Kayla Hackney

While the entrance to West Walnut Street from University Parkway is currently closed, all West Walnut Street business can still be accessed by several different routes: Cherokee Street, West Watauga Avenue, Buffalo Street and Sevier Street.

Local food insecurity is at its highest point in the last 20 years. The data shows that approximately 16.8%, or 87,250 people in Northeast Tennessee, are food insecure. That number includes 18,630 children. The average cost per meal in Second Harvest’s eight county service area is roughly $4.04.

The 2024-25 fiscal year budget is balanced, and the town will start the fiscal year with approximately $2,169,401 in the fund balance.

It is National Public Works Week, and the Johnson City Board of Commissioners recognized Johnson City Public Works Department employees with a proclamation during their meeting last Thursday.

Unicoi County native Kelly Story is breathing new life into The Bramble in Erwin, and to celebrate her new ownership of the venue, a ribbon cutting was held on Wednesday.

The Johnson City Public Works Department is giving citizens some extra opportunities to get rid of their unwanted items.

Johnson City is accepting applications for its new Johnson City Junior Council, which is designed to teach high school students about city government.

A group of local first responders spent Tuesday learning how to work together more efficiently during a mass casualty event. Read more at johnsoncitypress.com.

The Erwin BMA tabled an ordinance that would ban campgrounds within city limits to work on a compromise. The compromise would create an overlay district to allow camping near the Nolichucky River.

Johnson City's Winged Deer Park will host the nternational Senior Softball Association’s Senior Softball World Series. Learn more about the event at johnsoncitypress.com