MULLINS TO REMAIN IN JAIL
A MAN CONVICTED OF VEHICULAR HOMICIDE IN A FIERY DRAG RACING CRASH IN JOHNSON CITY IN 2005 WILL REMAIN BEHIND BARS FOR THREE MORE YEARS. EARLIER THIS MONTH, A HEARINGS…
APPY POWER COULD RAISE RATES (AP)
Appalachian Power says it is implementing an interim base rate increase for customers in Virginia. The energy company filed a request in May with the State Corporation Commission seeking approval…
GREENEVILLE ATTORNEY IN TROUBLE
A GREENEVILLE ATTORNEY HAS BEEN PUBLICLY CENSURED BY THE BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILY. FRANCIS SANTORE JR. DID NOT REQUEST A HEARING ON THE MATTER. ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE, THE…
RICHLANDS DOCTOR INDICTED
A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON HAS INDICTED A RICHLANDS DOCTOR ON MULTIPLE COUNTS OF OBTAINING DRUGS. 65 YEAR OLD ROY GOMEZ IS CHARGED WITH 33…
ABINGDON BUSINESSMAN MAN INDICTED ON TAX EVASION
Larry McClure, a founding member of Morgan-McClure Motorsports near Abingdon, has been indicted on charges of federal tax law violations. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in U.S.…
JONESVILLE WOMAN INDICTED ON EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES
A southwest Virginia woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in U.S. District Court in Abingdon on charges she embezzled nearly $488,000 from the bank where she worked.…
JOHNSON CITY BUSINESS OWNER IN JAIL
A JOHNSON CITY BUSINESS OWNER IS BEHIND BARS ON NARCOTICS RELATED CHARGES. 39 YEAR OLD DEMSAS ASFIDY IS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF FELONY TRAFFICKING OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. ASFIDY IS…
EMBARQ SOLD TO LOUISIANA COMPANY
A LOUISIANA TELELCOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY HAS PURCHASED EMBARQ IN A 12 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL. CENTURYTEL OF MONROE LOUISIANA CURRENTLY OPERATES IN 18 STATES AND EMPLOYS MORE THAN 17-THOUSAND PEOPLE. 700 OF…
BRISTOL TENNESSEE SEARCHING FOR NEW SCHOOLS DIRECTOR
BRISTOL TENNESSEE IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF CITY SCHOOLS. STEVE DIXON IS THE CURRENT DIRECTOR AND HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL…
PUCKETT CASE STILL UP IN THE AIR
A SULLIVAN COUNTY MAN ACCUSED IN THE OLDEST MURDER CASE IN THE COUNTY HAS BEEN PLACED ON HOLD AGAIN. CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE ROB MONTGOMERY HAS SAID HE WILL SENT TO…
HIGH SCHOOL QB FACING CHARGES
A TRI CITIES AREA HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK HAS BEEN KICKED OFF THE TEAM FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED CHARGES FOLLOWING A WEEKEND CRASH. 18 YEAR OLD JORDAN RYAN GREENWAY IS FACING DUI CHARGES…
EARLY VOTING TOPS A MILLION (AP)
Elections officials say the number of early voters in Tennessee has surpassed one million. State elections coordinator Brook Thompson said 1.1 million people had voted in the 2008 presidential race…
MAN SENTENCED IN TAZEWELL MURDER
TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR THEIR ROLES IN THE DEATH OF A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN IN 2005. 26 YEAR OLD WILLIAM GREEN PLED NO CONTEST YESTERDAY…
TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF EXTORTION
TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM A MOUNTAIN CITY BUSINESSMAN ARE FACING FEDERAL CHARGES. 44 YEAR OLD JEFFREY SELL AND 47 YEAR OLD WILLIAM SELL…
SULLIVAN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER RESIGNS
ALTHOUGH HE’S NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME, A TRI CITIES TEACHER HAS TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION. 34 YEAR OLD JOE SEAGROVES, A SULLIVAN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, RESIGNED ON FRIDAY…
TRI CITIES COMPANY TO CLOSE SOON
A TRI-CITIES COMPANY IS CLOSING DOWN, LEAVING 150 PEOPLE WITHOUT A JOB. INFINITY SPAS PRESIDENT DAVID HATLEY SAYS THE COMPANY HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY LIVING WATER PRODUCTS OF TAMPA, FLORIDA.…
KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING POLICE K-9
A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF DOUSING A KINGSPORT K-9 OFFICER WITH AN UNKNOWN LIQUID AND ASSAULTING ANOTHER OFFICER IS BEHIND BARS. 32 YEAR OLD MICHAEL SURGENER IS CHARGED WITH DRIVING…
FORMER TWRA OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY
A FORMER OFFICER WITH THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURES AGENCY HAD ADMITTED TO ILLEGALLY SELLING A GUN. 40 YEAR OLD VICTOR DEYTON PLED GUILTY IN UNICOI COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT YESTERDAY TO…
CROWLEY PLANT TO CLOSE IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA
MORE JOBS ARE BEING LOST IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA. OFFICIALS WITH CROWLEY FOODS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK THAT WILL AFFECT 75 WORKERS. THEY DECIDED TO CLOSE THE PLANT BASED ON…
CHANGE YOUR BATTERIES WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS
MOST OF THE COUNTRY WILL BE SETTING THEIR CLOCKS BACK TO EASTERN STANDARD TIME THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. FIRE DEPARTMENTS REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS, YOU SHOULD…
CHASE LANDS MAN BEHIND BARS
A HIGH SPEED CHASE OVER THE WEEKEND THAT INVOLVED SEVERAL TRI CITIES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAS LANDED AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA BEHIND BARS. THE CHASE BEGAN AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY IN ABINGDON…
BRISTOL MAN DIES IN FREAK ACCIDENT
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE TREE CUTTER IS DEAD TODAY AFTER FALLING OUT OF A TREE IN JOHNSON CITY. AUTHORITIES SAID 35 YEAR OLD ROGER DALE HOLDWAY JR. DIED AFTER PLUNGING 50…