Also in Sullivan County, leaders are trying to prioritize public health by creating a new health council. The council will be made up of a wide range of community members, all with different perspectives. The goal of the group will be to assess the overall health of the community, while developing effective ways to fight … Read more
The SUllivan County Sheriff’s Office has honored 13 fallen officers and their families with a memorial service. The ceremony on Friday evening to mark National Police Week. Families of the officers said they appreciated the county keeping the memories of their loved ones – alive. The earliest law enforcement officer to die in the line … Read more
Sullivan County leaders are moving to create a new health council. The council would consist of a wide range of rwepresentatives from the community, all with diverse perspectives. The goal od the council is to develoo ways to effectively combat local health issues./ Sullivan County leaders say they’re still in the early stages of developing … Read more
A Kingsport man found in the Holston River on April 30 died from an accidental drowning. The Kingsport Police Department officers responded to a drowning on the South Fork of the Holston River at Riverbend Park. There they found the body of 75 year-old, Ronald Wayne Davidson, of Kingsport. Davidson was believed to be fishing … Read more
A Carter County man faces a first-degree murder charge for allegedly killing another man sometime around early February and then allegedly moving and hiding his body, which was found Wednesday inside a buried freezer in a remote area of Hampton. Joey Guinn HAS BEEN CHARGED IN THE BEATING DEATH OF Edward Elliott. mORE CHARGES COULD … Read more
The school year is coming to an end and the Kingsport Aquatic Center is scheduled to open this weekend. After this weekend, regular hours will be daily from May 25th through August 2nd. After August 3rd, the park will be open only on weekends until September 2nd.
The police department in Erwin has hired it’s first black police officer in it’s 133 year history. Roger Antone has been on the job about six weeks. Antone came from Bluff City Polcie, where he was also the first black officer hired there years ago. But this isn’t what he wants to be remembered for. … Read more
Some Sullivan County residents are raising concerns over a proposed quarry development. A plan calls for the rezoning of about 90 acres of land off Sullivan Gardens Parkway for what’s being called the Horse Creek Quarry. Area neighbors say the indistrial development will plunge their property values and cause dangerous traffic conditions from all the … Read more
A cryptocurreny mine proposal has been pulled from the Johnson City pl;anning commission’s agenda. Commissioners were set to hear the proposal to change zoning classifications to allow for such ventures in heavy undustrial zoned areas, while creating another classification called business park, that would also allow cryptocurrency mines. But residents of rural Washignton County, long … Read more
The city of Bristol, Virginia, is considering raising the tax it charges for meals and hotel and motel rooms, while reducing the rate you pay for trash. The city council is being asked to approve a new ordinance to raise what’s called the transient toom rental tax from 13 to 15 percent. The purpose, the … Read more