News Staff The question remain to be where a new meat processing plant will be located becasue the decision’s been delayed after the Jonesborough Regional Planning Commission failed to declare a quorum.Commissioners were set to decide between two parcels of land to re-zone to accommodate the plant, but not enough showed up to vote.Two parcels of land … Read more
The Greene County Commission has unanimously approved a six-month moratorium on new commercial solar farms in Greene County.The moratorium puts a pause on the establishment of new solar farms in the county that have not already been granted a latter of approval by the Greene County Building and Zoning office.Solar farms already given approval will … Read more
Food City partnered recently with the United Way of Southwest Virginia to provide aid to flood victims.Food City presented a check on Monday for $153,534.13.It’s just an overwhelming response from our customers and our stores. From our vendor partners, and from our associates, everybody stepped up and worked together as a team effort to help … Read more
In an effort to bring the grading scale in Tennessee in line with nearby states the new school year is bringing a new grading scale along with it because Tennessee lawmakers said the previous grading scale presented some challenges especially for military families.“It was brought to my attention by some constituents that Tennesseans were at … Read more
Early Tuesday morning, retired Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Officer Sgt. Ralph Gent, 57, died surrounded by family and friends following a years-long battle with pancreatic cancer.Gent joined the WCSO in 1995 after serving in the U.S. Army, according to WCSO officials. He served for 24 years at the department.
A Unicoi County Nuclear Fuel Services plant in Erwin has received two “Severity Level IV” minor violations identified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission during a recent inspection.The findings of an inspection of NFS concluded on June 30 were explained in an Aug. 1 letter to NFS President Ronald Dailey from Robert E. Williams Jr., chief … Read more
Tennessee business owners are asked to be on the alert for a scam according to the Secretary of State’s Office; businesses across the state have received a misleading mailer.The company goes by the name of “Tennessee Certificate of Existence Filing Company.”It claims businesses are required to pay $175 for this company to complete paperwork on … Read more
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park is approved by the National Park Service to implement a new fee system that will help cover the cost of operating and maintaining the park as visitation continues to increase.The “Park it Forward” program will include a new parking fee plus an increase in camping fees beginning next year.The … Read more
The Kingsport Police Department (KPD) was able to clear 100 different cases throughh a multi-jurisdictional car theft bust on Monday saying all vehicles found during the investigation have been returned.According to a release from the department, multiple Tri-Cities residents reached out to the KPD after learning of the bust in hopes that their car might … Read more
Meanwhile in Greenville, a local Christian nonprofit agency is collecting food, water and cleaning supplies to send to flood victims in Eastern Kentucky. It’s called the Ark Ministries, which operates a thrift store on Bernard Avenue and is trying to fill its box truck through this weekend and deliver the items next week, according to … Read more