The extra federal unemployment aid offered amid the COVID-19 pandemic will end in Tennessee on Saturday, including the end of $300 weekly additional payments.Tennessee is among dozens of states that have stopped accepting the $300 benefit. Republican leaders say it’s necessary because job openings are going unfilled, and are pointing people to job-finding resources offered … Read more
There won;t be any prize money, but the popular Crazy 8s 8K run is returning to Kingsport next month.The event will be July 17 during Fun Fest. Last year’s Fun Fest was canceled.The race’s return was announced Wednesday morning along with the course that debuted in 2019.Organizers say features such as prize money and invited … Read more
Previously promised a pay raise and then not getting it the Scott County Board of Supervisors voted to not provide teachers with a raise after county educators demonstrated and spoke in a public meeting.The board of supervisors met Wednesday morning in Gate City to discuss the annual budget.Scott County teachers had previously been promised the … Read more
In an effort to improve profitability, HomeTrust Bank will close two of its five Tri-Cities branches – including its only Bristol location on the Virginia side of State Street.The other closure is on Johnson City’s West Walnut Street on prime property next to the recently renovated Model Mill.The Asheville, N.C.-based bank is closing nine of … Read more
Hundred of drones are being sent up each night in the new Dollywood Summer Celebration, which takes place now-July 31.Guests visiting during the event can experience the new Sweet Summer Nights, as well as new show offerings from the park’s award-winning entertainment team.Dollywood’s Sweet Summer Nights is a multi-sensory drone light show that creates a … Read more
People were drinking and using marijuanna and witnesses to a fatal shooting in Unicoi County this week told investigators the gun went off accidentally, according to District Attorney General Ken Baldwin.A woman was killed in the incident, but her name has not been released by investigators.Connor Cleveland was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, two … Read more
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to add Martin Methodist College to the UT system.In a recent trustees meeting the board confirmed Martin Methodist College will become the fifth UT System campus on July 1 and be renamed the University of Tennessee Southern. The Pulaski-based school, which has been in operation … Read more
The Fun Fest store is open for business in Kingsport as the Model City gets ready for the return of the summertime event.The store is filled with merchandise, including bottle holders, T-shirts and other items.It will be open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 … Read more
Stolen items worth 70-thousand dollars are being reported by Greene County authorities after arresting a suspect on drug charges.According to a release from Greene County Sheriff Wesley Holt, Tyler Warren Nunley, 23, of Greeneville, was arrested on Friday, June 18 for charges related to narcotics.The release states that during the arrest, Nunley was found to … Read more
Kingsport Police is reporting they discovered human remains early Wednesday afternoon.Officers say the remains were discovered on Rock Springs Road in a wooded area on an abandoned residential property in the 1600 block.The remains were sent to ETSU for forensic analysis but police says the remains appear to be from an adult male.