News Staff U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia has announced that $100,000 in federal funding will be used for repairs along the Virginia Creeper Trail. A release from Kaine’s office states the funding came from the Appalachian Regional Commission and is intended to “help rehabilitate the Virginia Creeper Trail.”According to the release, the funding, as well as … Read more
The Greeneville Board of Mayor and Aldermen heard a request this week for additional staffing in the Greeneville Fire Department and approved a grant that would fund more fire department employees for a period of three years.The request came out of a First Responder Committee report presented by Greeneville Fire Chief Alan Shipley to the … Read more
Bays Mountain Park’s visitors can now see the park’s newest bobcats – Carter and Cash. You can watch the bobcat brothers explore their new, larger enclosure. Tyler Wicks, chief ranger at Bays Mountain Park says we’re excited to announce the brothers are in their official habitat. Carter and Cash have been in quarantine for the … Read more
Several bills in Tennessee aim to expand charter schools and lessen the power of local school districts to stop them.One of the bills would create charter boarding schools for kids deemed at-risk, including children who are homeless, in foster care, or live in poverty. It would also create charter schools available for homeschoolers. Officials say … Read more
It’s all about breaking free from addicition with a new six-unit apartment complex aims to help people recovering from opioid use disorder and is ready to begin housing residents as early as April according to the Johnson City Housing Authority.“Myrtle Court” is a partnership between the Johnson City Housing Authority (JCHA) and the Tennessee Housing … Read more
A man Reggie Putnam charged following a shooting outside a Roan Mountain home must serve at least 6 years in prison according to a court on Tuesday. Putman pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of attempted second-degree murder. He also pleaded guilty to especially aggravated burglary and employing a firearm during the commission of a … Read more
A multi-million dollar mathematical error made by the Virginia Department of Education is resolved. If the issue not been fixed, school districts across the state said they would receive less funding than expected, especially in smaller and rural communities.Virignia lawmaker said they made it a priority to fix the error of Virginia school districts could … Read more
A man on death row seeking a new trial and had nine lawyers before being told to represent himself appeared in a Tri-Cities court again on Tuesday.Howard Hawk Willis was sentenced to death in 2010 for the murders of 17-year-old Adam Chrismer and 16-year-old Samantha Chrismer from Georgia. The bodies of both teens were found … Read more
You don’t want to pay for new plants twice. Even though warm temperatures continue local gardening experts are warning it is not time to spruce up your landscaping.That’s because it is likely cold weather and plant-killing frosts are not over.Travis Watson, the campus arborist at East Tennessee State University, said it is far from unusual … Read more
The Kingsport methanolysis facility is under construction with the possibility of start-up activities and commissioning by early summer. It was originally intended to be completed by the end of 2022. It is expected to be one of the largest plastic-to-plastic molecular recycling facilities in the world. It will convert over 100,00 metric tons of plastic … Read more