Slater Teague

Kingsport

Digital Producer at WJHL-TV (Johnson City, TN)

Digital producer at @wjhl11. Sullivan South & ETSU grad. Kingsport native. Send news tips to [email protected]

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Renovation project complete at Indian Path Community Hospital

3 days ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Ballad Health celebrated the completion of $8 million worth of renovations at Indian Path Community Hospital on Tuesday. The five-year project included upgrades to the Barbara Humphreys Family Birth Center and a new main entrance and lobby. The birthing center now has 12 large labor, recovery, and postpartum rooms; five new patient rooms; two large triage rooms; a new nursery with a procedure room; and an isolation room.
BrightRidge board approves 2.5% electric rate increase over industrial revenue losses

3 days ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Citing significant revenue losses due to closing industries and a need to fund ongoing improvements, BrightRidge announced Tuesday that its board of directors approved a 2.5% electric rate increase. The rate increase will go into effect during the October billing cycle and, according to BrightRidge, will add about $4.40 per month for a typical residential customer who uses 1,300 kilowatt-hours.
North Broadway railroad crossing work in JC pushed back to July

3 days ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague

(City of Johnson City) by: Slater Teague Posted: Jun 24, 2025 / 05:53 PM EDT Updated: Jun 24, 2025 / 05:53 PM EDT JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Railroad crossing work on North Broadway Street in Johnson City that was originally planned to begin Wednesday will now get underway next month.
Bristol, TN City Council to hold called meeting on budget, property tax rate

3 days ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — After unanimously rejecting a proposed 24% property tax increase last Thursday amid public outcry, the Bristol, Tennessee City Council will meet Tuesday evening with hopes of passing a budget and tax rate. The meeting will take place at 6 p.m. in the Slater Center’s Wyatt Auditorium. Last week, citizens packed the same auditorium to voice their opposition to the proposed tax increase.
Washington County BOE balances budget with cuts, fund balance

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Pushing back teacher raises, reducing increases to the maintenance and repair budget, and tapping into the fund balance are the measures the Washington County Board of Education approved Thursday night to plug a multi-million-dollar hole in its budget for the next fiscal year. Scheduled step pay increases were left in the budget, but proposed raises were left out.
Bristol, TN City Council rejects proposed property tax increase

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague |Terry Craig

BRISTOL, Tenn. (WJHL) — A proposed 24% property tax increase was unanimously voted down by the Bristol, Tennessee City Council on Thursday night. Citizens packed the auditorium of the Slater Center and many spoke against the proposed tax increase, which, had it been approved, would have followed a 13% increase last year. Around 200 citizens were in attendance. At the end of the meeting, Mayor Mark Hutton thanked those in attendance and said the council would go back to the drawing board.
Adult-sized changing table installed at Warriors’ Path State Park

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Warriors’ Path State Park has a new device to make the park more accessible. Warriors’ is among eight state parks where adult-sized changing tables were recently installed. The tables make it easier to change adults with disabilities, children, and teens. (Photo: Tennessee State Parks)Each table features a remote control that allows for height adjustments from 12 inches to 39.5 inches above the ground.
TEMA: Hurricane Helene waterway debris cleanup nearing completion

1 week ago | wjhl.com | Slater Teague

JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — The waterway debris cleanup effort that was launched after Hurricane Helene is nearing completion, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) announced Wednesday. Nearly 5 million cubic yards of debris were collected during the effort, which involved local, state, and federal agencies. “Each disaster is unique in its own way, and Helene was no exception,” TEMA Assistant Director of Recovery and Mitigation Craig Hanrahan said in a release.
Kingsport BMA moves forward with property tax increase

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Slater Teague

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a 24% property tax increase on first reading Tuesday evening. The ordinance passed 6–1 with Alderman Morris Baker casting the sole “nay” vote. For Kingsport property owners in Sullivan County, the new tax rate would be $1.68 per $100 of assessed value, up 33 cents from the current rate of $1.35. For those in the Hawkins County portion of the city, the rate would increase 22 cents from $2.27 to $2.49.
Buchanan County man receives 35-year prison sentence for child sexual abuse

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Slater Teague

Slater TeagueTue, June 17, 2025 at 9:10 PM UTC1 min readBuchanan County man receives 35-year prison sentence for child sexual abuseBUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A Buchanan County man was sentenced to 35 years in prison for child sexual abuse, according to the Buchanan County commonwealth’s attorney’s office. On Tuesday, a judge sentenced Joe David Smith to a total of 50 years in the Virginia Department of Corrections with 15 years suspended, resulting in a 35-year active prison sentence.

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