News Staff The number of chronically absent students is up at Tennessee public schools — according to the Tennessee Department of Education, during the 2021/2022 school year, the absent rate was 20.3 percent. Chronic absenteeism becomes a label when a student misses 10 percent or more days of school. With a new school year comes a push … Read more
Through the Department of Agriculture’s ReConnect Program 25 million dollars is heading to Southwest Virginia for expanding broadband internet access. U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced the funding from the Department of Agriculture was awarded to Scott County Telephone Cooperative.The funding will be used to expand broadband to more than 17,000 residents, 1,018 … Read more
Greene County commissioners considered adjusting a previous tax hike during a meeting Monday, but the measure failed with some commissioners saying employees were thinking the reduced rate would affect any raises. Commissioners also considered providing more tax relief to elderly and low-income property owners and requiring volunteer departments to have an audit committee.
A man, Tony Myers, wanted on attempted murder charges out of Unicoi County turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday, according to Sheriff Michael Hensley. At the end of last month officers responded to a home on Lower Creek Road where Myers allegedly broke in, shot at people inside and assaulted a man inside the … Read more
The Town of Greeneville’s newest downtown parking lot, the Crowfoot Alley parking lot, was recently opened to the tune of 764-thousand dollars.The parking lot was constructed through an agreement with the Town of Greeneville, Greeneville Federal Bank and The Development Group Inc.Through the agreement, the town purchased the property from The Development Group for $300,000. … Read more
New students were welcomed toTusculum University for three days as they began their journeys toward graduation and their careers with activities that built their relationships with fellow Pioneers and provided them with information they need to succeed.The university welcomed these students from multiple states and countries with enthusiasm by holding the first phase of Pioneer … Read more
Bright’s Zoo in Tennessee is now home to one of the world’s rarest giraffes, zoo ownership reports. Bright’s Zoo in Limestone welcomed the solid brown giraffe on July 31 and zoo officials are just announcing its arrival.“Giraffe experts believe she is the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe living anywhere on the planet,” Bright’s Zoo stated in … Read more
In Church Hill, signage outlining the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s new guidelines for Unsportsmanlike Conduct By Fans are now posted at Volunteer High School, and school officials say they’re taking concerns about behavior at sporting events seriously. There’ll be no outside food or drinks allowed at Volunteer High School sporting events – including football … Read more
As a part of the Town of Greeneville’s “Back to Depot” celebration a street clock donated by the Greeneville Rotary Club will be unveiled on West Depot Street on Saturday.The celebration marks the completion of the West Depot section of the town’s Depot Street revitalization project.The clock, mounted on a post in the sidewalk near … Read more
The Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center that mainly services medicaid patients has received $75,000 in grant money to expand access to oral health care throughout Southwest Virginia.The clinic is 1 of 12 safety-net organizations to obtain funding from the Delta Dental of Virginia Foundation.The clinic opened in March 2020 with a mission of helping those … Read more