News Staff Both motorcyclists were injured Sunday evening after a crash in Hawkins County.According to a crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP), two Harley-Davidson motorcycles, a 1990 model and 1998 model, were heading north on Old Union Road near Walnut Street diring the early evening hours.THP reports one of the motorcycles, the 1990 model, hit … Read more
In addition to the family website findsummerwells.com. the parents of missing 5-year-old Summer Wells of Hawkins County have started a Youtube channel in hopes that it will help in the search for their missing daughter.The channel, which is run by Donald Wells and Candus Bly, is utilized to keep the public updated with the latest … Read more
Although neither inmate is being identified yet, Tennessee Department of Corrections (TDOC) administrators have told news outlets that an inmate at Northeast Correctional Complex was stabbed multiple times and required outside medical care on Sunday.According to TDOC public information officer Robert Reburn, an “incident” between two inmates ended with one stabbing the other with a … Read more
There’s only a few days left to vote for the best small town food scene in the country and Abingdon, Virginia, is on the list.Abingdon is currently in 2nd place for USA Today’s Best Small Towns Food Scene contest.Voting is open until Monday, October 25. To vote go to https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-small-town-food-scene/
So far 124 applications have been received for a Johnson City campaign to incentivize remote work for people planning to move their home office to the city.Organizations behind the Johnson City Remote Work Campaign said the program, still in its first phase, has spurred 124 applications. Ten people have committed to moving to the area … Read more
You’re asked not to call 911 for questions about Halloween according to the Kingsport Police Department.The KPD said that it has been receiving calls from people asking what day and time trick-or-treating will be held this year.Public Information Officer for the KPD Tom Patton said, “We only have so many dispatchers, we only have so … Read more
With the goal of attracting youth baseball tournaments, Johnson City is set to spend almost $13 million dollars renovating Winged Deer Park.The $13 million budget for the planned renovations for the park was approved back in June 2021.The money will go towards upgrading ball fields and facilitates at the park. Johnson City commissioners approved on … Read more
Citizens of Bristol VA plan to go door to door with a petition to protest the closing of the Bristol, VA jail. However, City Manager Randy Eads says the city doesn’t have much choice the jail was built for 67 and it’s housing 140 inmates on average, it’s just not feasible to continue to house … Read more
A 17-year-old girl saved the day when a bad situation could have been much worse at a Greeneville gas station on Wednesday.According to a post on social media, when a car caught on fire while refueling at the Pilot gas station on Baileyton Road, a teenaged girl sprang into action to extinguish the situation.The girl … Read more
The Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) is hosting a prescription drug take-back event for the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Perscription Drug Take-Back Day.The take-back will be held in the front parking lot of the police station located in downtown Johnson City at 601 East Main Street on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 … Read more