News Staff A man has been charged with second degree murder following a fatal shooting Saturday, according to the Johnson City Police Department.Dadrian Franklin, 34, of Johnson City, was arrested Monday and was also charged with trespassing.Police said Franklin was involved in an altercation with the victim just prior to the victim’s shooting death. The victim’s name … Read more
With a goal of improving access and quality of healthcare in Tennessee’s distressed counties, health insurance provider Amerigroup Tennessee has established a new scholarship at East Tennessee State University – the Amerigroup Rural Medicine Scholarship (ARMS), valued at $52,000 per student. The scholarship is funded through a $156,000 grant from Amerigroup, and will fully fund … Read more
A Lee County woman was pleasantly surprised to learn she had won $2 million dollars from the Virginia Lottery while the country was focused on the $1 billion Mega Millions prize.According to a release from the Virginia Lottery, Dorothy “Linda” Millsap purchased a Mega Millions ticket from the Wilderness Road Market on US Highway 23 … Read more
Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and Eastman Chemical Company have announced plans to build “one of the world’s largest plastic-to-plastic molecular recycling facilities” in Kingsport.According to a release from Eastman, the new facility will utilize methanolysis to convert polyester waste into usable and durable products, rather than allowing them to end up in a landfill.
Authorities in Washington County, Virginia said they discovered and positively identified the remains of the third victim in a murder investigation from 2019.The remains of Athina Hopson, 25, were found and positively identified in the Mendota area.Hopson, who last lived in Johnson City, was reported missing March 21, 2019.The Commonwealth’s Attorney for Washington County, Virginia … Read more
After several years of careful planning, the Climate Office for the state of Tennessee has been officially recognized at East Tennessee State University by the American Association of State Climatologists (AASC).The Tennessee Climate Office (TCO) at ETSU has been fulfilling the basic responsibilities of a state climate office since its establishment in 2016, providing climate … Read more
A recent kiosk installment at the Redi-Mart Supermarket in Hampton is going to make life a little easier for Carter County residents who don’t want to go to the courthouse to renew their car tags, locate and pay property taxes, and pay court fines.Recently, Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby joined with County Clerk Mary Gouge, … Read more
First Baptist Church in Elizabethton will be hosting a free food bag distribution on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 2 – 4:30 p.m. The distribution will be outside, as a drive-through pick up and all COVID-19 precautions will be taken.First Baptist Elizabethton is located at 212 East F Street. For more information, please call 423-543-1931.
Hikers are being told to postpone plans to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail this year due to COVID-19. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy made the suggestion because it feels the pandemic makes long-distance hikes unsafe.Morgan Sommerville, regional director for the conservancy, says that as long as the pandemic continues, while vaccines aren’t widely … Read more
Dollywood is mourning the passing of Randy Parton, 67.Parton, a singer and songwriter who was the younger brother to Dolly Parton, performed at the park for more than 30 years. A prepared statment says Randy Huston Parton, 67, iconic performer and creative leader at Dollywood, has lost his long battle with cancer. Rather than flowers, … Read more