In a partnership with 350 other food assistance programs, Feeding Southwest VA is a new program to help Southwest Virginia residents in Abingdon who are food insecure.Feeding Southwest Virginia received a $25,000 donation that will fund their new program Mobile Marketplace.The initiative will provide fresh food and grocery items to communities that lack convenient access … Read more
Locally based Food City is hoping to hire 1500 qualified candidates to staff new locations and programs throughout the region.According to a press release from Food City, experienced positions are available across multiple departments:Meat CuttingCake DecoratingRetail ManagementWarehouse/Distribution and Drivers. And there are entry-level opportunities are available throughout the company.
Unfirtunately, a 16-year-old student at Daniel Boone High School has died after he fell off a moving vehicle a few weeks ago.Daniel Boone principal Tim Campbell says that Jonathan Coglianese passed away at the Johnson City Medical Center on Monday. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing, Campbell said.Coglianese was a … Read more
The reward for information that leads to the location of Rogersville 5-year-old Summer Wells has passed $40,000. It’s according to a post from the Church Hill Rescue Squad (CHRS),The reward fund was created shortly after the Beech Creek child’s disappearance and the issuance of an AMBER Alert, which took place on June 15th. The post … Read more
Residents across the Volunteer State can vote on Tennessee’s new license plate design. Gov. Bill Lee has invited Tennesseans to “Rate the Plates.” License plates are resigned every eight years if approved by the General Assembly’s budget. There’s an option for residents to select “In God We Trust” to be displayed.Voting continues through Monday at … Read more
A man accuseed of hitting a Black Lives Matters protestor with his car has had his case dismissed by a Washington County, Tenn. grand jury. Jared Benjamin Lafer, 27, Bakersville was accused of the incident in Johnson City last September during a string of regional civil rights protests following the death of George Floyd in … Read more
Bristol, Tennessee officials say that a section of East Cedar Street that has remained closed for several months will reopen Tuesday.Those traveling eastbound on King College Road will be required to stop again at the East Cedar Street intersection. During the road closure several major projects were completed: box culvert installation at Cedar Creek, new … Read more
After getting away from police three times, the Kingsport Police Department (KPD) has announced the capture of a fugitive accused of aggravated burglary according to a release from the department.Daniel Brooks, 36, had an outstanding felony warrant for aggravated burglary at the time of his arrest, according to a release from the KPD. Brooks reportedly … Read more
Several road closures in Elizabethton are in effect as crews begin preparing for Covered Bridge Days.The Elk Avenue Bridge and the adjacent intersections will be closed to through traffic until Sunday evening. Closed intersections include:East Elk Avenue from Riverside Drive to Main Street at the Monument,Academy Street at Second Street,North Riverside at East E Street,East … Read more
Unfirtunately, a pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Thursday afternoon in Blountville.According to a crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the crash occurred in the afternoon on Highway 394 at Big Hollow Road.State troopers say Herbert Bates, 73 of Blountville, may have been attempting to retrieve an item when he was fatally struck … Read more