Good morning, Johnson City.

Tri-Cities Airport is building on recent growth by investing in terminal improvements and enhancing the customer experience, officials said at a meeting on Monday.

They noted that while airline schedule changes affect travel plans, continued local support will be key to filling the increased capacity.

ETSU’s Office of Professional Development will host The Art of Aging in East Tennessee conference Wednesday, Sept.

16, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the ETSU Model Mill Building (registration is $75) where experts will discuss Alzheimer’s research, dementia, active aging and caregiver resources.

ETSU and Hawkins County Schools launched the ETSU GEAR UP program to help students and families navigate postsecondary education; the program, backed by a $29-million grant + extra funds totaling $50-million, will place full-time college and career counselors in middle schools to guide 7th and 8th graders through high school.

ETSU Head Coach Will Healy announced that Louisville transfer Mason Mims will be the starting quarterback.

The redshirt freshman from Oxford, Alabama will make his collegiate debut on Aug. 29 when ETSU hosts Campbell in Johnson City.