News Staff A crash Tuesday in Erwin saw a pickup truck slamming into a building, injuring two people. Polcie say the crash happened near Tyler Street and Crosswhite Lane, where the driver of a Ford F150 pickup headed west on Tyler failed to make the turn and struck a building. Nobody was inside the building, but the … Read more
Parents in Wasngton County, Tennessee schools can now keep track of their students on their journeys to and from school. A new smartphone app allows parents to track the exact location of their child’s school bus. The district has made some changes this year to bus routes. Each family will be given a unique ID … Read more
Human trfaficking is the focus of the Red Sand Project… an interactive exhibit that uses red sand to fill sidewalk cracks. The effort symolizes the victims of human trafficking who have “fallen through the cracks” and don’t have opporunities to find resources to get help. More than 70 different organizations support the Red Sand Project, … Read more
Discussion in Bristol on Tuesday centered around renovations at Tod Houston Field. City Manager Kelly Bourgeois (boo-ZWAH) said m,ajor league baseball has indicated an agreement with the Bristol State Liners to play at the field. The deal is expected to be inked by next week after earlier plans for the team to play at Whitetop … Read more
Main Street Greenevlle is hoping to qualify for grants to improve building facades downtown. Grants would be made available for commercial buildings in the 18-block downtown district. Some of the funding could also be used on general downtown improvements to the Eagle’s Rest pedestrian pathway and courtyard on South Main Street. The grant is through … Read more
The Hawkins County School District will be getting tougher on cell phones in class for the upcoming school year. A new policy passed by the school board says the cell phone rules will be “fully enforced, particularly at the high school level.” Students will no longer be allowed to use cell phones while school is … Read more
Heavy rainfall from storms on Sunday caused some big flooding problems at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. Pictires and videos shared on social media showed some area of the popular Sevier County theme park, including walkways and parking lots, under rushing water. A park spokesperosn said one person suffered a minor injury. McCarter Hollow Road near … Read more
Beginning August 12th, the Greeneville Airport will close for maintenance. Three projects will be done during the closure, which include a pavement and resealing project on the runway. Airport officials say they’re hoping the runway will be closed for no more than about one week. Anothe rproject involvesd constrcution work to the tee hangars, which … Read more
Kingsport City and Sullivan COunty Schools will provide free school breakfast and lunches at every school for the upcoming school year. Up until now, only five Kingsport City Schools were qualified for the Community Eligibility Provision program. NOw, the federal government says all of them are qualified based on the percentage of students that are … Read more
Ballad Health says it has brought in more than a dozen residents from an assisted living facility that abruptly closed. Late Wednesday, Ballad Health said 15 patients had been brought in suddenly from the facility, which it did not name. Ballad would say only that the facility was not Ballad-owned and came with no warning. … Read more