BETSY TOWN OKS NEW TICKET FEES
MOTORISTS WHO SPEED AND VIOLATE TRAFFIC LAWS IN ELIZABETHTON COULD SOON COUGH UP MORE MONEY. A NEW 25 DOLLAR FEE WILL HELP THE CITY’S POLICE DEPARTMENT. THE ELIZABETHTON CITY COUNCIL…
SOLDIERS COULD BE WITH FAMILIES (AP)
State Sen. Rusty Crowe of Johnson City says members of a northeast Tennessee National Guard unit might get to spend Thanksgiving with their families. The Johnson City Press reported Crowe…
TVA RATE HIKE LESS THAN EXPECTED
Attention Tri Cities Tennessee Valley Authority customers – your light bills will still be going up, but not as much as originally announced. TVA will be trimming electric rates by…
LOCAL ECONOMY SLOW TO IMPROVE
EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY ECONOMIST DOCTOR STEBB HIPPLE IS PROJECTING THE LOCAL ECONOMY WON’T LIKELY IMPROVE UNTIL 2010. HIPPLE SPOKE TO AREA MEMBERS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR SUPPLY MANAGEMENT LAST…
KING PHARMACEUTICALS LAWSUIT SETTLED
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE BASED DRUG MAKER HAS SETTLED A CONTROVERSIAL LAWSUIT. ATTORNEYS FOR THE SHAREHOLDER PLAINTIFFS OF KING PHARMACEUTICALS – WHO BROUGHT THE LAWSUIT IN 2003 TO RECOUP LOSSES ALLEGEDLY…
CONSTRUCTION UP IN MODEL CITY
WHILE THE NATIONAL ECONOMY CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE, KINGPORT ACTUALLY BUCKED THE TREND BY REALIZING 43.8 MILLION DOLLARS IN NEW CONSTRUCTION AND INVESTMENTS IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER. CITY SPOKESMAN TIM WHALEY…
CHARGES DROPPED IN CARTER CO. CASE
A SERIES OF CHARGES AGAINST A CARTER COUNTY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A SEPTEMBER HOME INVASION HAVE BEEN DISMISSED IN SESSIONS COURT. 26 YEAR OLD TRAVIS RICHARDSON WAS FACING CHARGES…
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CHARGED
A DAVID CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT HAS BEEN ARRESTED ON NUMEROUS CHARGES INCLUDING WEAPONS CHARGES. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON COUNTY SHERIFF ED GRAYBEAL, THE 16 YEAR OLD WAS ARRESTED WHEN A…
KINGSPORT WOMAN INDICTED IN ROBBERY
A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS HANDED DOWN AN INDICTMENT AGAINST A KINGSPORT WOMAN ACCUSED OF HELPING A JUVENILE ROB THREE WOMEN AT GUNPOINT. 23 YEAR OLD CHASITY CODY IS…
RETRAINING ORDER PLACED AGAINST REPUBLICAN OPERATIVE
A Sullivan County circuit judge issued a restraining order against a Republican operative in a state House campaign for using running Web sites named after the Democratic incumbent in the…
KINGSPORT MAN INDICTED IN ROBBERY
A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A CITY RETAIL STORE AT KNIFEPOINT HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY. 37 YEAR OLD ALLEN ROGERS ALLEGEDLY ENTERED THE DOLLAR…
CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST CARTER COUNTY MAN
A SERIES OF CHARGES AGAINST A CARTER COUNTY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A SEPTEMBER HOME INVASION HAVE BEEN DISMISSED IN SESSIONS COURT. 26 YEAR OLD TRAVIS RICHARDSON WAS FACING CHARGES…
HIGH SCHOOL MOURNS LOSS OF STUDENT
STUDENTS AND FACULTY AT SULLIVAN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL ARE MOURNING THE LOSS OF ONE OF THEIR OWN. 16 YEAR OLD ZACH STAMPER WILL KILLED IN AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT ON…
SUBWAY ROBBERY AN INSIDE JOB
THE ROBBERY REPORTED AT A KINGSPORT EATERY EARLIER THIS WEEK HAS TURNED OUT TO BE AN INSIDE JOB WITH THE MANAGER FACING CHARGES. KINGSPORT POLICE RESPONED TO THE SUBWAY ON…
HEAD-ON COLLISION INJURES STUDENT
A HEAD-ON COLLISION ON TUESDAY MORNING BETWEEN TWO PICKUP TRUCKS IN FRONT OF WEST GREENE HIGH SCHOOL HAS CRITICALLY INJURED A WEST GREENE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND INJURED TWO OTHERS.…
MARTINSVILLE VA. MAN BEHIND BARS
A MARTINSVILLE VIRGINIA MAN IS BEHIND BARS ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES 31 YEAR OLD ADAM CARPENTER WAS ARRESTED BY POLICE WHO WERE ACTING ON INFORMATION THEY RECEIVED AND SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY…
THREE RUNAWAY JUVENILES ARRESTED
THREE RUNAWAY JUVENILES FROM FLORIDA ARE NOW IN CUSTODY IN JOHNSON CITY AND FACING CHARGES. OFFICERS FOUND A VEHICLE ON PARK AVENUE THAT WAS SUSPECTED OF BEING TAKEN FROM FLORIDA.…
MODEL CITY SUBWAY ROBBERY
KINGSPORT POLICE ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELD UP A CITY SANDWICH SHOP. THE SUSPECT APPROACHED AN EMPLOYEE OUTSIDE THE RESTAURANT YESTERDAY MORNING IMPLYING HE HAD A WEAPON.…
METH LAB LOCATED IN CARTER COUNTY
A CARTER COUNTY COUPLE IS FACING CHARGES FOLLOWING THE DISCOVERY OF A METH LAB FOUND IN THEIR HOME. DANIEL SMITH AND MISTY GARDNER HAD ALLEGEDLY SETUP THE LAB INSIDE A…
NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL UNVEILED IN KINGSPORT
KINGSPORT RESIDENTS GOT THEIR FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW VETERANS MEMORIAL WHICH WAS UNVEILED DURING A CEREMONY ON VETERANS DAY. A LARGE CROWD WAS ON HAND YESTERDAY. KINGSPORT TOMORROW, A…
GUN SALES INCREASE IN THE TRI CITIES
GUN SALES ARE UP IN THE TRI-CITIES AND AROUND THE NATION. IN THE PAST WEEK, FIREARMS SALES HAVE TRIPLED AT M&M SPORTING GOODS IN KINGSPORT. ANOTHER KINGSPORT STORE, THE GUN…
ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS NOW ON LINE
A TRI-CITIES ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORDS INITIATIVE HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED. CARESPARK MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT YESTERDAY SAYING IT WILL INCLUDE WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM, MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE AND GENERALLY EVERY OTHER…