Sullivan North High/Middle School is closed until Monday, when it will reopen after remediation of "black mold" found in air samples in four rooms. All told, nine spores were found.

Nine 'black mold' spores found among four of 113 rooms tested at Sullivan North

Sullivan North High/Middle School, co-located in the same building, will be closed Thursday and Friday for remediation but is to reopen Monday, Director of Schools Evelyn Rafalowski said.

Feb 15, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Left to right, Dobyns-Bennett High senior John Weatherall, senior Colton Russell and junior Walker Gentry are recognized at the Feb. 12 Kingsport school board by board member Karen Reed-Wright. They are among nine D-B students who have completed Certified Production Technical Safety Certification.

Career Technical Education

Kingsport schools mark CTE Month, honor students

Career technical education is alive, well and growing in Kingsport City Schools. Bo Shadden, the system’s director of career technical education, spoke to the Board of Education Tuesday as part of celebrating February as Career and Technical Education Month.

Feb 14, 2019 at 5:00 PM

Sullivan County Commission

Effort to reverse 25-year-old law change still a hot topic

Should the top position in a local school system — director or superintendent — be won in a political race or filled by locally-elected school boards through a hiring and contract process?

Feb 14, 2019 at 10:44 AM

Sullivan North

Sullivan North to be closed Thursday and Friday after testing finds mold

The band room and a small room near the band room were among four areas that tested positive for mold.

Feb 14, 2019 at 1:02 AM

Mark DeWitte, second from left, who chairs the County Commission's Personnel Committee, proposed a new salary scale Tuesday that would benefit county employees who are paid from the general fund, but increase payroll expenditures by $514,659 after a three year implementation period. Other committee members include (L-R) Bob Edens, DeWitte, Dawson Fields, and Larry Clonce.

Hawkins County Commission

Hawkins new proposed salary scale would cost $514K after three years

Commission Mark DeWitte proposed implementing the new salary scale gradually over the course of three years, which would increase payroll expenditures by $171,553 each year over the next three years just to get current employees up to where they belong on the new pay scale.

Feb 13, 2019 at 4:30 PM

This is an artist's rendering of the new community playground planned for Kennedy Elementary School in Lynn Garden. The only question is whether it will have an all poured-in-place surface, costing an extra $82,000 or so, or a partial one with mulch in other areas.

Kingsport City Schools

Will Kennedy playground have all 'poured-in' surface?

The Kingsport Board of Education has approved funding for the project, but the surface decision has been delayed until Feb. 26.

Feb 13, 2019 at 3:30 PM

Election 2019

Large field of candidates slated for Kingsport election

Municipal elections in Kingsport, Bristol and Bluff City will take place on May 21. In Kingsport, four seats are up for grabs on the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, while three seats on the Board of Education are also on the ballot.

Feb 13, 2019 at 8:15 AM

Tuesday Trivia

Tuesday Trivia: Washington's Birthday or Presidents Day?

Until 1968, Washington’s Birthday was celebrated on February 22.

Feb 12, 2019 at 8:30 PM

Sullivan County planning director Ambre Torbett Jan. 31 shows school board members an artist's rendering of the proposed Patriot Park, to be part of the Overmountain Victory Trail and adjoining the new Sullivan East Middle School campus.

Overmountain Victory Trail

Sullivan planner outlines Patriot Park plans to school board

The 15-acres park, adjoining Sullivan East Middle School, would be part of the Overmountain Victory National History Trail through eastern Sullivan County, Carter County and Washington County, Va.

Feb 12, 2019 at 6:30 PM

File photo from Aug. 14, 2018: Hawkins County elections administrator Donna Sharp, standing far left, asks the Rogersville BMA to reimburse the Election Commission for a lawsuit filed by the city the previous year. City Attorney Bill Phillips, seated front, advised the city not to comply, and on Feb. 6 a lawsuit seeking that reimbursement was dismissed by Chancellor Doug Jenkins.

Hawkins County Chancery Court

Hawkins Election Commission's lawsuit seeking legal fees from Rogersville dismissed

Chancellor Doug Jenkins ruled last week that Rogersville will not be required to pay the Hawkins County Election Commission’s $23,094 in legal fees for defending a lawsuit filed last year by the city and then filing a countersuit.

Feb 12, 2019 at 1:22 PM

Civics 101

Civics 101: How Tennessee became a state

The name Tennessee once applied only to a county, one of six that made up the area now a state — but then just a section of North Carolina.

Feb 11, 2019 at 5:30 PM

Rt. 66N just south of the Hancock County, line, after the Feb. 7 slide, and then after recently complete repairs. The road reopened Monday.

Tennessee Department of Transportation

Section of Rt. 66 near Sneedville reopened

“We had to remove the unstable material and install a rock buttress using graded solid rock. The excavation proved to not be as substantial as originally thought. This allowed the area to be excavated in a much shorter timeframe.” — Mark Nagi

Feb 11, 2019 at 2:31 PM

Scott County

VDOT gives updates on Scott County road projects

Clearing debris and maintaining gravel roads are two of VDOT’s top priorities in Scott County. VDOT representatives Allan Sumpter and Jackie Christian discussed these and other road projects during a Scott County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Feb 11, 2019 at 11:30 AM

Sullivan County Property Taxes

Sullivan property tax deadline looms

If you’re a Sullivan County property owner and you haven’t paid your 2018 county property taxes, time is running out to do so before late fees kick in. The deadline is Feb. 28. Penalties will be charged beginning March 1 at a rate of 1.5 percent per month.

Updated Feb 11, 2019 at 9:12 AM

On Tuesday interim water superintendent Bill Pearson (far left) presented the Rogersville Board of Mayor and Aldermen with a state mandated water system study contract "estimated" to cost $49,725.

Rogersville Water Department

Rogersville leaders hesitant over cost 'estimate' for water system study

The first step toward bringing the Rogersville Water Department back into state compliance regarding its levels of disinfectant byproduct will be a study of the water system that will cost at least $49,725.

Feb 10, 2019 at 10:30 PM

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