Officials in Abingdon have announced the opening date for their 2021 farmers market season.The season will open on Saturday, April 3 from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Abingdon Farmers Market Pavilion.Saturday markets will continue through the last Saturday in October.Tuesday markets will open on April 6 from 3 – 6 p.m.
A body has been found in Washington County, Tennessee Friday morning, according to authorities.Captain Shawn Judy of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office said the body was found outside of Boones Creek Starter & Alternator.The auto repair shop is located in the 5300 block of Kingsport Highway in the Oak Grove area. The sheriff’s office isn’t … Read more
The U.S. Department of Labor reported 31,419 new unemployment claims filed in Tennessee and Virginia last week.According to a report from the department, 23,839 claims were filed in Virginia during the week ending on March 13 along with Tennessee’s 7,580.Tennessee reported a slight increase in new unemployment claims as compared to the week before.
A Rogersville man was arrested Tuesday after deputies say he intentionally shot and killed a neighbor’s dog.According to an affidavit filed in Hawkins County General Sessions Court, deputies responded to a home in the 1500 block of Pressman Home Road in Rogersville on the morning of March 5.Callers had told dispatchers that a dog had … Read more
the Keep Carter County Beautiful organization will once again be in springtime mode as it start the first of several projects planned for this season. Saturday’s event is another clean-up effort on its assigned highway in the Governor’s Adopt-A-Highway program, the Milligan Highway. Volunteers for the clean-up will meet in the Happy Valley Elementary School … Read more
The Tri-Cities Toy and Hobby Show is coming back to the Appalachian Fairgrounds on Saturday from 9am to 3 pm. In its 16th year, the Toy and Hobby Show is a bi-annual event. There are over 87 spots for vendors to set up inside the Farm and Home Building, which comes out to roughly 200 … Read more
Wireless customers in Bristol, Virginia, can now use text-to-911, the Bristol Virginia Police Department announced Wednesday.Texts can be up to 140 characters and should only be used in an emergency when calling 911 is not possible. This would include if the caller is deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech impaired, or when speaking aloud would put the caller … Read more
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced that attendance for outdoor graduation events this year will be capped at 5,000 people or 30 percent of the venue capacity, whichever is less.For indoor ceremonies, attendance will be capped at 500 people or 30 percent of the venue capacity, whichever is less.These tentative plans have been reviewed and are … Read more
Pal’s Sudden Service of Kingsport is once again a finalist for the Best Regional Fast Food chain by USA Today’s Reader’s Choice Awards.Voting is underway now.Pal’s finished second in 2019 and also had a high finish in 2020. Pal’s is asking for the community to help bring the prestigious title to the Tri-Cities region.Go to … Read more
The Northeast Region County Health Departments have COVID-19 vaccine appointments available for individuals in Phase 1c of the Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Plan which includes residents 16 years or older with high-risk medical conditions, caregivers of people with high-risk medical conditions and pregnant women. Tennesseans including residents of Carter, Greene, Hancock, Hawkins, Johnson, Unicoi and Washington … Read more