News Staff Johnson City is getting a $2 million federal grant to help upgrade a sewer pump with multiple sewer overflows from nearby manholes. State Senator Rusty Crowe, along with State Representatives Rebecca Alexander and Tim Hicks, announced the grant. The grant was awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, according to a release on Monday.The Upgrade … Read more
A White House information fact sheet on infrastructre shows onTennessee’s fact sheet that almost 900 bridges and 270 miles of highway are in “poor condition,” while commute times have risen by 7.7 percent since 2011. In response, the sheet states the AJP would designate $600 billion to make changes to and repair roads and bridges.The … Read more
The mall on North Roan Street in Johnson City is getting docked. You’ll find the Tri-Cities Boat Show back at the mall this year. Mall Patrons will find the Boat Show this coming weekend, April 16, 17th, and 18th in the parking lot. According to Bennington Marine officials the bot show comes at a great … Read more
The tweetsie trail currently runs from Legion Street in Johnson City to Hatcher Lane in Elizabethton. Now the popular Tweetsie Trail could possibly have its length extended by 50%, with a connection to a growing mountain bike trail section.That is the possibility being considered by the Carter County Commission’s Building and Grounds Committee. The committee … Read more
More than 200 jobs and $140 million in investment from an auto industry company may be coming to Washington County now with county board-approved property tax incentives that would benefit the manufacturer.The former Alo building at the Washington County Industrial Park is the target for the 44-year-old multinational company, Northeast Tennessee Regional Economic Partnership’s (NETREP) … Read more
East Tennessee State University students and alumni were disappointed to not be able to celebrate Homecoming as usual in the fall for the 2020-21 academic year thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, but as the world, nation, state and university gradually begin moving toward normalcy, students can “click their heels” and say, “There’s No Place Like … Read more
Johnson City Schools has officially launched the application for the Johnson City Virtual Academy. The school will open to serve students in August 2021 in grades 5-12. “A great deal of preparation has gone in to make sure that the JCVA program reflects the quality of instruction and learning that parents have come to expect … Read more
The Tennessee Agriculture Department is stepping up measures to keep a rabbit virus type 2 out of the state.The virus is highly contagious and fatal to domestic rabbits.State Veterinarian Samantha Beaty issued an order this week prohibiting the importation of susceptible species from any area that is under quarantine for the disease.Any of those animals … Read more
As vaccine rollout continues in the Tri-Cities region, those who work with the homeless are concenred including Pastor Will Shewey of Shades of Grace.Shades of Grace works daily with the homeless population of Kingsport by feeding them and keeping access to services open throughout the pandemic.“They are valued, and we want them to be safe,” … Read more
The City of Kingsport and Greater Kingsport Alliance for Development (GKAD) have partnered to offer relief to families in need amid the COVID-19 pandemic.According to a release from the city, low-income households that have lost employment income due to the pandemic can receive up to three months of rent and utility payments.“The city has allocated … Read more