Cater County Makes Up Snow Days

Carter County Schools Director Dallas Williams has announced how the school system will be making up its now 22 days out for snow. The Easter break will be taken away making Good Friday and the Monday after Easter regular school days. Three inservice days during the year will then become regular school days as well. The remaining four days will be added to the end of the year making the last day of school May 27th. Carter County Schools hasn’t had a full week of school since December.

Johnson City Installs Red Light Cameras

After much discussion, Johnson City has finally begun to install red light cameras. The cameras will be up and running by February 28. The cameras will take pictures of those who run red lights as they do so. The hope is that Johnson City’s roads will become safer. Redflex, the company who owns the cameras, will get a certain percentage of the fines depending on how many citations are issued.

Johnson City Installs Red Light Cameras

After much discussion, Johnson City has finally begun installing red light cameras. They aren’t the first to speak of using them. We told you in December of 2008 about Kingsport’s success with them and Jonesborough’s installation of them. The first camera will be up and running by the end of the month with all of the cameras installed and running by the end of April. There will be a 30-day grace period with a fine of $100 after that.

Bristol Sign Turns 100

The Bristol Sign turns 100 this year. There will be many festivities through July. Most of it will be on April 30 though with a rededication on that day.

WKID 6 on WCYB

While attending the National Weather Service’s Storm Spotter Training Class last weekend, we spoke with Marcus Lynch of WCYB-TV about the classes. We then sent the report that he was in to him at the station. He then showed that report to Johnny Wood, who in turn sent it to Jim Conrad. On Wednesday, Conrad came to visit our station and created a Region Focus report on what he saw. We send a special thanks to Jim for creating that report.

A Very Snowy Winter

The snow has finally ended, but the effects are still felt. Many towns have gone over their budgeted amount for snow clean up. In Kingsport, they have used about 4,000T of salt when they had budgeted for 1,500T. The snow has also caused problems for school schedules. Many school systems haven’t gone to school a complete week since December.

Vancouver Olympics

The Vancouver 2010 Olympics started off with a spectacular opening ceremony. Hundreds of projectors were used over a stage to create special effects during the presentation of the cultural regions of Canada. The Vancouver Winter Olympics airs each afternoon and night on NBC.

Storm Spotter Training Classes

This weekend at the Bristol Public Library, WCYB-TV and the National Weather Service hosted a storm spotter training class. The class taught participants about what leads to severe weather and what to do when it strikes. The spotters will be used to report severe weather when it happens so that the National Weather Service can issue warnings and alert the public. WCYB Meteorologist Marcus Lynch told us about what he hopes the class will accomplish for his ability to alert viewers of severe weather. The National Weather Service will be hosting another class tomorrow at 6:00pm in Greeneville.