Tri-Cities Local News

Red Ginger Buffet Chinese Restaurant In Elizabethton Has Reopened After Its Owners Were Arrested On Federal Felony Charges For Allegedly Harboring And Employing Four Undocumented Workers. Xiong Wei Yang And…

The State Has Set Sullivan County’s Certified Property Tax Rate At $1.61 Per 100 Dollars Of Assessed Value, Down From Last Year’s Rate Of $2.49. County Finance Director Larry Bailey…

Kingsport’s School Board Has Updated Its Random Drug Testing Policy For Students In Voluntary Extracurricular Activities. The Updated Policy Clarifies Procedures For Missed Tests Due To School Events And Shifts…

The Johnson City Police Department Has Issued A Statement Regarding Protests Planned Around The Region Saturday. The Nationwide “No Kings” Protests Will Take Place Across The Tri-Cities Including Johnson City,…

Ballad Health Has Celebrated The Grand Opening Of The Newly Expanded Health Cancer Care Center In Johnson City. The Completed Expansion Adds 11 Exam Rooms, Three New Physician Offices And…

Bristol Virginia Police Will Add A Detective Solely To Investigate Crimes And Issues Related To The Elderly And Children. Police Chief Byron Ashbrook Says Those Two Populations Are The City’s…

A Tennessee Woman And North Carolina Man Are Facing Federal Charges For A Disturbing Animal Abuse Case. 38-Year-Old Katrina Favret Of Tennessee And 61-Year-Old Robert Craig Of North Carolina Are…

Emergency Officials And Local Leaders In Sullivan County Met Wednesday To Review Projects That Could Reduce Disaster Risks And Qualify For FEMA Funding. The Meeting Was Led By State Emergency…

The Greeneville Police Department Is Welcoming Three New Officers And Celebrating Several Promotions. Officers Tai Edmonds, David Richey, And Kaetlynn Brown Took Their Oaths During A Ceremony Tuesday At The…

Kingsport’s School Board Has Updated Its Random Drug Testing Policy For Students In Voluntary Extracurricular Activities. The Board Voted 3 To 0 To Approve The Changes With Two Members Absent.…

Mobile Health Units Are Now On The Road To Serve Communities In Southwest Virginia. The Mount Rogers Health District, Mount Rogers Community Services, And Highlands Community Services Celebrated The Launch…

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…

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…

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’…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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 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…