Greene County News

Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Candy Craig on Thursday told members of the organization's board of directors that the Octoberfest debut last month was a success.

A fire in equipment used to process radioactive material occurred on Saturday, Nov.

Photo Special to the Sun The Greene County Partnership held a reception Monday afternoon at the Link Hills Country Club for local business executives and government officials that was attended by about 75 people.

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The Tusculum Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend that the municipality adopt the 2006 version of the International Building Code for residences, commercial structures and plumbing.

H1N1 "swine" flu vaccination clinics will begin Monday for students and staff in the Greene County school system.

The Greene County Commission on Monday will accept nominations and elect a replacement to fill the vacancy created by the death last month of Commissioner Marion "Alex" Edens.

The Greene County Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend a rezoning change for a planned Dollar General store on the Asheville Highway.

Cracks have been found in East Tennessee interstate highway bridges and they must be repaired quickly.

Sun Photos by Phil Gentry In the photo above, Travis Brickey, left, a spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Transportation, explains short-term closings of I-81. A temporary brace is behind him.

TDOT will close the northbound side of I-81 for 24 hours this weekend, and the southbound side for 24 hours next weekend to make emergency bridge repairs to the span that crosses U.S. 11E at exit 23 in Greene County.

Nolachuckey and Baileyton picked up season-opening doubleheader victories in Monday night's Greene County Elementary Basketball League action.

Sun Photo by Phil Gentry These aerial photos taken on Monday show the extent of work being done for the runway realignment project at the Greeneville-Greene County Municipal Airport.

The Greene County School System's Report Card letter grades received Tuesday from the Tennessee Department of Education were lower this year.

October was the third-wettest month of 2009 in Greene County, according to data provided by the University of Tennessee Research & Education Center on East Allens Bridge Road.

Greene County authorities are investigating the shooting deaths of a man and woman as a murder-suicide. According to WJHL in Johnson City, a family member found Johnny Heck, 50, and Elizabeth Powell, 44, dead inside Heck's home on Oasis Road Sunday evening.

GREENE COUNTY, Tenn. a ' Authorities have made a large marijuana bust along the Cocke County, Greene County line.

A kerosene heater may have caused a fire Saturday night that seriously damaged a residence at 704 Lamons Road in western Greene County.

A Greene County man was charged with attempted first-degree murder and other offenses by Hawkins County authorities in connection with a shooting incident early Saturday near Rogersville.

Greene County sheriff's deputies are investigating the shooting deaths Sunday of a man and a woman at an Oasis Road residence as a possible murder-suicide. Greene County Sheriff Steve Burns this morning identified the victims as Johnny Heck, Jr., 50, of 2003 Oasis Road, and Elizabeth Powell, 44, of Gilbreath Road.