News Staff With the water meter replacement project continuing in Jonesborough work continues in Jonesborough to upgrade the town’s water system after a December breakdown.The upgrades were made after roughly 10,000 water customers in Washington County, Tennessee previously lost service due to extreme cold temperatures triggering a chain reaction system failure.The water meter replacement project is expected … Read more
The cost of employing 19 additional firefighters for at least four years is potentially what the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant funding would allow for the Bristol, Virginia Fire Department.SAFER was created to provide funding directly to fire departments to help them maintain or increase the number of trained front line firefighters … Read more
As part of a new curriculum in Tennessee students at ETSU are learning programming to build for the web, but starting in 2024, it will be kids of all ages learning these skills under a new curriculum in Tennessee.“We don’t have the people to meet the need now, so as the field continues to grow, … Read more
Saying he’s grateful and humbled, East Tennessee State University’s (ETSU) chief of police and director of Public Safety could end up in the national spotlight for his work keeping campus safe.A release from ETSU states Chief Cesar Gracia has been named a finalist for Campus Safety Director of the Year by “Campus Safety Magazine.” In … Read more
With efforts unsuccessful for a new faciity in Virginia, there’s a plan to move Bristol’s Appalachian League team to Bristol, Tennessee.Bristol State Liners President and General Manager and Bristol, Tennessee City Council member Mahlon Luttrell made his pitch to fellow council members Tuesday.He wants the city to contribute to the construction of a $7 million … Read more
Lynwood apartments in elizabethton, the 100 unit multi-family rental housing facilitynfor low and moderate income earners on Bluefield avenue shoud soon undergo major renovations after receiving approval for an issuance of 18 million in bonds from the newly reconstituted Elizabethton Health and Educational facilities board. The buildings were originally constructed in the early 1970’s.
At least 70 news jobs and a new production facility are coming to Sullivan County. A longtime business with long experience in paper printing is expanding.The Robinette Company is growing. With those jobs, the Tennessee-based full-service film and paper packaging manufacturer is investing $10 million in Piney Flats. The company’s CEO says with this location … Read more
A Johnson City woman was arrested after she allegedly broke into a home and assaulted a resident, police report. According to the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD), officers reently responded to a disturbance at a residence.An investigation revealed that Helaina Campbell-Ketron, of Johnson City, allegedly climbed on a second flood balcony, kicked in a locked … Read more
It probably won’t be known until next month on the future of tiny homes and campgrounds in Erwin. The Erwin Board of Mayor and Aldermen delayed votes on two proposed ordinances that would ban the construction of those homes within town limits at their meeting Monday night.Both measures came before the board at the recommendation … Read more
Greene County will receive $333,803 in opioid abatement trust funds from the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council, according to the state Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.The Opioid Abatement Council is making the first payments from opioid lawsuit settlements to counties totaling more than $31.4 million, according to a news release. The state began … Read more