News Staff The Elizabethton-Carter County Animal Shelter is at max capacity for dogs, and Director Shannon Posada says they’ve been at capacity since before Thanksgiving.There are currently about 55 dogs in the shelter, and Posada said 35 is their real limit, but they lowered dividers within the kennels to make more room.The shelter held a December adoption … Read more
Now you can stay in the know about public transportation in our region.Kingsport Area Transit Service has launched a new app that will help users track bus routes.The goal is to give people a way to keep up with their buses and stops, as well as cut down on calls to the transit dispatch center.The … Read more
You can remember cultural icon and TV trailblazer Betty White who died just weeks before her 100th birthday.The animal activist’s legacy lives on in the Tri-Cities with one local animal shelter announcing it is taking donations in White’s honor as part of a nationwide #BettyChallenge, which encourages donations to local shelters in the late actress’ … Read more
To help out with the landfill situation in Bristol, VA a Bristol church is seeking donations to purchase more air purifiers for those affected by odors coming from Bristol, Virginia’s landfill.The First Presbyterian Church handed out 100 air purifiers Tuesday evening after the church received a $15,000 grant from the Genan Foundation.Now, the church wants … Read more
Multiple local fire agencies responded to a house fire on Ridgemont Road in Hawkins County on Wednesday morning.Carter’s Valley VFD, which responded to the fire at 8:08 a.m., and told new outlets that other responding agencies include the Stanley Valley and Goshen VFDs, with several fire trucks and multiple personnel to fight the flames.Surgoinsville and … Read more
At a time when the omicron variant of the coronavirus is surging, Tennessee health officials say they will no longer provide daily COVID-19 data releases starting this week.Instead, the Tennessee Department of Health will release weekly updates each Wednesday. The data will include the previous Sunday through Saturday period, news outlets reported.Dr. Lisa Piercey, the … Read more
Ballad Health reports a significant majority of employees in the cardiovascular surgery department at Johnson City Medical Center tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday.Employees who have tested positive must remain out until cleared to return.Any patient needing cardiac bypass surgery, or other procedures which require immediate backup by the Cardiovascular Operating Room Staff will be … Read more
Tennessee officials are appealing a judge’s order that blocked the state’s new severe limits on when public schools can require masks during the COVID-19 pandemic and its ban against local officials making decisions about quarantines in schools.The state filed its notice of appeal last week in U.S. District Court in Nashville. Judge Waverly Crenshaw blocked … Read more
A Union Road home was destroyed in a fire Monday night, according to Mosheim VFD Chief Harold Williamson.Several area crews, including the Mosheim, United, Newmansville and Tusculum volunteer fire departments, responded to a single wide trailer engulfed in flames at 7:47 p.m.No one was home when the fire erupted, and fire officials continue to investigate … Read more
The Greene County Election Commission has started accepting nominating petitions for the County Primary Elections to be held in May.The first day petitions could be issued for the May 3 County Primary was Dec. 20. The qualifying deadline for all candidates, including independent candidates, for offices which will appear on the May Primary ballot will … Read more