News Staff A Kingsport restaurant will be closing its doors permanently at the end of this month.A post from Mama’s House Buffet states that the restaurant’s last day of service will be Monday, Jan. 31.According to restaurant ownership, problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have led to the upcoming end of business.Management thanked the restaurant’s employees and … Read more
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee plans to give his annual State of the State speech on Jan. 31. The Republican will deliver the address to state lawmakers for his fourth time since taking office in 2019.Lee is seeking reelection to a second term this year. The speech will air on Lee’s Facebook and YouTube pages. Lee … Read more
Beginning fall of 2022, East Tennessee State University will begin searching for medical students interested in obtaining a guaranteed ticket to the school’s Quillen College of Medicine.According to a release from the university, ETSU’s new program will accept eight freshmen for the fall. Of those students, five will book their ticket to Quillen College of … Read more
Looks like a parking lot is taking over after more than 6 decades of serving the community, a hardware store in Unicoi has closed its doors.“I just want to share our love with the community and thank them,” Jones Hardware Store Owner Kirk Spradley said.Spradley said he’s been forced to close because the Tennessee Department … Read more
A road project is getting attention in the City of Kingsport that’s pursuing a plan that would alter traffic flow in part of the city near Eastman Chemical Company and in the MeadowView area.City officials say the project could add a couple of minutes to some people’s commutes but would lead to new industrial and … Read more
traffic stop on Highway 66 South in Hawkins County led to the arrest of two people after police say they found large amounts of various drugs in the vehicle.A release from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) revealed that Bruce Edward Fontecchio II, who has active arrest warrants out of Knox County, and Christy Jean … Read more
The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance and the Tennessee State Fire Marshal’s Office is now accepting applications for $1 million in grants through the Volunteer Firefighter Equipment and Training Grant Program.The program was launched “to help support the lifesaving mission of the over 500 volunteer fire departments statewide,” a news release said.The program, created … Read more
Officials are giving an update on the reward fund for Summer Wells who went missing from her home in Hawkins County in June of 2021.The reward fund has been extended until June 15, 2022.At that time, it will go under review by the Board of Directors.The total now stands at more than $73,700.
Greene County’s 2021 Miss Fairest of the Fair, Maddie Ratliff, has been collecting supplies for veterans in need for the past few weeks, and to her that is the part she likes the most about winning the Fairest of the Fair crown back in August.She says the best part of Fairest of the Fair is … Read more
The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation recently announced the launch of Ready Regions.Ready Regions is a nine region network designed to increase coordination of early childhood programs.United Way of Southwest Virginia will be taking the lead for the initiative.They will partner with those who provide services and resources to families with young children in the region.