Chaos For Air Travelers
Southwest airline is cancelling more flights today…and its still causing chaos for holiday travelers. The airline has scrubbed 25-hundred flights for today and possibly that many for tomorrow. This frustrated traveler has been waiting for a flight for days, and is still waiting… The federal government says it will investigate why the company lagged so […]
Read MoreTunnel Repairs Set For Great Smoky Mountains National Park Will Mean Travel Delays For Visitors
Repairs on the Spur Tunnel in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park will begin next month. The National Park System says traffic will be reduced to one lane from January 3rd to April 7th, and that could cause some temporary delays. The work they say, is necessary to fix water leaks in the tunnel and […]
Read MoreWater Emergency Declared
A local state of emergency has been declared in Washington County after water line leaks have affected drinking water quality and water service in general. Water distribution will continue again today at both Lamar and Grandview Elementary Schools. Today, instead of individual bottles of water, three 1-gallon jugs will be given to each vehicle that […]
Read Moretrain – truck crash sends two to hospital
Two train employees were injured in Tennessee when a train hit a semi-truck that was sitting on the tracks waiting for a traffic light to change, causing three locomotives and 10 railroad cars to derail. The collision left “a disastrous mess” Tuesday in Collegedale, a suburb of Chattanooga. The freight train hit a truck carrying […]
Read MoreBody Found In Burned Vehicle
An investigation is underway in Greeneville after a body was found in a burnt car of a church parking lot Tuesday night. Greeneville Police say they got a call just after 8pm yesterday, about a fire at Eastside Baptist Church. When they and fire fighters arrived, they found a vehicle fully engulfed in flames. When […]
Read MoreCold Weather Coming
Some of the coldest weather we’ve seen in some time is expected to move into the area for the upcoming holiday weekend, and if you haven’t already done so, now is the time to make final preparations. Make sure your HVAC unit is operating properly so your auxiliary heat doesn’t kick in, because it uses […]
Read MoreLane Restrictions Lifted For Holiday Travelers
Tennessee will be halting nearly all construction-related lane closures on interstates and state highways for Christmas and New Year’s holiday travelers. The Tennessee Department of Transportation says the closures will be paused from Friday morning until the morning of January 2. The department says workers may however, still be on-site in some construction zones, and […]
Read MoreMan Arrested For Attacking Hotel Worker And Police
Police in Johnson City arrested a man who they say attacked an employee at the Hampton Inn. It happened Saturday. Police say Timothy Libbey of Athens, attacked the hotel employee, and then he attacked the responding officers. Libbey was taken to the Johnson City Medical Center for evaluation, and then he was taken to the […]
Read MoreRetirement Concerns In Johnson City
The Johnson City Commission met Thursday, and unanimously voted to offer voluntary retirement incentives to dozens of employees… with hopes of preventing several management positions from clearing out simultaneously. At yesterday’s meeting, City Manager Cathy Ball said 58 employees are eligible for retirement after 30 or more years of service. To help spread out the […]
Read MoreSentence Reduction Granted
A Tennessee man who has served 25 years of a 162-year prison term for theft and forgery convictions will be released from prison after a judge and a district attorney found the sentence excessive. Courtney Anderson was sentenced in 2000 to the long prison term after Anderson was found to be a repeat offender. The […]
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