The governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee intends to sign a bill that would charge parents who do not report a child missing with a misdemeanor, according to the governor’s press secretary.House Bill 384, commonly referred to as “Evelyn Boswell’s Law,” was unanimously passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday. His press ecretary says … Read more
Dale Phipps is the newly appointed next police chief for Kingsport. Phipps was named interim chief of police following the retirement of Police Chief David Quillen in 2020.The city says Phipps has nearly 33 years of service and about half of that time was served as deputy chief overseeing administration and operations. He is a … Read more
Bill Brock, a former Tennessee senator and Republican chairman who rebuilt the party after the Watergate scandal, has died at age of 90.Family friend Tom Griscom says Brock died on Thursday morning.Brock was an official with his family’s Brock Candy Co. before he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1962.His work to improve … Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor reported 35,564 new unemployment claims filed in Tennessee and Virginia last week.According to a report from the department, 28,232 claims were filed in Virginia during the week ending on March 20 along with Tennessee’s 7,332. Tennessee reported a slight decrease in new unemployment claims as compared to the week before.
Evelyn Boswell’s Law, which would charge parents with a misdemeanor for failing to report a child as missing, has passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives.House Bill 384, more commonly known as “Evelyn Boswell’s Law,” would charge parents who are aware their minor child is missing with a Class A misdemeanor if signed into law.The … Read more
This years’ Peters Hollow Egg Fight is canceled because of COVID-19, according to a release.This is the second year in a row the pandemic forced organizers to cancel the event.“With 2021 vaccinations and further immunity advances for COVID 19, we truly expect to be breakin’ eggs again in 2022,” Norman Peters said in the release.
Tennessee’s attorney general says the state will receive $4.9 million from a $188.6 million multistate settlement over deceptive marketing claims against a maker of surgical mesh products.Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s office announced Tennessee’s share in the settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation involving 47 states and Washington, D.C.
Health leaders in Tennessee are concerned that while so much attention has been put on the coronavirus pandemic within the last year, another major health crisis is sliding under the radar: the drug epidemic.New statistics from the Tennessee Department of Health show deaths by overdose are increasing statewide every year.In 2019, overdose claimed the lives … Read more
BRistol VA firefigters could be seen alongside a building as part of training for the Bristol Virginia Fire Department’s ‘Heavy Technical Rescue Team’. They serve the region during times of disaster.Bristol Virginia Fire Chief, Mike Armstrong, says the team works on high risk drills to prepare for emergency situations.”We want to make sure that when … Read more
One of the first eaglets to hatch at the ETSU Johnson City eagle nest has fallen from its home and is presumed dead. According to a post from Michelle France, an admin on the ETSU Eagle Cam Facebook page, the eaglet referred to as JC17 fell from the nest on Tuesday night.The eaglet was removed … Read more