News Staff By today’s deadline, U.S. citizens with a driver’s license or a photo ID issued by the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security can register at GoVoteTN.com. Or you can download an application and submit or postmark it to the county election commission office by today.Early voting runs July 15-30, Monday through Saturday.Tennessee’s deadline to … Read more
There is finally a settlement between Washington County, Tennessee, and Ballad Health have agreed to a payment amount after the county previously owed more than $2 million in medical services for inmates.The amount the county has to pay was reduced to $478,515, according to Sheriff Keith Sexton and Mayor Joe Grandy.
With 40 graduates in three years, East Tennessee State University and the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association (NETTA) continue to direct focus on the tourism industry in the region and the professionals who keep it running.The two organizations teamed up to offer a Hospitality and Tourism Management Certification course for industry professionals interested in honing their … Read more
37 year old Matthew Andersen of Jonesborough was killed in a late-night crash on Monday in Carter County according to the Elizabethton Police Department (EPD).Officers arrived at the 1200 block of Highway 19-E at 11:08 p.m., where they found that a Toyota Corolla had crashed into Rivers Edge Fellowship Church, “causing extensive damage,” a news … Read more
Terminate Turner is a group that is publicly requested the resignation of Johnson City Police Chief Karl Turner following a lawsuit that accuses him of not investigating a series of rape accusations against one man who is not identified in the suit.That lawsuit claims Turner then fired a federal prosecutor who urged the chief to … Read more
Norton Police Chief James Lane, honored with a $10,000 check from the Florida based “Running 4 Heroes.”The organization was founded by a 13-year-old with the goal to honor police officers who have died or were injured in the line of duty.Lane was severely injured last year when he was shot ending a shoplifting incident.
According to the most recent Census data available, the national average per-pupil expenditure in fiscal year 2019 was $13,187. Several recent studies suggest that increased spending per student correlates with higher academic achievement, particularly in districts serving predominantly low-income students. Local school districts ranking highest with those figures are Johnson City and Kingsport as number … Read more
A Jonesborough man Andrew Whitson is facing felony charges after police say he fled from a DUI stop Friday and it’s his thrid DUI.According to a press release from the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD), officers saw a U-Haul branded Chevrolet Silverado pull onto North Roan Street and begin showing “indicators that the driver was … Read more
A Johnson City man with a medical condition that coud have prevented him from returning home safely is now safe. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) announced today that 77-year-old Dale Covington of Johnson City, who was previously at the center of a Silver Alert, has been located.The TBI asked for public assistance in finding … Read more
If you like extreme adventure Skydive Mountain City is now taking people 9,000 feet in the air to experience the Appalachian Mountains from high above the clouds.”It’s something that you don’t know what to do and expect when you go into that jump, and it’s going to surprise you in so many ways,” said owner … Read more