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3 days ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
BRISTOL, Va. — City residents will have another opportunity Tuesday to address any concerns with the city’s proposed fiscal 2025-26 operating budget. The Bristol Virginia City Council will conduct two public hearings during its April 22 meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 300 Lee St., for the proposed spending plan and the appropriation to fund it.
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6 days ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
ABINGDON, Va. — A new $874,000 dental lab is expected to enhance services for regional patients and become a teaching center for future technicians, organizers said during a Thursday ceremony. Located at the Appalachian Highlands Community Dental Center, the 2,400-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility will produce crowns, bridges and dentures for Southwest Virginia patients.
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6 days ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
BRISTOL, Tenn. — The Bristol chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities received a substantial donation this week, when area Jersey Mike’s franchisees contributed over $122,000 to its annual fundraising. A dozen area stores, owned by franchisee David Wampler — whose family operates eight stores in greater Bristol area — and Sam Curde, who operates stores in Johnson City and Greeneville, teamed up to raise the funds in March during the organization’s annual Month of Giving.
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1 week ago | 
newsadvance.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
ABINGDON, Va. — Restoring the damaged half of the Virginia Creeper Trail is expected to be a lengthy process which makes efforts to promote awareness and use of the undamaged portion all the more important. That was the consensus of elected leaders this week who rode bicycles on the existing 17-mile segment between Abingdon and Damascus to help raise that awareness.
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1 week ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
ABINGDON, Va. — Restoring the damaged half of the Virginia Creeper Trail is expected to be a lengthy process which makes efforts to promote awareness and use of the undamaged portion all the more important. That was the consensus of elected leaders this week who rode bicycles on the existing 17-mile segment between Abingdon and Damascus to help raise that awareness.
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1 week ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
KINGSPORT, Tenn. — Virginia Vitiello, a nurse practitioner, has joined Ballad Health CVA Heart Institute—Kingsport, specializing in electrophysiology. At Ballad Health CVA Heart Institute, Vitiello offers a broad range of services and treatments, including assessment of symptoms, cardiovascular care, interventional cardiology, loop recorder insertion and pharmacological management, according to a written statement.
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1 week ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
BRISTOL, Va. — The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol established a new single month record during March with more than $21.32 million in adjusted gaming revenue. All three licensed Virginia casinos reported single month records, resulting in over $85.19 million in AGR — wagers minus winnings — for the month of March, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Virginia Lottery which oversees gaming in the Commonwealth.
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1 week ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
The Tennessee Law Enforcement Accreditation (TLEA) Program has granted accreditation status to the Bristol Tennessee Police Department. This is the 5th TLEA award for the department. It was awarded during the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police meeting held in Nashville on April 9, according to a written statement.
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1 week ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
BRISTOL, Va. — City residents raised questions Tuesday about the city’s meager share of gambling tax revenues from the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol. The issue arose during a meeting where the City Council approved a tax rate that would raise the property tax bills for residents and included discussions about the city’s massive indebtedness and costs associated with its embattled landfill.
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1 week ago | 
heraldcourier.com | David McGee |David Mcgee
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. — NASCAR driver Ty Dillon traded the steering wheel of his Kaulig Racing Chevrolet for the handle of a soft-sided red wagon filled with plush toys and tiny race cars Thursday morning as he delivered some joy to families at Niswonger Children’s Hospital. The Welcome, N.C. native spent about an hour visiting with families whose children were being treated there, in advance of this weekend’s Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
