Sinking Creek Road in Johnson City is now closed to through traffic beginning while crews replace the bridge at Miller Lane.Emergency traffic will not be able to pass. Property owners to the east of the work site at Miller Lane will be granted western access along the east side of Sinking Creek Road.Property owners on … Read more
And now a Johnson City educator has been named Tennessee’s teacher of the year. The Tennessee Department of Education announced Tuesday that Morgan Rankin is the 2021-22 teacher of the year.Rankin is a second grade teacher at South Side School, Rankin has been teaching for 14 years, including seven years in Tennessee. She is also … Read more
An unusuall case, an Elizabethton woman has been arrested on several charges, including two felonies, after police say she intentionally drove into a tree with two passengers in the vehicle.A report from the Johnson City Police Department states that Jennifer Faye Galliher drove into a tree, bringing the vehicle to a complete stop.When the crash … Read more
It’s a go! After safety concerns were raised Erwin leaders approved the 44th annual Unicoi County Apple Festival at Tuesday night’s board of mayor and alderman meeting.The board voted 5-1 to allow street closings for the festival, and festival organizers plan to include safety protocols throughout the festival.The apple fesitval will take place on October … Read more
Tennessee’s education commissioner says classrooms and schools facing a surge in COVID-19 cases and quarantines can request a temporary shift to remote instruction if their districts can show a need. In a refent letter Tennessee Department of Education Commissioner Peggy Schwinn said that while she remains committed to in-person instruction, schools and classrooms can now … Read more
There are differing opinions as the Education Department has announced that it’s investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabilities or health conditions.The department’s Office for Civil Rights sent letters to education chiefs in Iowa, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Utah. Those states have … Read more
Able to meet the demand for amoxicillin across the country, USAntibiotics reopened its manufacturing facility in Bristol, Tennessee, Monday after it went into bankruptcy in 2020. This marks the first time the facility is under American ownership.The company is the only licensed American maker of penicillin-based Amoxicillin and Amoxil Clavulanate.The 360,000-square foot facility will be … Read more
For the busy Labor Day travel season, the Tennessee Department of Transportation announced that motorists won’t have to worry about alternate routes or lane closures while traveling the interstate to their Labor Day weekend destinations.TDOT said that it will halt all lane closure activities on interstates and state highways beginning on Friday, Sept. 3 at … Read more
Local lawmakers and county leaders discussing broadband service have a goal to get nearly 500-million dollars in funding to provide broadband access to everyone in Northeast Tennessee.They refently discussed how local electric companies can access rural areas and provide much needed service.Leaders plan to start the application process for grants in January and use local … Read more
While Ballad Health has suspended elective surgeries for now, Holston Medical Group is now accepting new patients.”Even though a surgery might not be truly emergent it doesn’t mean it shouldn’t get done, it can affect long term health, return to work, quality of life,” said HMG’s Dr. Cheryl Stanski. Dr. Stanski said their surgeons can … Read more