There’s only a few days left to vote for the best small town food scene in the country and Abingdon, Virginia, is on the list.Abingdon is currently in 2nd place for USA Today’s Best Small Towns Food Scene contest.Voting is open until Monday, October 25. To vote go to https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-small-town-food-scene/
So far 124 applications have been received for a Johnson City campaign to incentivize remote work for people planning to move their home office to the city.Organizations behind the Johnson City Remote Work Campaign said the program, still in its first phase, has spurred 124 applications. Ten people have committed to moving to the area … Read more
You’re asked not to call 911 for questions about Halloween according to the Kingsport Police Department.The KPD said that it has been receiving calls from people asking what day and time trick-or-treating will be held this year.Public Information Officer for the KPD Tom Patton said, “We only have so many dispatchers, we only have so … Read more
With the goal of attracting youth baseball tournaments, Johnson City is set to spend almost $13 million dollars renovating Winged Deer Park.The $13 million budget for the planned renovations for the park was approved back in June 2021.The money will go towards upgrading ball fields and facilitates at the park. Johnson City commissioners approved on … Read more
Citizens of Bristol VA plan to go door to door with a petition to protest the closing of the Bristol, VA jail. However, City Manager Randy Eads says the city doesn’t have much choice the jail was built for 67 and it’s housing 140 inmates on average, it’s just not feasible to continue to house … Read more
A 17-year-old girl saved the day when a bad situation could have been much worse at a Greeneville gas station on Wednesday.According to a post on social media, when a car caught on fire while refueling at the Pilot gas station on Baileyton Road, a teenaged girl sprang into action to extinguish the situation.The girl … Read more
The Johnson City Police Department (JCPD) is hosting a prescription drug take-back event for the Drug Enforcement Agency’s National Perscription Drug Take-Back Day.The take-back will be held in the front parking lot of the police station located in downtown Johnson City at 601 East Main Street on Saturday, Oct. 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 … Read more
Abingdon Police responded to the Bradley and Preston Street area on Tuesday after receiving reports of a woman covered in blood with her hands tied behind her back, according to a release from the department.When police found the woman, she said a man had held her captive and assaulted her by binding her hands and … Read more
There’s been controveersy surrounding how to fund the animal shelter owned jointly by Carter County and Elizabethton. Now, a new contract approved by county commissioners sets clear guidelines on who is responsible for what.The contract states the county will cover 60 percent and the city 40 percent. A new smaller board will operate the shelter, … Read more
Johnson City leaders are looking to hear from the community regarding the city’s projects and progress.According to a release, the survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete and is available at https://www.johnsoncitytn.org/residents/citizen_survey.php According to city leaders responses from previous surveys have sparked improvements to the downtown area, officials said, and will help determine what is to … Read more