Tuesday, February 26, 2008
JCPB Considers Fiber Optics
The Johnson City Power Board is considering setting up a fiber optic network to offer cable, telephone, and internet service to residents of Washington County. If they decide to do it, it will take a few years to build it.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Hollywood Writers Strike Ends
The writers are back! The Hollywood writers strike has finally ended. Some of the half hour comedies will be returning in March but for the hour dramas it will take longer.
ETSU's New Alarm System
After several shootings at different schools across the country, ETSU will be installing a new alarm system to alert students of an emergency. Not only will this system alert students of a shooting it will also tell them if there is bad weather or a fire.
NIU Shooting
A gunman, wearing all black, opened fire from a lecture stage at the Northern Illinois University on Thursday. In the shooting he killed 5 people and injured 16 others before taking his own life.
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Elizabethton Fails Water Test
After water test results were released on Monday, Elizabethton’s water failed the state water test. The city’s score was 40 out of the possible 100.
Tornadoes Devastate the Southeast
Tornadoes devastated the southeast on Tuesday. It hit middle Tennessee in Lafayette near Nashville late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. 55 people were killed 31 of those were Tennesseeans.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Mike Huckabee Visit
In Election News, Mike Huckabee will be bringing his campaign to the Tri. He will be stopping by the Tri-Cities Regional Airport on Monday. This is just one day before Super Tuesday.
Boil Alert Lifted
Many people are wondering what happened when Elizabethton issued a boil alert on its water on Thursday. The fact is Elizabethton’s water department thought it would have to bypass the filtration system but it didn’t so there for you don’t have to boil your water and never did.
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