TUITION SET TO GO UP AT STATE COLLEGES
The state Board of Regents has approved tuition hikes for colleges throughout Tennessee. Tuition will go up approximately 6 percent at most of the system’s schools, including community colleges and…
LT. GOVERNOR RON RAMSEY TO HEAD STATE DELEGATION AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey has been elected to head the state’s delegation to the Republican National Convention in September. The Blountville Republican was chosen at a recent meeting by the…
PAROLE HEARING SET FOR CONVICTED KILLER
A CARTER COUNTY MAN CONVICTED IN THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW COMES UP FOR A PAROLE HEARING LATER TODAY, AND THE PUBLIC IS SPEAKING OUT AGAINST IT. RICKY HARRIS IS…
GATE CITY DENTIST ENTERS NO CONTEST
A GATE CITY DENTIST, ACCUSED IN A FATAL BOATING CRASH ON BOONE LAKE, HAS DECIDED TO ACCEPT A DEAL FROM PROSECUTORS. DR. WRAY CHAFIN PLED NO CONTEST TO CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT…
ENVIRONMENTALIST UPSET OVER WISE POWER PLANT PERMIT
Environmentalists plan a court challenge to the state air board’s approval of a new coal-fired power plant in Wise county Virginia. John Suttles of the Southern Environmental Law Center says…
BRISTOL MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING ANOTHER MAN
A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO HIS ESTRANGED WIFE’S HOME IN KINGSPORT AND ASSAULTING A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED MAN IS BEHIND BARS. 31 YEAR OLD CLINT REECE IS CHARGED…
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL NEEDS BLOOD
A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL IS IN CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL IS HOLDING AN EMERGENCY BLOOD DRIVE TODAY IN ABINGDON. MEDICAL OFFICIALS WILL BE ON HAND AT THE EVENT…
DENTIST PLEADS NO CONTEST
A GATE CITY DENTIST, WHO’S ACCUSED IN A FATAL BOATING CRASH ON BOONE LAKE, HAS WORKED OUT A DEAL WITH THE PROSECUTION. WRAY CHAFIN WAS CHARGED WITH CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE,…
PAROLE HEARING SLATED FOR HARRIS
A CARTER COUNTY MAN CONVICTED IN THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW COMES UP FOR A PAROLE HEARING ON FRIDAY – AND THE PUBLIC IS SPEAKING OUT AGAINST IT. RICKY HARRIS…
RAMSEY TO HEADUP GOP DELEGATION (AP)
Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey has been elected to head the state’s delegation to the Republican National Convention in September. The Blountville Republican was chosen at a recent meeting of the…
THP TO CRACKDOWN ON SPEEDER AND IMPAIRED DRIVERS
The Tennessee Highway Patrol begins a summer crackdown today on drivers who speed, drive while impaired or do not use safety belts. It’s called “100 Days of Summer HEAT (Highway…
BRISTOL REGIONAL OPENS NEW E.R. TODAY
A NEW 13 MILLION DOLLAR EMERGENCY CENTER AT WELLMONT’S BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND WILL BE UNVEILED TODAY. IT WILL FEATURE 13 MORE BEDS AND THREE TIMES…
JOHNSON CITY CHECK CASHING ROBBERY
JOHNSON CITY POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT THAT HELDUP A CHECK CASHING ESTABLISHMENT IN THE CITY. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED LAST EVENING AT THE CASH MAN ON NORTH ROAN STREET.…
GROUNDBREAKING FOR HIGHER ED CENTER
A GROUND BREAKING CEREMONY WILL BE HELD NEXT MONTH FOR THE KINGSPORT CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. THE 54-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT BUILDING WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT THE CORNER OF CLAY AND…
SULLIVAN COUNTY DENTIST OFFERED PLEA DEAL
SULLIVAN COUNTY PROSECUTORS HAVE OFFERED A GATE CITY DENTIST, WHO’S ACCUSED IN A FATAL BOATING CRASH ON BOONE LAKE IN 2006, A PLEA DEAL. WRAY CHAFIN IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINALLY…
CONTRIBUTOR GIVES 1.28 MILLION TO UVA-WISE
A longtime University of Virginia supporter has given $1.28 million to the marching band at U.Va.’s College at Wise. The Hunter J. Smith Foundation’s gift will allow the Marching Highland…
COAL FIRED POWER PLANT GETS THE NOD
The Virginia Air Pollution Control Board has approved permits for a $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in Wise County Virginia. The board’s vote was unanimous yesterday and paved the way…
BLUEFIELD VIRGINIA MAN ATTACKED WITH AX HANDLE
TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES SAY A BLUEFIELD, VIRGINIA MAN REMAINS IN THE HOSPITAL AFTER HE WAS ATTACKED BY ANOTHER MAN SWINGING AN AX HANDLE. DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A 9-1-1 CALL…
HARRIES REMOVED FROM DEATH ROW (AP)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has announced that five inmates including one convicted of a murder in Kingsport have been removed from the state’s death row. Ronald Harries and Wayne Lee…
HAWKINS COUNTY TO RECEIVE GRANT
HAWKINS COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE A GOOD REASON TO BE HAPPY THESE DAYS. FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN DAVID DAVIS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED A UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…
FORMER CHIEF ASKS FOR GUARDIAN
THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF OF CHILHOWIE VIRGINIA WHO WAS CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL AT A POLICE SPONSORED HAUNTED HOUSE IN 2006 IS ASKING FOR A…
MAJOR POT BUST IN COCKE COUNTY (AP)
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, authorities have found a major marijuana growing operation in Cocke County. A Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter pilot spotted the marijuana plants growing in…