A train derailment in Dickenson County has prompted crews to respond to the scene.According to a post from Dickenson County Emergency Management, the train derailed Friday around 12:30 a.m. west of the Clinchco Fire Department.EMA Director Richard Thacker told news outlets that two engines and seven cars came off the tracks but did not flip.No … Read more
Unicoi County schools will remain on a virtual schedule for the next three weeks, and education officials hope the COVID-19 spread will have declined by then so they can resume a regular schedule.Director of Schools Dr. John English announced the decision at Thursday night’s Board of Education meeting.“I do feel in my heart, right now … Read more
Kindergarten registration is open for children in Washington County, Tennessee.According to a release from the Washington County Department of Education, parents may register their children at the elementary schools near them on Tuesday, February 2 or Thursday, February 4.Registration will be open from 9 a.m. through 1:30 p.m. on those days. An evening registration option … Read more
Local government leaders say they are working closely with state economic development officials in Nashville to bring assistance to a rubber manufacturing company and its 100 employees after a massive fire that destroyed its Jonesborough plant last week.Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy said he and other local and state officials have been in contact with … Read more
County health departments in Tennessee will not be providing vaccinations on Monday, January 18 in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.According to the Tennessee Department of Health, all county health departments in the Northeast Region will be closed for the holiday.The Regional COVID-19 Vaccination Registration Line will not be staffed on Monday, Jan. 18th. … Read more
Hawkins County Schools will return to in-person learning for students not enrolled in eLearning or the Hawkins County Virtual Academy on Jan. 25.In-person instruction will take place Monday through Thursday with Fridays reserved for half-day virtual and small, targeted in-class instruction.The school system says parents should contact their student’s teacher about whether their child needs … Read more
Officials with the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office have released and investigation report into a nonprofit organization in Johnson County.According to investigators, the former director of A.C.T.I.O.N. Coalition in Johnson County, Angela Wills Dickens, was recently indicted on a theft charge after reportedly misappropriating funds.In a detailed investigative report released by the Comptroller’s Office, they reviewed records … Read more
Jonesborough received a clean audit report for FY 2019-20 during the latest board of mayor and aldermen meeting, which Vice Mayor Adam Dickson said shows the town is in good hands.“(It) lets us know that our town staff does an excellent job handling day-to-day finances, that, as a board, the mayor and aldermen are making … Read more
Sullivan County native Jason Mumpower has been elected by the Tennessee General Assembly as the state’s 35th Comptroller of the Treasury.Justin Wilson, the 34th Comptroller of the Treasury, announced in a letter on December 16, 2020 that he would not be seeking reelection and instead endorsed Mumpower for the position.A release from the Comptroller of … Read more
Lee County Public Schools will continue to operate on a virtual learning schedule through Friday, January 22.According to Division Superintendent Brian Austin, students will return to in-person instruction on Monday, January 25.Austin says the Lee County School Board will also discuss a consideration to extend remote learning through January 29 at Thursday night’s meeting.