Author: News Staff

THE CITY OF JOHNSON CITY HAS RECEIVED NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ITS WATER AND SEWER SERVICE. THE CITY RECENTLY RECEIVED TWO PLATIMUM PEAK PERFORMANCE AWARDS FROM THE NATIIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CLEAN…

THREE MEN ACCUSED OF KILLING A KINGSPORT TEEN HAVE ENTERED NOT GUILTY PLEAS IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 19 YEAR OLD ASHTON PHILIP, 19 YEAR OLD ALDEAN BOWMAN, AND 18…

JOHNSON CITY POLICE HAVE CHARGED A KINGSPORT MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A DEADLY CRASH EARLIER THIS WEEK. 31 YEAR OLD TRAVIS HENSLEY IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR HOMICIDE, FELONY RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT…

ELIZABETHTON CITY LEADERS HAVE SIGNED A DEAL TO GET THEIR WATER FROM THE WATAUGA RIVER AUTHORITY. THE AGREEMENT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND IS WORTH ABOUT FIVE MILLION…

EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY BASED IN KINGSPORT IS HOPING TO BEAT WALL STREET EXPECTATIONS FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR. THE COMPANY HAS ANNOUNCED EARNINGS PER SHARE ARE EXPECTED TO…

THE CASE OF A MAN ACCUSED OF VICIOUSLY ATTACKING A WOMAN AS SHE JOGGED IN UNICOI COUNTY HAS BEEN BOUND OVER TO A UNICOI COUNTY GRAND JURY. 21 YEAR OLD…

THE SUSPECT NAMED BY TRI CITIES POLICE AS A PERSON OF INTEREST IN THE SEPTEMBER DEATH OF A BLUFF CITY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY,…

A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN JOHNSON CITY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY MAN. ACCORDING TO POLICE, 83 YEAR OLD J.C. ODOM DIED AS A RESULT OF INJURIES HE…

JUST THREE WEEKS INTO THE UNITED WAY OF GREATER KINGSPORT’S COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN, OFFICIALS REPORT THEY HAVE REACHED 67 PERCENT OF THE 3.45 MILLION DOLLAR GOAL. THE UNITED WAY GIVES HEALTH…

THREE MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBING AN ELDERLY JOHNSON CITY MAN WILL BE ARRAIGNED LATER TODAY. 48 YEAR OLD GARY CARR, 20 YEAR OLD GARY CARR JR., BOTH OF PINEY FLATS,…

THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND BLUFF CITY POLICE HAVE SCHEDULED AN AFTERNOON PRESS CONFERENCE TO RELEASE NEW INFORMATION ABOUT A RECENT HOMICIDE. AUTHORITIES HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LOCATE ABREY…

A PRELIMINARY HEARING FOR A SULLIVAN COUNTY COUPLE ACCUSED IN A CRASH IN WHICH A TEN YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING HAS BEEN SET FOR LATER THIS…

THE SON OF KNOXVILLE DEMOCRATIC STATE LAWMAKER HAS BEEN ARRAIGNED AFTER BEING INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR INTENTIONALLY ACCESSING THE E-MAIL ACCOUNT OF ALASKA GOVERNOR SARAH PALIN. 20…

Knoxville police have identified the alleged gunman and victim in a shooting at a crowded shopping mall. Police say 29-year-old Ahmed Nahl (AH’-med NOLL’) died at Knoxville Center Mall yesterday.…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY HAS HANDED DOWN INDICTMENTS AGAINST A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A WOMAN AT A CITY HOMELESS SHELTER. 48 YEAR OLD ALLEN BARLOW IS…

A TRI CITIES MAN IS BEHIND BARS FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FROM HIS EMPLOYER. 34 YEAR OLD RICHARD MCDOUGALL OF JOHNSON CITY IS ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING OVER 15-THOUSAND…

Gov. Phil Bredesen has requested a federal agricultural disaster designation for 11 more counties suffering from drought including three in East Tennessee. The counties include Claiborne, Hawkins, and Hancock county.…

Virginians are paying an average of 30 cents less for gas than they were two weeks ago. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price is now $3.42 for a gallon of…

KINGSPORT’S BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN HAS APPROVED THE FIRST PHASE OF THE ROCK SPRINGS ANNEXATION. DURING IT’S REGULAR MEETING LAST NIGHT, THE BMA VOTED ON FINAL READING TO ANNEX…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY JUDGE HAS INCREASED THE BOND FOR A COUPLE ACCUSED IN A CRASH IN WHICH A TEN YEAR OLD WAS ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN DRIVING. RANDY LEWIS AND…

THE TENNESSEE BOARD OF REGENTS HAS INSTRUCTED EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY TO CUT 3.24 MILLION DOLLARS FROM IT’S BUDGET. LAYOFFS AND TUITION INCREASES ARE NOT EXPECTED WITH THE TRIMMER SPENDING…

A hunting accident has claimed the life of a Johnson City man. Johnson County Sheriff Mike Reece said 62-year-old Roy Carson Emert died Saturday after a pistol he carried discharged…