Blountville News

Lt. Governor Ron Ramsey on Wednesday appointed Senator Janice Bowling to the Transportation Coordination Committee.

After what the Knoxville News Sentinel 's Tom Humphrey has referred to as an " end of session spat " between Tennessee House Speaker Beth Harwell and Lieutenant Governor Ron Ramsey , both Speakers said they were "getting along" in an article in the Knoxville paper yesterday.

Bags of non-perishable food items like rice, soup, peanut butter, and canned vegetables could be found inside mail boxes.

Xylem, a leading global water technology company focused on addressing the world's most challenging water issues, is pleased to announce the opening of its newest dewatering solutions branch in Blountville, Tenn., managed by current Charlotte, NC, branch manager, Adam Nichols.

Sullivan County Sheriff's Department officials told us deputies responded to the Riverview Baptist Church on Buffalo Road in Blountville Saturday afternoon.

In the aftermath of House-Senate hostility at an end of the legislative session, the Senate Republican Caucus has decided to terminate a joint fundraising operation with the House Republican Caucus.

The Sullivan County Department of Archives and Tourism in Blountville will hold a program to help people interested in genealogy and historical research learn to read handwritten documents.

Election day is less than a month away and early voting begins this week. In Kingsport, two incumbents and three challengers are vying for three seats on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

The public is invited to the historic Sullivan County Courthouse to "pray for our county, state and nation" at noon Thursday, in observance of the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer.

For close to 12,000 dogs and cats that will arrive at local animal shelters in the region this year, more than half will die.

Election day is less than a month away and early voting begins this week. In Kingsport, two incumbents and three challengers are vying for three seats on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.

A Bristol, Tenn. man was arrested on theft charges late last week after he allegedly stole a Sullivan County teacher's debit card while she was on a field trip with her class at a local park.

With the recent attention on school attacks, it is another kind of attack that happened at Holston Elementary School in Blountville, Tenn., last week.

Stephen Woodward of Kingsport is pursuing his dream of selling his screenplay in California this summer, thanks to winning a contest and his nearly lifelong interest in writing and music.

Republicans, positioned to make major changes to state law with the governorship and a supermajority in the General Assembly, ended the session with some high-profile measures derailed by infighting.