News Staff VA Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined 14 other state attorneys general calling on Apple and Google to take immediate action and “correct their application store age ratings” of TikTok.Miyares said the change will help parents protect their children from being “force-fed harmful content online.” Letters have been sent to the CEO’s of Apple and … Read more
Let’s Glow Crazy is the theme for the Town of Greeneville announced the return of “Midnight on Main,” an all-ages New Year’s Eve street party in downtown.Ringing in 2023 will mark the ninth year of the popular downtown event that occurs on two blocks, centered at Main and Depot streets.Inspired by the Art Deco neon … Read more
Visitors to Bristol, Tennessee can add one more stop to their trip after Explore Bristol announced plans to build a new visitor’s center on Volunteer Parkway.According to plans unveiled by Explore Bristol, the center will be located near the parkway’s intersection with Anderson Street and will serve as the organization’s main office. In addition, the … Read more
The City of Johnson City Commission unanimously voted to offer voluntary retirement incentives to dozens of employees to try and prevent several management positions from clearing out simultaneously.In a presentation in Thursday’s commission meeting, City Manager Cathy Ball and office staff explained that 58 different employees throughout the city are eligible for retirement after 30 … Read more
A child sex crime task force initiative led to the arrests of 18 men across seven states, according to Virginia State Police (VSP).The Northern Virginia – Washington DC Internet Crimes Against Children (NOVA-DC ICAC) Task Force announced the arrests that include Kingsport and Johnson City men.Twenty-six-year-old Cody W. Donelson of Kingsport and 49-year-old Charles E. … Read more
Greene County 911 expects the new Rave Mobile Safety emergency notification system, linking schools, first responders and community members, to be operational by late January.The Rave notification software enables information sharing “across multiple channels, whether through mobile in the form of Short Message Service alert, email, desktop or social media, or audibly through voice calls, … Read more
The Greeneville Municipal Airport Authority is exploring options for building new hangars at Greeneville Municipal Airport.The hangars being considered would be “box hangars” which are able to hold multiple airplanes, according to Greeneville Airport Manager Steven Neesen.The rough estimate for building the hangars as three separate units was $2.3 million, and the estimate for building … Read more
If you’re a fan of the show “House Hunters” on HGTV, you may be seeing some familiar locations in an upcoming episode.The Tri-Cities area, as well as local real estate company, Matt Smith Realty, will be highlighted.Each episode of “House Hunters” follows people making a decision about a new home purchase or rental. Plan to … Read more
A Cedar Bluff, Virginia woman is facing a felony murder charge after her step-father died due to wounds allegedly suffered in her care, according to county officials. According to a release from Tazewell County Commonwealth’s Attorney Christopher Plaster, Christine Kaye Meadows, 54, is charged with one count of felony murder after a May, 2022 incident. … Read more
Given a thumbs up by the Greenville Board of Zoning Appeals Regenx, a green technology company that carries out the removal and recycling of precious metals from diesel engine catalytic converters, will soon have a facility located in Greeneville.The facility will bring around 80 new jobs with it.The average pay of the employees would be … Read more