FIVE PEOPLE FACING ARSON CHARGES
FIVE TRI CITIES MEN ARE FACING NUMEROUS CHARGES FOR THEIR ALLEGED PARTS IN SEVERAL ARSON CASES IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE. THE ARRESTS STEM FROM A SEVEN MONTH INVESTIGATION BY THE…
GRANT MONEY FOR TRI CITIES AIRPORT
OFFICIALS WITH TRI CITIES REGIONAL AIRPORT SAY GRANT MONEY THEY’VE RECEIVED WILL BE PUT TO GOOD USE. ACCORDING TO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PATRICK WILSON, A 92-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT FROM THE TENNESSEE…
SENATOR WEBB SEEKS DESIGNATION
Senator Jim Webb VIRGINIA SENATOR JIM WEBB IS CALLING ON FEDERAL AUTHORITIES TO DESIGNATE THE COMMONWEALTH A STATEWIDE AGRICULTURAL DISASTER AREA. ACCORDING TO WEBB, THE DESIGNATION WOULD ENABLE FARMERS AND…
SHEPHARD HAS TRIAL DATE SET FOR NEXT YEAR
IT WILL BE NEXT YEAR BEFORE A LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER MAN GOES ON TRIAL. 47 YEAR OLD BURLIE SHEPHERD IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER…
WHEEL TAX PETITION FILED IN WASHINGTON COUNTY
A PETITION HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE LEADERS AFTER A WHEEL TAX WAS PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR. SEVEN THOUSAND SIGNATURES HAVE BEEN GATHERED CALLING FOR A WHEEL TAX…
CHILD ABDUCTION CASE WAIVED TO GRAND JURY
A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING HIS FIVE MONTH OLD DAUGHTER AND CAUSING AN AMBER ALERT TO BE FILED HAS WAIVED HIS CASE TO A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GRAND…
LYNCH EXTRADITION ON HOLD
WITHIN THE NEXT DAY OR SO, KINGSPORT AUTHORITIES HOPE TO BETTER KNOW THE STATUS AND FUTURE PLANS FOR THE RETURN OF A MAN ARRESTED THIS PAST WEEKEND IN MEXICO. AUTHORITIES…
LOWEST BID ACCEPTED FOR NEW KINGSPORT SCHOOL
A TRI CITIES CONTRACTOR HAS SUBMITTED THE LOWEST BID FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF JOHN ADAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. J.A. STREET AND ASSOCIATES SUBMITTED THE LOWEST BID OF 14.6 MILLION DOLLARS FOR…
HIT AND RUN DRIVER STILL BEING SOUGHT
A REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO THE ARREST AND CONVICTION OF THE PERSON ACCUSED OF CAUSING A DEADLY HIT AND RUN ACCIDENT IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA RECENTLY.…
HENSON TRIAL CONTINUES
TESTIMONY WILL RESUME THIS MORNING IN THE TRIAL IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA OF A MAN ACCUSED IN THE BEATING DEATH OF A CITY MAN IN AN AREA KNOWN AS “THE JUNGLE”.…
FARM SERVICE AGENCY COULD CLOSE TWO OFFICES
There are hearings next week about whether to close two northeast Tennessee offices of the Farm Service Agency. The local FSA offices distribute federal funds to farmers in commodity support…