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Good morning Johnson City! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Could that invoice email from Johnson City be a scam?
  • What Johnson City’s latest water projects mean for your neighborhood
  • What a new DCS audit revealed about Tennessee’s child welfare system

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A morning shower in spots, with a high of 50 and low of 34 degrees.
  • Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, temps: high: 61, low: 34.
  • Friday: Strong winds subsiding, with a high of 38 and low of 23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. JC Planning Division warning of email scam (supertalk929.com) — Johnson City residents are being warned about fake emailed invoices that appear to come from the city’s Planning Division and demand immediate wire transfers. Officials stress they never take development-fee payments by wire and only use in-person or CityView portal payments, urging anyone who receives a suspicious message to call the Planning Division to verify it.
   

2. Johnson City's water services complete projects, repaint tanks, plan for future upgrades (wcyb.com) — Johnson City’s Water and Sewer Services has just finished major upgrades, including new water and sewer lines plus sidewalks along Walnut Street, and fresh paint on key storage tanks like Liberty Bell. Crews are already planning a galvanized pipe replacement on Brandonwood Drive and installing new lines along West Oakland Avenue, aiming to keep local water infrastructure reliable for decades.
   

3. Rep. Hawk: DCS audit shows leadership needs to heed those on front lines (wjhl.com) — From Johnson City, a state lawmaker is pressing Tennessee’s Department of Children’s Services after a new audit found several ongoing problems, including safety risks in transitional housing and high staff turnover. Rep. David Hawk says DCS leadership must listen more to front-line workers and judges, while the agency insists it’s making progress under Governor Lee’s support.
   

4. Washington County, TN uses lodging tax to invest in tourism growth (wjhl.com) — Washington County is reinvesting nearly $200,000 in new lodging tax revenue to boost tourism, with more than $100,000 earmarked for updated marketing led by the Johnson City Convention & Visitors Bureau. Another $75,000 will promote the Big South basketball tournaments at Freedom Hall, as officials aim to build on rising lodging tax collections and attract more visitors to the region.
   

5. Frontier Health Crisis Helpline earns national accreditation for suicide prevention (wcyb.com) — Frontier Health’s Johnson City-based Crisis Helpline has earned national accreditation for its 24/7 work answering 988 suicide and crisis calls, confirming it meets rigorous standards for training and response. Leaders say the recognition should reassure local callers, especially as holiday-related grief, stress, and financial strain push more people in our region to seek help and resources.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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