Piney Flats News

Sullivan County's 2012-2013 proposed general fund budget remains $5.2 million in the red and nobody seems to know what to do about it.

Sullivan County faces some difficult choices in the coming weeks. The county's proposed 2012-13 budget remains millions of dollars in the red, with very limited cash reserves.

Old historic East Hill Cemetery, situated partly in Tennessee and partly in Virginia, contains a great variety of monuments.

County Mayor Larry Potter gave an update on Doe Mountain at the May County Commission meeting.

Sullivan County Commissioner Dwight King, of Piney Flats, told the other commissioners that the service is costing the county's Highway Department $200,000 a year, and the county attorney has expressed concerns about the legality of the service.

The Sullivan County Commission denied a request to rezone a residential piece of land next to Boone Lake in Piney Flats, where the property owner wants to build a 20-site campground.

Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson said Monday night he had no idea how the county could fund the additional $1.5 million in his budget request for the next fiscal year.