BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee is awarding a grant to the First Tennessee Development District to start COVID-19 vaccinations from mobile vans.The effort to get more people in the region vaccinated is a partnership between The First Tennessee Development District Foundation, the BlueCross Foundation, Region A.H.E.A.D. and the Regional DEI Alliance.A release from TFDD says the … Read more
The Tennessee National Guard will install a new command chief warrant officer during a ceremony Wednesday in Nashville. CW4 David Ward will assume responsibility from CW5 Ricky Tackett, who has been in the position since 2017.The command chief warrant officer provides senior level counsel to the land component commander and Tennessee’s adjutant general.
Miller Industries, a towing and recovery equipment company, is planning to bring about 80 new jobs to Greene County over the course of the next five years.According to a press release Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Bob Rolfe and Miller Industries officials announced that the company will “repurpose … Read more
The City of Kingsport is teaming up with the Kingsport Office of Small Business Development & Entrepreneurship (KOSBE) to provide financial assistance for small businesses, according to a press release.The City of Kingsport has allocated $110,000 dollars from its Community Development Block Grant Program to support local businesses. the press information says the maximum grant … Read more
With increased travel over the upcoming Easter holiday, the Tennessee Department of Transportation plans to suspend all freeway construction for the upcoming weekend, according to a press release.Road construction work that requires lane closures will be halted starting Thursday, April 1 at 6:00 p.m. and continue through Monday, April 5 at 6:00 a.m. to allow … Read more
If you’re a fan of hot dogs or dogs, there’s an event for you in Jonesborough on Saturday, April 10.According to a release from the Town of Jonesborough, Paws in Blue will host a Bar-B-Q Fundraiser Dinner for K-9s in the Jonesborough Police Department from 5-9 p.m at the International Storytelling Center.Funds raised will allow … Read more
A Mountain City man who says he shot another person in self defense has been charged with second-degree murder after allegedly shooting a man in the neck in November 2020.According to a release from the Mountain City Police Department, officers were called to the 300 block of Industrial Drive on November 14, 2020.The release states … Read more
The governor of Tennessee, Bill Lee intends to sign a bill that would charge parents who do not report a child missing with a misdemeanor, according to the governor’s press secretary.House Bill 384, commonly referred to as “Evelyn Boswell’s Law,” was unanimously passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives on Thursday. His press ecretary says … Read more
Dale Phipps is the newly appointed next police chief for Kingsport. Phipps was named interim chief of police following the retirement of Police Chief David Quillen in 2020.The city says Phipps has nearly 33 years of service and about half of that time was served as deputy chief overseeing administration and operations. He is a … Read more
Bill Brock, a former Tennessee senator and Republican chairman who rebuilt the party after the Watergate scandal, has died at age of 90.Family friend Tom Griscom says Brock died on Thursday morning.Brock was an official with his family’s Brock Candy Co. before he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1962.His work to improve … Read more