News Staff A Church Hill woman is arrested and charged with child neglect after her 4-year-old child was found wearing only a diaper in the roadway wandering around and not knowing how to get home.According to a report from the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to New Canton Road on Friday, July 23 about an … Read more
ETSU and Walters State Community College have announced an agreement with the digital media programs of each college.Students at Walters State will be able to transfer credits earned from digital media credits directly to ETSU.Students want to pursue graduate study will also have the option to complete the recently added masters degree in digital media … Read more
The Washington County Sheriff’s Office has charged Jonathan R. Hughes, 22 of Johnson City, with aggravated assault, evading arrest, felon in possession of a firearm, violation of probation, and possession of methamphetamine.According to the sheriff’s office, deputies responded Leona Road in Telford where they found a man sitting inside of a truck with a gunshot … Read more
With COVID-19 cases on the rise again, Ballad Health will resume weekly COVID-19 media briefings. The briefings will take place every Wednesday i the mid-morning.Each session will include prepared comments, data updates, and trend forecasting.Over the past month, active cases in Northeast Tennessee have increased by more than 500%. The region’s active case count of … Read more
Carter County Schools says masks will be optional at the start of the 2021-2022 school year.On Wednesday, CCS released its opening plan protocols for the upcoming school year. Students are not required to wear masks in the classroom or on the bus, according to the district’s protocol.The protocol also states temperature checks will not be … Read more
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s 2020 Crime in Tennessee report shows the number of murders in Tennessee jumped 37% last year compared to 2019.The Tennessean reports that makes last year one of the deadliest since 2002. The numbers rose from 498 in 2019 to 682 in 2020. The report also showed an increase in aggravated … Read more
Elizabethton City Schools says it will have increased health and hygiene standards that include cleaning and sanitation of high-contact areas and hand sanitation stations available in all buildings as part of its plan for reopening schools this year.According to a release from ECS, the school system will continue with its traditional five-day school week while … Read more
It’s time for the annual Unted Way campaign and the organization is kicking off its annual fundraising event with “Best of Johnson City” nominee, Project BBQ.The United Way of East Tennessee Highlands will be hosting a kickoff event on August 5 in the parking lot behind HomeTrust Bank at 1907 N Roan Street. The event … Read more
So far the reward fund in the case of Summer Wells stands at just over 39-thousand dollars and the Church Hill Rescue Squad says it will no longer be the lead agency for orchestrating any additional searches for missing Hawkins County 5-year-old Summer Wells.Instead, the agency says any future searches will be through the sheriff’s … Read more
Southwest Virginia students will have the option to learn online this year through a new virtual academy.The Region VII Virtual Academy is the first regional approach in the Commonwealth to offer online learning.Thee academy’s new director is a former Washington County, VA administrator who says it was designed out of necessity as a result of … Read more