News Staff According to the Washington County Schools Superintendent many upgrades are part of the Jonesborough K-8 school which school board members received an update and found out plans for the facility are still on schedule.Students from Jonesborough Middle School and Jonesborough Elementary School are set to move into the new K-8 school at the start of … Read more
It’s outta of this world for a pair of professors from East Tennessee State University (ETSU) working with an international group of scientists to study massive stars near our galaxy.The pair are in ETSU’s Department of Physics and Astronomy who joined the study to analyze the most massive stars close to the Milky Way, according … Read more
Meals for kids have been delivered to areas of Elizabethton and Carter County where children don’t get enough to eat when the school cafeterias are closed for the long vacation.Monday was the last day that the caravans will be going out this summer. To provide additional food for the children and their families until the … Read more
If you’re headed out to this week’s Greene County Fair organizers are urging everyone to stay hydrated and take precautions against overheating.Temperatures are forecast to top off at about 86 degrees on Tuesday, with high temperatures in the 90-degree range Wednesday through Saturday.The 73rd annual Greene County Fair started on Monday and concludes Saturday.
Some criminal activity as the Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) is investigating a report of shots fired at an apartment complex on Monday night.According to a spokesperson for the JCPD, shell casings were found at Dunbar Apartments on Robinson Drive.
Although foul play isn’t suspected, Johnson County authorities are investigating after a former county commissioner was found dead Monday evening.According to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO), emergency officials responded to the 5500 Block of US 421 regarding a deceased person. The sheriff’s office identifies the person as Billy D. Roark. Roark was reportedly found … Read more
Tennessee has begun requiring felons who want their voting rights back to first get their full citizenship rights restored by a judge or show they were pardoned.Election officials say the step is required after a June court ruling.Tennessee previously had set up a process under a 2006 law for felons to petition for the restoration … Read more
Bogus bills is a concern for the Elizabethton Police Department, as the department says counterfeit bills are popping up.Sergeant Mike Commons says, “If your money is identical to each other, it’s fake. If it feels like paper, not like cloth, it’s fake. Check it for the watermarks, check it for the lines.”
Kingsport officials say plans to expand the city’s Greenbelt may be years off but they’re still working on improvements for the city’s hiking and biking trails.Design is underway to expand the trail system from its current endpoint, along Netherland Inn Road towards the Weigel’s across from Allandale Mansion, says Parks and Recreation Manager Kitty Frazier.
Back In 2019, the American Exchange Project (AEP) was founded with the goal of helping graduating seniors throughout the United States experience a community different from their own. Now, the project is in Kingsport, Tennessee with Dobyns-Bennett High School hosting their first group of students this year. About a week ago, seven students from multiple … Read more