Author: News Staff

WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM OFFICIALS HAVE MADE A PITCH TO UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LEADERS TO PARTNER WITH THEM. THEY HAVE PROPOSED BUYING 50.1 PERCENT TO 90 PERCENT OF THE HOSPITAL…

SEVERAL HUNDRED UNION WORKERS AT A MARION VIRGINIA AUTO PARTS PLANT HAVE GONE ON STRIKE OVER A RECENT BENEFITS PACKAGE OFFERED BY THE COMPANY. THE UNITED AUTO WORKERS UNION LOCAL…

THE INVESTIGATION IS STILL CONTINUING INTO A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND AT A KINGSPORT BUSINESS THAT LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED FRIDAY NIGHT FOLLOWING AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN 31…

FIREFIGHTERS WORKED HARD OVER THE WEEKEND TO CONTAIN A FIRE IN JOHNSON COUNTY TENNESSEE. 261 ACRES OF PRIVATE LAND WAS DESTROYED BEFORE FIRE CREWS FROM THE REGION, IDAHO, COLORADO AND…

A BRUSH FIRE IN THE HICKORY TREE SECTION OF BRISTOL TENNESSEE HAS LEFT NEARLY 180 ACRES DESTROYED. THE BLAZE STARTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND FIRE CREWS HAD IT PRETTY WELL CONTAINED…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN GREENE COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CHUCKEY WOMAN. ACCORDING TO THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT, 62 YEAR OLD NANCY FILLERS WAS DRIVING ALONG…

A MISTRIAL HAS BEEN DECLARED IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED IN THE STABBING DEATH OF ANOTHER MAN. JUAN PANCHO DELGADO’S CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER…

TENNESSEE’S ATTORNEY GENERAL IS SEEKING A CONTEMPT OF COURT ORDER AGAINST AGAINST A BLOUNTVILLE KENNEL OWNER INDICTED ON FEDERAL FRAUD CHARGES. 45 YEAR OLD GINA PRICE IS ACCUSED OF IMPORTING…

Authorities say they’ve rescued a teenager, who fell nearly two stories into an East Tennessee cave. Johnson City and Washington County emergency workers were called to a wooded area off…

A GREENER FUTURE FOR KINGSPORT. THAT’S THE GOAL OF CITY OFFICIALS WHO ARE WORKING IN CONJUNCTION WITH KEEP KINGSPORT BEAUTIFUL IN CREATING A BACKYARD COMPOSTING PILOT PROJECT. UNDER THE INITIATIVE,…

VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE IS HOLDING A PUBLIC CANDLELIGHT PEACE VIGIL TONIGHT. THE PURPOSE OF THE GATHERING IS DESIGNED TO RECOGNIZE THE DEATHS OF MORE THAN FOUR THOUSAND U.S. TROOPS SINCE…

THE MURDER TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN HAD TO BE DELAYED BUT IS SET TO RESUME THIS MORNING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT. JUDGE ROBERT CUPP BECAME ILL…

LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT ARE ORGANIZING A FUND RAISER TO HELP ONE OF THEIR OWN. THE KINGSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT ALONG WITH OTHER DEPARTMENTS ARE COMING TOGETHER TO HELP OFFICER JOE EARLS…

THE SYMTH COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS ASKING FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP IN LOCATING A MARION MAN WHO HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING BY HIS RELATIVES. 22 YEAR OLD JUSTIN MARTIN…

A FORMER UNION PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND ATTEMPTING TO EVADE PAYROLL TAXES HAS PLED GUILTY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON VIRGINIA. DARRELL PENDERGRASS…

A BLOUNTVILLE TENNESSEE KENNEL OWNER HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY FOR ALLEGEDLY CHEATING ON HER TAXES. ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, 45 YEAR OLD GINA PRICE…

Authorities say they’ve charged three people with helping a Carter County inmate, who escaped from prison and was later caught last week. Randy Hicks spent more than 12 hours on…

ACCORDING TO JOHNSON CITY POLICE, A CITY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CITY RESTAURANT HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN NORTH CAROLINA. 29 YEAR OLD…

Regulators and company officials say a chemical spill at the Eastman Chemical Company plant in Kingsport caused no harm to the environment. The spill occurred Friday when one of the…

A TEXAS MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A KINGSPORT BUSINESS EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY. 48 YEAR OLD KENNETH VAYDAK OF WEST VICTORIA TEXAS…

A KINGSPORT MAN WHO PLED GUILTY TO TAKING MONEY FROM A BUSINESS HE FOUNDED HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. JEFFREY TANKERSLEY PLED GUILTY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT…

AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A GREENE COUNTY WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING BY HER FAMILY. 29 YEAR OLD APRIL HENSLEY OF THE LOST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY WAS LAST SEEN SUNDAY…