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Mount Camel BMA discuss options for widening railroad underpass
The Mount Carmel Board of Mayor and Aldermen is ready to begin the process of seeking funding and support from state and federal authorities to widen the single-lane railroad underpass on Hammond Avenue. City Recorder Emily Wood told the BMA at its April 25 meeting that she called Norfolk Southern Railroad prior to the April 25 meeting asking what it would take to widen the underpass. The single-lane underpass has...
Gray woman accused of dragging wife with vehicle charged
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WCYB) — A Gray woman accused of dragging her wife with a vehicle has been charged, according to the Washington County, Tennessee Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the 5900 block of Bobby Hicks Highway on Sunday. Witnesses said they saw 31-year-old Stephanie Letterman and her wife in an argument. Witnesses added Letterman was attempting to leave when her wife grabbed the vehicle’s door handle. Letterman then put the vehicle in reverse and began dragging her wife with the vehicle, witnesses stated. The woman was drug about 10 feet before she let go, witnesses added.
Adaptive sports takes the stage in both Bluff City and Kingsport
Friday marked a big day in two locations across the Tri-Cities as many special need students got a taste of adaptive sports. In Kingsport, it was another edition of the Tribe Games - aimed to help kids across Kingsport city school in middle and high school to compete in various competitions.
Bays Mountain Park pushes for 1,000 pre-orders to launch specialty license plates
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — More than 500 specialty Bays Mountain Park license plates have now been pre-ordered. If you love the park, Friends of Bays, is asking you to show your support in an artistic and unique way by purchasing the plate. The plate shows a red and orange...
PHOTO GALLERY: Senior Night at Volunteer Softball
The Volunteer softball team honored its seniors and their families on Tuesday, April 16, during a ceremony between games. The Volunteer seniors are Abby Fisher, Elise Bous, Haley Russell, Mallorie Kenner, Katelynn Trent and Kaitlyn Pierson. The Rogersville Review publishes photos from eighth grade nights, senior nights, sports queen and homecoming events as space permits. To notify us of an upcoming event or if you have questions, email sports editor Carmen Musick at carmen.musick@therogersvillereview.com.
Local leaders discuss Methodists’ changes to LGBTQ+ stance
This is the first of a two-day look at liberalizing changes to United Methodist Church (UMC) policy and positions surrounding human sexuality and LGBTQ+ issues that were approved at the church’s just-concluded General Conference. It features analysis and opinion from two Northeast Tennessee delegates and longtime UMC leaders — one theologically conservative and one theologically […]
Kingsport’s Netherland Inn to reopen, flatboat to be replaced
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — After nearly a full year closed for renovations, The Netherland Inn and Boatyard are set to reopen later this month. The Inn, located on the parcel that made up the original “King’s Port” in the late 1700s, closed last July for restoration work. “It was just a this had to be […]
Tennessee Volunteer athletics riding the high of university-wide success
If you ask the Tennessee athletic department how things are going in Rocky Top - the answer is pretty simple. Over the last several weeks, some of the faces of Vols nation made their way around the state in the Big Orange Caravan - Wednesday night marking the final stop of 2024 in Kingsport.
Man arrested in Tennessee after Mocksville homicide forces teen to hide in home with 1-month-old extradited to North Carolina, sheriff’s office says
MOCKSVILLE, N.C. (WGHP) — A man who was arrested a state away after shooting and killing a woman in Mocksville last month has been extradited to North Carolina, according to the Davie County Sheriff’s Office. Dennis Jerome Sales, 38, of Mocksville, arrived back in North Carolina on Thursday and is in the Davie County Detention Center […]
Kingsport Dental Clinic to ‘cut floss’ for grand opening in July
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Dental Clinic of the Appalachian Highlands will “cut the floss” for its grand opening in July, right on track with the project’s proposed timeline. The clinic will serve a dual purpose as a training facility for students from the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center College of Dentistry and […]
Amis Mill 10K quite the family affair
ROGERSVILLE — The eighth edition of the Amis Mill 10K road race was held Saturday, May 4, at the historic, scenic venue of the Amis Mill Eatery. The USATF-certified course along Bear Hollow Road started and finished at the Amis Mill Eatery overlooking the Big Creek Falls at Amis Dam. The race was part of the Skelton Law Racing Series presented by Rogersville Attorney Mark Skelton and was included in the State of Franklin Track Club King & Queen Competition. Runners and volunteers enjoyed a...
Bass tourney to benefit Washington County/ Johnson City Animal Shelter
Candi Cox and Marty White stopped by the Daytime studio, to get us ready for tomorrow’s big Bass Tournament on Boone Lake that will be a fundraiser for the Washington County/Johnson City Animal Shelter!. Call 423-773-6688 for more information.
Dobyns-Bennett locks down Director of Lacrosse ahead of inaugural boys season
KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — On Friday, Dobyns-Bennett High School announced the appointment of Chris Belle as the Director of Lacrosse and Head Boys’ Lacrosse Coach - marking the start of a new athletic program at Dobyns-Bennett as lacrosse was just recently sanctioned as a TSSAA sport, beginning at the start of the 2024-2025 school year.
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