News Staff It’s really happening.The Virginia Lottery Board granted Hard Rock Bristol a license to operate Virginia’s first casino Wednesday, and documents reveal several new details about the casino.A presentation to the lottery board said the permanent Hard Rock Hotel & Casino would open in Summer 2024 at a total cost of $400 million.It announced the permanent … Read more
According to Hunger First Director Michael Gillis, he let two men hang out at the front of the organization’s building on Aug. 20, 2020. When he left the site to serve lunches to those experiencing homelessness, he returned to find a Kingsport Police Department (KPD) officer ordering the men to leave.The encounter resulted in Gillis’ … Read more
Along with doubling its current staff the Coalition for Kids held its annual fundraiser and announced plans to further expand its services on Tuesday.The expansion will reach into Washington County Schools and will be coming to three of their 11 schools this fall semester.The organization will add 200 more students to the 300 they already … Read more
A Greene County minor, who’s name isn’t being released, accused of killing a grandmother and her 7-year-old grandson will appear in a detention hearing in May, according to the 3rd District Attorney General Dan Armstrong. The district attorney general also said that prosecutors have filed to transfer the minor to adult court.A court date has … Read more
Over a quarter of children in the county (26.9%) were in poverty in the Tennessee Comission on Childhood and Youth 2020 sample year, placing the county at the rank of 85th. In a profile released by the Tennessee Commission on Childhood and Youth, Johnson County is ranked near the top third of counties in terms … Read more
The murder trial for Bristol, Virginia police officer Johnathan Brown is entering its final phase as the defense rested Wednesday. Brown is accused of murdering Jonathen Kohler in a March 2021 shooting at the Roadway Inn in Bristol, Virginia. According to various news outlets the defense chose not to have Brown take the stand. Brown’s … Read more
Someone who bought a Tennessee Lottery ticket in Jonesborough may soon be more than $20,000 richer.A Tennessee Cash ticket worth $20,429 was sold at Tri City Wholesale Tobacco in Jonesborough.No one won the top Powerball prize in the most recent drawing Tuesday night. The jackpot is now at $454 million.
A Kingsport man accused of strangling his wife with an electrical cord in 2018 is now facing a jury trial according to court officials.Prosecutors indicted Randall Neece on first-degree murder charges in the death of his 27-year-old wife, Lakeecha Neece.Investigators accused Neece of killing his wife in their Rock Springs home in January 2018.
Here’s an idea, a resolution in Sullivan County would create a “Pay to Stay” program at the Sullivan County Jail.Under the proposal, inmates inside the jail for more than 24 hours would pay $35 per day.This would be in addition to other fees such as medical costs and meals.County leaders say that money would help … Read more
The Kingsport Aquatic Center’s outdoor water park is getting ready to open for the season on May 14.The outdoor water park will only be open on weekends through Memorial Day weekend. Then, beginning May 30, it will be open during normal days and hours. Season pass holders and KAC members can get in half an … Read more