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Madison approves 2nd variance to ridge top setback building as county forms focus group
MARSHALL - The Madison County Board of Adjustment approved a second variance application to its 50-foot setback requirement for building on protected ridges, but this Flat Branch Drive project caused the county to change its building application after a misstep. In its Jan. 22 meeting, the Board of Adjustment deliberated...
Madison County's only no-cost health clinic in Mars Hill accepting new patients
MARS HILL - Madison County's lone no-cost health clinic has seen more patients each year since its opening three years ago, but there is room for the clinic to see more, as it has expanded its services. According to Amy Beane, the family nurse practitioner at the Outland Family Clinic,...
New Mars Hill art mural celebrates county's beautiful and complicated history
MARS HILL - Art can celebrate a town or county's rich history while also acknowledging its sometimes complicated pasts and encouraging residents to reflect on both. That's exactly what a new mural art project in downtown Mars Hill is aiming to do, as a Durham-based multidisciplinary artist is working with six local apprentices, including three Mars Hill University students, on a new piece celebrating Mars Hill and Madison County's identities.
Hot Springs hosts weekend of ballads, storytelling with Jane Gentry's great-granddaughter
HOT SPRINGS - As thru-hikers make their Appalachian Trail trek through Hot Springs, many of them may choose to stop for a rest at Sunnybank Inn in Hot Springs, and some may not know about the extensive history of the building prior to their visit. The weekend of May 3-5,...
Softball team's bats heat up in recent games
The month of May is looming, which means tournament time and warmer weather – and the Unicoi County softball bats are heating up. The Blue Devils piled up a staggering 41 runs in a doubleheader sweep of Sullivan East on Tuesday after scoring 10 runs in a three-run loss to Dobyns-Bennett on Monday.
Former Greene Co. school board member under investigation will be replaced in May
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The replacement for a Greene County Board of Education member who resigned earlier in April and is under investigation will be chosen in May. Tom Cobble resigned from the school board on April 12, citing his health as the reason for his departure in a letter to Greene County Director […]
Driver who caused fatal motorcycle crash pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter
BUNCOMBE COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — The driver at the center of a fatal motorcycle crash in 2023 will spend time behind bars after pleading guilty as charged. A release from the Buncombe County District Attorney's Office said Jonathan Dylan Ray, 21, of Leicester, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on April 22, 2024.
Greene County sees increase in homeless count
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Appalachian Regional Coalition on Homelessness has conducted its annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count, determining how many people in the region are experiencing homelessness. According to last year’s PIT count, Greene County had 26 people experiencing homelessness. Twenty of those people were staying in emergency shelters and six had no home […]
THP: Driver charged with DUI after tree impales car
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The driver of a vehicle that was impaled by a tree on April 20 has been charged with DUI and child endangerment. The Tennessee Highway Patrol (THP) reported that a Toyota Corolla was traveling westbound in the Houston Valley Road/Tarlton Circle area of State Route 107 just after 4 p.m. […]
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