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Endangered Child Alert issued for Kingsport teen
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) issued an Endangered Child Alert for a Kingsport teenager on Thursday. The TBI issued the alert on behalf of the Kingsport Police Department (KPD) for Aiden Cradic, 17. According to the TBI, Cradic is 6 feet tall, weighs 200 pounds and has blue eyes and […]
Kingsport Farmers Market to host 7th annual Fall Festival Saturday
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Kingsport Farmers Market will host its 7th annual Fall Festival on Saturday at 308 Clinchfield Street. All activities are free for the community. The Fall Festival will feature vendors, kids’ activities, pumpkin carving and a painting contest from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The market will also welcome over 50 […]
Bays Mountain Park reopens after being closed due to Hurricane Helene
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Bays Mountain Park reopened on Wednesday after being closed for a week due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The park announced it has reopened at normal hours, however, some trails remain closed. The following trails are open to the public: The park advises mountain bikers to be cautious of small branches […]
Local farmer loses nearly 1300 bales of hay, heavy equipment to flood damage
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) -Hurricane Helene’s impact has been felt by everyone in the area. It has devastated southern Appalachia from Asheville, North Carolina, to Newport, Tennessee. DMD Family Farms in Midway, Tennessee, got the worst of the storm. Co-owner Jamie Durrau said they were told in advance, but the severity of the flooding caught […]
Fair and cold tonight with abundant sunshine Thursday and Friday, colder next week
Fair skies are forecast for tonight with a low of 40 degrees. Wednesday will be sunny and mild with a high of 72 degrees. Fair skies and cool temperatures are forecast for Wednesday night with a low of 42 degrees. Thursday will be partly cloudy and cool with a high of 70 degrees. Fair skies […]
Kingsport native Browder talks about how the “Mountain Strong” slogan was started
Knoxville — This weekend Tennessee will once again wear the “Mountain Strong” logo sticker on the back of their helmets to raise money and awareness for flood victims in Northeast Tennessee and the surrounding areas. The person who came up with that idea is Kingsport native Charlie Browder, a red-shirt junior tight end for the […]
Tennessee football announces uniform combination for Florida game
No. 8 football will sport its traditional home uniforms — white helmets, orange jerseys and white pants — for the first time inside of Neyland Stadium this season when it hosts Florida on Saturday night, the Vols announced Thursday morning on their official social media accounts. Kickoff between...
‘I can no longer serve you properly’ | Bluff City Mayor resigns
BLUFF CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Bluff City Mayor Jeff Broyles announced on Wednesday evening he will resign as the town’s mayor. “My heart is full as I write this,” a social media post from Broyles said. “The events of this evening brought my family and I to a prayerful decision. I can no longer serve […]
Kingsport Church opens pumpkin patch sales, fall festival this weekend
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A Kingsport church is ready to help people ring in the fall season. Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church is holding a pumpkin sale with all kinds of pumpkins and gourds for the front porch. Rev. J. David Randolph, the church’s pastor, joined Good Morning Tri-Cities with the details. The church is […]
State climatologist: Areas are vulnerable we didn’t think were vulnerable
EMBREEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — He already knew plenty about the potential for catastrophic flooding in Northeast Tennessee, but even state climatologist Andrew Joyner was surprised at the amount of destruction the remnants of Hurricane Helene wrought. “Sediment deposit of several feet in some areas, completely stripped land in other areas all the way down to […]
Smoky Mountain Grub restaurant opening in downtown Johnson City
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — A new restaurant specializing in wings, crispy fries and more is coming to downtown Johnson City. Smoky Mountain Grub, located at the space formerly occupied by Korean Taco House (101 Buffalo Street), will officially open its doors this Friday. “Get ready to dive into our wings and fries, served in […]
FBI Special Agents work with local authorities to identify flood victims
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — After recent flooding in the Tri-Cities area and Western North Carolina, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) joined local authorities to help identify victims. Special Agents from the FBI’s Johnson City Resident Agency are working with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) and the Northeast Regional Medical Examiner’s Office at […]
PHOTO GALLERY: Volunteer earns regional berth
CHURCH HILL — The Volunteer Lady Falcons will get the opportunity to defend their Region 1-AA volleyball title, following a 3-0 victory over Gibbs in the winners’ bracket of the District 2-AA tournament on Wednesday at The Nest. Volunteer swept Gibbs 3-0 (25-17, 25-22, 25-18) to advance to Thursday’s District 1-AA championship game and earn the automatic berth into next week’s regional. A Volunteer victory on Thursday night would keep the action on the Lady Falcons’ home court, as the district’s top seed hosts the...
Total of 12 upper East TN counties can now get federal funding to help pay for hurricane recovery, after disaster declaration expands
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Three more East Tennessee counties are eligible for a program by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that benefits local governments and some nonprofits. A major disaster declaration was expanded on Wednesday to include Claiborne, Grainger and Sullivan counties. According to a release from the governor's office,...
Dobyns-Bennett celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month through student club
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Hispanic Heritage Club at Dobyns-Bennett High School was formed last year and continues to grow to this day. “We started with about 40 kids at the beginning of last year and it’s continued to grow,” Sarah Good, Sponsor of the Hispanic Heritage Club, said. Since the club’s inception, Good said […]
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