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A Johnson City man, Ronald Bernier, has been charged with second-degree murder following a fight Tuesday night, police say.According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD), officers responded to the 1900 Block of Lone Oak Road at 9:15 p.m. in reference to a shooting when officers arrived they found 32 year old … Read more

A former apartment building that had fallen into disrepair on West Main Street is getting some care from a new owner.Greeneville resident Joe Tillery recently told the Greeneville Historic Zoning Commission that he has begun work on restoring the structure and plans on turning it into a single-family residence.Tillery discussed the property with the commission … Read more

C.J. Vickery will become the first female fire chief in Greene County history Saturday when she is formally installed as chief of the Cedar Creek Volunteer Fire Department.Vickery will be the fourth generation of her family to hold the title of Cedar Creek Volunteer Fire Department chief, according to Greene County Mayor Kevin Morrison.The installation … Read more

Virginia is joining most states and getting rid of the grocery tax. The change began with the turn of the new year. Currently, grocery shoppers in the Commonwealth are paying 2.5% on items like bread and milk. Beginning Jan. 1, the sales tax rate on groceries will decrease from 2.5% to 1%.This goes for most … Read more

Two new Bristol, Virginia City Council members were sworn in, and Neal Osborne is now mayor as of Tuesday morning.The new members are Jake Holmes and Michael Pollard.Anthony Farnum was the former mayor and will retain a spot on the council. Becky Nave was selected to be the city’s vice mayor.

With starting pay increasing significantly, the Greeneville Board of Mayor and Aldermen will consider funding an updated pay plan for town employees for 2023 when the board meets Tuesday.The meeting will start at 4 p.m. in the G. Thomas Love Boardroom of the Greeneville Light and Power building, 110 N. College St.Currently, about $8.4 million … Read more

The water situation in Jonesborough is much better. Officials report they have restored water service to all customers. It comes after a week of outages caused by freezing temperatures last weekend.. Residents north of Highway 11E were the last to get their water turned back on.Officials are still asking people to conserve water as the … Read more

The Washington County, Tennessee Animal Shelter is having to turn away dogs due to being over capacity.According to a post on social media by the shelter, 130 dogs are currently being cared for at the facility. The WCJC shelter has reportedly taken in 64 dogs in the past two weeks. We have no choice but … Read more

One person has died following a shooting at Monarch apartments in Johnson City early in the morning on New Year’s Day, according to police.Officers from the Johnson City Police Department were dispatched to apartment 4205 in reference to shots fired, according to a release from the department. When officers arrived they found that “numerous” shots … Read more

An update: all delinquent property tax properties from the year 2016 were sold during Greene County’s first online-only delinquent property tax sale Thursday.Previously, all sales had been held in person at the Greene County Courthouse.“The sale was a success. All the properties were sold,” says Greene County Clerk and Master Kay Armstrong.