Good morning, Johnson City.

Hampton Elementary graduating kindergarteners received a personal video message from Peyton Manning after a challenging start to the school year forced them out of their building & the school shared the message on its Facebook page, where it has received much positive attention.

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Sullivan County dispatcher Wendy Doran was honored for using rapid deploy technology to guide a caller through emergency steps for saving a 7-month-old child in February.

On Monday, RapidDeploy’s CEO presented her with another award—recognizing her quick response and expertise—marking a second acknowledgment of her life-saving actions.

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Residents in Washington County gathered over 1,200 signatures on a petition to reverse a 30-cent property tax hike approved nearly a year ago—Kevin Vrotney, a mediator and signer, said lowering unnecessary spending is key while county officials noted the increase would add over $15 million to the fiscal budget.

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Savannah Jessee, a Daniel Boone High School graduate, played a key role when she hit a two-run homer in a 6-5 NCAA elimination game that sent the Liberty Flames to the Super Regionals.

The team will face No. 16 Oregon in a best-of-three series starting Friday + they look to build on this historic win.

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On Saturday morning in Unicoi, a crash on I-26 eastbound near mile marker 30 injured three people when a 2007 Honda Civic changed lanes and hit a Mazda— the Civic driver faces charges for driving with a suspended license and lacking financial responsibility.

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