TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS ONE IN GREENE COUNTY
A Two Vehicle Accident In Greene County Has Claimed The Life Of An Afton Man. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol, 20 Year Old Roger J. Starnes Was Killed Last…
NFS SUSPENDS MOST OF IT’S MANUFACTURING
An East Tennessee plant that processes nuclear fuel for U.S. Navy vessels is suspending most manufacturing while it makes safety improvements. Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin is suspending production operations…
MAN ARRESTED IN ERWIN ROBBERY
A Man Accused Of Holding Up An Erwin Convenience Store Has Been Arrested In Unicoi County. 23 Year Old Ronnie Grindstaff Jr. Is Charged With Aggravated Robbery And Aggravated Assault.…
BRISTOL POLICE SEARCH FOR ROBBER
Some People Have A Different Idea Of What Bringing In The New Year Is All About. Bristol Tennessee Police Are Searching For A Bandit That Held Up A City Convenience…
SUSPECT IN BAT BEATING ATTACK IN CUSTODY
A Rogersville Man Suspected In The December 20th Baseball Bat Beating Of A Hawkins County Woman Is Back In The Region After Being Caputured In A Florida Motel. 28 Year…
TRIO ARRIAGNED ON FELONY DRUG CHARGES
Three Sullivan County Relatives Accused Of Cooking Meth In Small Mobile Home Off Sharps Creek Road In The Cherokee National Forest Have Been Arraigned On Felony Drug Charges. 48 Year…
KINGSPORT MAN FACING EXTORTION CHARGES
A Kingsport Man Is In Trouble With The Law Facing Extortion Charges. Johnathan Womack Is Accused Of Extorting Thousands Of Dollars From A Bristol Teacher He Claims He Had Sexual…
ROGERSVILLE TVA PLANT HAS ELECTRICAL ARC
Tennessee Valley Authority Cres And Hawkins County Emergency Responders Were Called Out To The John Sevier Fossil Plant In Rogersville Yesterday Afternnon Following Reports Of What Sounded Like An Explosion.…
BRISTOL THERAPIST TEMPORARILY BARRED FROM PRACTICING
A Bristol Physical Therapist Has Been Temporarily Barred From Practicing In Tennessee Amid Allegations That He Sexually Molested Three Patients In Late 2008. The Tennessee Board Of Physical Therapy Made…
BLOOD SUPPLIES CRITICALLY LOW
The Supply Of Blood At One Tri Cities Area Hospital Is Critically Low. Officials At Johnston Memorial Hospital’s Blood Bank In Abingdon Say Supplies Of Types O-Negative, O-Positive, A-Negative, And…
FAMILIAR FACE NAMED PRINCIPAL
A Well-Known Face Will Be Returning To Elizabethton High School To Serve As Its Next Principal. Danny O’quinn Has Been Chosen To Lead The School. He Succeeds Eddie Pless Who…
SPEED CAMERAS TO CATCH SPEEDERS IN BLUFF CITY
Beginning On New Year’s Day, Motorists Should Get Ready To Smile For The Speed Cameras Recently Installed There. Police Chief David Nelson Reminds Motorists The Town Will Begin Enforcement Of…
AREA HIGH SCHOOLS RECOGNIZED BY MAGAZINE
Several Area High Schools Have Received Honors From U.S. News And World Report. For The Second Year In A Row, Hawkins County’s Volunteer High School Was Recognized With A Bronze…
LONG-TIME BURGLARY SUSPECT CAPTURED IN NORTH CAROLINA
A Long-Time Burglary Suspect Wanted By Local And Madison County, North Carolina Authorities Has Been Arrested Just Across The State Line. Locally, 28 Year Old Ronnie Edward Moore Is Charged…
TBI INVESTIGATING KINGSPORT SHOOTING INCIDENT
The Tennessee Bureau Of Investigation Is Looking Into An Officer-Involved Shooting In Kingsport Earlier This Week. 46 Year Old Keith Tomlinson Is Charged With Domestic Violence After Police Say The…
ANOTHER BUSINESSES SHUTS DOWN IN TRI CITIES MALL
Another Tenant At A Kingsport Mall Has Closed Its Door To Customers. Radio Shack Is No More In The Kingsport Town Center. Company Officials Have Opted To Combine The Mall…
MAN ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING COMMISSIONER
A Hawkins County Man Accused Of Assaulting A County Commissioner Is Behind Bars. Miles Hullette Is Charged With Assault. He’s Alleged To Have Hit Haynes Cooper With His Fist Outside…
KEEPING FARMER’S MARKET OPEN YEAR ROUND
Bristol Tennessee Mayor Fred Testa Is Recommending The City Keep It’s Farmer’s Market Open Year Round. Testa Said He Will Lobby Fellow City Council Members And City Manager Jeffrey Broughton…
CHRISTMAS MORE DEADLY IN VIRGINIA
Virginia State Police Say More People Died In Traffic Crashes On The State’s Highways During This Year’s Christmas Holiday Weekend. Preliminary Reports Show That 10 People Died In Eight Crashes…
METH LAB DISCOVERED IN HAWKINS COUNTY
The Discovery Of A Meth Lab In Hawkins County Has Left Two County Men Facing Charges. 39 Year Old Gary Wayne Lawson And 23 Year Old Dustin Ronald Albright Are…
LIFTING BAN ON FUNDRAISING NO LONGER TOP PRIORITY
State Senate Speaker And Gubernatorial Hopeful Ron Ramsey Of Blountville Said Lifting An In-Session Fundraising Ban Is No Longer Among His Top Priorities. The Northeast Tennessee Republican Said His Immediate…
STABBING LEAVES LOCAL WOMAN INJURED
Jessica Christian A Kingsport Woman Is Behind Bars Following An Apparent Altercation In Which She Allegedly Stabbed Her Friend. 37 Year Old Jessica Christian Is Accused Of Assaulting Her Friend,…