East Tennessee State University’s Student Government Association is bringing its Spring 2021 Virtual Music and Comedy Tour to campus for five consecutive Wednesday evenings of entertainment for students, faculty and staff. This series of virtual performances and discussions with musicians and stars from television and Broadway is co-sponsored by Buctainment, Campus Recreation, the D.P. Culp … Read more
Second Harvest Northeast Tennessee and Feeding Southwest Virginia are working together to host a virtual food drive in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.According to a release from the food banks, the virtual food drive kicked off on Monday.The food drive will continue through January 31.
Celebrating seven years this month of providing college scholarships to a demographic comprised of DREAM’ers and DACA students, Equal Chance for Education, which has several students enrolled currently at Milligan University, describes its goal for 2021 as “ambitious but achievable.”Dr. Michael Spalding, founder and chairman of ECE, said the nonprofit 501(c)(3) entity plans to offer … Read more
A train derailment in Dickenson County has prompted crews to respond to the scene.According to a post from Dickenson County Emergency Management, the train derailed Friday around 12:30 a.m. west of the Clinchco Fire Department.EMA Director Richard Thacker told news outlets that two engines and seven cars came off the tracks but did not flip.No … Read more
Unicoi County schools will remain on a virtual schedule for the next three weeks, and education officials hope the COVID-19 spread will have declined by then so they can resume a regular schedule.Director of Schools Dr. John English announced the decision at Thursday night’s Board of Education meeting.“I do feel in my heart, right now … Read more
Kindergarten registration is open for children in Washington County, Tennessee.According to a release from the Washington County Department of Education, parents may register their children at the elementary schools near them on Tuesday, February 2 or Thursday, February 4.Registration will be open from 9 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. on those days. An evening registration option … Read more
Local government leaders say they are working closely with state economic development officials in Nashville to bring assistance to a rubber manufacturing company and its 100 employees after a massive fire that destroyed its Jonesborough plant last week.Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy said he and other local and state officials have been in contact with … Read more
County health departments in Tennessee will not be providing vaccinations on Monday, January 18 in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.According to the Tennessee Department of Health, all county health departments in the Northeast Region will be closed for the holiday.The Regional COVID-19 Vaccination Registration Line will not be staffed on Monday, Jan. 18th. … Read more
Hawkins County Schools will return to in-person learning for students not enrolled in eLearning or the Hawkins County Virtual Academy on Jan. 25.In-person instruction will take place Monday through Thursday with Fridays reserved for half-day virtual and small, targeted in-class instruction.The school system says parents should contact their student’s teacher about whether their child needs … Read more
Officials with the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office have released and investigation report into a nonprofit organization in Johnson County.According to investigators, the former director of A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition in Johnson County, Angela Wills Dickens, was recently indicted on a theft charge after reportedly misappropriating funds.In a detailed investigative report released by the Comptroller’s Office, they reviewed records … Read more