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  • 3 days ago | wcyb.com | Caleb Perhne

    WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. — More than three years after plans first began forming for a local farmer-owned meat processing facility, that facility is now open. The 16,000 square foot Appalachian Producers Cooperative cost more than $10 million to build. “It's been a major undertaking,” general manager, Mark Zinnanti said.

  • 5 days ago | wcyb.com | Caleb Perhne

    KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WCYB) — Eastman Chemical Company confirmed Monday a $375 million grant to help build a molecular plastic recycling plant is among those canceled by the U.S. Department of Energy. The award is among 24 projects canceled, totaling more than $3.7 billion.

  • 1 week ago | wcyb.com | Caleb Perhne

    JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Court documents reveal additional details of Johnson City's $28-million settlement with alleged sexual assault and rape victims. The documents reveal payouts to hundreds of alleged victims and a plan for oversight of police. Court documents reveal the $28 million will be paid in not one, but several settlements. The plan now heads to a federal judge for approval.

  • 3 weeks ago | wcyb.com | Caleb Perhne

    ERWIN, Tenn. — Just a third of people eligible for Tennessee’s Helene property tax relief program have applied. Tennessee lawmakers approved the program in February, giving Helene victims who lost their home, farmland, or business a payment equal to their property taxes plus 30 percent.

  • 3 weeks ago | wcyb.com | Caleb Perhne

    JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — Johnson City launched a new web page Tuesday focused on answering questions about a $28-million settlement with alleged victims of accused rapist Sean Williams. Mayor John Hunter and commissioner Jenny Brock sat down with News 5’s Caleb Perhne for the first time since they approved the settlement. Hunter and Brock said they are speaking now because the settlement is wrapping up. They said it ended up costing more than half the city's reserves.

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