VA CASH NOW PROGRAM LAUNCHES TO RETURN UNCLAIMED MONEY
The Virginia Treasury Is Now Sending Out Checks Automatically Through A New Program Called Va Cash Now. Under A Law Recently Passed By The General Assembly, The Treasury Can Now…
BMS TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW AT FOOD CITY
Food City Locations Across The Region Are Now Selling Tickets For All Three Nights Of Racing At Bristol Motor Speedway September 11th Through 13th. Thursday Features A Doubleheader With The…
HEAD BASKETBALL COACH AT DAVID CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL RESIGNS
David Crockett High School Is Searching For A New Boys And Girls Head Basketball Coach After Thomas Gouge Resigned From The Position. Gouge Is Stepping Down As The Lady Pioneers’…
HEALTH WAGON HOSTING 26TH ANNUAL MOVE MOUNTAINS MEDICAL CLINIC
The Health Wagon Is Preparing For Its 26th Annual Free Clinic For The Region. The “Move Mountains” Medical Clinic Runs From July 18th Thru The 19th At The Health Wagon’s…
DOWNTOWN JOHNSON CITY DEVELOPMENT PLANS
Johnson City Is Making Plans To Fill Vacant Spaces In The Downtown Area After Seeing Significant Business Growth. According To City Officials 19 Businesses Open Their Doors In The Downtown…
PLANE CRASH SUICIDE RULING
Reports Are In On A Deadly Plane Crash Involving A Dirt Racing Legend. Federal Investigators Have Ruled The August Crash That Killed Scott Bloomquist A Suicide. Officials Say He Took…
MARION VIRGINIA JOB CORP STILL UNSURE OF ITS FUTURE
Officials With Blue Ridge Job Corps In Marion Virginia Are Awaiting Word Concerning The Center’s Fate. Job Corps Leaders Say Students And Staff Are Waiting On A Court Case Hearing…
SHERIFF PROPOSES FUNDS TO EASE BUDGET STRAIN
Carter County Sheriff Mike Fraley Is Proposing To Use Over Four Hundred Thousand Dollars In Existing Funds To Help Ease The County’s Budget Strain Following Hurricane Helene. The Plan Includes…
JOHNSON CITY AMONG MOST MOVE-IN CITIES
According To Pods, Johnson City Is Once Again One Of The Most Moved-In Cities In America. The Storage Company’s Annual Report Shows Four Tennessee Cities—Johnson City, Chattanooga, Knoxville, And Nashville—Made…
BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT BOOSTS LOCAL ECONOMY
The 2025 Big South Basketball Championships Brought In Nearly Six Million Dollars In Visitor Spending To Johnson City. Tourism Officials Say The Weeklong Event Led To More Than Eleven Thousand…
TCAT OPENS BOONES CREEK FACILITY
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee And Other State Representatives Have Attended A Ribbon Cutting For The New Facility At TCAT Elizabethton’s Boones Creek Location. The New Facility Comes With Programs Including…
CHIMNEY ROCK REOPENS JUNE 27
Chimney Rock State Park Will Reopen On June 27 For The First Time Since Hurricane Helene Damaged The Area Nine Months Ago. Park Officials Say Advance Reservations Will Be Required…
DOUGLAS LAKE BODY RECOVERY
The Body Of A Knoxville Man Has Been Recovered After He Disappeared While Swimming In Douglas Lake. 22-Year-Old David Simanca Molina Jumped From A Pontoon Boat Without A Life Jacket…
JOHNSON FARMS PHASE THREE APPROVED
The Greeneville Regional Planning Commission Has Approved Construction Plans For Phase Three Of The Johnson Farms Development Off Rufe Taylor Road. Phase One Is Complete And Phase Two Is Nearing…
SULLIVAN COUNTY CELEBRATES OPENING OF REGIONAL RECYCLING FACILITY
A New Regional Recycling Center Is Now Open In Sullivan County, Following A Ribbon Cutting Tuesday That Brought Out Local And State Leaders. The 16,000-Square-Foot Facility Sits On County-Owned Land…
BALLAD HEALTH EXPANDS CANCER CARE CENTER
A New Expansion At Ballad Health Cancer Care In Johnson City Will Be Unveiled Today. The 26-Thousand Square Foot Addition Includes Two New Chemo Suites, Private Treatment Rooms, And More…
BALLAD HEALTH COMING UNDER FIRE FROM AREA LEADERS
Area Leaders Are Raising Accountability Concerns Over Ballad Health And Its COPA Agreement. The Agreement Established In 2018 Requires Ballad To Hold Public Hearings At Least Every Three Years To…
CARTER COUNTY LANDFILL DIRECTOR RESIGNS
Carter County’s Landfill Is Once Again Without Permanent Leadership After Solid Waste Director Chip Chambers Submitted His Resignation. Chambers Was Hired Just Weeks Ago To Replace Interim Director Chris Schuettler.…
COLD CASE MURDER CHARGES
An Alabama Man Previously Charged In A Bristol Cold Case Now Faces Several New Counts In The Investigation. 52-Year-Old Christopher Havrilla Was Originally Indicted In March For The 2002 Murder…
TENNESSEE GAS PRICES HOLD STEADY
Tennessee Gas Prices Are Holding Steady For A Second Week At $2.70 A Gallon—33 Cents Lower Than This Time Last Year. The State Now Has The Third Lowest Average In…
BOIL WATER NOTICE ISSUED FOR BUCHANAN COUNTY
Residents In Parts Of Buchanan County Virginia Have Been Issued A Boil Water Notice Due To An Extended Power Outage. The Notice Was Issued For The Jewell Valley And Pea…
FORKPA GUILTY IN OVERDOSE MURDER CASE
A Washington County Tennessee Jury Has Found A Man Guilty Of Murder In An Overdose Death. Austin Forkpa Was Convicted Of Second-Degree Murder In The Drug Death Of 20-Year-Old Bueford…