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City-wide parade kicks off annual Fun Fest celebration
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The first of the nine-day Fun Fest celebration kicked off Friday evening with the annual Fun Fest parade. Members of the Kingsport community set up chairs throughout the downtown area for a chance to watch the highly-anticipated parade. “We get really excited to get to this day,” said Emily Thompson, director […]
Kingsport Public Library to host finance class for teens
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Kingsport Public Library will host a financial literacy class for teenagers on Tuesday. The class will teach teenagers about budgeting, saving, debt management, investing and retirement planning. “For many teenagers, finances are probably the furthest things from their minds,” the library said. “Which is why it’s important for teenagers to […]
Driver receives life-threatning injuries in John B. Dennis Highway crash
A 25-year-old Kingsport man sustained life-threatening injuries when his hatchback caught fire after hitting a tree below South John B. Dennis Highway early Friday. The preliminary report said the driver identified as Noah Pence struck the railing then collided with an SUV when he over corrected, sending his car over the hill and into a tree, igniting the vehicle . The SUV driver was not injured.
Men's Volleyball Joins Appalachian Athletic Conference
Winston-Salem, NC- Carolina University Athletics is excited to announce its Men's Volleyball program will join the Appalachian Athletic Conference as a per sport member for the 2025 season. Along with four other new programs, the AAC will now include eleven teams that compete in Men's Volleyball. The AAC is now...
Library hosts program by Marty Silver from Warriors' Path
Marty Silver, a park ranger at Warriors’ Path State Park, Kingsport, visited the Unicoi County Public Library on Thursday, July 16. He brought along some small critters, including a millipede, crayfish and a box turtle, to share with a packed house of interested audience members.
Fun Fest events, Christmas in July, live music and more | Weekend events in the Tri-Cities
TRI-CITIES, Tenn./Va. (WJHL) — Fun Fest events, Elizabethton’s Christmas in July event, live music and more are taking place this weekend in the Tri-Cities Below are events happening throughout the region from Friday, July 19 to Sunday, July 21. Fun Fest events The Fun Fest Parade, a wiffle ball event, street fair, fishing derby, live […]
WCH Police Dept. arrests/citations
According to reports, the following individuals have been arrested or cited by the Washington C.H. Police Department. They are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. July 18. Nathan J. Moore, 44, Jeffersonville, bench warrant – failure to appear (two counts). Isaac W. Shope, 20, 5148...
Letcher Central hosts drone camp
WHITESBURG, Ky. (WYMT) - Students at Letcher County Central High School finished off drone camp by learning from racing professionals. Team members of Bluegrass Drone Racing joined Letcher Central JROTC in racing activities. Students in Letcher Central JROTC began drone racing last year. Keylan Collier, a junior at Letcher Central,...
Tennessee McKamey Manor haunted attraction owner arrested, charged with domestic violence
The owner of an immersive haunted attraction in Tennessee was arrested Friday on domestic assault charges. An arrest affidavit shows Russ McKamey was taken into custody around 4 a.m. Friday at his Stephenson Road home in Summertown. ...
FOIA Friday: Records show years-long history of overdue balances of ex-Richmond city official
One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in practice take the opposite stance, acting as if records are by default private and the public must prove they should be handled otherwise.
Tennessee man who tried to provide material support to ISIS learns his prison fate
From News Channel 9: A Tennessee man convicted of leading "a global digital media operation to distribute pro-ISIS propaganda" for years has learn. From News Channel 9: A Tennessee man convicted of leading “a global digital media operation to distribute pro-ISIS propaganda” for years has learned how long he’ll spend in a federal prison.
Kingsport PD: Driver critically injured after John B. Dennis crash
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Police Department (KPD) is investigating a serious crash on John B. Dennis Highway on Friday morning. The KPD stated in a news release that officers responded to the crash on South John B. Dennis Highway just south of Fort Henry Drive around 4:45 a.m. Officers found that a 2013 […]
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