News Staff Milligan University’s VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) program has provided free, IRS-certified tax return preparation to local citizens for over a decade. The program is sponsored by Bank of Tennessee and Carter County Bank.This year, the program will take place in Milligan’s Hardin Hall from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on three Saturdays during the … Read more
A Kingsport man has been arrested and charged with the rape of a child in Hawkins County.According to an indictment returned by a Hawkins County grand jury, Joshua Lee Hash is charged with aggravated rape of a child three years old or younger.The indictment was returned on October 1, 2020.
Lee County Public Schools will begin remote learning starting immediately, according to division superintendent Brian Austin.A release from Austin on Wednesday, January 6 says the transition is effective immediately.Students will remain virtual through Friday, January 15.LCPS plans for students to return to in-person learning on Monday, January 18.
The James H. Quillen VA Medical Center at Mountain Home has expanded its clinic for veteran COVID-19 vaccinations.According to a post from the medical center’s Facebook page, the following groups can now receive the vaccine:Veterans 75 and olderHomeless veteransVeterans receiving home-based primary careVeterans on the solid organ/transplant listVeterans undergoing hemodialysisVeterans receiving chemotherapyVeterans with spinal cord … Read more
New and ongoing unemployment claims in Northeast Tennessee dropped last week to their lowest levels since the COVID-19 pandemic began. That short-term encouraging news follows a report showing the region had almost 12,000 more people working in November than it had in October.Ongoing jobless claims in the eight-county region had been stuck in a tight … Read more
Officials with Lakeway Christian Schools confirmed with news outlets they plan to build a school in Washington County off of Fordtown Road.The location is not far from the Tri-Cities Crossing exit at the intersection of Interstate 81 and Interstate 26.
The McKinney Center in Jonesborough is looking for vendors and artists for a new series of markets in 2021.The series of five markets are designed to provide a safe environment for artists to sell their products, as well as help the McKinney Center recoup lost income due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Vendors can register for one … Read more
A man injured in a December 19 collision in Johnson City has died.Robert Druggish, 68, of Tazewell, Virginia died January 2 at Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in Wake Forest, NC.According to investigators, Druggish was traveling west on Bobby Hicks Hwy in a 2018 Ford Escape when he turned left into the path of a 2012 … Read more