EASTMAN NAMED MILITARY FRIENDLY
Eastman Chemical Company In Kingsport Has Been Named Among The Top 100 Military Friendly Employers. Eastman Was Ranked 70th On G.I. Job’s Annual List Which Recognizes The Nation’s Top Military…
JONESBOROUGH GIRL DIES FROM ATV ACCIDENT
A Jonesboro Juvenile Has Died From Injuries She Sustained Following An Accident On An All Terrain Vehicle She Was Operating Over The Weekend. 15 Year Old Solana Lyle Was Riding…
TWO TRI CITIES CONSTRUCTION WORKERS KILLED
Two construction workers from the Tri Cities have been killed while working on a guardrail along Interstate 75 north of Knoxville. A truck, pulling a 20-foot flatbed trailer, veered off…
SCOTT COUNTY FIRE BURNS OVER 100 ACRES
FIREFIGHTERS IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA ARE CONTINUING TO BATTLE AN OUT-OF-CONTROL BLAZE ALONG POWELL MOUNTAIN. THE FIRE HAS ALREADY BURNED NEARLY 125 ACRES OF FOREST LAND. AUTHORITIES SAID IT STARTED…
FRIST BRINGS INITIATIVE TO JOHNSON CITY SCHOOLS
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Is Chairing A Statewide Initiative To Accelerate K-Through-12 Education Reform In Tennessee For The Next Year And Beyond. He Brought His Plan Known…
STUDENT ACCUSED OF ABUSING ANIMAL
A Hawkins County High School Student Accused Of A Sharing Cell Phone Video Of Him Mutilating A Cat Has Been Banned From School. According To Sheriff Roger Christian, The 17…
PART OF INTERSTATE TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY
The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Will Be Closing A Portion Of Interstate 81 Near Bulls Gap For Some Repairs. The Closure Will Affect The Northbound And Southbound Bridges At Exit…
AREA CLINICS OFFER EXTENDED HOURS
Due To Increased Community Need, Several Area Health Department Clinics Have Extended Their Hours This Week By Appointment Only. The Carter County Health Department Will Be Open On Tuesday And…
MONEY MISSING FROM KINGSPORT BUSINESS
Sullivan County Authorities Are Investigating Thousands Of Dollars Believed To Have Been Stolen From A Kingport Business Over The Weekend. According To Captain Keith Elton, Employees Of A Sysco Food…
BRISTOL WOMAN FACING FUGITIVE CHARGES
A Bristol Virginia Woman, Charged With Being A Fugitive From Justice, Is Behind Bars. 33 Year Old Melissa Chapman Had Completed Her Sentence In Tennessee, But Had An Outstanding Warrant…
ATV ACCIDENTS KILLS JONESBORO GIRL
A Jonesboro Juvenile Has Died From Injuries She Sustained Following An Accident On The All Terrain Vehicle She Was Operating Over The Weekend. 15 Year Old Solana Lyle Was Riding…
WOMAN DIES AFTER SUV PLUNGES INTO LAKE
Charges Are Pending After A Johnson City Woman Died After The Sport Utility Vehicle She Rode In Plunged Into Boone Lake. The Tennessee Highway Patrol Said 34-Year-Old Brandy Lokey Died…
NOVEMBER PROCLAIMED HOSPICE MONTH
A Sullivan County Lawmaker Has Written A Proclaimation Declaring November As National Hospice Month In Kingsport. State Representative Tony Shipley, A Kingsport Republican, Says The Proclaimation Encourages Citizens To Increase…
BOUCHER VOTES AGAINST HEALTH CARE BILL
A majority of Virginia’s representatives in the U.S. House voted against sweeping health care legislation, thanks to two Democrats who broke with their party. 9th District Congressman Rick Boucher voted…
LOCAL SOLDIER KILLED IN FORT HOOD MASACRE
A Mountain City Army Specialists Was One Of The 13 People Killed In The Fort Hood Texas Shootings Last Week. 29 Year Old Frederick Greene Was Assigned To The 16th…
POLICE SEARCH FOR KINGSPORT BANDIT
Kingsport Police Are Investigating An Early Morning Holdup At A City Convenience Store. Authorities Said A Man Entered The Sunoco On Memorial Boulevard Early This Morning Brandishing A Machete And…
THREE INDICTED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE SCHEME
Three Southwest Virginia Teens Accused In A Plot To Rob And Kill One Of Their Relatives Have Been Indicted By A Scott County Virginia Grand Jury. Christopher Jones, Donovan Meade…
MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH TWO GREENEVILLE ROBBERIES
Authorities Have Arrested A Greeneville Man In Connection With Two Convenience Store Robberies Over The Weekend. John Samuel Miller, An Alias, Is Charged With Two Counts Of Robbery. A Bandit…
TWO VEHICLE CRASH CLAIMS ONE
A Two Vehicle Accident Over The Weekend In Johnson City Has Claimed The Life Of A Pennsylvania Man. According To Police, 65 Year Old Ralph Miller Was Killed Saturday On…
PEDESTRIAN CRASH LEAVES ONE DEAD
A Pedestrian/Vehicle Crash In Sullivan County Has Claimed The Life Of A Kingsport Man. According To The Tennessee Highway Patrol 26 Year Old Wayne Quensenberry Was Killed Saturday Night On…
ADDITIONAL CHARGES FILED AGAINST WOMAN
Additional Charges Have Now Been Filed Against A Bristol Tennessee Woman Accused Of Operating A Meth Lab Out Of Her Mobile Home. In Addition To Failure To Appear In Court…
JOHNSON CITY MOTORCYCLE FATALITY
A Motorcycle Accident In Johnson City Has Claimed The Life Of City Man. According To Police, 22 Year Old Fletcher Dyer Was Traveling On Unaka Avenue Yesterday When He Lost…