Eastman Credit Union (ECU) recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest branch facility with a ribbon cutting at the Stone Drive facility located across from Kingsport Pavilion Shopping Center.

The board of directors of Eastman Chemical Company (NYSE:EMN) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.44 per share on the company’s common stock.

Kountry Kennels in Bristol, Tennessee will be featured on 11 Connects with Small Business.

Lottie Ryans named CenturyTel and EMBARQ general manager for western North Carolina and Tennessee. CenturyTel and EMBARQ place key management positions in local markets to enhance customer service and community involvement.

A local physician – whose license was suspended after regulators termed her a “substantial danger” to public health – will appear before the Virginia Board of Medicine later this month.