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09/04/2024

The Big Spring Master Gardeners have some workshops in store, registration and details below!

The Big Spring Master Gardeners are gearing up for fall with some upcoming opportunities, some of which registration may be

09/04/2024

Happy Birthday to the following indivduals, click see more, for the complete list and to view Dutch Maid Delights winners for 9/4/24

BIRTHDAYS
Candice Arrwood
Deacon Hubbard - Twins
Georgia Johnson
Howard Whaley
Jerico Hubbard - Twins
Kenney Beach
Mavis Kincaid - Ricker Ave
Milam Drummond
Morgan Lenards - 4 Years Old
Patrick James
Shasta Cunningham
Wallace Kirk

ANNIVERSARIES
Austin & Amber Hicks
Jackie & Teresa McCrary
Larry & Rhonda Collins - 31st
Lloyd "Hoot" & Nancy Bowers - 53rd
Mark & Charity Painter

Dutch Maid Delights PIE WINNERS
WGRV - GEORGIA JOHNSON
WIKQ - KENNEY BEACH
WSMG - MAVIS KINCAID - RICKER AVENUE

09/04/2024

School Bucks Challenge returns to Food City. Read below how to link your ValuCard to your preferred school to earn reward points.

Food City has pledged $800,000 in contributions for the upcoming school year. With Food City’s School Bucks Challenge, it’s easy

09/04/2024

Tusculum Boulevard McDonald's ready to open Thursday, September 5 at 5:00 AM.

The McDonald's on Tusculum Boulevard will reopen Thursday morning after a complete tear-down and rebuild. The brand-new McDonald’s will be open

09/04/2024

Be Kind To . . . We all need a special day, a kind word, or a pat on the

09/04/2024

Listen to the Chuckey Doak versus Grainger game here with pictures by Boys & Pearls Photography

Photos by Boys & Pearls Photography

09/03/2024

Click below to see how you can nominate someone to be the Greene County Citizen of the Day from WGRV and Greeneville Energy Authority - GLPS

Be Kind To . . . We all need a special day, a kind word, or a pat on the

09/03/2024

Tusculum Volunteer Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire Monday. Click below for more pictures.

A mobile home on Isley Lane, off of the White House Road, was destroyed by a fire Monday. Daniel Parks,

09/03/2024

Jefferson County Rescue Squad member and paramedic Jeremy Sutton died in an accident Saturday while responding to an accident.

Funeral services are scheduled for Sunday, September 8, in White Pine for a Jefferson County paramedic who was killed Saturday

09/03/2024

Dialing the wrong number leads to a relationship and a $326,000 loss in a potential scam. Read more below on wgrv.com

A potential scam led a Kingsport Highway man to give away almost $326,000 to a woman he met by dialing

09/03/2024

The repairs are done and turned out great! Now the Big Dawg is sure to get the best paint job at Gary's Paint & Body Shop with their state-of-the-art custom paint matching system.

09/03/2024

Happy Birthday to the following indivduals, click see more, for the complete list and to view Dutch Maid Delights winners for 9/3/24

BIRTHDAYS
Addison Shelton
Adam Bowman - 18 Years Old
Annie Grimes
Ethan House
Kylie Tweed - 16 Years Old
Linda Hahlen
Martha Shelton - 91 Years Old
Nikki Fellars - Navaho Street
Paige Thornburg
Sherry Ottem
Sydney Jordan
Tommy Arwood
Wesley Rigsby
Zeke Pierce - 17 Years Old

ANNIVERSARIES
Ben & Susan Weems - 24th
Grady & Suzanne Reynolds - 30th
Tony & Jennifer King

Dutch Maid Delights PIE WINNERS
WGRV - SHERRY OTTEM
WIKQ - ETHAN HOUSE
WSMG - PAIGE THORNBURG

08/31/2024

Greeneville beat Dobyns Bennett 35-0 on Friday, August 30. Head Coach Eddie Spradlen talks about the game with WGRV's Ron Metcalfe and Pat Crum. Hear the games each Friday and the Morning After Show each Saturday at 8:15 AM on 99.5 FM WGRV or listen to our podcast below.

The Greeneville Greene Devils recorded their 6th win in a row over the Dobyns Bennett Indians.  

08/30/2024

Dementia Awareness during Caregiver Program at the Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center.

Tracey Kendall Wilson, Regional Director of Alzheimer’s Tennessee in Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia, gave a great informational presentation on the most common subtypes and shared with caregiver's tools they can use in their daily lives. Self-care was one of the major topics.

Did you know there were over 200 subtypes of dementia? Plus, there's a group of people that meet monthly, that are experiencing the same as you, although everyone's situation is different.

Know the signs, get educated, and most importantly, don't be afraid to ask for help!

Here's a fact you may not have known: there are over 200 subtypes of dementia. The one you might be

08/30/2024

⚠️🔥Moderate Fire Danger on this Friday 🔥 ⚠️

⚠️🔥🚫Please have caution when burning debris as the Tennessee Division of Forestry has issued a MODERATE fire danger for the area.

⚠️🔥🚫The risk of a wildfire will continue to elevate until the area receives significant rainfall. Dry conditions, grasses and leaf litter are prone to ignition. This can cause small fires to spread very rapidly.

