News Staff The first property tax hike since 2014 is coming to Kingsport. With the city facing staffing shortages on top of inflation and rising fuel costs, the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen moved forward with a budget that includes the city’s first property tax increase since 2014 plus increases to water and sewer rates.The proposed … Read more
Transportation improvements are being propsed by the Johnson City Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization (MTPO) announcing plans to update the region’s metro transportation plan.The updates, which occur every five years, include improvements to roadways, bridges, walkways, bikeways and transit services using federal funding over the course of the next 30 years.Planning areas include jurisdictions in Bluff … Read more
According to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, 15.9% of people in Northeast Tennessee are food insecure.With rising prices, Second Harvest Executive Director Rhonda Chafin says more people are asking for help.Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks, and serves the 8 … Read more
Drugs are among the charges for a Dobyns-Bennett graduate who is best known for being a cast member on Disney’s “Andi Mack” was sentenced to two years in prison Monday following his arrest in Utah on a child sex charge in 2018 according to news reports.Stoney Westmoreland, 52, pleaded guilty to use of interstate facilities … Read more
School meals will cost a little more next school year at Washington County, Tennessee Schools.The school system announced a rate adjustment that will take effect on July 1.Breakfast for elementary through high school students will cost 30-55 cents more. Lunch prices will see a 10-25 cent increase.Washington County Schools said the rate adjustment is a … Read more
Tennessee’s annual Free Fishing Day is set for this Saturday, June 11.On Free Fishing Day, anyone may fish Tennessee’s public waters without a license.Children 15 years and younger may also fish without a license from June 11-17.The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and other organizations have planned special fishing events primary for children. A list of … Read more
With the current superintendent leaving this month for a new job in the middle of the state, Carter County school board members interviewed three finalists to become the next director of schools Monday.The finalists include an elementary school principal inside the system, an assistant principal from Middle Tennessee and a middle school principal from a … Read more
He’s been caught. A Johnson City man accused of murdering his girlfriend and dumping her body along a gravel road near the Unaka Mountain Beauty Spot has been captured.The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is announcing that authorities arrested Bradley John Miller, 43, late Monday night with assistance from Kentucky State Police (KSP). Investigators learned … Read more
A Big Stone Gap mini-golf course business now has a $10,000 grant given by the Virginia Coalfield Economic Development Authority.Gap Golf, which opened last month, is owned by Debra Ramsey and Philip Ramsey. The business has 18 holes of mini-golf, games, a book nook for kids, a place to sit and visit and more for … Read more
The Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR) saw a dip in home sales in May, but the month also brought on a new peak in prices for real estate.A news release from NETAR revealed that the median listing price has inched upward each month in 2022, with May’s median price nearly $19,000 more than listings … Read more