News Staff Official casino licensing is now allowed since the Virginia Lottery Board approved proposed permanent casino regulations at its quarterly meeting. The unanimous approval could mean a year-long delay to Hard Rock’s original timeline for the casino in Bristol.After the Wednesday vote, proposed casinos in Bristol, Norfolk, Danville and Portsmouth may apply for official casino licensing.Lottery … Read more
Harmony Freewill Baptist Church in Carter County is soon hosting its back-to-school bash.This year is no different, but there will be some changes because of the pandemic.The event will take place at Hampton High School on July 31. Each school zone will come at a different time.Students from city and county schools are invited and … Read more
A release from ETSU Athletics says it’ll be “All Hands On Deck” as school officials announced that they will return to full capacity at *all home sporting events this upcoming season.The announcement comes as organizers say ETSU had one of the best financial years in program history thanks to donations and fans’ commitment to ETSU … Read more
While lawyers say a full announcement is expected soon, the three biggest U.S. drug distribution companies and the drugmaker Johnson & Johnson are on the verge of a $26 billion settlement covering thousands of government lawsuits over the toll of opioids across the U.S.including Tennessee, says a group of lawyers for local governments.The national settlement … Read more
A Greene County mother 21 year old Ashley McCamey and her boyfriend 28 year old Brandon Marsh have been arrested and charged in the death of a 10-month-old child.According to a release from the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, investigators were first called to a death investigation in the 100 block of Twin Barns Road in … Read more
Rooms were taken apart by a contractor and Johnson City police say the home contractor started work inside a woman’s home, but never returned to finish the job.Juan Puente is charged with action by a home improvements service provider that constitute offense over $10,000.The homeowner showed police receipts and contracts for nearly $11,000 in work … Read more
A former Carter County Head Start program employee has been indicted on a theft charge after investigators say she used the program’s credit cards to purchase thousands of dollars worth of personal items. Head Start is a program for low-income families and their children.According to a release from the Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury, Joyce … Read more
A lawyer representing the Haven of Mercy homeless shelter in Johnson City says city officials ordered the electricity cut off at the building without providing notice to the owner.According to Amber Lee of Lee Law Group, PLLC and Pioneer Advocacy PLLC, city officials ordered the electricity at the Haven of Mercy to be cut off … Read more
Virginia State Police are investigating after a man was killed in a crash in Tazewell County Sunday afternoon.According to a release from VSP, the crash occurred on Route 67 (Jewell Ridge Road) south of Route 616. In the release a 2005 Ford Explorer was headed north when it went off the right side of the … Read more
While in Abingdon, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced that the Commonwealth plans to invest $700 million in American Rescue Plan into broadband infrastructure.Officials said this investment will allow universal internet access in Virginia in 2024.Northam made the announcement at the Southwest Virginia Higher Education Center in Abingdon. He says it’s time to close the digital … Read more