News Staff There are no plans to implement a mask mandate for students and staff in Sullivan County for the upcoming school year, according to guidelines.Students and staff who have been vaccinated won’t be subject to quarantine, unless they test positive for COVID-19. No temperature checks before school will be taken. No restrictions on the number of … Read more
With water levels rising adding debris to the water the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved funding for a new skimmer boat after the Boone Lake Association requested over $30,000 at their meeting this week. The board voted 5-2 to pass the measure.Vice Mayor Colette George and Alderman Betsy Cooper voted against the funding. … Read more
Students and staff in Washington County, Tennessee, won’t have to wear masks for the upcoming school year.Masks will be optional, according to director of schools Jerry Boyd. People are asked to take their temperature before coming to school.Anyone who has a positive COVID-19 test will be excluded from school for 10 days and may return … Read more
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