SULLIVAN COUNTY MAYOR STEVE GODSEY HAS ELIMINATED THE COUNTY’S TOURISM DIRECTOR POSITION. THE SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSION VOTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO CREATE THE POST TO PROMOTE TOURISM IN THE COUNTY. TOURISM DIRECTOR, KRISNA GOODWIN HAS BEEN DISMISSED FROM HER JOB. GODSEY SAID THERE JUST ISN’T ENOUGH TOURISM RELATED WORK TO JUSTIFY KEEPING ANYONE FULL OR PART TIME. GODSEY WENT ON TO SAY THAT HE BELIEVES THERE’S AN OVERLAP IN WHAT THE COUNTY’S JOB WAS PERCEIVED TO BE ABOUT AND WHAT CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS IN KINGSPORT AND BRISTOL ALREADY PROVIDE.