News Staff A lumber shortage during a red-hot housing market has caused the price of single-family homes to jump approximately $36,000 since last April, a new study finds.The analysis, from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), emerges as lumber prices in April skyrocketed 250% year over year.The lumber price hike has also added $13,000 to the … Read more
JCPD reports a K-9 was called to the scene and two people were arrested Sunday night after Johnson City police reportedly discovered methamphetamine in a vehicle.According to a release from the Johnson City Police Department, officers found a Nissan Maxima sitting in a parking lot in the 2300 block of South Greenwood Drive around 10:30 … Read more
For his acievenemtn in the clay brick industry,a former top executive with a leading U.S. producer of building materials headquartered in Johnson City has been recognized by the Brick Industry Association.Mark Kinser, a former executive vice president of General Shale, has been given the BIA’s 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award. HE received the award during the … Read more
With the goal of saving nearly 2-million dollars, Tennessee Rep. John Holsclaw Jr. (R- Tenn.) worked alongside Sen. Ken Yager to pass House Bill 820, which reduces several fees geared toward state charities from July 1, 2021, through Jan. 31, 2022.Initial application fees for an annual event, annual event application fees and late filing fees … Read more
Helping people in need was the goal met by Indian Trail Intermediate School students and faculty continuing a years-long tradition of giving back to the community in a time it’s needed most.The food drive operated under COVID-19 protocol, but it still produced successful results by bringing in pounds and pounds of food.Over the past four … Read more
The Town of Abingdon has announced that the Coomes Recreation Center’s outdoor pool is scheduled to open for the season on June 2.The season lasts until Aug. 8, and the outdoor pool with be open to the public Wednesday through Friday from 12:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., Saturday from 12:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. and … Read more
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says thank you while planning to lift COVID-19 restrictions, including social distancing and capacity limits, on June 15.Northam made the announcement that restrictions will be eased if current trends continue.The mask mandate will remain in effect though. Northam also hopes to allow the emergency declaration he declared to end on June … Read more
The Bristol Public Library will be hosting a series of free COVID-19 vaccination clinics provided by the Virginia Department of Health with a series running every Thursday through June 24, and is open to anyone over the age of 18 who requires either first or second shots of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.“We are excited to … Read more
You might see an uptick in your power bill later this year.Appalachian Power has several petitions before the Virginia State Corporation Commission to recover costs for transmission improvements.If approved, it would raise a residential customer’s monthly bill by about $11.50 a month.Another petition to meet environmental regulations would increase a bill by about $2.50 a … Read more
A lucky person is 100-thousand dollars richer for prucashing the winning Powerball ticket in Johnson City following Wednesday’s drawing, according to the Tennessee Lottery.Wednesday’s winner matched four out of five white balls and the red Powerball to win $50,000. Because the player chose the Power Play feature for an extra $1 and the Power Play … Read more