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The Sullivan County Commission approved the third and final resolution for a $17 million bond issue after seeing a conceptual plan for the former Blountville Elementary and Blountville Middle schools and their campus.

The Sullivan County Commission approved pay raises for all certified sheriff’s deputies during its meeting Thursday night.

The Sullivan County Commission will continue to iron out dollar amount numbers over the next week as it still tries to figure out how much money is needed to give

A heated debate broke out between Sullivan County commissioners Thursday night on whether one group of employees should get a pay raise or if all county employees should get one.

The Sullivan County Commissions Budget Committee has voted against any funding in its new operating budget for Petworks Animal Services in Kingsport,

BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Sullivan County Commission had an informal meeting with Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy about a potential pay raise for sheriff’s office employees. Sheriff Cassidy said they are understaffed in about every single department. “I’m shorted [in] corrections, k-9, my drug officers, criminal investigations division and patrol,” said Cassidy. “So, it’s […]

Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office officials floated the idea of a pay increase Friday for all department employees during an informational meeting with the Sullivan County Commission.

Osborne began working for the county Sept. 15 after a two-week notice to the Kingsport Times News.

Commissioner Gary Stidham is the sponsor of the resolution, which also has three co-sponsors.

CHURCH HILL — Volunteer High School NJROTC cadets recently participated in the Wreaths Across America event at Mountain Home National Cemetery in Johnson City. VHS senior naval science instructor Maj. Steven Bickford noted that cadets placed wreaths and honored deceased veterans in the frosty morning. “Cadets learned about self-sacrifice and service to others by spending their Saturday morning doing for others,” Bickford said. “It is important for the cadets to learn about h...