News Staff Nashville International Airport has opened its new 200,000-square-foot grand lobby, with two-dozen security screening lanes and new art displays.The first passengers passed through the lobby early Tuesday, using new CT scanners that produce a 3D image of contents of carry-on luggage and don’t require removing electronics larger than a cell phone and food. Airport officials … Read more
A project by the Virginia Department of Transportation will widen Interstate 81 to three lanes between exits 10 and 7.VDOT is currently in the right-of-way acquisition phase of the project and plans to advertise bids this fall. Construction is expected to begin in early 2024.The project is expected to cost around $38 million.VDOT says widening … Read more
The Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office is launching a new program aimed at reducing the number of people returning to jail.Sexton said his department will work to combat that through a partnership with Families First and a new three-year $1-million state grant.The program will impact 200 inmates each year and include support after release to … Read more
A Southwest Virginia town has been nominated for two USA Today Readers’ Choice awards.Abingdon, Virginia is on the list of nominees for both Favorite Small Town Food Scene and Favorite Southern Small Town.The town is no stranger to being lauded for its food scene. Abingdon took home the title in 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019.
Washington County, TN Schools recently announced that Matthew Combs has been named the district’s 2023-24 Principal of the Year for his work at Jonesborough Elementary School.Combs has been an educator in Washington County for 16 years. He previously served as a first- and fourth-grade teacher at Boones Creek Elementary School until he was named assistant … Read more
Virginia is moving forward with a range of gun control bills, including legislation meant to address recent campus shootings at the University of Virginia and a Newport News elementary school. In a long hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee signed off on measures that would tighten Virginia’s gun storage regulations and ban most guns from public … Read more
East Tennessee residents who would like free assistance with their income tax return preparation can receive hep from Tusculum University.The higher education institution is participating in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for the seventh consecutive year, according to a news release. Fifteen students and seven community volunteers, all trained by Dr. Harold Branstrator, a … Read more
Members and volunteers of a local Christian organization are building a boat for missionaries in Haiti.Local Supervisor for Mission Navigation in Kingsport, Chester Sink, says the 900 pound boat will be used to deliver supplies like clean water and food.Sink says they use donation from all across the country and local teams of volunteers build … Read more
It’s been a buusy season for greene County Animal Control. The Greene County Animal Control Committee heard a report on the annual operations of Greene County Animal Control during its recent meeting and how 2022’s numbers compared to 2021.Greene County Animal Control Director Chris Cutshall provided the data to the board on how many calls … Read more
It’s going to be a busy year for improvement projects in Kingsport.Mayor Pat Shull says there are several exciting capital projects planned for 2023. He says one project is to renovate the Kingsport Public Library. In 1961, the library moved into what was formerly a post office, built in 1925.Shull says another goal is to … Read more