Here's your local news at a glance for Tuesday, the 28th of April.
Good morning, Johnson City.
🏘️ Community
A 7 Brew location in Gray will host its 'Caffeine for a Cause' fundraiser May 1-3 along Bobby Hicks Highway to support the Appalachian Highlands Humane Society; customers may pay what they want for drinks + help local animals.
🚧 Accidents
The region marked 15 years since the deadly tornado outbreak that hit Northeast Tennessee and Southwest Virginia on April 27 and 28, 2011, causing widespread damage and 14 deaths (News 5 aired a detailed story on Monday at 6 p.m.).
🎭 Culture
Greeneville natives The Band Perry are set to perform at Hard Rock Live in Bristol on Thursday, Aug.
27 (tickets are available online).
📰 Economy
A proposed retail firearms machining center in Mountain City will revitalize a 30,000 sqft building and create over 100 jobs to boost the county's economy for the next decade.
Project leaders will secure local and state support as they plan to close on the building tomorrow, April 29.
🏈 Sports
Milligan University earned the top seed in the Appalachian Athletic Conference baseball tournament.
Games will run through May 2 at Hunter Wright Stadium in Kingsport, with tickets at $10 per day + tournament passes available for $35 and live streaming via the Southeast Sports Network.
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