Sara Diamond

6 days ago | wjhl.com | Sara Diamond

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — News Channel 11 is excited to begin a new series, highlighting nurses in the Tri-Cities region.  Nurses are on the front lines of healthcare and are the heart and soul of hospitals and practices. Alexis Lunsford stays busy. She sees a steady stream of patients at ETSU Health Family Medicine in Johnson City. “I decided to do nursing just because I love to help people,” Lunsford said.

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Sara Diamond

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Project SEARCH is a program that started in Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to give students with physical and intellectual disabilities the chance to learn job skills with the goal of finding employment. In this week’s Community Heroes, Sara Diamond learned that the first Project SEARCH graduating class from Science Hill High School in Johnson City is finding a path and making a difference in the community.

2 weeks ago | wjhl.com | Sara Diamond

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.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.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.

3 weeks 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.