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Opioid Epidemic

It takes a village: Community meetings aim to unite region to fight opioid crisis

The number of prescriptions being written across the region is trending downward, but the number of opioid overdose deaths is on the rise — and deaths from heroin overdoses are making up a larger percentage of those opioid-related deaths.

Today at 8:42 AM
Joseph Keith Ford
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Juveniles claim Hawkins man offered them $50 each to steal 4-wheeler

Both juveniles reportedly gave a written statement that Joseph Keith Ford let them use his vehicle to steal the 4-wheeler, and and offered them $50 each to commit the theft and bring the 4-wheeler to him.

Yesterday at 9:45 PM
Hope House of Scott County has received much-needed support from the community, but more donations are still needed.
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Scott County

Hope House of Scott County reopens, seeks donations

GATE CITY – After problems with grant funding in October, Hope House of Scott County was forced to lay off all 11 of its staff members and close its dual domestic violence and sexual assault program and shelter.

Yesterday at 7:00 PM
Jeremiah Jesse Burton
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Hawkins County Sheriff's Office

Hawkins man charged with stalking after 100 phone calls in two hours

While Deputy Hunter Lamon was taking a statement from the woman, Jeremiah Burton allegedly called again and Lamon witnessed her tell Burton, "she did not want to speak to him and to leave her alone" — after which he called 20 more times.

Yesterday at 5:45 PM
The sun shines above a field full of tulips in this file photo. The vernal equinox will occur Wednesday afternoon, meaning equal hours of day and night — and the official arrival of spring.
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Tuesday Trivia

Tuesday Trivia: Spring arrives tomorrow

After three months we still see less light than darkness over the course of a day. The Vernal Equinox on Wednesday marks the turning point when daylight begins to exceed darkness.

Yesterday at 3:13 PM
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Four now seeking Wise County sheriff's post

Former Wise County deputy Jake Elkins joins current Sheriff’s Department Assistant Sheriff Grant Kilgore, Coeburn Police Chief and former county deputy Scott Brooks and former Wise County commonwealth’s attorney Tim McAfee in contention for the sheriff’s post.

Yesterday at 1:54 PM
Shawn Hatchett
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Hawkins County Commission

Hawkins school budget director explains misleading 'cash shortage'

That state audit finding is actually related to theft and misconduct criminal charges pending against the former Rogersville water superintendent Shawn Hatchett, and was not the result of anything the school system did wrong.

Yesterday at 11:58 AM
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police blotter

Dog attacks women on Kingsport Greenbelt

A woman walking on the Greenbelt was attacked by a large black dog and suffered puncture wounds to her right arm. As police spoke with the victim at the hospital, they were advised of a second patient who had been bitten on the fitness trail.

Yesterday at 10:42 AM
Signature Healthcare CEO Joe Steier, Johnson City Vice Mayor Joe Wise and Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine cut the ribbon on the brand-new, 73,000-square-foot Princeton Transitional Care and Assisted Living center on Monday.
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Money

Ballad Health, Signature Healthcare open $13.5M assisted living facility

Princeton Transitional Care and Assisted Living, located at the site of the former North Side Hospital at 401 Princeton Road, Johnson City, will be operated and managed by LP Johnson City LLC, in which Ballad Health owns a 35 percent stake.

Yesterday at 9:17 AM
Crews began demolishing the former St. Mary's Hospital in Norton a week ago. The structure is the last of three hospitals once located in the downtown Norton area. Norton Community Hospital moved to its current location in the west end of Norton in the 1970's, and its original structure overlooking the center of the city burned down around 1980. The former Park Avenue Hospital on Park Avenue was demolished in the 1980s and the site is now a parking lot. St. Mary's was replaced by a hospital - now Mountain View Regional Hospital - in Norton's east end in the 1980s, and the original building housed a mental health facility in the 1990s before it closed permanently.
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Money

Last of three old downtown Norton hospitals comes down

St. Mary's was replaced by a hospital — now Mountain View Regional Hospital — in Norton's east end in the 1980s, and the original building housed a mental health facility in the 1990s before it closed permanently.

Yesterday at 8:50 AM
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Gas Prices

Tennessee gas prices rise 5 cents, surpass year-ago level

Tennessee drivers are paying an average of $2.35 per gallon for regular unleaded, according to AAA. Monday's state average is 5 cents more than a week ago, 25 cents more than this time last month and just a fraction of a cent higher than this time last year.

Mar 18, 2019 at 8:00 PM
On Monday investigators from the state fire marshal's office spent most of the day at The Landings apartment complex in Church Hill where a massive fire destroyed 10 apartments Sunday afternoon. That investigation isn't complete and there was no information available about the cause of the fire, although CHFD Chief David Wood said it doesn't appear to be suspicious at this time.
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Church Hill Fire Department

Church Hill apartment fire not suspicious, although cause not yet determined

"The wind was blowing yesterday, and it (the fire) was right out in the open. It went up real fast. One of our police officers was here within less than a minute (after the 911 call was made), and fire was already through the roof. It had plenty of air and oxygen, and really took off." — CHFD Chief David Wood

Mar 18, 2019 at 7:15 PM
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Civics 101

Civics 101: The difference between 'at large' and 'by district' at the local election level

Who represents you in local government? For residents of the cities in Sullivan County, the answer is the boards of mayor and aldermen (BMAs, in Kingsport and Bluff City) or city council (in Bristol, Tenn.). And elections for some seats on each of those governing bodies are coming up in May.

Mar 18, 2019 at 5:45 PM
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Johnson County 3-year-old shot by possible stray round

Sheriff Edward Tester said the girl was playing on her swing set at home when she fell. Her father was nearby and went to pick her up and found his daughter was badly wounded.

Mar 18, 2019 at 3:10 PM
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Editorial: PETWORKS’ new facility is worthy of your support

Kingsport’s new animal adoption center is close to becoming a reality. With $2 million already pledged, PETWORKS has launched its capital campaign to secure the remaining $1.5 million to build a 17,000-square-foot animal shelter and dog park on a 3.5-acre site on Stone Drive.

Mar 18, 2019 at 1:57 PM
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