The Wise County School System in Southwest Virginia is the first system in the country to test run a pilot program for the Starlink System for high speed internet services in rural Southwest Virginia. Starlink is still being built out with regular rocket launches but already is providing service to some locations in Wise County. … Read more
A higher cost for materials and contracted labor during the COVID-19 pandemic has left members of Washington County’s Task Force considering a new plan for extending water to underserved areas of the county.The panel is looking into establishing a county crew to install water lines to areas of Washington County that need the service. The … Read more
A Johnson City man is arrested after police discover him in possession of a stolen handgun and drugs . Johnson City Police learned the whereabouts of Barry Jones of Johnson, who was staying at the Quality Inn Sunday. While searching the room, officers found Jones and Alma Cradic Bowers of Gate City in possession of … Read more
The Johnson City Police Department is looking for multiple new officers to join the department.Registration is now open for the Police Officer Examination through February 26, 2021. That’s the first step in the department’s hiring process.New officers receive nine weeks of paid training at a police academy, followed by 16 weeks of on-the-job training with … Read more
The Johnson City Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to move forward with the creation of a new all-virtual academy, which would essentially serve as a 12th school within the system.As of Jan. 26, the school system had about 1,464 students across grades K-12 (or approximately 19% of its students) learning in a fully virtual … Read more
East Tennessee State University’s College of Nursing is ranked nationally among U.S. News & World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programs.ETSU ranked No. 16 among the “Best Online Master’s in Nursing Administration Programs” and No. 75 among the “Best Online Master’s in Nursing” programs.ETSU College of Nursing has an extensive offering of online programs, including the … Read more
The attorney for Annette Harvey, the woman accused of fatally stabbing an ETSU professor, said he intends to file a motion for a mental health evaluation.Harvey appeared in Washington County, Tennessee court. Her attorney, Jeffrey Johnson, waived the preliminary hearing and the case was bound over to a grand jury.Johnson submitted a notice of appearance … Read more
The Tennessee Department of Health announced on Monday, February 1 that the Johnson County Health Department is booking appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations for residents ages 70 and older.According to TDH, people in Phase 1b of the Tennessee COVID-19 Vaccination Plan are also eligible to make an appointment to be vaccinated.For people who do not have … Read more
More families in Washington County, Tennessee will soon have better access to internet.BrightRidge is continuing its push to expand fiber broadband access into rural areas of the county.Another 1,051 customers will benefit from the expansion, many of whom have limited internet options.“Certainly, among the many lessons learned during this pandemic, affordable high-speed broadband is a … Read more
The attorney representing James Jordan, the man accused of fatally stabbing a hiker on the Appalachian Trail in May 2019, has filed a motion to push back the date of his trial.According to court documents, Jordan’s counsel, federal public defender Lisa Lorish, filed a motion on Monday, February 1 to change the date of the … Read more