Jay Leno Leaves the Tonight Show

Jay Leno’s last Tonight Show episode is set for May 29 of 2009. NBC says that Late Night host Conan O’Brien will take his spot. And Conan will be replaced with Jimmy Fallon.

Gap Creek Road Project

Elizabethton held a meeting last night on how to improve the Gap Creek road area. Their plans include building a new road. The city has enough money for a right of way but not enough to begin construction for several more years.

Road Improvement in Johnson City

Johnson City is beginning work on improving the Broadway and Unaka Street intersection. This is the beginning step in improving the downtown area.

Vinyl Records are Back

A group in Boise is gathering to listen to vinyl records. The records are now back and there are many others like them. Here in the Tri some stores are now selling record players as well.

Johnson City's Downtown Revitalization

Johnson City revealed their plan to fix the downtown flooding problem in a meeting last week. The multi-million dollar project talks about a complete revitalization of the downtown area.

Inflation Issue

Inflation is at its worst in 27 years. Gas and food costs have skyrocketed over 9% in the past 6mos. Gas per barrel dropped $6 the largest single day drop in 17 years was just about the only good news when this was announced by Ben Burnanke on Tuesday.

Funding Issues with Sherrif's Department

Cater County Sheriff Chris Mathes has written a letter to Mayor Johnny Holder about under funding problems with the county commission. Due to the problem the department has been struggling to meet requirements in serving the county. If Holder doesn’t help Sheriff Mathes has already contacted an attorney to represent him if he decides to file a lawsuit against the commission.

Johnson City Flooding Issue

After many years of flooding in Johnson City many citizens wonder if the city is ever going to solve the problem. The city is still exploring ideas and plans to hold a town meeting soon.

Tennessee Street Expansion

Johnson City is planning on a $5 million project expected to take 18 months on the expansion of TN St. In the expansion the street that currently ends at an intersection with Lamont St. will extend by Kiwanis Park on to West Market Street They will also improve the existing Tennessee Street and surrounding streets.

House Fire in Washington County

A Washington County home went up in flames on Wednesday Afternoon. The home wasn’t saved due to lack of water.

Columbian Hostages Freed

The Columbian Army tricked rebels on Wednesday into handing over hostages. These hostages had been held for several years.

4th of July Celebrations

Many Cities in the Tri-Cities had July 4th celebrations.

In Jonesborough there was the Jonesborough Days parade. They had a wide range of things including a horse in overalls.

In Elizabethton there was also a parade. They held a flag and sang the national anthem at the parade’s mid point.

In Johnson City they had many events and contests at Freedom Hall. The Celebration was concluded with a Fireworks Celebration with music by WXBQ.

Gun Owners Study

The CDC said in a study that gun owners are more likely to use their firearms on themselves.

AT&T to Offer Internet and Telephone in Tennessee

AT&T is planning to invest $400 million dollars in a statewide cable franchise. The state approved this idea and expects AT&T to do well with the idea. AT&T will also offer telephone and Internet services for Tennessee.

Willis Delays Trial Again

Howard Hawk Willis has once again asked to delay his trial. The State Court of Appeals agreed and delayed his trial once again. He is charged in the murder of a teenage couple in 2002.

Johnny Wood Extends Contract

News Center 5’s Johnny Wood, who is now 66, has agreed to extend his contract. Wood will now broadcast the Morning news for several more years. Marcus Lynch and Tarah Taylor will join him each day for the 2 hour newscast.