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BAE Systems awarded 8.8 billion, 10 year contract

BAE Systems was awarded an $8.8 billion contract by the U.S. Army to continue operating the Holston Army Ammunition Plant in Kingsport for another decade. The government-owned, contractor-operated plant has been making explosives for...

TDOT 10 year plan includes Tri Cities roadways

Around 255 million dollars in costs in the Tri-Cities, is included in the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s first 10-Year Project Plan. Projects are to include the widening of Sullivan State Route 126, Reconstruction for...

Dramatic increase in homeless population in NE TN

A survey conducted nationally each year says Northeast Tennessee’s homeless population dramatically increased by 46% last year which is nearly four times the national rate. A one-night “point in time” count conducted nationally each...