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Prep football season is here RCH Coal Bowl XIV
The Pioneers are still aching from a 52-7 loss to Honaker at Harry Stuart Field in the Russell County Hospital Coal Bowl last season. Honaker now leads the series that began in 2011, 9-4. However, Lebanon leads the overall series between the two rival schools that began in 1936, 40-18-2.
Virginia tops charts with ‘sanctuary’ cities, counties: Study
(The Center Square) — Immigration policy think tank the Center for Immigration Studies released its updated map of American sanctuary locations on Thursday, revealing a surge in Virginia localities adopting sanctuary status. The center added 36 Virginia localities to its map for a total of 84. Besides sanctuary states, the commonwealth now tops the charts of […]
Professor Allison Weiss, Prison Parole Project, Featured in Mother Jones
Washington and Lee law professor Allison Weiss was quoted in a recent issue of Mother Jones magazine for an extensive feature examining the parole process in Virginia. Professor Weiss is a legal writing instructor and also teaches a practicum class focused on parole advocacy. Prior to entering academia, Professor Weiss worked on the federal habeas docket for the Federal District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Before that, she worked for the Federal Defenders for the Western District of North Carolina in the appellate division.
Virginia Brain Tumor Walk & Race Raises Money to Defeat Brain Tumors
National Brain Tumor Society, the largest patient advocacy organization in the United States committed to curing brain tumors and improving the lives of patients and families, will host the seventh annual Virginia Brain Tumor Walk & Race at Bryan Park on November 3, 2024. Hundreds of local volunteers and participants — including patients, survivors, caregivers, families and friends, research scientists, medical providers, and local businesses—will walk and run for a critical cause: conquering and curing brain tumors — once and for all.
Together We Can! event in Kingsport focuses on addiction support and remembrance
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — Kingsport, Tennessee held an event in celebration of International Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday morning. The event, titled Together We Can!, was a free community event held by the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition. It took place on First Broad St, UMC in Kingsport from 11 A. M. to 2 P. M.
Sullivan Co. non-profits highlight International Overdose Awareness Day with education & resources
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Several Sullivan County non-profit and outreach groups came together to hold an event for International Overdose Awareness Day on Saturday. The free, public event was organized by the Sullivan County Anti-Drug Coalition (SCAD) and held at the First Broad Street United Methodist Church in Kingsport. It was a family-friendly event, complete […]
Roanoke College Consumer Report shows a rise in consumer sentiment
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke College released its quarterly Virginia Consumer Spending Report which shows a rise in consumer sentiment over the last year. Since their last report in May of this year, consumer sentiment has gone up almost 4.5 points, which Dr. Alice Kassens, who heads the report, is optimistic about.
Running of the Bulls Results: Hammers, No Heat, Rule the Morning
Saturday morning, for the first time in a while, Mother Nature didn’t turn the annual Running of the Bulls 5K into something akin to the Sweating of the Bulls. The always-in-August race and 1-mile fun run are held on the Big Cove Greenway, starting at Hampton Cove Middle School. Proceeds benefit the HCMS PTA, which has a solid turnout of volunteers to help with packet stuffing-pickup and on race day. The field always is large. This year saw 390 finishers in the 5K and 87 in the fun run.
Video prompts mom to sue Bristol over son’s 2017 death
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — A woman whose son died seven years ago after a 911 call to his home has sued the City of Bristol, Tenn. and numerous police officers and paramedics for their alleged role in his death — a role Karen Goodwin didn’t learn about until a year ago, when a video surfaced […]
Virginia Issues Draft of Cell Phone-Free Policies for Schools
Virginia is moving closer to restricting cell phone use in schools after the Virginia Department of Education published a draft of its “cell phone-free” guidelines on Thursday after a series of public input events. The draft defines “cell phone-free” education as “bell-to-bell,” meaning phones should be turned off and stored away from the first school […]
Miyares demands action on missing migrant children
(The Center Square) — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares is again demanding action from the federal government as information concerning the unknown whereabouts of thousands of migrant minors continues to come to light. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General released a report this week revealing “significant failures in the oversight and management of unaccompanied migrant children, contributing to thousands of children going missing after being released from federal custody,” according to a press release from Miyares’ office. ...
Lady Bucs relying on back line early in 2024
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – Thursday night will go into the books as a 1-0 loss for ETSU women’s soccer. But, head coach Jay Yelton was pleased with the way his squad made the visiting Lady Vols earn every inch at Summers-Taylor Stadium. Bucs goalkeeper, Ashton Blair, has, once again, been the orchestrator of that […]
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