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Johnson City, Tennessee · Johnson CityKINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) - Downtown Kingsport is approaching the opening date for its new food truck court "Kingsport Junction." Kingsport Junction will be located at 134 Cherokee Street, where food trucks will span over a third of an acre. Travis Featherstone, co-founder of Kingsport Junction, told News Channel 11 that the site will allow up to 11 food trucks at a time. He said the idea came after he saw the success of food trucks in larger ci…See the Story
Kingsport Junction: Food truck park plans to open in mid-July
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Damascus, Virginia · DamascusDAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) - The town of Damascus kicked off its 37th annual Appalachian Trail Days festival on Friday. The festival, known as 'Trail Days' by locals and hikers who brave the Appalachian Trail, is the town's largest event. It brings in 25,000 people from Southwest Virginia and the Tri-Cities, tripling the town's daily population of 700. A campground area known as 'Tent City' welcomes guests for the weekend. 'Trail Days' is a family-f…See the Story
Damascus kicks off 37th annual ‘Trail Days’ festival Friday
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Johnson City, Tennessee · Johnson CityWASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL)—Construction of two football stadiums within the Washington County School district is underway and expected to remain on schedule for the season next school year. The changes are coming to the home side of the stadiums at Daniel Boone High School and David Crockett High School. Both schools are receiving new bleachers, concession stands and restrooms for the home side.
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Boone and Crockett stadium construction on track for football season
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Hamas · GazaABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) - As the war in Gaza continues, people across the nation are calling for a cease-fire. In Southwest Virginia, one group is calling on federal lawmakers for action. The Appalachian Peace Education Center (APEC) hosted United States Senator Tim Kaine, who has voiced support for Israel's right to defend itself. This discussion is one APEC has been planning for a while. "We've been gathering petitions and getting a lot of concer…See the Story
Local Southwest Virginia group appeals to Senator Tim Kaine regarding Israel-Hamas war
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Johnson City, Tennessee · Johnson CityJOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Sylvann Fox found a welcoming United Methodist Church (UMC) in the Tri-Cities even before the denomination's recent doctrinal changes surrounding LGBTQ clergy, members and weddings — but they strongly support the shift. "Any time that there is an opportunity for more inclusivity and more openness and an opportunity for people to be their authentic selves in the face of others, that is always a positive thing," Fox, w…See the Story
Area Methodist churches’ full embrace of LGBTQ Christians likely to be ‘a process’
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Abingdon, Virginia · AbingdonABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) - United States Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) was in Abingdon Friday to tour the Appalachian Highlands Dental Center. "This is a really important asset for 14 communities in Southwest Virginia, and the reason I'm here is Senator Warner and I went to bat with the Appropriations Committee in the Senate to get a half million dollars in funding to help this center expand," Kaine said. "And we were able to get the word and get the bu…See the Story
Sen. Kaine tours Appalachian Highlands Dental Center
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Blountville · BlountvilleBLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL) —More than 300 housing units within a three-mile radius of Tri-Cities Regional Airport are currently in the development pipeline. Among those projects is a proposed 120-unit single-family housing development at the intersection of TN-75 and Airport Parkway. Thursday evening, the Kingsport Regional Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of a requested rezoning for the project from Mixed Use to Planned Dev…See the Story
300+ housing units in development near Tri-Cities Airport
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Johnson City, Tennessee · Johnson CityGREENEVILLE, Tenn. (WJHL)- At 18 years old, Danny Hubbard had just left home in Grundy, Virginia to start a job at Ford Motor Company in Detroit, Michigan. But the Army put a wrench in his plans when he was drafted into the Vietnam War. 53 years later, what happened in the war is still hard for him to talk about. "You never quit thinking about it," he said. "It was awful." Those 13 months in Vietnam have haunted Hubbard since he left in 1971. "…See the Story
Vietnam veteran encourages others to seek help after mental battle
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