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July pending home sales flat
July pending sales were flat as the housing market entered a third quarter of rising inventory and declining mortgage rates. Sellers accepted 176 new contracts, 34 fewer than the previous month and 50 more than July last year, according to the Northeast Tennessee Association of Realtors (NETAR). Pending sales are a leading indicator of housing […] The post July pending home sales flat appeared first on www.elizabethton.com.
Bays Mountain Trail Race presents unique challenges
KINGSPORT — The next stop in the Skelton Law Racing Series will feature a 15-mile loop course on some of the most scenic and challenging trails Bays Mountain Park has to offer. The 17th annual Bays Mountain Trail Race will be held Saturday, Sept. 7, at 8 a.m. at Bays Mountain Park in Kingsport. In addition to being part of the Skelton Law Racing Series presented by Rogersville attorney Mark...
Buffs Rally Past Huskies In Opener
BAILEYTON — The West Greene Buffaloes’ opening game did not go how they had planned, yet they were able to come away with a 32-16 win on Friday night at North Greene. The Buffs fumbled on their first drive in the red zone, had back to back false starts and then fumbled into a safety on drive two, and they also lost Zachery Diltz to injury. With four minutes left...
Remains of teen soldier identified 74 years after he went missing
The remains of a teenage soldier who was killed in action during the Korean War have been identified after nearly 75 years, U.S. military officials said Thursday.U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Arlie P. Barrett, 19, of Bluff City, Tennessee, was a member of the Easy Company in August 1950, according to a news release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. On Aug. 10, 1950, he and his unit engaged in "combat actions" with the North Korean People's Army along the Naktong River near Yongsan, South Korea. After those actions, Barrett was deemed missing in action. Fighting in the area was intense...
Free Narcan, other resources to prevent overdoses to be offered at Knoxville event
Every day in Tennessee, three people die from an opioid-related overdose, according to Vanderbilt Medical Center. Health care professionals, and the state of Tennessee, have encouraged people to carry Naloxone (known as Narcan), a medication that can reverse the effects of an overdose from opioids. A Knoxville event hosted just before International Overdose...
Warmer for Sunday, even hotter mid-week next week
The Storm Team 11 Forecast calls for fair skies tonight with a low of 58 degrees. The Sunday forecast does not change much. Temperatures jumping back into the 90s are possible. At this time, we are forecasting a high of 89 degrees. The low Sunday night will be 60 degrees.
Defense A No Show As Knights Run Past Rangers
ELIZABETHTON — Defense seemed to be an afterthought at Goddard Field on Friday night as the Chuckey-Doak Black Knights rolled to a 71-46 season-opening football win over the Unaka Rangers. The two teams took nearly two hours to play the first half alone as Chuckey-Doak went to the locker room with a 45-22 lead. Chuckey-Doak led throughout. ...
Mountain fog with cooler temps Saturday morning, turning hot this afternoon
The Storm Team 11 Forecast calls for a cooler start across the region Saturday morning with patchy fog across the mountains. Our afternoon will be partly cloudy and hot with a high near 87 degrees. Fair skies are forecast tonight with a low of 58 degrees. Sunday will be partly...
Kevin Lane's moment that 'stopped my heart' in winning head coaching debut for Knoxville Central
Kevin Lane had a hunch about what could happen after a win. The Knoxville Central football coach knew his long-sleeved black shirt could be wet at the end of the night if he won his first game as a head coach against rival Fulton at the “Battle of Broadway.” “I kind of prepared myself...
Zakai Zeigler on facing Jonas Aidoo in SEC opener: ‘Jonas is our guy … hopefully we come out on top’
Zakai Zeigler has no ill will toward Jonas Aidoo, his former Tennessee teammate who transferred to Arkansas during the offseason. The post Zakai Zeigler on facing Jonas Aidoo in SEC opener: ‘Jonas is our guy … hopefully we come out on top’ appeared first on On3.
Local children participate in Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge
NASHVILLE — Every summer for the past six years Gov. Bill Lee and First Lady Maria Lee have hosted Tennessee Kids Serve Summer Challenge, which is open to rising kindergarteners through sixth graders throughout the state. To participate, these students must complete community service hours in specific categories as an effort to encourage them to develop a heart for service. The challenge took place this year from June 1 through August 1. Every student who participated was asked to complete a minimum of two service...
Tennessee Heat Wave Continues: Mid-South Braces for 100-Degree Temperatures Next Week
Memphis, TN – The Mid-South will experience intense heat next week, with temperatures soaring near or above 100 degrees. The National Weather Service in Memphis forecasts a dangerous heat wave that will begin Saturday and extend into late next week. The hottest days are expected to start on Monday,...
A 10-Year-Old Pointed a Finger Gun. The Principal Kicked Him Out of His Tennessee School for a Year.
A 2023 state law requires a yearlong expulsion for any student who threatens mass violence on school property. But some students have been kicked out even when school officials determined that the threat was not credible.
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee Rep. Ragan calls crossover voters ‘immoral’
The Tennessee Legislature’s most amiable (?) member is battling to keep his seat after a 258-vote loss in the House District 33 Republican primary where he claims Democrats voted illegally. Rep. John Ragan of Oak Ridge sees no conflict, either, between Tennessee’s standing as an open primary state and a new law requiring voters to […]
Tennessee to distribute additional $813M to broadband providers in effort to expand rural access
Tennessee is set to receive $813 million in federal funds to expand high-speed broadband internet into rural communities. The funds were approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration as part of a national effort to extend broadband to underserved communities throughout the United States. As Tennessee prepares to distribute $61M […]
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