FOP LODGE ENDORSES WAYNE ANDERSON FOR SHERIFF
Sullivan County Sheriff Wayne Anderson Has Gained The Support Of The Tennessee Fraternal Order Of Police Lodge #11 To Run For A Fourth Term. During Its Latest Monthly Meeting, Anderson…
FRIST BRINGS INITIATIVE TO JOHNSON CITY SCHOOLS
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Is Chairing A Statewide Initiative To Accelerate K-Through-12 Education Reform In Tennessee For The Next Year And Beyond. He Brought His Plan Known…
KINGSPORT FAMILY TO RECEIVE NEW HABITAT HOME
You Might Say Christmas Will Come Early This Year For One Kingsport Family. Thanks To The Combined Efforts Of Eastman Chemical Company, Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church, And Habitat For Humanity,…
STUDENT ACCUSED OF ABUSING ANIMAL
A Hawkins County High School Student Accused Of A Sharing Cell Phone Video Of Him Mutilating A Cat Has Been Banned From School. According To Sheriff Roger Christian, The 17…
METH LAB FOUND IN HAWKINS COUNTY
Another Meth Lab Has Been Discovered In Hawkins County. 55 Year Old Danny Carpenter Is Faces Several Drug Related Charges. Officers Went To His Carroll Road Home In The Mooresburg…
PART OF INTERSTATE TO CLOSE TEMPORARILY
The Tennessee Department Of Transportation Will Be Closing A Portion Of Interstate 81 Near Bulls Gap For Some Repairs. The Closure Will Affect The Northbound And Southbound Bridges At Exit…
PROTEST HELD AGAINST BOUCHER’S VOTE
Dozens Of People Gathered In Front Of A Washington County Virginia Courthouse To Protest Regarding The Recent “No” Vote To The Health Care Reform Bill That 9th District Congressman Rick…
AREA CLINICS OFFER EXTENDED HOURS
Due To Increased Community Need, Several Area Health Department Clinics Have Extended Their Hours This Week By Appointment Only. The Carter County Health Department Will Be Open On Tuesday And…
SPEEDWAY CHILDREN’S CHARITIES GIVES BACK
Speedway Children’s Charities Has Set A New Record. The Agency Handed Out 650-Thousand Dollars To 84 Area Children’s Agencies, Shattering Last Year’s Record Total Of 575-Thousand Dollars. Claudia Byrd, Director…
MONEY MISSING FROM KINGSPORT BUSINESS
Sullivan County Authorities Are Investigating Thousands Of Dollars Believed To Have Been Stolen From A Kingport Business Over The Weekend. According To Captain Keith Elton, Employees Of A Sysco Food…
ABINGDON MAN ADMITS TO MOLESTATION
An Abingdon Virginia Man Has Admitted To Molestation Charges Stemming From Crimes In 2007 At A Town Apartment Complex. Tony Getman Plead Guilty To Sodomy And Aggravated Sexual Battery. The…
BRISTOL WOMAN FACING FUGITIVE CHARGES
A Bristol Virginia Woman, Charged With Being A Fugitive From Justice, Is Behind Bars. 33 Year Old Melissa Chapman Had Completed Her Sentence In Tennessee, But Had An Outstanding Warrant…
JUDGE TO DECIDE FATE OF COP KILLER
A Sullivan County Judge Says He Will Decide Within 60 Days Whether Or Not To Grant A New Trial For A Convicted Cop Killer. Judge Jerry Beck Will Render His…
ATV ACCIDENTS KILLS JONESBORO GIRL
A Jonesboro Juvenile Has Died From Injuries She Sustained Following An Accident On The All Terrain Vehicle She Was Operating Over The Weekend. 15 Year Old Solana Lyle Was Riding…
COMMONWEALTH TO MONITOR PRICE GOUGING
Virginia Officials Say They Will Be Watching Retailers For The Next Month To Make Sure They Are Not Charging Too Much For Goods And Services In The Wake Of The…
WOMAN DIES AFTER SUV PLUNGES INTO LAKE
Charges Are Pending After A Johnson City Woman Died After The Sport Utility Vehicle She Rode In Plunged Into Boone Lake. The Tennessee Highway Patrol Said 34-Year-Old Brandy Lokey Died…
VIRGINIA FORECLOSURE FILINGS DOWN
Foreclosure Filings Are Down 16 Percent In Virginia Compared To 2008. Realtytrac Inc. Said 5,484 Households Were In Some Stage Of Foreclosure Activity In October. Virginia’s Foreclosure Rate, One In…
NOVEMBER PROCLAIMED HOSPICE MONTH
A Sullivan County Lawmaker Has Written A Proclaimation Declaring November As National Hospice Month In Kingsport. State Representative Tony Shipley, A Kingsport Republican, Says The Proclaimation Encourages Citizens To Increase…
ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES ANNOUNCES EXPANSION
New Jobs Are Coming To Southwest Virginia. Because Of A Recent Merger, Alpha Natural Resources Is Growing And Company Officials Have Decided To Build A New Corporate Headquarters In Bristol…
BOUCHER VOTES AGAINST HEALTH CARE BILL
A majority of Virginia’s representatives in the U.S. House voted against sweeping health care legislation, thanks to two Democrats who broke with their party. 9th District Congressman Rick Boucher voted…
LOCAL SOLDIER KILLED IN FORT HOOD MASACRE
A Mountain City Army Specialists Was One Of The 13 People Killed In The Fort Hood Texas Shootings Last Week. 29 Year Old Frederick Greene Was Assigned To The 16th…
POLICE SEARCH FOR KINGSPORT BANDIT
Kingsport Police Are Investigating An Early Morning Holdup At A City Convenience Store. Authorities Said A Man Entered The Sunoco On Memorial Boulevard Early This Morning Brandishing A Machete And…