Monday evening Promise Medical Group COO Sherry Ives, standing, receives the new contract with Rogersville City School moments after it was approved by the BOE. Seated L-R are RCS office manager Vickie Knox, board chairman Reed Matney, annd RCS director Rebecca Isaacs.

Rogersville City School renews contract with Promise Medical Group

Promise Medical Group separated with its founder Dr. Chris Calendine earlier this year. Calendine was sentenced to six months in jail and eight year probation last month after pleading guilty to two counts of sexual battery against a child.

Oct 17, 2018 at 10:30 AM

Strategic Behavioral Health Founder and President Jim Shaheen speaks.

Large crowd at the ribbon cutting listens to U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, right, speak.

Creekside Behavioral Health

Kingsport treatment center holds grand opening

KINGSPORT -- Federal, state and local elected officials on Monday joined leaders from Strategic Behavioral Health in Kingsport to celebrate the grand opening of Creekside Behavioral Health, a 72-bed inpatient hospital that will serve children,

Updated Oct 15, 2018 at 2:33 PM

Tennessee gubernatorial candidates Karl Dean (left) and Bill Lee on the debate stage at last Tuesday’s debate at Eastman. Dean, a Democrat, thinks the state’s biggest coming challenge is workforce development and Lee, a Republican, is advocating more vocational education to address that issue.

Northeast Tennessee Gubernatorial Debate

What can the state do to grow jobs in this economy?

Republican Bill Lee and Democrat Karl Dean got to address that question during their Kingsport debate last Tuesday before about 1,400 people at the Toy F. Reid Employee Center at Eastman.

Oct 15, 2018 at 8:30 AM

Doug Ginn, Strategic Behavioral Health's senior executive vice president and chief operating officer, stands inside the geriatric wing of Creekside Behavioral Health. He is encouraging the public to tour the facility so they can get rid of any perceptions about mental health treatment. An open house will happen Monday.

Creekside Behavioral Health

'The opioid crisis in this area is real'

Memphis-based Strategic Behavioral Health (SBH) will host a ribbon-cutting Monday to celebrate the grand opening of Creekside Behavioral Health, a new 72-bed inpatient hospital serving children, adolescents, adults and seniors struggling with mental health and substance abuse challenges.

Oct 14, 2018 at 8:00 AM

Joules Bagienski and her nine-month-old cousin, whom she recently saved from choking

Scott County

Scott County CNA student saves 9-month-old from choking

Along with all her fellow health science classmates, Joules Bagienski has been training to be certified in basic life support and CPR. About three days after Bagienski was certified, she had the opportunity to put her skills to the test and save a life.

Oct 5, 2018 at 8:29 AM

Fundraiser

Weber City restaurant to host fundraiser for 3-year-old with genetic disorder

If you’re looking for a place to have dinner Friday night, Wendy’s of Weber City invites you to stop in for a good cause. The restaurant, located at 3026 US Highway 23 North, will donate a portion of Friday evening’s proceeds to the family of Elaina Gilliam, a 3-year-old girl with a rare genetic disorder.

Oct 4, 2018 at 12:06 PM

Tennessee Hospital Association

Where can health care go from here?

The Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) hasn’t gotten what it’s wanted from the GOP-controlled General Assembly in recent years – namely Medicaid expansion – but still sees opportunity in the 2018 state elections.

Oct 1, 2018 at 8:30 AM

Friends for the Fight

Friends for the Fight dinner, 5K to benefit local cancer patients

Funds are raised through the organization’s annual benefit dinner, which will be held in Kingsport next Saturday. Aside from event costs, all proceeds from the dinner go directly to cancer patients in the Tri-Cities.

Sep 30, 2018 at 1:30 PM

Innovation Academy of Northeast Tennessee eighth grader Chloe Cress, left, and her father, Shawn Cress. She is undergoing cancer treatment at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis.

Cancer fundraiser

Sullivan football teams step up for Chloe

A middle school football game in Sullivan County this week raised more than $2,200 for Chloe Cress, an eighth-grader fighting cancer. The Holston Middle School Eagles won the Tuesday game at home against the North Middle Raiders, but both teams came together to battle childhood cancer.

Sep 28, 2018 at 1:18 PM

There were plenty of hugs given on Thursday, including one to six-year-old Trace Buller, while his mother Robin holds his balloon. Trace was diagnosed in August with having a tumor behind his eye.

Childhood cancer

School brings sense of normalcy to youngsters fighting cancer

Children Exceeding Expectations School, now in its 8th year, is a free local program exclusively for kids with cancer and immune deficiency disorders. Classes are held twice a week during the school year with the goal being to bring a sense of normalcy to kids living with these deadly diseases.

Sep 28, 2018 at 8:08 AM

Left to right: Theresa Gilliam, Ashley Sloan and Michael Gilliam, Sloan's stepdad

Scott County

Coon hunt, soup bean dinner to benefit Scott woman recovering from rare cancer

Eight months after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, 34-year-old Ashley Sloan is still adjusting to her new lifestyle. Though she is now cancer-free, the disease left Sloan with limited mobility, not to mention a stack of medical bills.

Sep 26, 2018 at 6:45 PM

Ballad Health

Can rural hospitals survive? Ballad's Levine champions Medicare changes

Ballad Health Executive Chairman, President and CEO Alan Levine went to bat for rural hospitals in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday by advocating a major legislative change to Medicare.

Updated Sep 25, 2018 at 9:30 PM

Lenowisco Health District

LENOWISCO Health District to offer free flu shots in Weber City

The Virginia Department of Health’s LENOWISCO Health District will offer free seasonal flu vaccines at a special drive-thru dispensing clinic at First Baptist Church in Weber City. The vaccine will be available free to anyone 3 years and older on a first-come, first-served basis.

Sep 23, 2018 at 3:00 PM

Caregiver Conference

Registration still open for next week’s Alzheimer’s caregiver conference

Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Regional Resource Center and Kingsport Kiwanis Club, the event aims to educate and encourage those who are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease.

Sep 20, 2018 at 2:39 PM

ALS

Photo gallery: Walk to Defeat ALS

KINGSPORT – The annual “Walk to Defeat ALS” event this past Saturday in Kingsport brought out more than 350 participants to raise money for local patients and families as well as celebrate the courage of those living with the deadly disease. The

Sep 19, 2018 at 7:00 PM