As a transition of power is taking place in the White House Republican U.S. Senators from Tennessee, Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty, took to Twitter on Inauguration Day promising to fight against the “socialist agenda.”In an inauguration unlike any other in our country’s history, a transition of power is taking place between Republican Donald Trump … Read more
The Sullivan County Regional Health Department has announced plans to begin administering second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.According to a release from the health department, the limited number of vaccines allotted means second doses will only be given to people who received their first doses at Bristol Dragway, Kingsport Civic Auditorium or the Blountville Health … Read more
In a virtual press conference ETSU announced that the university will add a third esports team for Rocket League.The Rocket League team will be added in the fall and will be comprised of six students.Jeff Shell, ETSU esports coach, said he is already searching for the newest members of the team.“Rocket League is basically soccer … Read more
East Tennessee State University Bill Gatton College of Pharmacy has assisted in recent weeks giving the region’s first COVID-19 vaccines at hospitals across the region in collaboration with Ballad Health and ETSU Health. The events marked a historic moment for a region that has battled the pandemic since March and continues to set new records … Read more
The Tennessee Lottery announced Sunday that a $150,000-winning Powerball ticket sold at the Friendly Market on Fort Henry Drive in Kingsport.Saturday’s drawing was the fifth Powerball drawing of 2021, and for the fifth time in a row, at least one ticket worth $50,000 or more was sold in Tennessee, according to a press release.
The Washington County Board of Education has hired the Tennessee School Boards Association to lead its search for the system’s next director of schools.School Board Chairman Jason Day said Friday he and his colleagues hope to have a new director under contract well before the current head of the school system, Bill Flanary, retires on … Read more
A Bristol realtor pleaded guilty to numerous charges after swindling numerous customers, causing losses in excess of $1 million in a Ponzi scheme, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.Tammy Lynn Hawk, 47, of Bristol, Tennessee, pleaded guilty to counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, and filing a false tax return.”Hawk faces … Read more
Officials with the Greeneville Police Department gave the all-clear Tuesday afternoon after a report of a suspicious package.Authorities said they received the report Tuesday morning about a backpack near a propane tank outside of the Walmart on East Andrew Johnson Highway.Police said the backpack was, “cleared by a member of the police department bomb squad … Read more
A Federal Bureau of Investigation billboard seen in Bristol, Tennessee, is asking for tips regarding the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6.Five people, including a Capitol Police Officer, were killed in the riot.According to a press release issued by the FBI last week, the agency has opened about 200 subject case files and … Read more
Two people have been arrested in connection to a police pursuit in Washington County, Virginia on Sunday night.According to Washington County Sheriff Blake Andis, two suspects who fled on foot into a wooded area after a police pursuit have been taken into custody.The suspects are identified as Cody Keith and Ashley Lynne Worley.Worley is pregnant, … Read more