Fourth of July Safety

Do not use any fireworks at home. Instead, attend public fireworks displays and leave the lighting to the professionals.

April Fires are no Joke

Hey kids! It’s me, Blaze! I have some helpful tips to help you be more aware of outdoor burning!

Spring into fire safety

“Have Two Ways Out!”

February Fire Safety

Don't play with fire. Children 14 and under make up 10-15 percent of all fire deaths.

A New Year from Blaze

Fire incidences are highest in December, as well as the other winter months of January, February and March.

2-13-19 Rock slide put officer in danger

Today at approximately 6:17am the Bristol Tennessee Communications Center received a call of “rocks in the road” on Raytheon Rd near the solid waste collection station.  Officers responded to the scene and discovered...

2-13-19 Credit Card Skimmers Arrested

The Bristol Tennessee Police Department charged 3 men with multiple counts of Fraudulent Use of a Credit Card, Identity Theft, Theft Under $1000, and Criminal Conspiracy after they were found to have used stolen credit card numbers at various retail locat...

2-11-19 Applications being accepted for 2019 Citizens’ Police Academy

The Bristol Tennessee Police Department is accepting applications for the upcoming Citizens’ Police Academy.  The Citizens’ Police Academy will begin on April 1, 2019, and meet on Monday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. t...

1-28-19 City of Bristol offers tips for protecting water pipes in homes

The cold weather is here; and with the winter weather forecast for the rest of the week, water pipes will see an increased potential for freezing. The City of Bristol, Tennessee is offering the following tips to protect homes and pipes during the cold wea...

1-16-19 Most City Offices closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

City of Bristol offices will be closed on Monday, January 21, 2019 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.

Bristol residents are being asked to take note of the following changes in City services:

• Refuse Collection: Collection normally scheduled for M...

1-11-19 City receives a clean audit report for Fiscal 2018

Perfect, that is the word one could use to describe the clean opinion received for the FY2018 CAFR-Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the highest opinion a CPA firm can issue.  The report was also prepared in a format required by the Governme...

1-9-19 Bristol, Tennessee releases “Bristol Brag Time” video

Officials with the City of Bristol, Tennessee released the all-new 2018 Annual Year End Report video during the City Council meeting Tuesday night. The video takes a look at the accomplishments Bristol, Tennessee saw during 2018.

City achievements featured...

1-4-19 Bristol, Tennessee City Council meetings to be live streamed starting January 8

starting January 8 

City of Bristol, Tennessee officials plan to ring in the New Year with an addition to its coverage. The City plans to live stream each City Council meeting starting in January. Residents who want to see the meeting can view the...