In an effort to improve profitability, HomeTrust Bank will close two of its five Tri-Cities branches – including its only Bristol location on the Virginia side of State Street.The other closure is on Johnson City’s West Walnut Street on prime property next to the recently renovated Model Mill.The Asheville, N.C.-based bank is closing nine of … Read more
Hundred of drones are being sent up each night in the new Dollywood Summer Celebration, which takes place now-July 31.Guests visiting during the event can experience the new Sweet Summer Nights, as well as new show offerings from the park’s award-winning entertainment team.Dollywood’s Sweet Summer Nights is a multi-sensory drone light show that creates a … Read more
People were drinking and using marijuanna and witnesses to a fatal shooting in Unicoi County this week told investigators the gun went off accidentally, according to District Attorney General Ken Baldwin.A woman was killed in the incident, but her name has not been released by investigators.Connor Cleveland was arrested and charged with second-degree murder, two … Read more
The University of Tennessee Board of Trustees has voted unanimously to add Martin Methodist College to the UT system.In a recent trustees meeting the board confirmed Martin Methodist College will become the fifth UT System campus on July 1 and be renamed the University of Tennessee Southern. The Pulaski-based school, which has been in operation … Read more
The Fun Fest store is open for business in Kingsport as the Model City gets ready for the return of the summertime event.The store is filled with merchandise, including bottle holders, T-shirts and other items.It will be open Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 … Read more
Stolen items worth 70-thousand dollars are being reported by Greene County authorities after arresting a suspect on drug charges.According to a release from Greene County Sheriff Wesley Holt, Tyler Warren Nunley, 23, of Greeneville, was arrested on Friday, June 18 for charges related to narcotics.The release states that during the arrest, Nunley was found to … Read more
Kingsport Police is reporting they discovered human remains early Wednesday afternoon.Officers say the remains were discovered on Rock Springs Road in a wooded area on an abandoned residential property in the 1600 block.The remains were sent to ETSU for forensic analysis but police says the remains appear to be from an adult male.
There are a number of fourth of July celebrations taking place in the region including Abingdon July 3 | FireworksLatture Field, 425 West Main StreetBristolJuly 3 | Cumberland Square ParkElizabethtonJuly 4 | Covered BridgeGreenevilleJuly 3 | Big Spring | 5 p.m.Live music, food truck, vendorsAndrew Johnson Bank Parade begins at sunset.
A man with an outstanding warrant for aggravated rape turned himself in to the Hawkins County Sheriff’s Office this week.According to an arrest report from HCSO, Hunter Everett Richmond, 21, of Springfield, Tennessee, told deputies at the sheriff’s office that he wanted to turn himself in.Richmond was transported to the Hawkins County Jail.Court documents state … Read more
A panel of federal appellate judges on Tuesday reinstated a Tennessee law requiring first-time voters in the state to appear in person to vote, reasoning in part that the COVID-19 pandemic is “unlikely to pose a serious threat during the next election cycle.”