News Staff Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 16, and the Mckinney Center is wanting to give back to the community in honor of the special day.The Center is hosting a month-long food drive.Donations can be taken to the McKinney Center at 103 Franklin Avenue in Jonesborough. They’re accepting the following items now through January 16:Brownie … Read more
Greeneville Light and Power System has a donation driven fund that it utilizes to help those who may need help paying their electric bills, and officials are hoping for increased customer participation in donating to the fund in order to maintain them as reliable resources for those in need.Greeneville Light & Power System’s Community HELP … Read more
A marker was unveiled Sunday for 1900s suffragist, Eliza Shaut White, in Johnson City after finding out about her past in 2020.This marker is really bringing out the history of something we didn’t know about that occurred here in Johnson City,” Johnson City Commissioner, Jenny Brock said. Whirte’s granddaughter attended the event and says until … Read more
Virginia could soon make it illegal for government workers in the state to access the app tiktock. Republican governors in at least six states have issued executive orders banning the Chinese-owned social media platform from government-issued devices like cellphones and laptops. State Senator Ryan McDougle (R-Hanover) said he plans to introduce a similar bill in … Read more
It’s called a smart pole and BrightRidge along with the Tennessee Valley Authority cut the ribbon on 49 poles that were installed in downtown Johnson City.According to a release from BrightRidge the smart poles will monitor flood sensors along Brush Creek running through Founders Park and provide loudspeakers for music and emergency alerts. the poles … Read more
Greene County-Greeneville Emergency Medical Services is increasing pay incentives for its employees amid a continued staffing shortage.“We’re down about 10 people right now,” Greene County-Greeneville EMS Assistant Director T.J. Manis told the EMS board during its meeting Thursday.Greene County-Greeneville EMS operates with about 46 full-time employees usually, but has been experiencing a personnel shortage since … Read more
Restore Ukraine is a locally organized a nonprofit organization that provides shelter, food and other assistance to the people in war-torn Ukraine. A student from ETSU implemented the non-proft to distribute kits to vulnerable communities and people such as those with disabilities, chronic diseases, and wounded soldiers who have come back from the front line.The … Read more
Local elementary school students from St. Anne Catholic School, community organizations and the city of Bristol, Tennessee, are working to make sure those in need stay warm this winter.It’s all part of the city’s annual Spread the Glove Campaign. Mayor Mahlon Luttrell officially kicked off the campaign this week, where the first hats, gloves, scarves … Read more
Tennessee’s student-athletes can now be paid for the use of their name and image, something that’s never been allowed before.The rule change adopted by the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) will allow high school athletes to earn money from the use of their name, image or likeness as long as their activities are not … Read more
Donations to the Coal Fund have surpassed $13,000 in just two weeks, according to Carmen Ricker, executive director of Greeneville-Greene County Community Ministries. The Coal Fund, founded and sponsored is part by Community Ministries, has been providing needed emergency assistance for decades to local people who cannot afford to heat their homes during the winter.