JC 2026 budget passes 2nd reading with no changes
The Johnson City Board of Commissioners held a meeting Thursday morning to discuss the 2026 fiscal year budget. No changes to the budget were presented. Mayor John Hunter said that the city is in...
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New mobile health units will serve SWVA
The Mount Rogers Health District, Mount Rogers Community Services, and Highlands Community Services hosted a ribbon cutting for their new mobile health units on Wednesday in Marion. The new units over $300,000 each and...
Study: USGS says renewed landslide activity caused by Helene possible for months or years
A study of conditions nine months after Hurricane Helene by the US Geological Survey says no immediate threats for landslides exist after the weather event. The area evaluated stretched from Johnson City southward into...
TCAT Elizabethton opens new Boones Creek expansion
A new facility has been opened in Boones Creek to expand TCAT Elizabethton’s higher education and trade skill courses. New programs offered include building construction technology, industrial electricity, cosmetology and practical nursing, and students...
