News Staff The city of Johnson City is thinking about winter and is preparing its trucks with 3,700 tons of salt to use for this winter season. City leaders said they’re not worried about staffing drivers.“We were fortunate enough that the commission and city management was able to adjust some of our CDL drivers here in the … Read more
Residents of Greene County beware. Some have been receiving calls from a person posing as a sheriff’s department employee, police say.According to a Facebook post by the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, a caller ID identified as Sergeant or Detective Brett Garland has called multiple area residents then requested they call a separate number to speak … Read more
The Greeneville Energy Authority board approved a revised $1.25 million bid for broadband fiber optic cable and hardware during its meeting this week.The board originally approved a $1.1 million bid from Border States Electrical for about a million feet of fiber optic cable and the necessary hardware to accompany the cable in October.Apparently reports indicate … Read more
Tusculum University is helping to brighten Christmas for Greene County children through the Greeneville/Greene County Community Ministries Food Bank’s Angel Tree program.Faculty, staff and students responded to a call to aid the program by picking up more than 100 cards with the names of children in need, a Tusculum University news release says.
Four participants graduated Sullivan County Felony Recovery Court Tuesday night, as proud friends and family watched. Criminal Court Judge Jim Goodwin is a program leader. He said recovery court started in 2015 with one goal in mind.Graduates said they are thankful to the program for holding them accountable and their fellow graduates for inspiring them.
A man jailed in Washington County for killing a passenger during a 2016 police pursuit was involved in a second high-speed chase Saturday that injured one.Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) officials identified the suspect as 25-year-old Anthony L. Hammonds II in a preliminary report that gave details about the Nov. 26 incident.Troopers had been advised to … Read more
Greeneville and Greene County Schools are exceeding the state in preparing students for college or careers, according to information released this week by the Tennessee Department of Education.The 2022 Report Card shows both school systems exceeded the state for “Ready Graduate,” the percent of students who are ready for post-secondary education and/or careers before high … Read more
Coalition for Kids, a local after-school nonprofit, urgently needs community donations to help fund their upcoming Shopping for Others holiday event after their expansion into Washington County has nearly doubled the number of children they reach.Coalition for Kids (C4K) is a name that many folks in the community recognize due to their passionate outreach and … Read more
An Abingdon woman accused of dressing up as a clown and fatally shooting the wife of a man she later married is expected to return to court before Christmas in Florida.Shelia Keen-Warren, who was arrested near her home in Southwest Virginia in 2017 – 27 years after Marlene Warren, 40, was shot at her home … Read more
Toy cars were delivered to Ballad Health’s Greeneville pediatric therapy clinic.The cars were modified by “AdaptoPlay” a non-profit organization that gives kids with varying ability levels a different way to use toys.The group is able to customize how the cars are controlled depending on what each child needs, whether that be a bigger control, or … Read more