News Staff The Mendota Trail is officially open from beginning to end.The trail now stretches across 12.5 miles as it winds through pasture lands and woods. It uses an old rail bed and required 17 trestles to be restored. Now you can walk and bike on the trail beginning on Rich Valley Road in Bristol, Virginia and … Read more
A Tazewell, Virginia family is credited with growing gigantic pumpkins for Dollywood, which were delivered to the park on Sunday.Dollywood’s Harvest Festival presented by Humana, and Great Pumpkin LumiNights presented by Covenant Health feature many pumpkins each year, including the park’s iconic colossal pumpkins. Including the Tazewell family’s eight pumpkins, Dollywood is up to 27 … Read more
Two new fire engines that will serve the Greene County community for years to come and were formally dedicated Thursday during a ceremony at Station No. 2 on Carson Street.Firefighters, elected officials and members of the public inspected the shiny new rescue pumper engine and “mini-pumper” truck. The new rescue pumper is designated Engine No. … Read more
Tennessee lawmakers have made the decision to earmark more than $230 million to strengthen security measures at public and private schools.”Our school resource officers are vital to what we do in our school district,” said Annette Tudor, Director of Schools, Bristol Tennessee City Schools. “Primarily, and the most obvious piece of that, is keeping our … Read more
The Race to Build for the Appalachia Service Project (ASP) is making progress toward three teams completing homes by Saturday, Race to Build represents three colleges building homes for those in need.The 2023 Race to Build kicked off Thursday morning outside Bristol Motor Speedway. Teams from Kent State University, the University of Nebraska and Tennessee … Read more
The Elizabethton City Council voted Thursday night to again manage the city’s municipal golf course.The city hasn’t managed the Elizabethton Golf Course for five years. Instead, it has been managed by Hampton Golf. But, Hampton Golf has decided not to renew its contract.Mayor Curt Alexander said that after recent complaints about the condition of the … Read more
A total of 194 students in Greeneville and Greene County were promoted to fourth grade through new requirements under the controversial “Third Grade Retention Law.”Numbers provided by local school districts show that Greeneville City Schools promoted 93 third-graders, and Greene County Schools promoted 101 third-graders after successful completion of “Summer Camp.” Passing remediation means passing … Read more
Greeneville announces the 14th annual “Scarecrows of Main” competition to be held in downtown Greeneville.The contest is being sponsored again this year by Broyles General Store, 730 W. Main St.Entrants must, however, come from within Greene County or be a current 2023-24 member of Main Street: Greeneville.This contest is open to all ages, individuals, families, … Read more
The East Tennessee State University majorettes and color guard will head to New York City next year to perform at the famous Radio City Music Hall.The majorettes and color guard were invited to perform in the Christmas Spectacular on Nov. 27, 2024, a day before the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.This comes after ETSU’s marching band … Read more
Authorities in Greene County are investigating two suspicious fires on Rheatown Road.The Greene County Sheriff’s Department (GCSD) is investigating two structure fires that occurred on Aug. 27 and Sept. 10, Anyone with information about the fires is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Tweed at 423-798-1800 ext 1517 or by messaging the GCSD Facebook page.