AAA is predicting record levels of holiday travel during the long Memorial Day weekend with the vast majority of people hitting the highways. Nationwide, AAA forecasts almost 44 million people will travel 50 or more miles from home this weekend. That is expected to include 1.2 million in Virginia and over 926,000 people in Tennessee. … Read more
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) served warrants to residents who had not yet vacated the Westside Inn on Tuesday. Two warrants were served. Those living at the Westside Inn had been ordered to leave the property by April 19 or face eviction. Nonprofits in Kingsport area estimated between 80 and 150 people had been … Read more
The 20 million dollar MNain Streer Rebuild Projecy in Kingsport is now said to be past the halfway point. Public Works Director Michael Thompson on Monday, said you can really start to see what the ifnal project will look like now. Right now, he says the sullivan Street side of the project most closely resembles … Read more
Greene County leaders have chosen a replacement for outgoing school board member Tom Cobble. George Frye has been appointed to the school board. Frye was chosen from a pool of six candidates during Monday night’s county commission meeting. He will represent District 2 for the remainder of Cobble’s term, which will end August 31st. Frye … Read more
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.