A recent kiosk installment at the Redi-Mart Supermarket in Hampton is going to make life a little easier for Carter County residents who don’t want to go to the courthouse to renew their car tags, locate and pay property taxes, and pay court fines.Recently, Carter County Mayor Patty Woodby joined with County Clerk Mary Gouge, … Read more
First Baptist Church in Elizabethton will be hosting a free food bag distribution on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 2 – 4:30 p.m. The distribution will be outside, as a drive-through pick up and all COVID-19 precautions will be taken.First Baptist Elizabethton is located at 212 East F Street. For more information, please call 423-543-1931.
Hikers are being told to postpone plans to hike the entire length of the Appalachian Trail this year due to COVID-19. The Appalachian Trail Conservancy made the suggestion because it feels the pandemic makes long-distance hikes unsafe.Morgan Sommerville, regional director for the conservancy, says that as long as the pandemic continues, while vaccines aren’t widely … Read more
Dollywood is mourning the passing of Randy Parton, 67.Parton, a singer and songwriter who was the younger brother to Dolly Parton, performed at the park for more than 30 years. A prepared statment says Randy Huston Parton, 67, iconic performer and creative leader at Dollywood, has lost his long battle with cancer. Rather than flowers, … Read more
The Sullivan County District Attorney General’s office stated Friday in court that they would be seeking a sentence of life imprisonment without parole should Megan Boswell be found guilty in the death of her daughter, Evelyn.The district attorney’s office will not seek the death penalty against Megan Boswell.Megan Boswell, has been charged with two counts … Read more
Dickenson County Public Schools have announced changes to their learning model, starting Monday, January 25.According to a post from DCPS, students in both Cohorts A and B will return to four days of in-person instruction on Monday.Friday is scheduled to be a virtual/small group instruction day with deep-cleaning and sanitation occuring.Anyone with questions can call … Read more
Tennessee’s health departments and partners have plenty of infrastructure ready to deliver many more COVID vaccinations to an anxious public, Health Commissioner Dr. Lisa Piercey said in a conference call Friday. The problem is continued supply constraints from the federal government.“There are some really big levers we have that we can pull quickly, as in … Read more
Tennessee housing officials say the state will receive about $458 million in federal COVID-19 money for rent relief.The Tennessee Housing Development Agency says it is setting up a web portal and call center and preparing staff to review and process thousands of payments to landlords and utility providers.The agency says it anticipates that it will … Read more
Officials with Publix said the new store in Johnson City is now hiring.According to store officials, they are hiring “in all departments including bakery, customer service, deli, grocery, meat, seafood, and produce.”The store is under construction at 509 N. State of Franklin Road.Publix officials told news outlets the Johnson City store should be open before … Read more
On Wednesday afternoon, some of the most anticipated words that an elementary school student’s parent wanted to hear came to pass as Elizabethton City Schools Director Richard VanHuss announced that beginning on Monday, January 25th that all elementary students in grades Pre-K through fifth grade will return to school for four days – Monday, Tuesday, … Read more