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Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
Good morning, Johnson City. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 17th of December.
ACCIDENTS NEWS
- ➤ Fire crews are working to put out a fire at the Carter County landfill that has burned for six days; the blaze looked smaller Tuesday as trucks dumped dirt & pumped river water since the local water system wasn’t enough, and the site remains closed. WCYB
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ State and local officials awarded Bays Mountain Park a $100,000 grant to replace the weathered floating bridge linking Lakeside Trail on the park's reservoir + park manager Megan Krager said the project will begin within the next couple of years while the old bridge remains open. WCYB
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Frontier Health Crisis Helpline earned national accreditation for its suicide prevention and crisis care after a nine-month review; accreditation covers leadership and training through August 2028, officials said. The service, which operates 24/7 and takes calls via (988), helps locals manage holiday stress. WCYB
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Midnight at The Big Top
8-11:30 p.m. — Holiday Inn Johnson City by IHG — Champagne required — Ring in 2026 with a live DJ, acrobats, and circus magic.
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