WASHINGTON COUNTY, Tenn. (WJHL) – The Washington County Commission approved a proposal for more than $750,000 in tax increment financing (TIF) to fund two Johnson City Development Authority (JCDA) projects downtown. Those projects include capital improvements and roofing replacements at the John Sevier Center and a security camera system at the Downtown Centre. In total, […]
JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — Crews have completed a preservation project on the historic Duncan House in Jonesborough thanks to grant funding from the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR). According to a release from the Heritage Alliance, a regional organization dedicated to this area’s heritage and history, it received the Historic Preservation Grant […]
Washington County officials were told Monday that Chancery Court “no longer has jurisdiction” over a zoning lawsuit the county filed nearly two years ago against BrightRidge and Red Dog Technologies involving bitcoin mining.
Washington County commissioners are expected to vote on modifications with the city of Johnson City and town of Jonesborough to address new regulations requiring certain jail inmates to wear ankle monitoring devices while on work detail.
Washington County commissioners voted Monday to accept a settlement offer in an ongoing zoning lawsuit the county has pending against BrightRidge and Red Dog Technologies involving a bitcoin mining operation in Limestone.