News Staff Get out your checkbook for a good cause. Shop With A Cop in its 28th year will go forward this year in Green County in modified form in the second holiday season during the COVID-19 pandemic.The need to provide presents for children who otherwise may not receive a Christmas gift remains as great as in … Read more
Gov. Bill Lee says his chief of staff and adviser Blake Harris is leaving to oversee the Republican’s reelection campaign, as well as assist in Republican Governors Association efforts.According to a news release, Joseph Williams will take over the chief of staff role at the end of the year. Williams currently serves as the governor’s … Read more
ChildcareTennessee on Monday announced a $5 million grant program to establish new childcare services or expand existing ones.Providers can apply for up to $1,000 per licensed child care slot, up to a maximum of $100,000 per program. The grants can be used for furniture, equipment, supplies, curriculum and other items and services, according to a … Read more
Funeral arrangements for deceased Big Stone Gap Police Officer Michael Chandler have been released.According to the Holding Funeral Home, Inc. obituary, Chandler’s family will receive friends during a visitation on Wednesday, Nov. 17. The visitation will be held from 3-7 p.m. at the Wise County Convocation Center on the UVA Wise campus.The obituary also states … Read more
Munsey United Methodist Church is doing its part to fight hunger by packing 20,000 meals for Rise Against Hunger.The event will take place at the Munsey Church on Tuesday, Nov. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m.“Food insecurity is a big concern for us, both locally and globally. Hunger impacts some 720 million people worldwide,” said … Read more
Home sales in northeast Tennessee were down in October, but not enough to push the market’s year-to-date performance off its double-digit growth, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR).According to a press release from NETAR detailing its home sales report for October, there were 807 closings last month. That is 43 fewer than … Read more
The Sustain Abingdon Committee and Keep Southwest Virginia Beautiful hosted an America Recycle Day over the weekend.It featured free on site e-waste recycling and document shredding. This year, they also accepted aluminum cans and cardboard.Donations like gently used clothes and shoes, non-perishable food, and supplies for the local animal shelter were also taken.
What a fun event! Contenders came out to put their best efforts forth in making gingerbread houses during the first annual ‘Gingerbread Covered Bridge Contest’ in Elizabethton.“They’re going to be on display until December seventeenth and we’re going to have a couple of community members that are going to be our judges for it ” … Read more
Greeneville police now carry an automated external defibrillator in each patrol vehicle. The police department also is equipped with Mobile Trauma Kits carried by shift supervisors.Purchase of the lifesaving equipment was authorized earlier this year by the Greeneville Board of Mayor and Aldermen. The AEDs and trauma first aid kits, informally known as “Doc In … Read more
A nationwide school bus driver shortage has been felt in the Tri-Cities, and now it is affecting one of the largest districts in the area.Johnson City Schools officials said they are down ten drivers. A fully-staffed roster for the district is 54 drivers. That’s almost 20 percent of the workforce missing.Johnson City Transit is working … Read more