The U.S. Department of Labor reported 35,564 new unemployment claims filed in Tennessee and Virginia last week.According to a report from the department, 28,232 claims were filed in Virginia during the week ending on March 20 along with Tennessee’s 7,332. Tennessee reported a slight decrease in new unemployment claims as compared to the week before.
Evelyn Boswell’s Law, which would charge parents with a misdemeanor for failing to report a child as missing, has passed in the Tennessee House of Representatives.House Bill 384, more commonly known as “Evelyn Boswell’s Law,” would charge parents who are aware their minor child is missing with a Class A misdemeanor if signed into law.The … Read more
This years’ Peters Hollow Egg Fight is canceled because of COVID-19, according to a release.This is the second year in a row the pandemic forced organizers to cancel the event.“With 2021 vaccinations and further immunity advances for COVID 19, we truly expect to be breakin’ eggs again in 2022,” Norman Peters said in the release.
Tennessee’s attorney general says the state will receive $4.9 million from a $188.6 million multistate settlement over deceptive marketing claims against a maker of surgical mesh products.Attorney General Herbert Slatery’s office announced Tennessee’s share in the settlement with Boston Scientific Corporation involving 47 states and Washington, D.C.
Health leaders in Tennessee are concerned that while so much attention has been put on the coronavirus pandemic within the last year, another major health crisis is sliding under the radar: the drug epidemic.New statistics from the Tennessee Department of Health show deaths by overdose are increasing statewide every year.In 2019, overdose claimed the lives … Read more
BRistol VA firefigters could be seen alongside a building as part of training for the Bristol Virginia Fire Department’s ‘Heavy Technical Rescue Team’. They serve the region during times of disaster.Bristol Virginia Fire Chief, Mike Armstrong, says the team works on high risk drills to prepare for emergency situations.”We want to make sure that when … Read more
One of the first eaglets to hatch at the ETSU Johnson City eagle nest has fallen from its home and is presumed dead. According to a post from Michelle France, an admin on the ETSU Eagle Cam Facebook page, the eaglet referred to as JC17 fell from the nest on Tuesday night.The eaglet was removed … Read more
TRragedy on a Johnson County, Tennessee, roadway overnight. THP says two people were killed ina motorcycle crash in the 5700 block of Highway 91 North when a 1995 Kawasaki motorcycle headed south struck a 2019 Dodge Ram pickup truck headed north. Trooperrs say the crash happened on a sharp curve in the roadway and the … Read more
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee is calling on the faith community to help Tennessee foster children find permanent homes.The initiative known as TN Fosters Hope, creates a partnership between the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services and private partners, Tennessee Kids Belong and Show Hope.The idea is to establish a network of churches statewide to support the … Read more
A Tennessee bill which would prohibit transgender children from participating in sports other than with those of their biological sex passed the House on Monday.The legislation will now go to the governor’s desk for his signature.SB22 / HB3 requires a student participating in middle school or high school sports to play based on their biological … Read more