Approximately 130 high school students are expected to participate in the District III SkillsUSA Competition, hosted by Danville Community College on Saturday.

On July 7 the Elizabethton Police Department began an investigation into allegations of worthless checks being passed at the two local convenience stores in Elizabethton. 

The Senate has voted to name the eastern red cedar as Tennessee's official evergreen tree.

The sponsor of a bill that would make it a felony to harbor or transport an illegal immigrant has withdrawn the measure from consideration.

JTI Leaf Services in Danville partnered with the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research for needed laboratory services to ensure quality tobacco blends.

A change in the jet stream pattern is bringing an arctic blast to the Dan River Region.

The nominating deadline for the Bristol Mayor’s Award of Distinction is quickly approaching.

The committee is seeking community donations for the extensive upgrade of the historic structure, which has been in use since 1936. The 8,000-seat stadium is the main playing site for Tennessee High football and soccer games – and has largely seen only cosmetic improvements for decades.

City employees have not had a raise since July 2008 and City Manager Joe King hopes to be able to find money in the upcoming budget to give at least some employees a pay hike.

During an arraignment, squad business manager and President Eddie Wayne Louthian Sr., of Chilhowie, and member Monica Jane Hicks, of Meadowview, pleaded not guilty to charges of defrauding insurance companies.