News Staff

YP Of Johnson City

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As we go through March, Young Professionals of Johnson City is offering more opportunities for people to network and give back to their community.YP of Johnson City is made up of professionals aged 21 to 40 looking to grow personally and professionally.“Whether that’s new students, recent grads, if you’re already pretty advanced in your career, … Read more

Depot Street Update

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Supply chain issues have set the timeline for the Depot Street revitalization project behind by about 60 days.Representatives from Vaughn & Melton, the company leading the project, informed the Greeneville Board of Mayor and Aldermen of the delay at the board’s meeting recently.“Waterline, waterline fittings, storm drain materials, rebar have all had supply chain issues,” … Read more

Johnson City Survey

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Lots of survey respondents – 90% – believe Johnson City is an “excellent or good place to live,” according to a citizen survey.Three thousand randomly selected households received the National Research Center Survey from Sept. 14 to Nov. 2, with 435 residents completing the survey for a 15% response rate.The survey highlighted an increased satisfaction … Read more

Airbnb Income

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Rural communities like Johnson County are reaping some economic benefits with taxes coming in from Airbnb and other vacation rental hosts and families are finding new life for inherited older homes.“If anything positive came out of COVID, it sent people to find some down time in rural communities,” Johnson County Mayor Mike Taylor.Johnson County was … Read more

Ballpark Board

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Renovations at the TVA Credit Union Ballpark during the 2022 season will include a new scoreboard.Officials with the park revealed a new LED video board in the left field, measuring 30 feet wide and 16 feet tall.The Johnson City Doughboys, Tri-Cities Otter soccer club and the Science Hill baseball team will have the opportunity to … Read more

Bristol Landfill

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Virginia lawmakers are looking to bring in state resources to help tackle the ongoing stench at the Bristol landfill.It is a multi-approach to remediate a lingering odor and potential environmental concerns.“Legislatively, we’ve tried to look at what we can do to allow the state to be of assistance to the city,” Del. Israel O’Quinn (R … Read more

TCAT Satellite Campus

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The ribbon was snipped on a new TCAT campus in the Tri-Cities this week.The old CTE space on the former Sullivan North campus has been transformed into the new home of the TCAT satellite campus in Kingsport. The programs offered on this campus focus on learning the fundamentals of carpentry, electrical wiring, bricklaying and more.The … Read more

SS Office Reopening

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After being closed for nearly two years, Greeneville’s Social Security Administration Office will likely reopen for in-person services beginning in early April.The Greeneville Social Security office located 1618 Old Tusculum Road, along with most every other Social Security office in the United States, has been closed to in-person services since March 2020 due to concerns … Read more

GC Walking Trail

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The Greene County Board of Education approved a bid for a walking trail at Chuckey-Doak High School during its meeting on Thursday evening.The work on an existing park at the school is being funded through an $80,000 reimbursable grant, Director of Schools David McLain said, and the bid approved by the board on Thursday is … Read more

ETSU And Veterans

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East Tennessee State University (ETSU) announced Thursday that a medical professor received more than $49,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to plan a Northeast Tennessee alliance to support veterans recovering from substance use disorder (SUD).A release from the university stated that Dr. Anthony DeLucia, professor of research in the Quillen College of Medicine Department … Read more