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EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THE SUSPECT ACCUSED IN CONNECTION WITH A CARJACKING THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS. AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR 38 YEAR OLD DAVID…

NAMES ARE EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED SOMETIME TODAY CONCERNING A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN KINGSPORT THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A SULLIVAN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT AND INJURED TWO OTHERS.…

AN ERWIN PLANT HAS RECEIVED A NUCLEAR HISTORY LANDMARK DESIGNATION BY THE AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY. ERWIN-BASED NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES EARNED THE PRESTIGIOUS AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETYS’ NUCLEAR HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION AT…

THE SEARCH IS UNDERWAY IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF CITY SCHOOLS. CURRENT DIRECTOR, STEVE DIXON WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL YEAR. THE SEARCH…

A SINGLE VEHICLE CRASH IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A COUNTY MAN. ACCORDING TO THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 42 YEAR OLD LAWRENCE GARRISON OF PENNINGTON GAP…

THE BRISTOL CAMPUS OF EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IS RUNNING INTO BUDGET PROBLEMS. THE UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED IT WILL NO LONGER USE THE BUILDING ON VOLUNTEER PARKWAY STARTING IN JANUARY.…

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE SUSPECT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ALLEGEED CARJACKING ON CAMPUS. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON WHEN…

AN ERWIN WOMAN, WHO’S SERVING TIME IN PRISON IN THE DRUG OVERDOSE DEATHS OF TWO YOUNG MEN, HAS LOST HER BID TO SERVE SOME OF HER TIME OUTSIDE A CELL.…

AN ELIZABETHTON COMPANY IS TRIMMING ITS WORKFORCE. STAR BUILDING SYSTEMS HAS ANNOUNCED IT LAID OFF 38 WORKERS LAST WEEK. THE HOUSTON TEXAS BASED COMPANY BLAMED THE JOB CUTS ON A…

BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE HAVE ARRESTED A SUSPECTED DRUG DEALER AT A LOCAL MOTEL. A SEARCH WARRANT WAS EXECUTED BY THE VICE AND PATROL DIVISIONS AT A ROOM AT THE HOWARD…

IN THE FACE OF RESTRUCTURING, EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY WILL BE CUTTING APPROXIMATELY 40 WORKERS FROM THEIR WORKFORCE IN THE MODEL CITY. EASTMAN SPOKESWOMAN BETTY PAYNE SAID THE COMPANY IS UNDER…

An inmate at the Washington County Tennessee Detention Center faces an attempted murder charge after a guard was attacked at the jail in Jonesborough. Sheriff Ed Graybeal said David Lee…

Richmond-Virginia based Circuit City Stores filed for bankruptcy protection today, but the company says it plans to stay open for business as the holiday shopping season approaches. Circuit City filed…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSE GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE INVOLVING TWO SISTERS WHO ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 13. 37 YEAR OLD…

A KINGSPORT BUSINESS OWNER ACCUSED OF KILLING AN EMPLOYEE HAS PLED GUILTY TO A LESSER CHARGE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. SAMUEL IRESON, OWNER OF KINGSPORT TRANSFER ON MORELAND DRIVE,…

A SEVEN MONTH OLD JONESBOROUGH BABY WHO’S MOTHER ALLEGEDLY FORCED HIM TO INGEST A SEDATIVE-TYPE PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION IS IMPROVING AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. THE CHILD AND HIS MOTHER, 29 YEAR…

A KINGSPORT MAN HAS ACCEPTED A PLEA BARGAIN IN THE DEATH OF HIS TWO YEAR OLD SON. 37 YEAR OLD ANTHONY GIBSON ENTERED A NO CONTEST PLEA TO A REDUCED…

OFFICIALS WITH EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY PLAN TO RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SLASHING ITS BUDGET. ETSU PRESIDENT DR. PAUL STANTON HAS SAID THE BUDGET REVISION TASK FORCE HAS BEEN WORKING ON…

Greene County Sheriff Steve Burns says an autopsy has been requested on the body of a man who died shortly after he began serving a jail sentence. Burns says 50-year-old…

Iron ore producer Cliffs Natural Resources says it’s received court approval to change the date of a shareholder vote on its proposed 3.3 billion-dollar takeover of coal mine operator Alpha…

Greene County authorities say an inmate at the county jail has died. 50 YEAR OLD Michael Ray Sames of Greeneville had just turned himself in to the Greene County Sheriff’s…

Diners in Kingsport will soon have a new place to eat. City officials have announced that the restaurant known as Five Guys will be opening in the city in the…