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'It just does something to you' | Victim of racist bullying in Hawkins County speaks on impact and investigation
HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. — Editor's Note: WBIR typically does not identify minors. It decided to identify Keelin Releford after he said he wanted his story to be heard, and after his mother agreed to identify him. On June 10, the U.S. Department of Justice said Hawkins County Schools agreed...
City schools tended to do better than county schools in Northeast Tennessee TCAP results
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — The scores are in for Tennessee's standardized testing in schools. Some parts of our region are celebrating gains, while others have room for improvement. SEE THE FULL RESULTS |TCAP Assessment Results (scroll to State Assessments and click Assessment Files) Johnson City schools are celebrating the...
Phipps Bend's $350 million BESS project hampered by transformer manufacture delays
A $350 million Battery Electricity Storage System (BESS) proposed at the Phipps Bend Industrial Park may be delayed by a five-year lead time on purchasing large transformers. Hawkins County Industrial Development Board Chairman Larry Elkins told the IDB last week that he’d been notified by Tenaska Inc. of a nationwide problem with large transformer lead time, which is running not months but years. “The lead time on a 500kV transformer...
Town of Greeneville hosts 12th annual American Downtown Celebration
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Town of Greeneville hosted its 12th annual American Downtown Celebration on Saturday to kick off the Fourth of July holiday. The celebration kicked off with family-friendly activities. Three bands performed and there were various food vendors. “We also have inflatables for the kids, sidewalk chalk, we’ve got balloons we’ve got […]
Hawkins County budget committee continues to work on budget
ROGERSVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — Members of the Hawkins County budget committee met Monday to continue working on the 2024-2025 budget. Last week, the county commission postponed approving the budget amid concerns about raising property taxes. At Monday’s meeting, commissioners made some cuts, including cutting 15% from most departments’ travel and office supplies budgets. They also […]
Construction of Greeneville/Greene County Boys and Girls Club’s new facility underway
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Greeneville/Greene County Boys and Girls Club is building a brand new facility that will be twice the size of its current one. The new facility will span 27,000 sq. ft., compared to the current building which is only about 10,000 sq. ft. Executive Director of the Greeneville/Greene County Boys and […]
Rogersville BMA gives final approval to budget with 35-cent property tax hike
The Rogersville Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the second and final reading of the 2024-25 budget last week with a 35-cent property tax increase as well as a 4% water rate increase and a 1.5% sewer rate increase. No one spoke during the required public hearing on the budget, which was held during a special called meeting Friday at 1 p.m. Following the public hearing, the BMA voted 5-0...
Budget Committee whittles proposed county tax hike to slightly under 24 cents
The Hawkins County Commission’s Budget Committee whittled some spending from the proposed 2024-25 budget Monday, decreasing what started as a proposed 26.67 cent property tax to just under 24 cents. Some committee members wanted to see that tax hike figure reduced to 20 cents, although at the end of the day-long budget hearing they were unable to find cuts substantial enough to meet that goal. The committee voted 6-0 to...
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