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THE BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR A BANDIT WHO HELD UP A CITY BANK THIS MORNING. CAPTAIN CHARLIE THOMAS SAYS THE ROBBER WAS WEARING A PANTYHOSE MASK OVER…

CITING HEALTH REASONS, EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. PAUL STANTON, JR. HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE IS RETIRING FROM THE POST. STANTON WILL OFFICIALLY STEP DOWN ON MARCH 1ST, 2009.…

Gov. Phil Bredesen has announced plans to lay off 2,000 state workers. Bredesen said in unveiling the plan Wednesday that the administration will make the cuts voluntary and will offer…

ONE OF THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF HOLDING UP TWO CONVENIENCE STORES AND SHOOTING A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WILL DIE IN PRISON. SCOTTIE STINSON WAS CONVICTED OF TWO COUNTS…

A KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN OUTSIDE A JOHNSON CITY EATERY AND BAR HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GRAND JURY. 19 YEAR OLD VINCENT…

THE TRI CITIES EXPERIENCED A SLIGHT DIP IN JOB LEVELS DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2008. THAT IS AMONG THE FINDINGS CONTAINED IN THE LATEST TRI CITIES LABOR MARKET REPORT.…

VOTERS IN GATE CITY VIRGINIA HAVE SAID YES TO A MIXED DRINK REFERENDUM. THE LATEST RESULTS SHOWED MORE THAN HALF THE VOTERS WERE IN FAVOR OF THE NEW MEASURE. TOWN…

FIREFIGHTETERS WITH THE TENNESSEE DIVISION OF FORESTRY AND U.S. FOREST SERVICE ARE BATTLING A BLAZE NEAR BUFFALO MOUNTAIN. STATE OFFICIALS CONFIRMED THE BLAZE YESTERDAY. THEY’VE BEEN UNABLE TO DETERMINE JUST…

AN EXPLOSION AT A CHILHOWIE VIRGINIA BUSINESS IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. EDWIN LOMANS WAS OPERATING A SHEARING MACHINE AT BERRY IRON & METAL YESTERDAY WHEN THE EXPLOSION OCCURRED. THE CAUSE IS…

A RECORD NUMBER OF VOTERS TURNED OUT IN ST. PAUL VIRGINIA FOR YESTERDAY’S ELECTION. THE INCUMBENT MAYOR JACK KISER LOST TO H. KYLE FLETCHER BY AS LITTLE AS THREE VOTES.…

IF YOU OWE BACK CHILD SUPPORT THEN YOU WON’T BE RECEIVING A REBATE CHECK FROM UNCLE SAM. THE TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES SAYS 45 PERCENT OF IT’S 200-THOUSAND CHILD…

A MAN IS BEHIND BARS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA FOR ALLEGEDLY KILLING A BRISTOL VIRGINIA WOMAN EARLIER THIS WEEK. 53 YEAR OLD MICHAEL ANTHONY RIGOLY IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER…

A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF POSSESSING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY HAS BEEN INDICATED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY. 25 YEAR OLD JEFF FRANCIS TILLOTSON IS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF DISTRIBUTION, ADVERTISEMENT…

MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE WILL BREAKGROUND TODAY ON A NEW HOSPITAL IN JOHNSON CITY. FRANKLIN WOODS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WILL FEATURE 120 BEDS AND WILL REPLACE NORTH SIDE AND THE SPECIALTY…

YOU MAY NOT KNOW IT, BUT EVERY TWO SECONDS SOMEONE NEEDS BLOOD. RIGHT NOW, IT’S TIME TO ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AS TRI CITIES BLOOD BANK OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS…

A HAWKINS COUNTY COUPLE ACCUSED OF BEATING AND ROBBING THEIR ROOMMATE IS BEHIND BARS. 36 YEAR OLD JENNIFER MABE AND 44 YEAR OLD LUTHER MABE ARE CHARGED WITH ROBBERY, ASSAULT,…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN IS AWAITING EXTRADICTION BACK TO WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER ALLEGEDLY MURDERING A WOMAN WITH A HAMMER. DEPUTIES WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WENT TO A HOME ON…

A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN THE ABUSE DEATH OF HIS GIRLFRIEND’S TWO YEAR OLD SON JUST OVER TWO YEARS AGO HAS A TRIAL DATE SET FOR LATER THIS YEAR IN…

A KINGSPORT MAN IS BEHIND BARS AS THE RESULT OF A DOMESTIC ALTERCATION. 44 YEAR OLD MARK ANTHONY HUTSON IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED KIDNAPPING, THREE COUNTS OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, THREE…

A MURDER INVESTIGATION CONTINUES IN A NORTHEAST TENNESSEE COUNTY. THE HANCOCK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS REPORTEDLY INTERVIEWING SUSPECTS IN A MURDER THAT HAPPENED SUNDAY NIGHT. THE BODY OF 46 YEAR…

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING WHAT APPEARS TO BE A HOMICIDE. DEPUTIES WENT TO A HOME ON RAINBOW ROAD ON A WELFARE CHECK WHEN THEY DISCOVERED THE…

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE HOME OWNERS COULD SEE THEIR PROPERTY TAXES HEAD HIGHER IF COUNTY LEADERS AGREE ON THE 2008-2009 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. A 35 CENT PROPERTY TAX HIKE WOULD BE…