News Staff A former Greene County Schools band instructor Brock Jones has pleaded guilty to solicitation of a minor and also using an electronic device to do so.Jones was sentenced to serve one year on probation for each count, which will run concurrently.The clerk’s office said Jones will be under judicial diversion during the sentence, meaning the … Read more
Following some rigorous requirememnts including 4 hyears of coursework, two leaders in the Johnson City Fire Department recently graduated from the Executive Fire Officer Program at the National Fire Academy, making them among just 50 graduates from Tennessee.Interim Fire Chief David Bell and District Chief Jonathan Fulmer were both recognized by the City Commission during … Read more
Washington County commissioners will decide Monday on a request to spend $2.1 million needed to complete work on athletic fields at Boones Creek pre-K-8 School.In addition, commissioners are also scheduled to vote on Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy’s appointment of a county medical examiner, as well as a resolution to contract with East Tennessee State … Read more
DO you like to drink tea? To celebrate their grand reopening, McAlister’s Deli of Johnson City is giving away free tea to every customer on Monday with a chance to win free tea for a year.According to a press release, McAlister’s opened its North Roan Street location in 2010 and continued to serve the community … Read more
The Unicoi County Commission’s Budget and Finance Committee added two additionalmeetings to its schedule during the group’s meeting on Thursday night saying now the earliest a budget could be approved iis July 12th.The planned June 7 meeting was meant to be the final meeting of the committee, where the budget would have been completed and … Read more
With charges ranging from burglary of a detached garage and grand larceny, after a 3-day trial, a Buchanan County jury handed down a guilty verdict and suggested a 20-year sentence to Bobby Proffitt of Cedar Bluff, Virginia. A media release from Buchanan County Commonwealth’s Attorney Gerald Arrington says Proffitt, 40, was charged with breaking and … Read more
There is a change by the Sullivan County Regional Health Department. It’sclosing a satellite COVID-19 vaccination site on Friday and beginning a “strike team” vaccination program designed to bring the shot to you.According to a release by the SCRHD the Whitetop Creek Park vaccination location will close at 3 p.m. on May 21, after which … Read more
Three people freed a woman in Greenville found bound and gagged” in a sleeping bag on Wednesday.According to a report from the Greeneville Police Department, officers were called to Greeneville Community Hospital East at 10 a.m. Once at the hospital, officers spoke with the victim, two witnesses and the girlfriend of a witness.A witness said … Read more
28 year old Donald Sherfy Jr. is is facing child pornography charges after the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office conducted a “digital investigation.”According to a press release from SCSO, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children alerted the department to a potential source of child pornography.The release states during the investigation an IP tracking led … Read more
83 year olld Mack Bowman turned himself in to the Waashington County Tennessee Sheriiffs office and is facing charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child younger than 10. It’s according to a press releease from the sheriff’s office.The release states during the investigation, evidence was found that Bowman had sexually assaulted a child who … Read more