(BRISTOL, TN) – Tennessee Hills unveiled the new name for the road leading to its latest location. The future distillery is located in Bristol, Tennessee on the former American National University campus…across the street from the Pinnacle. Co-owner and founder Stephen Callahan reveals the new road name…“Tennessee Hills Way.” Up the hill, construction of the … Read more
(NASHVILLE) – The Census Bureau estimated in 2020…Tennessee had over 37,000 veterans…with at least a 70% disability rating or higher. Soon, many of them with kids could be getting a boost. At the capitol…a bill, to give most dependents of veterans with a 100% disability rating a “waiver of tuition, maintenance fees and student activity … Read more
(GREENEVILLE) – The Greeneville Board of Education will consider a resolution opposing school vouchers when it meets at 5 p.m. Tuesday, at the Kathryn W. Leonard Administrative Office. Other action items on the agenda include purchase of a school bus and consideration of board policy revisions on first reading. Also on the agenda is a … Read more
(SULLIVAN COUNTY) – Two people are arrested on drug charges after a traffic stop on Interstate 26. Chad Blevins, 27, and Melinda Booker, 43, both of Kingsport…had drugs, including fentanyl and methamphetamine, on them, officials say. Booker is charged with the manufacture, sale, or possession of methamphetamine…held in the Sullivan County Jail on a $25,000 … Read more
(WASHINGTON CO., VA) – Free dinners…and more restrooms…are headed to schools in Washington County, Virginia. This year, all schools are continuing to offer free breakfast and lunch options for students, Washington County schools Superintendent Keith Perrigan tells reporters. The school system has six partnerships with local farmers to provide food for school cafeteria…and they are … Read more
(GREENEVILLE) – The Greeneville City Council will consider design options to address a slope on portions of new sidewalks on Depot Street when it meets Tuesday. Small portions of the newly poured sidewalk sections on West Depot Street slope between the sidewalk and the back of the curb. Approximately 2-foot-wide sections of concrete contain the … Read more
(JOHNSON CITY) – Ballad Health and BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee reach a new agreement to provide care to members at Northeast Tennessee hospitals. BlueCross announced the new three-year agreement would allow Northeast Tennessee members to continue receiving in-network care within Ballad Health’s hospital system. The new agreement, which is “subject to regulatory review,” will cover … Read more
(BLOUNTVILLE) – In Blountville…former Sullivan Central basketball head coach, Dickie Warren has died at the age of 89. For 43 years, Warren coached boys’ basketball at Sullivan High School and Sullivan Central High…winning 922 games during his career. He was inducted into the state Hall of Fame in 1995. Today…he is ranked 5th for most … Read more
(CARTER COUNTY) – A Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury investigation finds three internal control deficiencies within the Carter County Solid Waste Department, including a “questionable business relationship” of the now-resigned department director. According to the report published by the comptroller’s office, “allegations of malfeasance” led to its investigation into the department. A county official had … Read more
(BRISTOL) – A settlement is reached in a lawsuit filed by the developer of a Bristol hotel that partially collapsed while under construction against an insurance company. Officials confirm…a “joint notice of settlement” was filed in the U.S. District Court in Greeneville…notifying the court of the settlement and asking the court to remove the case … Read more