s Illegal Dumping Problem A New Recycling Center Has Opened. The Little Milligan Convenience Center Is The County’s Third Recycling Center. It’s For People…

A Proposed Rate Increase By A Public Utility That Provides Natural Gas Service To Customers In Carter, Greene, And Sullivan Counties, Won’t Be As Much As First Thought. Rates For…

Construction On A 2-Million Dollar Field House At The Kermit Tipton Stadium In Johnson City Is On Schedule. The New Facility Should Be Completed By The End Of July, Just…

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…

Authorities Say A Man Was Injured In A Bicycle Crash In Bristol Virginia. Police Captain Maynard Ratcliff Said The Man Was Riding The Bicycle On Oakview Avenue Thursday Night When…

A Carter County Man Has Admitted To Sexually Assaulting Young Girls. James Alan Perry Has Pleaded Guilty To 59 Counts Related To Child Sex Crimes. He Was Originally Charged With…

Bristol Tennessee Authorities Say Charges Are Pending After A Car Struck A School Bus In Sullivan County. A School Bus Loaded With 26 Children Was Struck By A Vehicle Along…

The Greene County Board Of Education Has Chosen A New Director Of Schools. David McLain Currently Works In The School System As An Assistant Director Of Operations And Student Services.…

More People Are Turning Out For Early Voting In Kingsport. Over The Last Year, Early Voter Turn Out Has Been Nearly Twice The Rate. Sullivan County Administrator Of Elections Jason…