On The Record

Digital reporter Tim Dodson spends the day in Wise, Virginia, and learns how the town has dealt with the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Dodson talks to Tazewell County officials after heavy flooding hit the area in February. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking several precautions as the COVID-19 pandemic affects the region. TVA officials spoke with members of the media during a telephone conference call on Thursday about measures being taken at recreation areas, construction sites and throughout the electric grid. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Dodson speaks with shoppers about their thoughts surrounding COVID-19. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two people were hit in the fall of 2019 in front of the Barter Theatre in Abingdon. Since then, the Barter Theatre and the town of Abingdon have been working together to improve safety. We recently spoke with the Barter Theatre’s managing director, Ross Egan, and the town’s public works director, John Dew. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in Tennessee’s wealthiest counties lived longer and had significantly better health outcomes than those in the state’s poorest counties in a recent study at East Tennessee State University. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, reporter Robert Sorrell spoke with Tazewell County Dispatcher Edwina Cecil about the department’s new rescue. The dog will help comfort dispatchers, who have busy and stressful jobs. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Reporter Leif Greiss interviews Director of Bristol Tennessee City Schools Tom Sisk about his first three months on the job. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bristol Virginia reporter David McGee sits down for an exclusive one-on-one conversation with Jim McGlothlin, one of the investors in the Bristol casino project. McGlothlin discusses everything from the Hard Rock deal to the upcoming legislative session and everything in between. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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This week On the Record, David McGee sits down to talk with Leah Ross ahead of Rhythm & Roots weekend about the event. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tim Dodson speaks with U.S. Sen. Mark Warner during a visit to the Flatwoods Job Corp. in Coeburn. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Schools are preparing to start the fall session following a spike last year in bus crash-related injuries in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. Tennessee Highway Patrol Trooper Robert Willis inspected buses in Sullivan County on Wednesday. He checks each bus to make sure they can safely transport students to and from school. Willis and Sgt. Nathan Hall spoke with the Bristol Herald Courier at the Central Buses garage in Blountville. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s podcast, sports editor Brian Woodson recalls the 50 year history of DeVault Memorial Stadium and Bristol Baseball, and Tom Netherland interviews Eugene Wolf about his upcoming shows. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this podcast, reporter Lurah Spell talked to current Sullivan County Schools Director Evelyn Rafalowski about her 42-year career and her retirement coming up on July 31. She also spoke to Board of Education Chairman Michael Hughes, Vice Chairman Randall Jones, board members Jane Thomas and Randall Gilmore and two of her former students – Sullivan County Sheriff Jeff Cassidy and Kingsport Police Department Chief David Quillin – about the impact she’s had on the school system during her career. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s podcast, Robert Sorrell interviews Sullivan County Deputy District Attorney General Gene Perrin about a case where two people will serve prison time for giving fentanyl to a Bristol, Tennessee, woman who overdosed and died in 2017. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week’s podcast, reporter Lurah Spell talks to Heidi Davis with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northeast Tennessee, Jennifer Burleson with Bristol Tennessee City Schools, Pamela Irvine with Feeding America Southwest Virginia and Kathy Hicks with Bristol Virginia Public Schools about children in the region struggling with hunger during summer break because of missing meals provided every day during the school year and what they’re doing to make sure kids aren’t going hungry. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week on the record, reporter Leif Greiss interviewed Terry Napier, director of Parks and Recreation of Bristol, Tennessee about payments the department made to vendors for its senior programs in 2018. Napier discussed where the money comes from to pay for these programs, the need for them, and budgeting. Support the show: https://www.heraldcourier.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.