News Staff The Bristol Public Library is offering the chance to get computer training, and it’s free.The program is through Northstar Digital Literacy, and the goal is to help adults become proficient in computer skills that can help them with employment opportunities.A PowerPoint class is offered Tuesdays at 1 p.m., and an internet basics class follows at … Read more
Local schools including in Kingsport are responding to a social media trend that tells students to steal school property and post the items online as a sort of trophy. It’s called “devious licks,” a new challenge on the social media app TikTok.Andy True with Kingsport says most of the theft and vandalism is happening in … Read more
Get ready to celebrate all things apples with a festival that draws in hundreds of thousands of people from across the country is set to kick off at the beginning of October.Unicoi County’s 44th annual Apple Festival will crowd the streets of downtown Erwin Friday, Oct. 1 until Saturday, Oct. 2 and will feature hundreds … Read more
Grants intended to get community development projects going has led T-Mobile to announce Erwin, Tennessee has been selected as one of 25 small towns across the country to receive a grant to assist in community development.A release from T-Mobile states the Hometown Grant will be used to assist in finishing the first phase of construction … Read more
Tennessee officials say donors have added 144 acres to a state park in Memphis known for being the first one east of the Mississippi River to be open to African Americans.The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation says the expansion of T.O. Fuller State Park is the result of a donation by philanthropists Hugh and … Read more
MOney from the American Rescue Plan has led the Carter County Commission to approve millions of dollars in funding to help expand internet access in some of the county’s most rural districts.Commissioners voted to spend $2.5 million on top of $600,000 that was already set aside for the project. The state will also provide more … Read more
First degree murder has landed 33 year old Daniel Walsh in prison for life after a Sullivan County, Tennessee jury found him guilty of first-degree murder, among other charges, according to the district attorney’s office.Walsh’s charges stem from the 2019 shooting death of Joshua Moyers in the 1900 block of Latimer Street in the Bloomingdale … Read more
Now in its 39th year, one local school was recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School for 2021.Johnson City School’s Towne Acres Elementary School was one of six Tennessee schools to earn the honor – only 325 schools across the nation are listed as annual National Blue Ribbon Schools.A press release from the United States … Read more
Some encouraging ecoonomic development news, the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development has granted more than $4 million in grants to help fund historic renovation and preservation projects across the state.According to a news release, the Tennessee General Assembly approved allocating the funding earlier this year.The funding is designed to encourage investments in buildings … Read more
Unfortunately, the Carter County community is mourning the loss of a teacher within the Carter County School system.Carter County Schools Director Dr. Tracy McAbee confirmed with new outlets that Kristi Davenport, a visual arts teacher at Hampton Elementary, has died.McAbee said the school system has lost an educator who was adored by students and colleagues … Read more