News Staff As a gesture of help and goodwill Ballad Health will donate medical supplies to Ukraine as a form of support to the nation.Ukraine is experiencing a growing humanitarian crisis as Ukrainian civilians attempt to survive escalating attacks on civilian targets by Russian invaders. According to an AP report Russian airstrikes and shells have hit a … Read more
Being only one of three stops made in Tennessee a national tour known as the “Knowledge Matters Campaign” visited Elizabethton City Schools to recognize them for their outstanding practices in early reading training.The tour was to see how the early reading training helped them accelerate student learning even after a pandemic-impacted 2020-21 school year.The Knowledge … Read more
There is a price to pay to bring 3-thousand dollars worth of food to the area. As consumers feel the pinch of gas prices at the pump, non-profit agencies like Feeding Southwest Virginia are also in a bind with fuel costs.The agency has a fleet of vehicles to pick up and distribute food, and they … Read more
An area in Bristol referred to as the Seven 14 project is moving forward featuring apartments, offices and dining. The work continues on the corner of 7th Street and Shelby Street in Downtown Bristol on the multi-use development with hopes of completion in 2024.In 2019, the Bristol, Tennessee City Council approved plans for the mixed-use … Read more
Greeneville’s local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, Andrew Johnson VFW Post 1990, is planning to honor and remember Vietnam War veterans on March 29.The local VFW, located at 70 Harlan Street, will host a ceremony at 5 p.m. on March 29 to honor those who served in Vietnam and in memory of those who lost … Read more
A Kingsport police officer was shot Tuesday night while trying to arrest a juvenile, according to a police report.According to the Kingsport Police Department, officers responded to a report of a 16-year old male who had escaped from Department of Children’s Services custody on Eastman Road.An officer was searching the nearby CSX railroad tracks near … Read more
Bristol, Virginia Public Schools (BVPS) officials have announced that a $22-million consolidation project within the school system has been put on hold until August 2024.The school system received a deadline extension to use COVID-19 relief funding for the project, and Superintendent Dr. Keith Perrigan said the delay is actually good. Perrigan says the supply chain … Read more
There are very few details, but the Kingsport Police Department (KPD) is announcing that a woman at the center of a search has been located and is safe.The KPD stated that family members reported 23-year-old Elisha Killen missing after she had not been seen or heard from in over a week, and family were concerned … Read more
ETSU is asking you to help name a bald eagle.Male bald eagle Boone has chosen a mate. The names of his mate have been narrowed by ETSU officials to Becca, Becky, Bella, Dani, Danyelle, Dolly, Fancy, Jolene, Rebecca and Tanasi.Earlier this year, the female eagle laid her first egg of the season. To vote go … Read more
More motions and jury questionnaires were filed for Megan Boswell’s upcoming trial. In January, Judge Jim Goodwin denied a bond reduction.Boswell is the Sullivan County mother accused of murdering her daughter, 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell. Megan Boswell faces 19 charges, including 2 counts felony murder.An Amber Alert was issued for Evelyn in February 2020. Her body … Read more