News Staff A Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) officer accused of threatening to kill someone who had an order of protection against him was arrested again Thursday night, according to the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO.According to a release from the SCSO, the person who had a protective order against Nicholas Collins – a THP trooper on paid … Read more
Plans are underway to renovate and also expand the Salvation Army shelter on Ashe Street in Johnson City.The project will make room for an additional 14 beds to support veterans who need shelter.The project will cost nearly $2 million and will be funded partially by a veteran’s grant from the VA.Construction is set to begin … Read more
If you have a high school student interested in learning more about the pharmacy profession, ETSU has a solution for you this summer.Students from around the region can attend the Gatton RX Summer Camp at the university’s Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy.Campers will learn about things like conducting patient assessment procedures and discovering pharmacy compounding … Read more
The effort to end hunger in Southwest Virginia is getting some help from a donation.Dr. Mark Matney, the Washington County Virginia Commissioner of Revenue has presented a check for $2,000 to Feeding Southwest Virginia.The money was raised as part of a statewide campaign called “Commissioners and Cans.” Feeding Southwest President and CEO Pamela Irvine said … Read more
Hawkins County children were safely rescued from a stranded school bus this morning. According to a post from the Hawkins County Rescue Squad, a bus with children on it was surrounded by floodwater, prompting a water rescue.All children were removed from the bus by rescuers and taken to Saint Clair School. No one was injured, … Read more
This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week, and emergency leaders want to make sure you are ready when severe weather strikes.The Kingsport Fire Department is partnering with the Sullivan County Emergency Management Agency for the first time to help get the word out. On Thursday will be thunderstorm preparedness, followed by the importance of weather … Read more
Bristol, Virginia leaders approved $300,000 on Tuesday night to expand the landfill’s gas well system.For months, residents have complained of a nearly city-wide odor from the landfill, with lawmakers pushing for it to be shut down.A landfill expert earlier this month presented a report detailing recommendations for Bristol, Virginia leaders moving forward. That report suggested … Read more
Bristol, Tennessee city leaders have chosen their next council member.Mark Hutton will fill the seat left vacant by Chad Keen, who announced he was stepping away from the role earlier this month.Hutton currently serves as a Sullivan County Commissioner.He is required to resign from that position before he can be sworn in to serve the … Read more
County commissioners on Tuesday voted to spend millions in federal COVID-19 relief funds – specifically the American Recovery Plan Act – to invest in a new jail.Officials voted that $10 million will flow into the new jail funding after $80 million in issued bonds in 2021 left the county $13 million short. Sullivan County Mayor … Read more
Two years after 15-month-old Evelyn Boswell was first reported missing in Sullivan County, her memory continues to carry on.Baby Evelyn Boswell was reported missing in February 2020. Her remains were ultimately found on Boswell family property on March 6, 2020.A group of mothers who call themselves Evelyn’s Army fed Sullivan County investigators through the entire … Read more