Daily editionThursday, January 1st, 2026
Good morning, Johnson City.
The Daily Johnson City Team
Here’s your local news at a glance for Thursday, the 1st of January.
Community
ToolBank USA will launch its 25th mobile disaster response unit in East Tennessee early 2026 (in partnership with Generac Holdings Inc.) to support local recovery efforts following Helene, with strong collaboration from United Way and the Cocke County Long Term Recovery Group.
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Accidents
Local community members and business owners are rallying to support a family after a tragic Christmas Day fire on West Valley Drive in Kingsport that claimed two young lives and left their mother critically injured + a GoFundMe campaign has raised over $245,000 to aid the family.
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