A Rogersville Teenager Remains In The Hospital After His Car Hydroplaned, Went Around A Curve, Went Off The Road, And Flipped On Its Top. 18 Year Old Charles Ringley Is In Serious Condition. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, The Wreck Happened On Highway 11-W In Hawkins County.
Sullivan County School Officials Are Going To Consider Hiring A New Full-Time Security Position For The School System In Addition To Any Existing Or Added School Resource Officers. Director Of Schools Jubal Yennie Made The Proposal For The Position. The Person Hired For The Job Would Make Sure School System Employees Are Trained In Security As Well As Act As A Liaison With The Sheriff’s Office.
The Town Of Unicoi Is Hopeful A New Visitors Center Will Be Open To The Public Soon. Town Recorder Larry Rea Said The New Visitors Center Is Taking Shape And While A New Opening Has Not Been Set, Town Officials Are Hoping The Center Could Open Sometime This Month. Offices For Parks And Recreation, Public Relations And Municipal Court Will Be Housed In The New Facility, Which Is Located Directly Off Exit 32 At The End Of Unicoi Village Place.
Milligan College’s Popular Free Income Tax Preparation Program Will Kick Off The 2013 Tax Prep Season Beginning On Monday. There Will Also Be Additonal Locations This Year. The Irs Vita (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Program Is Entering Its Fifth Year Of Serving Area Residents With A Free Alternative That Provides The Same Fast Refunds As Paid Preparers Do. Sites And Days Of Preparation Include On Mondays At The Johnson City Housing Authority Carver Office On Washington Avenue From Nine Am To Noon And On Thursdays At The Elizabethton Public Library On North Sycamore Street From Four To Eight Pm.
Plans To Expand The Kingsport Town Center Are Moving Forward. Marquee Cinemas Are Officially Closed And Will Be Moving Out To Make Room For Frank Theaters To Move In. That Company Will Make Minor Renovations And Resume Operations In The Exiting Location During The Construction Phase Of The Expansion. That Project Includes Added Space For An Imax Theater.
An Audit Of East Tennessee State University’s Financial And Compliance Revealed A Problem With Notifying Some Students Whose Loans Have Gone Into Default. This Is The Second Time The Problem Has Been Discovered. If No Response Is Made To The Final Notice Within 30 Days, The School Must Attempt To Contact The Borrower Twice By Phone. University Officials Say They Are Working To Have The Problems Corrected.
Elizabethton Leaders Have Chosen Three Of Six Applicants For Liquor Stores In The City. Voters Decided This Past November To Allow For Liquor Stores In The City Limits. The Council Voted To Determine Which Applicants Best Met The Criteria For The City. The Three Will Get A Certificate Monday, The State Will Then Have 45 Days To Either Accept Or Reject The Owners. If Approved, They Can Start Selling Alcohol Anytime. The Three Locations Will Be Spread Across The City.
Officials With Eastman Chemical Company Are Pleased With Fourth Quarter Results. The Company Posted Earnings Of $5.38 Per Share, Which Is Up From $4.81 The Same Period A Year Before. Those Numbers Don’t Include Restructuring Charges Related To The Acquisition Of Solutia As Well As Charges Related To Changes In Corporate Accounting. Meanwhile, Eastman Posted Sales Revenue Of 8.1 Billion Dollars, Up 13 Percent From 2011. Chairman And Ceo Jim Rogers Said He Expects The Company To See An Even Better Year In 2013.
Elizabethton Police Recently Ran A Sting Operation To Catch Businesses Serving Alcohol To Underage Customers. Eight Businesses Violated Laws And Served Alcohol To People Under The Age Of 21. Police Chief Greg Workman Said No Arrests Were Made, But Criminal Summons Were Issued To The Businesses. A Hearing Date Is Set For February 11th.