From 8 am to 4 pm on May 1st, the fourth annual MATE (marine advanced technology education) Appalachian Highlands Underwater Robotics Competition will be happenibng at the Kingsport Aquatic Center.The winning teams will earn the opportunity to compete in MATE’s 21st annual World Championship ROV (remotely operated vehicle) competition, which will be held in late … Read more
Gov. Bill Lee has announced the end of statewide public health orders saying COVID-19 is now “a managed public health issue.” His new executive order also ends the local authority to issue mask requirements in 89 counties.Lee said he signed Executive Order 80 to “address economic and regulatory functions.” The new executive order is effective … Read more
Both realtors and home buyers say it is a seller’s market right now.‘We haven’t seen anything like this since about 2005’: Realtors describe current renters market as positive but unusual.“We are looking at a decrease, seemingly a decrease in inventory, when we look at the months of supply that we currently have,” Karen Randolph, Managing … Read more
The Sullivan County Regional Health Department has announced that it will cease giving first doses of the Pfizer vaccine at Whitetop Creek Park after Friday, April 30.According to a release from the health department, second doses of the Pfizer vaccine will given at the park until May 21.“Per guidance from the Tennessee Department of Health, … Read more
The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for help in finding a missing 13-year-old girl.According to a release from SCSO, investigators were called to a home in the 800 block of Mill Creek Road in Kingsport Sunday night regarding a missing juvenile.The release states Alley Bowen, 13, had left the home Sunday around … Read more
A Hawkins County man who had been wanted on a sealed grand jury murder indictment in connection with the December death of his girlfriend’s 5-month-old child turned himself in Friday at the Hawkins County Jail.Dominic Michael Antonio Liberto, 24 of Mount Carmel, was named in an April 19 Hawkins County Grand Jury sealed indictment on … Read more
A concerned citizen called and the Johnson City Fire Department responded rescuing a family of ducklings for the second time this week.On Wednesday, firefighters rescued a family of ducklings from a storm drain with the help of a Johnson City Transit driver.Then the latest duckling rescue was conducted Thursday on North State of Franklin Road … Read more
Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine will be delivering the commencement address to UVA Wise’s Class of 2021 on May 8.“The Class of 2021 has lived and studied under the rigors of a global pandemic for more than a year now,” Chancellor Donna P. Henry said Tuesday. She adds I could think of no one more … Read more
A total of 78 teams entered the Hawkins County Rescue Squad’s 29th Annual Ralph Stanton Memorial Bass Tournament, that’s sixe more than the previous year.Award winners for the 29th Annual tournament are: 1st Place with 14.8 lbs. goes to Nick Hatfield and Garrett Rocamora, 2nd Place with 13.8 lbs. goes to Hunter Hamilton and Ty … Read more
A woman 37 year old Erica Wilson was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and reckless endangerment on Tuesday after allegedly pointing a gun at her ex-boyfriend’s ex-wife and another man, and firing a shot, according a press release issued on Wednesday by the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office.