Sara Diamond

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — This week’s Community Hero took her love of cooking and helped feed people from Southwest Virginia, East Tennessee, and North Carolina after Hurricane Helene. It wasn’t just a meal, but compassion for her community. After Hurricane Helene, Sari Maharani’s (Esther) original plan was to cook 100 meals for survivors and rescuers. Soon, the number of meals needed grew, and so did the volunteers and donations of food and ingredients. “And of course, I cannot do by myself.

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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Jenna Tamayo is celebrating after her business, Appalachian Maid Services, was recognized as the Small Business Administration’s Best in State Woman-Owned Small Business. It’s not just her success, but how she works with her employees that makes her stand out. “It was just supposed to be a career stop until I could figure out what I was going to do,” Tamayo said. But she figured out that she had a recipe for success when her business grew quickly and solidly.

1 month ago | wjhl.com | Sara Diamond

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Jenna Tamayo is celebrating after her business, Appalachian Maid Services, was recognized as the Small Business Administration’s Best in State Woman-Owned Small Business. It’s not just her success, but how she works with her employees that makes her stand out. “It was just supposed to be a career stop until I could figure out what I was going to do,” Tamayo said. But she figured out that she had a recipe for success when her business grew quickly and solidly.

1 month ago | wjhl.com | Sara Diamond

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — After the Trump administration rolled out tariffs on other countries, businesses in the Tri-Cities are left wondering how that will affect them and their customers. Two Johnson City business owners–one a flower shop and the other a gaming business–both said they are seeing some effects from tariffs, and they’re doing what they can to keep the doors open and customers happy. May is a busy time of year for William Cate.

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GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) — For nearly a decade, this week’s community hero quietly lightened the burden of grief for many families. The identity of our hero is unknown, but she has made a big impact on people in Greene County. For the last decade, she wrote a check several times a year to Jeffers Funeral Home in Greeneville to help with the funeral expenses of people she didn’t know. Her one instruction: the money would go to “those who need it”. Her quiet act of kindness touched many lives.