KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) On Monday, the Dobyns-Bennett High School Mock Trial Team hosted a free Mock Trial Exhibition Community Performance at the former Kingsport City Hall building. A mock trial is a simulation that schools use to teach students the processes of courtroom trials, and Dobyns-Bennett students worked a criminal case during the event. […]
Mt. HERMON, Va. â As back-to-back ice storms riveted the Pittsylvania County community this week, an emergency shelter program offered warmth, electricity, food, and most importantlyâa friend. Sometimes you don t realize what s happening out there. how long other people are without, Ronnie Montgomery, a volunteer stationed at the Mt. Hermon Fire & Rescue Station on Route 41, told theÂ
Star-Tribune last night.
Ronnie and his wife, Teresa, acted through the Mt. Hermon Baptist Church to offer a helping hand to those suffering from power outages, food shortage and water cutoffs.
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church sent out an email to its members for a volunteer opportunity, which intrigued the couple. They saw one of the two-hour shifts was open Thursday night and jumped on it.
A fire has destroyed a staple of the tiny town of Vernon Center.
No one was hurt but community members call the loss of one of the townâs few businesses a devastating loss.
No one was inside when fire broke out at the Vernon Center Market around 4 a.m. Tuesday, Vernon Center Fire Chief Justin Davis said.
Multiple fire departments helped battle the blaze, which reduced much of the meat market building to ruins. Firefighter remained on the scene putting out hotspots well into the afternoon.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, Davis said. The state Fire Marshalâs Office is investigating.