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For the first time since 2019, fireworks will return to Believe in Bristol’s Independence Day Celebration on July 4 marking the 23rd annual celebration. Believe in Bristol has announced the return of the Star-Spangled Independence Day celebration. The celebration will be ‘bigger than ever,’ featuring a patriotic parade, kids activities, carnival-style games, inflatables, food, music, … Read more

More to report about the murder at the Roadrunner Market as Johnson City police arrested the wife and mother of a father-son duo accused in the June 2 slaying of convenience store clerk Tava Woodard Thursday, charging 38 year old Donna Sexton her with several drug crimes. Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) investigators allegedly discovered … Read more

This Saturday in honor of National Fruits and Vegetable Month, Nourish Kids of Greenville will be hosting the kids booth located between Not Your Grandmother’s Jam and the Spider and the Bee. All the kids will receive a tote bag that can be colored along with some pages to color. They will also receive produce … Read more

The Johnson City Virtual Academy will no longer function after a decision was made by the Johnson City Board of Education Monday night.A release from the school district states that due to declining interest and enrollment, the virtual academy will be closed. When the online school began in the 2021-2022 school year, Johnson City Schools … Read more

Kingsport Area Transit Service (KATS) is offering free rides through its bus routes next week.To celebrate National “Dump the Pump” Day, KATS will allow free rides from June 12-16. The national initiative is meant to encourage the use of public transportation.Officials say it’s a good time to rethink how you travel on a daily basis.

Johnson City commissioners held a special meeting Thursday morning to vote on a second reading of the city’s first property tax increase since 2015.The city plans to increase its general fund budget by 6 percent and to do that, the city is proposing a 25-cent property tax hike.Commissioners say the increase is due to the … Read more

There is an upcoming camp sponsired by the Walters State Community College Niswonger Campus for sixth through eighth gradfers. Students will spend a day exploring health care careers and skills at the Mini-Medic Camp.The camp is one day only, July 19, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. and is free on a first come, first served basis.Refreshments will … Read more

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson known for creating the global Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) and his “700 Club” television show had died. He was 93.No cause of death was given.A news relase says“Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate died at his home in Virginia Beach early Thursday morning. He … Read more

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation has named the top 10 drugs in Tennessee’s 313 Initiative cases.. Through information gathered by the 313 Initiative, the TBI was able to determine what drugs are most often involved in criminal cases. The top three drugs found are meth, cannabis and fentanyl.Toward the bottom of the list is Xylazine … Read more

The City of Bristol, Virginia began voluntary air sampling and monitoring at the now-shut down Bristol Quarry Landfill.According to a Wednesday release from the city, the sampling and monitoring are being conducted under procedures created and supervised by Stantec Consulting Services Inc., an independent third-party consultant with offices throughout the United States.CIty MAnager and Attorney … Read more