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Sullivan County

Resource Directory

Every county office, crisis line, and community service in one place. All phone numbers are tap-to-call.

County Offices

Property Assessor

Property values, appeals & exemptions

3411 Highway 126, Suite 103, Blountville

Trustee — Tax Payments & Relief

Pay property taxes, apply for tax relief, set up payment plans

3411 Highway 126, Suite 104, Blountville

Election Commission

Voter registration, polling locations, early voting & absentee ballots

3258 Highway 126, Suite 103, Blountville

County Clerk — Blountville

Vehicle registration, driver's licenses, REAL ID, marriage licenses, notary

3258 Highway 126, Suite 101, Blountville (drive-thru available)

County Clerk — Kingsport

Vehicle registration, driver's licenses, notary

408 Clay Street, Kingsport (drive-thru available)

County Clerk — Bristol

Vehicle registration, driver's licenses, notary

801 Anderson Street, Room 140, Bristol

Register of Deeds

Property records, deeds, mortgages, "My Land Alert" fraud notifications, veteran DD214 storage

3411 Highway 126, Suite 101, Blountville

Building Permits & Codes

Permits, inspections & zoning

Sheriff — Non-Emergency

Non-emergency law enforcement

Sullivan County EMS

Emergency and convalescent medical services

3411 Highway 126, Suite 204, Blountville

Animal Control

Stray animals, adoptions & complaints

Solid Waste & Recycling

Convenience centers & recycling locations

Highway Department

Road repairs, paving & snow removal

County Mayor — Richard Venable

Chief executive officer of Sullivan County government

155 School Ave., Suite 233, Blountville

Health & Human Services

Health Department — Blountville

Immunizations, vital records, public health services (no appointment needed for shots)

154 Blountville Bypass, Blountville

Health Department — Kingsport

Immunizations, vital records, public health services

1041 East Sullivan Street, Kingsport

TN Dept of Human Services — Kingsport

SNAP (food stamps), Families First, Medicaid, TennCare, child care certificates

1060 Wilcox Court, Kingsport

TN Dept of Human Services — Bristol/Blountville

SNAP, Medicaid, TennCare & family services

2193 Feathers Chapel Road

LIHEAP Energy Assistance (UETHDA)

Help paying heating and cooling bills — $174 to $750 based on need. Opens November 1 annually.

Tennessee 211

Free referrals for housing, food, utilities, healthcare & more

Veterans

Sullivan County Veterans Service Officer

Free help filing VA claims & obtaining benefits

VA Benefits Hotline

Claim status, appeals, direct deposit, benefits questions — saves a trip to Mountain Home

James H. Quillen VA Medical Center

Full-service VA hospital — Mountain Home campus

TN Dept of Veterans Services

State-level veterans benefits and services

Mountain Home National Cemetery

National veterans cemetery serving Northeast Tennessee

215 Heroes Dr, Mountain Home, TN

Veterans Crisis Line

Free, confidential 24/7 support for veterans, service members & families

Seniors & Caregivers

Property Tax Relief (Age 65+, Disabled, Veterans)

State reimbursement program — apply by April 1 at the Trustee's office

NET Trans — Rural Transit

Affordable demand-response rides across Sullivan County

Meals on Wheels — Kingsport

Weekday meal delivery for homebound seniors

Medicare Counseling (SHIP)

Free, unbiased help comparing Medicare plans & resolving billing

Kingsport Senior Center

Fitness, classes, social events & day trips for age 50+

Bristol Senior Center (Slater Center)

Meals, fitness, billiards, pickleball, art classes

325 McDowell Street, Bristol

Area Agency on Aging (FTAAAD)

Information & referral for all senior services in the region

Family Caregiver Support (FTAAAD)

Free counseling, respite care & support for families caring for aging loved ones

Weatherization Assistance (UETHDA)

Free home weatherization for low-income households — priority for elderly

301 Louis Street, Kingsport

Food, Housing & Legal Aid

Second Harvest Food Bank

Regional food bank serving Sullivan County — 10.8 million meals per year

First Baptist Food Pantry — Blountville

Mondays 1-4 PM. Photo ID and Blountville residency required.

3358 Highway 126, Blountville

Feed Kingsport Network

Directory of food pantries and blessing boxes across the Kingsport area

Legal Aid of East Tennessee

Free civil legal help for low-income families — eviction, family law, benefits appeals

Section 8 Housing (KHRA)

Housing vouchers, public housing & homeownership programs

FEMA Disaster Recovery

Federal disaster assistance — Sullivan County approved for FEMA Public Assistance following Hurricane Helene

Utilities & Outages

Appalachian Power — Outages

Report power outages — serves most of District 4

Blountville Utility District

Water and sewer service for Blountville area

3010 Highway 126, Blountville

Bristol TN Utilities

Water, sewer & electric for Piney Flats and Bristol area

Crisis & Emergency

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Free, confidential, 24/7. Press 0 for a local counselor.

Frontier Health Crisis Services

24/7 mobile crisis response — mental health & substance abuse

Tennessee Statewide Crisis Line

24/7 mental health crisis counseling

Veterans Crisis Line

Veterans, service members & families. 24/7.

Domestic Violence — Abuse Alternatives

24/7 hotline. Emergency shelter, safety planning, court advocacy.

Tennessee Domestic Violence Hotline

Statewide referral line for shelter and services

REDLINE — Substance Abuse Help

Tennessee's statewide substance abuse referral line

Sullivan County Emergency Management

Emergency coordination, disaster preparedness, LEPC

3193 Highway 126, Suite 101, Blountville

Information current as of February 2026. Phone numbers and office details may change — call ahead to verify. This directory is provided as a public service and is not an endorsement of any organization.

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