News Staff From a hotel to apaertment housing and Johnson City’s population growth even an underused hotel in a good location can become an attractive target for redevelopment.That’s just what’s happening at the former Econolodge on Mountcastle Street in Johnson City, where Universal Development & Construction is busy gutting the nearly 40-year-old building prior to a renovation … Read more
Burlington Stores’ latest location in Bristol is set to celebrate its grand opening on Friday, April 8.A release states that a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held ahead of the opening. The new Burlington store will also make a donation to a local school; however, details surrounding the donation have not yet been released.After the ribbon … Read more
Daughtry is coming to ETSU to perform on May 7 at 8 pm and tickets go on sale for the concert this Friday at 10am the school has announced.Daughtry has sold more than 9 million albums and 16 million singles worldwide and has sold out concerts across the globe.Chris Daughtry is the front man for … Read more
The Town of Abingdon, Virginia released a new notice to residents, stating that unkempt lots, abandoned trash and tall grass will not be tolerated.According to a release from the town, grass that is taller than 10 inches may involve enforecement of town ordinance 38-27. That ordinance declares weeds and trash a public nuisance. Those residents … Read more
An Elizabethton church is giving away crosses so people can show their support for the three crosses on Lynn Mountain that an organization wants the city to remove.Hunter Memorial Baptist Church is building 4-foot tall wooden crosses for people to place in their yards.It comes after the Freedom From Religion Foundation requested the city remove … Read more
WOuld you like to have your artwork featured on the next TN license plate? Officials with the non-profit Rocky Mount State Historic Site have called on all artists to create a Volunteer State license plate for a design contest.According to a release, judges will select artwork for a new specialty license plate featuring Tennessee’s tagline, … Read more
Three current and former members of the Tennessee National Guard are safe and accounted for, despite a Russian newspaper’s false report that the men were killed while fighting in Ukraine.All three men named in a Russian news report, two of whom are still serving in the Tennessee National Guard, are alive and well. According to … Read more
Numerous local offices, from commission seats to judgeships, will be decided in Greene County’s May 3 Republican primaries.Even though the Aug. 4 County General Election will officially elect candidates to their offices, a lack of Democratic and independent candidates will lead to many offices being decided in the May 3 Republican primaries, barring any write-in … Read more
People are speaking out after a group known as the Freedom From Religion Foundation has demanded that crosses on a hilltop in Elizabethton be removed.Although the national group, which is based in Wisconsin, has demanded they be removed, many of the City’s residents are vehemently opposed to the idea. On Sunday, a group of protestors … Read more
In Tennessee when you add up inflation worries, rising gas prices, the war in Ukraine and dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden a new survey finds the outlook for consumers in Tennessee is at an all-time low.This comes from the Tennessee Consumer Outlook Index from Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, where the college of business … Read more