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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 […]
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 […]
Some Tenn. teachers ready to carry firearms if legislation passes
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – A bill to allow teachers in Tennessee to carry a firearm in schools has passed both the House and the Senate and awaits Governor Bill Lee’s signature. Before a teacher would be allowed to be armed though, the principal, the director of schools and the local sheriff or police chief […]
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. […]
Flyboys Announce Promotional Schedule
The Greeneville Flyboys have announced their promotional nights the 2024 season. The Greeneville Flyboys have a jam-packed promotional schedule for the upcoming season with new, bigger and better theme nights and daily promotions. Additional games have recently been added to the 2024 schedule with the Bristol State Liners set to play many of their home games at Pioneer Park this summer, and all additional games will still be included in the daily promotions. ...
Greene County Partnership hosting Cinco de Mayo-themed bike ride
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – If you don’t have plans for Cinco de Mayo, you can enjoy a nice bike ride followed by a party with margaritas. The Greene County Partnership is hosting Cinco de BRAGco, standing for “Bike Ride Across Greene County.” Molly Boyd joined News Channel 11 with all the details. The ride […]
Greene Co. to celebrate anniversary of State of Franklin
GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Town of Greeneville plans to celebrate the 240th anniversary of the State of Franklin. An event will be held at Bicentennial Park on Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be free to attend and a food truck will be on-site. Christina Potts with the […]
SGVFD: 1 transported to hospital with 'minor injuries' after fallen tree went through car
GREENEVILLE, Tennessee — At 3:41 p.m. on Saturday, the South Greene Volunteer Fire Department responded to a crash in the 4000 block of Houston Valley Road. Upon arriving at the scene, firefighters found a single-car crash with 2 passengers in the vehicle. The car seemed to have left the roadway and hit a fallen tree along an embankment on the road, the fire department said.
Tree impales car in Tennessee; no major injuries
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)—The South Greene Volunteer Fire Department (SGVFD) responded to a motor vehicle crash on Saturday after a single vehicle struck a fallen tree, the department announced in a release. According to the release, one end of the tree entered the windshield, while the other end protruded through...
Greeneville/Greene County EMS asks for eight new positions
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – During the Greene County Budget and Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, Greene County/Greeneville EMS asked for eight new employee positions to help alleviate issues they have been experiencing. “I want to add three more to keep our supervisors off the road because they do medical investigations and other daily duties that […]
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