BurnSafeTn.org

08/30/2024

Happy Birthday to the following indivduals, click see more, for the complete list and to view Dutch Maid Delights winners for 8/30/24

BIRTHDAYS
Alex Maupin
Bella Boling
Billy Taylor
Bobby Solomon
Christy Lundy
Gerald Miller
Hunter Wilburn
Jeannie Higgins
John McInturff
Karen Brandenburg - 75 Years Old
Michael Bernard
Phyllis Kirk
Rita Douthat
Ronnie Wilhoit
Sharon Ricker
Sherry Babb

ANNIVERSARIES
Jackie & Georgia Johnson - 40th
Matt & Lindsay Allen - 10th
Ted & Louise Wilhoit - 67th

Dutch Maid Delights PIE WINNERS
WGRV - SHERRY BABB
WIKQ - PHYLLIS KIRK
WSMG - HUNTET WILBURN

08/30/2024

Crossroads Cowboy Church's monthly event features games, free Round Pen Rides, giveaways and entertainment with many classes. Concessions with food and treats will also be available!

The gates open at 4 PM and the show starts at 6 PM.

Crossroads Cowboy Church invites the public to it's monthly Free Horse Fun Show on the first Saturday of each month

08/29/2024

Labor Day Holiday Garbage Schedule:

The Greene County Solid Waste Department Convenience Centers will be closed.

The Transfer Station and Greene County Solid Waste office will be operating normal business hours. Normal scheduled hours at the Convenience Centers resume on Tuesday, September 3, 2024.

Town of Greeneville Public Works and the landfill will run on a regular schedule.

08/29/2024

“Fall armyworms travel north from Texas, passing right through Tennessee and neighboring states every year,” says Midhula Gireesh, assistant professor and UT Extension entomologist. “With the number of reports we are seeing, landowners should regularly ‘scout’ their property for signs of an infestation.”

Since there were several reports of fall armyworms across Tennessee, an entomologist with the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture

08/29/2024

Happy Birthday to the following indivduals, click see more, for the complete list and to view Dutch Maid Delights winners for 8/29/24

BIRTHDAYS
Aaron Bible
Adalynn Wilhoit - 8 Years Old
Aly Hensley
Anthony Quillen
Beth Johnson
Euna Casteel
Iva Cantrell
James Cope, Jr.
Lourinda Church
Van Adams - 3 Years Old

ANNIVERSARIES

Dutch Maid Delights PIE WINNERS
WGRV - AARON BIBLE
WIKQ - BETH JOHNSON
WSMG - VAN ADAMS - 3 YEARS OLD

08/29/2024

Be Kind To . . . We all need a special day, a kind word, or a pat on the

08/28/2024

Caregivers and family members of someone with dementia should attend this free program, where they will learn a basic overview of dementia, different subtypes, behavioral issues, communication strategies, safety, and other factors that can come into play.

Caregivers will also get advice on self-care. As you know, when we care for someone sick or with a disease, we often forget to take care of ourselves.

This program will help you understand the entirety of the situation you are in, no matter what stage you are at. Join the program tomorrow at 9 AM at the Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center !

A Dementia Caregiver Program will be held at the Roby Fitzgerald Adult Center, 203 North College Street, on August 29th

08/28/2024

Happy Birthday to the following indivduals, click see more, for the complete list and to view Dutch Maid Delights winners for 8/28/24

BIRTHDAYS
Allen Crooks
Bentley Allen Guinn - 11 Years Old
Bralynn Jace Warner - 9 Years Old
Cathy Ottinger
Chris Miller
Darlene Brooks - Brooks Drive
J.C. Kelley - 86 Years Old
J.D. Inscore - Susong Memorial Road
Jaxton Miller
Jonathan Greer
Joseph Foulks
Kennedi Campbell - 10 Years Old
Lane Elliott Ricker - 1 Year Old
Lee Davis
Marv Letterman
Michelle Holt
Reba Salyers
Ronnie Foshee
Thomas B. Carter II - Redbud Drive
Will Baskette - 10 Years Old

ANNIVERSARIES
Michael & Deborah Dixon - 42nd

Dutch Maid Delights PIE WINNERS
WGRV - JOSEPH FOULKS
WIKQ - WILL BASKETTE - 10 YEARS OLD
WSMG - KENNEDI CAMPBELL - 10 YEARS OLD

08/28/2024

On Thursday, August 29th flaggers will be directing traffic at the intersections of Cutler and Depot, Irish and Depot, Main and Depot, and College and Depot to re-stamp the crosswalks.

Beginning next week painting on the crosswalks and certain intersections will begin.

The following intersections will be closed to all traffic from 6 PM to midnight:

Monday, September 2nd: Cutler and Depot

Tuesday, September 3rd: Irish and Depot

Wednesday, September 4th: (if necessary) Irish and Depot

Thursday, September 5th: College and Depot

Friday, September 6th: Main and Depot

Monday, September 9th: (if necessary) Main and Depot

The Town of Greeneville announced Monday that there will be some closures downtown due to work by Summers and Taylor

08/28/2024

Be Kind To . . . We all need a special day, a kind word, or a pat on the

08/28/2024

Remember: Don’t leave a child, an adult over 65, or your pets in a vehicle unattended. The temperature in your car can become deadly very quickly. It only takes 10 minutes for a human or animal to become miserably hot.

Heat exhaustion can lead to a heat stroke and animals can die of a heat stroke in just 15 minutes.

Near record heat is expected this afternoon in Greene County with widespread temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. The

08/28/2024

Launch postponed until Friday at the earliest. We will post the rescheduled time when you just *might* see a SpaceX rocket launch. Read our story below.

You can always share news tips or pictures anytime by texting us at 423-340-5050. If you see the launch, send

08/27/2024

UPDATE: 55-year-old Kenneth Cole reportedly in a safe location. *
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55-year-old Kenneth S. Cole allegedly left his home in a 2000 dark gray Saturn, TN Tag 532BBHY. The Greene County Criminal Investigations Department asks that if anyone has information on his location, to please call 911 or Detective Sergeant Tweed at 423-798-1800 ext. 1517.

UPDATE: 08/28/24 A Kingsport Highway man reported missing on Saturday, August 24th, 2024, was reportedly confirmed to be safe on