Tim Jaynes News Today

ELIZABETHTON — A long-time member of the board of directors of the Upper East Tennessee Human Development Agency has been appointed vice chairman of the organization.

Some volunteer fire departments in Washington County have had a boost in the number of fire truck operators through a cross-training agreement with Washington County/Johnson City EMS. Limestone, Gray and Nolichuckey fire departments all have EMS personnel stationed in the same building with an EMS response vehicle. EMS isn’t always dispatched to a fire call as a separate unit, but now those advanced EMTs have had firefighter cross training on how to operate the pumper trucks. Because volun...