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Retired Physician And Current U.S. Representative Phil Roe Of Johnson City Has Completed His First Year In Office. According To The Legislative Tracking Web Site Open Congress Dot Org, The…

An Elizabethton Tennessee Man Was Shot And Killed In Kentucky Over The Christmas Holiday. Kentucky State Police Said 39 Year Old Thomas Everett Allegedly Crashed His Car, Stole A Police…

The Downed Economy Has Claimed A Longtime Bristol Virginia Business. Mother’s Restaurant On Euclid Avenue Has Closed Its Doors After More Than 30 Years Of Business. Current Owner, Jeremy Cope,…

Two Companies Are Vying To Build A Nursing Home In Abingdon Virginia. Smith/Packet And Careone Both Want To Build Their Facilities Near Johnston Memorial Hospital Just Off Exit 22 Of…

The Former Head Of Bristol Steel Has Died. Otis Lee Hurt Died Thursday At The Age Of 85. He Was A Longtime Bristol Resident Who Served On A Long List…

Photo courtesy of 11 Connects News FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS ARE MOURNING THE DEATHS OF A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA COUPLE KILLED IN A HOUSE FIRE OVER THE WEEKEND. ACCORDING TO…

Kingsport Police Shot A Man While Responding To A Domestic Violence Call Over The Weekend. Police Said The Victim Allegedly Charged At Them With A Weapon. He Was Shot In…

The Prospect Of A 9 Percent State Budget Cut Next Year Not Only Would Likely Mean Fewer State Troopers On Tennessee Highways, It Could Mean 13 Small Counties Won’t Have…

Charges Have Been Filed Against A Sullivan County Man Accused Of Holding A Standoff With Police At Virginia Post Office. 56 Year Old Warren Taylor Is Charged With Abduction Of…

Some Tense Moments In Wytheville, Virginia As State And Local Police Blocked Off A Three-Block Perimeter After A Gunman Nabbed Three Hostages And Kept Police At Bay For Several Hours…

The Future Of United Way Of Greater Kingsport Is A Bit Brighter Today. Eastman Credit Union Has Made A 10-Thousand Dollar Donation To The Organization’s Endowment Fund. Eastman Credit Union…

Carter County Residents Are Bracing For Some Flooding. With The Recent Melting Of Snow As Well As A Forecast Of Heavy Rainfall, There Is A Strong Possibility For Flooding. In…

A Status Hearing For A Juvenile Charged In The Fatal Stabbing Death Of His 16 Year Old Brother Has Been Slated For Next Month In Washington County Tennessee Juvenile Court.…

A Drug Roundup In Southwest Virginia Has Resulted In The Arrest Of Eight People. An 18-Month Long Investigation In Lee County, Virginia, By Sheriff Gary Parsons Had Been Gathering Information…

A Carter County Jail Inmate Has Admitted To Punching A Fellow Inmate. 22 Year Old Tommy Lee Nelson Of Johnson City Pled Guilty To Assaulting Chad Cole, Also An Inmate…

A Piney Flats Man Is Behind Bars Facing Statutory Rape Charges. 37 Year Old Charles Whaley Is Accused Of Assaulting A 16 Year Old Girl. The Girl Told Police She…

A Rogersville Man Wanted For Attempted Murder Has Been Arrested In Florida. 28 Year Old David Charles Cole Of Rogersville Is Charged With Attempted Second Degree Murder. He’s Accused Of…

Bristol Virginia Utilities Has Asked A Judge To Throw Out A Lawsuit Filed To Keep The Utility From Forming Its Own Authority. Bristol Residents Lonnie And Jeanette Whitley Filed The…

A Convicted Cop Killer Has Been Denied A New Trial In Sullivan County Criminal Court. Judge Jerry R Beck Denied A New Trial For 31 Year Old Nickolus Johnson, Who…

Tri Cities Regional Airport Is Among Several Airports In The State To Receive Some State Funding. Governor Phil Bredesen Announced That Aeronautics Grants Totaling $672,300 Have Been Approved For Tri-Cities…

Some Long Time Tenanats At The Kingsport Town Center Are Closing Their Doors. Chick-Fil-A Will Serve Their Last Customers On Christmas Eve In The Mall Before Closing Their Doors For…

East Tennessee State University Will Have A Special Commencement Ceremony Wednesday For Those Unable To Attend This Past Weekend Due To Snow. More Than 500 Graduates Were Able To Attend…