Rick Wagner

3 weeks ago | timesnews.net | Rick Wagner

BLOUNTVILLE — Sullivan County Schools officials are looking to fill a new position the Board of Education created at its Thursday evening meeting. The board at the meeting voted 7-0 to create a new position of district data and accountability specialist, which would be someone with a minimum of a master's degree to make about $72,000 a year, school officials said during a work session Thursday afternoon.

3 weeks ago | timesnews.net | Rick Wagner

KINGSPORT — A member of Girl Scout Troop 1083 in Kingsport recently completed a project to help elementary school girls with their periods. Isabella Lyons, a cadette with the troop, recently earned her Silver Award. That is the highest award a cadette can earn and the second-highest in Girl Scouts. She is the daughter of Heather and Kenneth Lyons. To earn the Silvan Award as a cadette, Girl Scouts must find an issue in their community and find a lasting solution to help resolve the issue.

3 weeks ago | timesnews.net | Rick Wagner

BLOUNTVILLE — Free Summer Meals are returning in bulk to Sullivan County Schools this month for any child younger than 18. Starting Thursday, June 5, and every Thursday of June thereafter — June 12, 19 and 26 — most visitors can get enough food for a week’s worth of breakfasts and lunches, including a gallon of milk, Sullivan County Schools School Nutrition Supervisor Amber Anderson said.

4 weeks ago | timesnews.net | Rick Wagner

KINGSPORT — Attention aspiring or beginning underwater robotics participants: a summer camp for you is coming in July. The Underwater Robotics Camp designed especially for younger explorers, held at the East Tennessee State University/Eastman Chemical Co. Valleybrook Campus just south of Kingsport, is set for July 7-11. It is being held by STREAMWORKS, headed by Dennis Courtney, the organization's founding executive director and CEO.

4 weeks ago | timesnews.net | Rick Wagner

BLOUNTVILLE — The jury trial of a Kingsport special education teacher facing 20 counts of child abuse has been delayed two weeks. However, it is still set for July. The teacher is Michelle Carpenter, suspended without pay for alleged incidents in 2021 and 2022 in pre-K special ed classes at Johnson Elementary School. A grand jury indicted her in 2023.