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Bristol, Tennessee has received a Downtown Improvement Grant for $300,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, according to State Rep. John Crawford. The grant is part of $4 million in overall funding that was awarded to support improvements to building facades and outdoor public spaces in 17 downtowns and Main Street communities … Read more

(JOHNSON CITY) – Shots ring out in Johnson City. The cops are dispatched to a Mel Circle address. One person is soon taken to an area hospital…no word on the extent of the gunshot wounds. Officials confirm to the media…a person of interest is in custody. State officials are assisting in the investigation with area … Read more

(JOHNSON CITY) – More than 100 volunteers in Johnson City come together…to pack meals…to help people both around the world…and around the block. It’s the organization “Kids for Hunger”…and they aim to provide nutritious meals for impoverished kids and families all around the globe, they say. Each box the crew packs…contains around 215 meals. In … Read more

(BRISTOL, TN) – Tennessee Hills unveiled the new name for the road leading to its latest location. The future distillery is located in Bristol, Tennessee on the former American National University campus…across the street from the Pinnacle. Co-owner and founder Stephen Callahan reveals the new road name…“Tennessee Hills Way.” Up the hill, construction of the … Read more

(NASHVILLE) – The Census Bureau estimated in 2020…Tennessee had over 37,000 veterans…with at least a 70% disability rating or higher. Soon, many of them with kids could be getting a boost. At the capitol…a bill, to give most dependents of veterans with a 100% disability rating a “waiver of tuition, maintenance fees and student activity … Read more

(GREENEVILLE) – The Greeneville Board of Education will consider a resolution opposing school vouchers when it meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, at the Kathryn W. Leonard Administrative Office. Other action items on the agenda include purchase of a school bus and consideration of board policy revisions on first reading. Also on the agenda is a … Read more

(SULLIVAN COUNTY) – Two people are arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 26. Chad Blevins, 27, and Melinda Booker, 43, both of Kingsport…had drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, on them, officials say. Booker is charged with the manufacture, sale, or possession of methamphetamine…held in the Sullivan County Jail on a $25,000 … Read more

(WASHINGTON CO., VA) – Free dinners…and more restrooms…are headed to schools in Washington County, Virginia. This year, all schools are continuing to offer free breakfast and lunch options for students, Washington County schools Superintendent Keith Perrigan tells reporters. The school system has six partnerships with local farmers to provide food for school cafeteria…and they are … Read more

(GREENEVILLE) – The Greeneville City Council will consider design options to address a slope on portions of new sidewalks on Depot Street when it meets Tuesday. Small portions of the newly poured sidewalk sections on West Depot Street slope between the sidewalk and the back of the curb. Approximately 2-foot-wide sections of concrete contain the … Read more

(JOHNSON CITY) – Ballad Health and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee reach a new agreement to provide care to members at Northeast Tennessee hospitals. BlueCross announced the new three-year agreement would allow Northeast Tennessee members to continue receiving in-network care within Ballad Health’s hospital system. The new agreement, which is “subject to regulatory review,” will cover … Read more