There Will Be An Even In Kingsport Today In Honor Of Veterans. The American Legion Post 3 And Vietnam Veterans Of America Chapter 979 Will Conduct A Veterans Day Event At The Kingsport Veterans Memorial On Fort Henry Drive. It Will Occur At 11:11 This Morning With The Keynote Speaker, Lt. Col. Dan Bishop, Commander Of The ETSU ROTC Program.
An Airport Authority Has Officially Taken Over As The Tri Cities Airport’s Governing Structure. This Comes On The Airport’s 75th Anniversary. The Tri Has Been Governed In The Past By A 12-Member Airport Commission. Current Commissioners Have Been Appointed To Serve On The Authority’s Board. Former Bristol Virginia Mayor Jim Rector Will Serve As The 2013 Chairman Of The Airport Authority.
A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Syndicated Columnist Will Speak In Bristol Tennessee Today. Leonard Pitts Jr. Writes For The Miami Herald. His Column Appears In The Bristol Herald Courier. He’ll Be Speaking At King College At 9:15 Am In King’s Memorial Chapel And Again At 7pm At The Bristol Public Library. King College Is Sponsoring The Event.
Washington County Tennessee Leaders Are Continuing The Process To Fill A New Judgeship To Help Alleviate Overcrowded Criminal And Civil Court Dockets. Commissioners Have Interviewed Seven Attorneys Vying For The Position. Those Applicants Include Don Arnold, Doug Carter, Steve Darden, Dan Smith, Ken Baldwin, Bill Donaldson And Michael Rasnick. Commissioners Will Hold A Special Called Meeting January 3rd To Select The Judge.
The Public Is Invited To Review And Comment On The Commonwealth Transportation Board’s Six Year Improvement Program Later This Week In Bristol Virginia. Representatives From Various State Transportation Agencies Will Be On Hand To Provide Information. Handouts Will Be Available At The Meeting. The Event Will Run From Six To Six Thirty On Wednesday Evening At The Holiday Inn Convention Center On Linden Drive.