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Route 66 landslide repairs on track for October completion

Four months after a landslide closed Route 66 North in Hawkins County, the Tennessee Department of Transportation reports repairs should wrap up by their target date this coming fall. 

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Tuesday Trivia

TVA offers tips to help you stay cool, save money

Summer temperatures are on the rise, but that doesn't mean your electric bill has to go up, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which offers tips to keep your AC running and your bill under control.

Today at 1:08 PM
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'Big Box Bandit' tied to bank robbery at Kingsport Walmart

Federal agents are seeking tips on a man suspected in a string of robberies inside multiple Walmarts, including a Kingsport bank branch where he made away with more than $6,000.

Today at 11:51 AM
Angle Mefford, victim advocate with Family Crisis Support Services in Norton, holds one of the shirts the agency is selling as part of the Candlelight Believe Walk set to start July 8 at Norton City Park. FCSS officials say they have have been contacted by 14 women who claim they suffered sexual harassment while students at John I. Burton High School. The complaints stem from accusations of inappropriate comments from Burton football coach Jim Adams by two former students speaking at the city school board's June 10 meeting.
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Victim-witness walk planned in wake of Norton coach retention

A victim advocacy group is organizing a victim and witness walk two weeks after the Norton School Board voted to retain its high school football coach.

Today at 9:04 AM
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Gas Prices

Gas prices still declining as demand increases

Tennessee’s state average gas price is $2.35 per gallon for regular unleaded, making it the seventh lowest average price in the nation, according to AAA. This is the same as last week’s average, 19 cents less than one month ago and a quarter less than one year ago.

Yesterday at 9:30 PM
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Swimming

Construction to begin on Kingsport Aquatic Center expansion

This $2 million project will be the first major expansion of the facility since it opened six years ago. It will include an outdoor pool and an office suite at the front of the aquatic center and a shaded pavilion with restrooms adjacent to the existing outdoor entrance.

Yesterday at 7:30 PM
Sgt. Steve Hinkle's son, Audie, holds the sign dedicating that portion of Highway 11W to the slain law enforcement officer.
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Sgt. Steve Hinkle Memorial Highway

Highway dedicated to memory of slain Sullivan officer

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Remember those who gave all. That message was a recurring theme as lawmakers, family members and members of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office gathered on a section of Highway 11W to dedicate the “Sgt. Steve Hinkle Memorial Highway” on Monday.

Yesterday at 5:30 PM
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police blotter

Naked woman arrested at Kingsport restaurant

At about 9:40 p.m., officers responded to reports of indecent exposure at Bojangles' on Fort Henry Drive. Upon arrival, they found a woman, age 32, walking near the restaurant "completely nude."

Yesterday at 3:15 PM
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Civics 101

Civics 101: The Voting Rights Act of 1965

The law had an immediate impact. By the end of 1965, a quarter of a million new black voters had been registered, one-third by Federal examiners. By the end of 1966, only four out of the 13 southern states had fewer than 50 percent of African Americans registered to vote.

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Northeast officials say the Technical Education Complex is on schedule and still is set to open for student use the spring semester of 2020, starting in January.
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Northeast's Technical Education Complex on track to open in January 2020

BLOUNTVILLE — Northeast State Community College’s Technical Education Complex has risen from a groundbreaking in October to a topping out ceremony in April, its form taking shape in the skyline with other campus buildings and the adjacent Tri-Cities Airport.

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Final suspect arrested in MeadowView shooting

KINGSPORT — The third suspect in this month's shooting at the MeadowView Conference Resort and Convention Center is now in jail.

Yesterday at 11:03 AM
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Crews search for body in Cherokee Lake

Shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday, reports came in about a male who had jumped off a rock bluff and did not resurface.

Yesterday at 10:32 AM
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Logistics of RAM: Organizers getting ready for 100,000th patient this weekend

The clinic parking lot at the Wise County Fairgrounds will open no later than midnight on the first night of the event. Ticket distribution will begin around 3 a.m., and patients will be served in numerical order according to their ticket number when RAM opens the gates at 6 a.m. Proof of income is not required.

Yesterday at 9:27 AM
Left to right: Billy Bledsoe of Food Lion and Kevin Barnett of the Scott County Ministerial Association
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Scott County

Scott County Ministerial Association receives $3K grant for food pantry

The Scott County Ministerial Association was awarded a $3,000 grant from Food Lion for its food pantry, located in Gate City. Kevin Barnett, vice chairman of the association, said the grant will make a big impact on the organization and the people it serves.

Jun 23, 2019 at 8:30 PM
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J. H. OSBORNE

June meetin' at Willis Chapel has generated lots of precious memories

Precious memories, how they linger, how they ever flood my soul ... precious father, loving mother, fly across the lonely years ... and old home scenes of my childhood, in fond memory appears. — “Precious Memories” - Lyrics by J.B.F. Wright

Jun 23, 2019 at 6:30 PM
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