News Staff Tazewell Police Sergeant M. Steele and Officer J. Stevenson are now cleared by a special prosecutor after an investigation into their use of force during an August arrest.According to a release from the office of Chuck Slemp, Commonwealth’s Attorney for Wise County and the City of Norton, an investigation found that their “actions were objectively … Read more
Electricity and internet provider BrightRidge has 30 days to compley with zoning requirements stated in a letter from the Washington County, TN government urging compliance over a loud Bitcoin mining facility operating on one of its properties.At a Washington County, TN Commission meeting on Monday night, commissioners voted unanimously to have Planning Director Angie Charles … Read more
A contractor’s been arrested. The Johnson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) and Mountain City Police Department (MCPD) arrested the owner of Tru-Point Builders after multiple people accused him of accepting pay for home improvement projects without completing them.According to a release from JCSO, Charlie Morefield was arrested following the joint investigation.The release said community members claimed … Read more
In a partnership with 350 other food assistance programs, Feeding Southwest VA is a new program to help Southwest Virginia residents in Abingdon who are food insecure.Feeding Southwest Virginia received a $25,000 donation that will fund their new program Mobile Marketplace.The initiative will provide fresh food and grocery items to communities that lack convenient access … Read more
Locally based Food City is hoping to hire 1500 qualified candidates to staff new locations and programs throughout the region.According to a press release from Food City, experienced positions are available across multiple departments:Meat CuttingCake DecoratingRetail ManagementWarehouse/Distribution and Drivers. And there are entry-level opportunities are available throughout the company.
Unfirtunately, a 16-year-old student at Daniel Boone High School has died after he fell off a moving vehicle a few weeks ago.Daniel Boone principal Tim Campbell says that Jonathan Coglianese passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center on Monday. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing, Campbell said.Coglianese was a … Read more
The reward for information that leads to the location of Rogersville 5-year-old Summer Wells has passed $40,000. It’s according to a post from the Church Hill Rescue Squad (CHRS),The reward fund was created shortly after the Beech Creek child’s disappearance and the issuance of an AMBER Alert, which took place on June 15th. The post … Read more
Residents across the Volunteer State can vote on Tennessee’s new license plate design. Gov. Bill Lee has invited Tennesseans to “Rate the Plates.” License plates are resigned every eight years if approved by the General Assembly’s budget. There’s an option for residents to select “In God We Trust” to be displayed.Voting continues through Monday at … Read more
A man accuseed of hitting a Black Lives Matters protestor with his car has had his case dismissed by a Washington County, Tenn. grand jury. Jared Benjamin Lafer, 27, Bakersville was accused of the incident in Johnson City last September during a string of regional civil rights protests following the death of George Floyd in … Read more
Bristol, Tennessee officials say that a section of East Cedar Street that has remained closed for several months will reopen Tuesday.Those traveling eastbound on King College Road will be required to stop again at the East Cedar Street intersection. During the road closure several major projects were completed: box culvert installation at Cedar Creek, new … Read more