News Staff Johnson City officials have temporarily shut the doors at the Haven of Mercy amid safety concerns.The City’s Board of Dwelling Standards and Review said the facility had multiple building code violations and ordered the closure in January.Johnson City’s Director of Development Services, Preston Mitchell, says the next step is for Pastor and CEO of Haven … Read more
The Tennessee Department of Transportation said that many operators plowing roadways soon will be treating potholes next week.The freeze/thaw cycle is expecting to bring pothole issues across the state.If you want to report a pothole on Tennessee roadways click ontotn.gov/tdot/maintenance.
County mayors in Washington, Carter and Unicoi Counties have decided to lift their counties’ face covering requirements starting Saturday, February 20.According to a release from the mayors of each county, the mandates will be lifted at 11:59 p.m. on Friday.The mayors are now requesting that residents wear face coverings, but they are not required.The release … Read more
Hunt Memorial United Methodist Church in Bristol, Virginia will be open Friday and Saturday as a daytime warming shelter from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m.Hunt is located at 824 Harmeling Street, Bristol, Virginia, in the Rice Terrace community at the corner of Harmeling and Saratoga.
Dolly Parton says thanks, but no asking Tennessee lawmakers to no longer consider placing a statue of her on the state Capitol grounds.Dolly released the following statement saying I want to thank the Tennessee legislature for their consideration of a bill to erect a statue of me on the Capitol grounds. I am honored and … Read more
A Big Stone Gap man 32 year old Josha Smith accused of killing his grandmother in August 2020 is now charged with capital murder.According to court documents provided by Commonwealth’s Attorney Chuck Slemp, a Wise County Grand Jury returned an indictment upgrading Joshua Blake Smith’s first-degree murder charge to capital murder.In a summary of the … Read more
Officials with the Greeneville Emergency & Rescue Squad say they were on the scene of an accident on 11E involving a school bus Thursday afternoon.Rescue squad officials say the accident involved two vehicles and a Greene County school bus near the intersection of Twin Barnes Road and 11E.The Greene County Director of Schools says two … Read more
In a press release from East Tennessee State University plans are in place to have more people on-campus next school year. According to a release from ETSU President Brian Noland, the university is planning to welcome more students back to classrooms and residence halls in the fall of 2021. With the promise of multiple vaccines … Read more
Two fugitives were captured by Washington County Sheriffs.Michael Wayne Bowman, 20, of Chuckey is facing a felony child abuse charge out of Michigan. Authorities said he caused serious physical injury to a child.Charles Edward Carr, 49, of Johnson City is accused in Virginia of trying to solicit sex via electronic means from a person less … Read more
Officials with PETA have issued a release they are now adding to the reward for a local investigation where a dog was seen on surveillance video being dragged behind a vehicle. They are offering a reward of up to $5,000, bringing the total to $13,000 for information leading to the arrest of the people responsible … Read more