Author: News Staff

CLOSER HEALTH CARE IS ON THE HORIZON FOR VETERANS IN SMYTH COUNTY VIRGINIA. IN THE PAST, VETERANS HAVE HAD TO MAKE THE LONG JOURNEY TO THE VETERAN AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER…

AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM HER EMPLOYER HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. 30 YEAR OLD AMY MICHELLE HURD WAS SENTENCED TO ONE…

A GRAY TENNESSEE TEENAGER ACCUSED OF KILLING HIS BROTHER HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE JUVENILE COURT. 15 YEAR OLD CALEB JAMES IS CHARGED WITH SECOND DEGREE MURDER IN…

AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA WOMAN FOUND GUILTY OF EMBEZZLING MONEY FROM HER EMPLOYER HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON. 30 YEAR OLD AMY MICHELLE HURD WAS ORDERED TO SERVE ONE YEAR AND…

A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA BROADBAND PROJECT IS SEEKING 30-MILLION DOLARS IN FUNDS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. THE LENOWISCO PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION IS APPLYING FOR THE MONEY MADE AVAILABLE BY THE AMERICAN…

A KINGSPORT MAN HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY ROBBING TWO CHURCHES. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE LEAD MODEL CITY POLICE TO CHARGE 39 YEAR OLD KYLE ROBERT BALL WITH BURGLARY. BALL’S ACCUSED OF…

GREENE COUNTY AUTHORITIES SAY A MAN HAS DIED AFTER FALLING FROM A HORSE. 47 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY HARTMAN TOLD A FRIEND HE FELL FROM A HORSE AND HURT HIS RIBS.…

A 15 YEAR OLD GRAY TENNESSEE TEEN CHARGED IN THE FATAL STABBING DEATH OF HIS 16 YEAR OLD BROTHER OVER THE WEEKEND HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED IN JUVENILE COURT. CALEB JAMES…

WITH SCHOOLS BACK IN SESSION, AREA LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ARE URGING CITIZENS TO DRIVE SAFELY AROUND SCHOOL ZONES. THE UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WILL BE WATCHING FOR RECKLESS AND CARELESS…

A GREENE COUNTY MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY ASSAULTING ANOTHER MAN AT A BULLS GAP BUSINESS USING AN UNUSUAL WEAPON. 26 YEAR OLD NATHANIAL GALLOWAY IS ACCUSED OF TRYING…

A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA DOCTOR WHO REMAINS ON PROBATION CAN BEGIN PRACTICING MEDICINE AGAIN ON A LIMITED BASIS. THE VIRGINIA BOARD OF MEDICINE VOTED TO REINSTATE DR. DEBORAH WEDDINGTON’S LICENCE BUT…

THE BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE CONTINUES ITS INVESTIGATION INTO THE MURDERS OF THREE PEOPLE LAST WEEK IN HURLEY. FRANK THOMAS, JR. IS A SUSPECT IN THE MURDERS OF 48…

A 15 YEAR OLD MALE JUVENILE IS A SUSPECT IN A RASH OF CRIMES OVER THE WEEKEND IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA. THE BOY IS CHARGED WITH BREAKING AND ENTERING AND…

UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF KENT HARRIS HAS MADE IT OFFICIAL. HE WILL BE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. HE SAID HE ENJOYS WHAT HE DOES AND IS HOPEFUL THAT HE AND HIS DEPARTMENT…

A MAN ACCUSED IN THE BRUTAL DEATH OF HIS FORMER BOSS IN BLUFF CITY TENNESSEE HAS A TRIAL DATE SET IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 31 YEAR OLD ABREY WAYNE…

THERE’S GOOD NEWS FOR SOME OF THE NEARLY 500 EMPLOYEES WHO LOST THEIR JOBS AT A BATTERY PLANT IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE EARLIER THIS YEAR. EXIDE IS BRINGING BACK AROUND 120…

IT WILL BE LATER THIS YEAR BEFORE A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN APPEARS BACK IN COURT. 29 YEAR OLD ANTHONY PARNELL MITCHELL IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED…

A NEW PLEA DEADLINE IS SLATED FOR AN ELIZABETHTON MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING TWO MEN TO DEATH IN FEBRUARY. 32 YEAR OLD RYAN HOWARD IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF…

THE BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE THREE PEOPLE FOUND MURDERED IN THE COUNTY. FRANK THOMAS, JR., HAS BEEN ARRESTED FOR THE KILLINGS. HE WAS…

TRIAL FOR A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA PASTOR FACING INDECENT EXPOSURE CHARGES HAS BEEN RESET FOR LATER THIS MONTH. 65 YEAR OLD JOHN FRANKLIN MCCARROLL OF BIG STONE GAP WAS ARRESTED APRIL…

THE CARROLL COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND VIRGINIA STATE POLICE ARE SEACHING FOR A WHITE MALE WHO HELP UP A HILLSVILLE BANK. THE SUSPECT WALKED INTO THE GRAYSON NATIONAL BANK AND…

THE HAWKINS COUNTY COMMISSION IS SET TO VOTE ON A PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX HIKE. THE INCREASE WOULD MEAN THE COUNTY’S TAX RATE WOULD GO FROM $2.61 TO $2.83 PER $100…