A home in Gray was utterly destoyed this morning as Crews battled a blaze that destroyed a home on Piper Glenn Road. Crews on scene, including the Gray Volunteer Fire Department, told news outlets they received the call shortly after 3 a.m.While two people live in the home, everyone made it out without injuries.
Even with rising labor and materials costs, the Washington County Board of Education in JOnesborough has voted unanimously to move forward with plans to construct a new K-8 school in Jonesborough, even though the price tag could increase by $10 million.The pandemic-induced price increases in construction materials will incur an increase to the original $32 … Read more
Hang on Bristol, VA becasue it could take up to six months for smelly odors to subside from the Bristol, Virginia landfill.Ernie Hoch with Draper Aden And Associates, the firm tasked to mitigate the awful odor, spoke to a crowd of concerned residents ahead of Bristol’s City Council meeting Tuesday night.He says the last major … Read more
The TBI is looking to fill 30 open positions in its criminal, drug and Medicaid fraud control divisions.Three positions are open for the drug investigation division, including conducting covert operations, recruiting and managing confidential informants and initiating undercover operations.According to the TBI, there are 21 open positions for criminal investigator roles, including duties such as … Read more
The funeral procession for fallen 23-year-old U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Ryan Knauss passed through the Tri-Cities on the way to the Arlington National Cemetery from Knoxville.Knauss was one of the 13 U.S> soldiers killed in the Afghanistan attack in Kabul recently. The Bristol, Virginia Fire Department and Bristol, Tennessee Fire-Rescue Department hung a U.S. flag … Read more
And the race will go on! Food City CEO Steve Smith announced that Bristol Motor Speedway and Food City have extended both the Food City 500 and Food City 300 for five more years.This news from Victory Lane confirms that the annual Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will continue through 2026.The next contract will mark … Read more
There’s a new restaurant in town with a twist. The Blended Peddler looks like any other restaurant with a menu catered towards millennials, but there is something that sets them apart – electric bikes.Right now, bikes can only be ridden around Downtown Bristol, but if the program is successful, they hope to expand to the … Read more
Getting rid of that nasty odor in Bristol could take awhile while an installation of devices designed to suck up gas and water build-up deep inside the Bristol, Virginia Solid Waste Management Facility could be complete by early October, and that could mean some reduction in the pungent odors bothering residents surrounding the landfill.The city, … Read more
Internet provider Earthlink plans to bring 285 jobs to Southwest Virginia when it opens a $5.4 million “customer support center” in a Norton business park.The Atlanta-based company will begin operations at a temporary site in Wise County early next year and expects to reach full employment within a few years. Some of the jobs are … Read more
Following a medical evaluation, authorities say a Johnson City couple is facing child abuse and neglect charges after a child suffered multiple bone fractures.The Washington County Sheriff’s Office says Katarina Finney, 24, and Troy Hicks, 30, of Johnson City were arrested.According to the sheriff’s office, an investigation was launched in April after a 6 month-old … Read more