TWO INDICTED FOR ALLEGEDLY RUNNING OVER OFFICER
A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED A JOHNSON CITY MAN AND HIS SISTER IN CONNECTION WITH THEM ALLEGEDLY RUNNING OVER A POLICE OFFICER. 40 YEAR OLD DEARL ROGERS…
MUMPOWER LOOKING AT HOUSE SPEAKER JOB
House Republican Leader Jason Mumpower says he expects to be elected speaker of the General Assembly s lower chamber when the Legislature convenes in January. The Bristol lawmaker in an…
KING PHARMACEUTICALS REPORT THIRD QUARTER NUMBERS
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE BASED DRUG COMPANY HAS EXPERIENCED A REDUCTION IN THIRD QUARTER REVENUE NUMBERS. BUT OFFICIALS WITH KING PHARMACEUTICAL ARE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT LONG TERM GOALS FOR THE COMPANY. TOTAL…
JONESBOROUGH WOMAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL HERSELF AND CHILD
A JONESBORUGH WOMAN AND HER CHILD ARE HOSPITALIZED THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A DRUG OVERDOSE. ACCORDING TO JONESBOROUGH POLICE, AUDREY STORY AND HER SEVEN MONTH OLD BABY WERE DISCOVERED INSIDE A…
GATE CITY MAN ACCUSED IN MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT
A GATE CITY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED IN A MURDER-FOR-HIRE PLOT TO KILL A RELATIVE HAS ENTERED A PLEA IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 53 YEAR OLD GEORGE THACKER WAS INDICTED…
TWO INDICTED IN HOME INVASION IN LEE COUNTY
A LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA GRAND JURY HAS INDICTED TWO COUNTY MEN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING A MAN IN HIS HOUSE EARLIER THIS YEAR. BRIGGS SMITH AND BRANDON FEE ARE CHARGED WITH…
BIG STONE GAP WATER CONSERVATION
RESIDENTS IN BIG STONE GAP VIRGINIA ARE BEING ASKED TO IMMEDIATELY CUT WATER CONSUMPTION USE BY TEN PERCENT. WITH THE WATER LEVEL AT BIG CHERRY RESERVOIR NOW AT 13 AND…
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER INDICTED
A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER HAS BEEN INDICTED ON FELONY CHARGES IN THE MAY SHOOTING OF A NEIGHBOR. OFFICER GARLAND “BUCKY” NESTER IS FACING CHARGES OF INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER AND…
STUDENT FACING BOMB THREAT CHARGES
A WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MAKING A BOMB THREAT TO A COUNTY SCHOOL. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF FRED NEWMAN, CENTRAL DISPATCH RECEIVED A CALL FROM…
ACCIDENT CLAIMS LOCAL STUDENT
A FREAK ACCIDENT HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A TRI CITIES HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR. 18 YEAR OLD MICHAEL PAYNE, A STUDENT AT DAVID CROCKETT HIGH SCHOOL, DIED AFTER THE ATV…
HEALTH ORGANIZATION SEEKING EXEMPTION
A HEALTH ORGANIZATION SERVING SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA IS SEEKING TO EXEMPT ALL ITS PROPERTIES IN NORTON FROM PAYING REAL ESTATE TAXES. NORTON CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORIZED A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS…
TRIAL SET FOR TWO WOMEN ACCUSED OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
TWO JOHNSON CITY WOMEN ACCUSED IN A TRAFFIC CRASH THAT CLAIMED THE LIVES OF THREE PEOPLE NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO HAVE HAD THEIR TRIAL DATES SET IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE…
SULLIVAN COUNTY SHOOTING DEATH UPDATE
THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR ANSWERS CONCERNING A RECENT SHOOTING THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD AND ANOTHER WOUNDED. AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING INTO THE CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDING…
BRISTOL TEENS SENTENCED IN CRASH DEATH
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE JUVENILE COURT JUDGE HAS DECIDED NOT TO SEND TWO TEENS, WHO WERE FOUND GUILTY IN THE DEATH OF A CITY WOMAN, TO JAIL. THE 15 YEAR OLD…
KINGSPORT WOMAN SENTENCED IN BANK FRAUD CASE
A KINGSPORT WOMAN CONVICTED OF FEDERAL BANK FRAUD AND INCOME TAX CHARGES IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN KNOXVILLE HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. DONNA BLESSING, FORMER OWNER…
GREENE CO. ACCIDENT CLAIMS ONE
GREENE COUNTY AUTHORITIES ARE INVESTIGATING AN ACCIDENT AT A WAREHOUSE IN THE COUNTY THAT RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ONE PERSON. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DIRECTOR ROBERT SAYNES SAID HIS AGENCY…
JUVENILES GET PROBATION IN DEATH
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE JUVENILE COURT JUDGE HAS ORDERED PROBATION FOR TWO JUVENILES FOUND GUILTY IN THE DEATH OF TRI CITIES WOMAN. PROBATION WAS ORDERED FOR THE 15 YEAR OLD FEMALE…
TENNESSEE IS AMONG THE BEST
TENNESSEE IS RANKED AMONG THE TOP FOR BEST BUSINESS CLIMATE. THE EDITORS OF SITE SELECTION MAGAZINE, ONE OF THE NATION’S PREMIERE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PUBLICATIONS, SAYS TENNESSEE HAS THE SECOND BEST…
OBAMA WINS PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Barack Obama is the next president of the United States. Acknowledging that a litany of difficult challenges lie ahead, Obama says he’s “never been more hopeful” that the country would…
KINGSPORT GIVES MONEY FOR VETERANS MEMORIAL
THE KINGSPORT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN HAS AGREED TO GIVE NEARLY 250-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO A LOCAL ORGANIZATION. KINGSPORT TOMORROW WILL RECEIVE THE FUNDS AS A WAY TO COVER THE…
HIT-AND-RUN DRIVER ARRESTED
A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN A HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IS BEHIND BARS. 25 YEAR OLD JOSEPH JOYNER IS CHARGED WITH FILING A FALSE REPORT AND LEAVING THE SCENE…
GREENE COUNTY LEADERS TRYING TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING
THE GREENE COUNTY COMMISSION IS STUDYING OPTIONS TO RELIEVE OVERCROWDING AT THE COUNTY DETENTION CENTER. COUNTY LEADERS HAVE UNTIL DECEMBER 3RD TO PRESENT A PLAN TO THE TENNESEEE CORRECTIONS INSTITUTE…