Month: November 2007

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DEPUTIES GOT MORE THAN THEY BARGAINED FOR AFTER STOPPING A SUSPICIOUS-LOOKING RENTAL TRUCK NEAR BOONES CREEK. POLICE DISCOVERED 44 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA IN THE SPARE TIRE COMPARTMENT…

THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS CONTINUING TO INVESTIGATE AN ALLEGED RAPE IN THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL CHURCH. A WOMAN CLAIMS SHE ACCEPTED A RIDE FROM A MAN…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING ANOTHER MAN AT A MODEL CITY NIGHT CLUB. 21 YEAR OLD HUBERT SCRUGGS IS CHARGED WITH…

A BOIL WATER ALERT REMAINS IN AFFECT TODAY FOR RESIDENTS IN DUNGANNON VIRGINIA. THE TOWN WAS PLACED ON NOTICE AFTER A LEAK IN THE TOWN’S MAIN WATER PIPE WAS DISCOVERED…

TWO WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE MEN HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE BURGLARY OF A FALL BRANCH BUSINESS. 25 YEAR OLD EDWARD ARNETT AND 19 YEAR OLD CHRISTOPHER RAMSEY, BOTH…

BRISTOL TENNESSEE CITY SCHOOLS ARE CONSIDERED “ELITE.” AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT A SURVEY CONDUCTED BY A NATIONAL EDUCATION RESEARCH FIRM REVEALS. THE DUBLIN-OHIO BASED “SCHOOL MATCH” SURVEYED PARENTS STATEWIDE AND…

SHELVES ARE STOCKED IN PREPARATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 14TH OPENING OF THE NEW EASTMAN ROAD FOOD CITY IN KINGSPORT. THE LONG AWAITED DATE HAS FINALLY ARRIVED, AS FOOD CITY OFFICIALS…

THE OWNER OF A SALTVILLE VIRGINIA RADIO STATION ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX FROM A CHILD OVER THE INTERNET HAS HAD HIS CASE BOUND OVER TO A SMYTH COUNTY GRAND JURY.…

THE STATE FIRE MARSHAL’S OFFICE AND INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE SIFTING THROUGH THE REMAINS OF A FIRE THAT DESTROYED A JOHNSON CITY BUSINESS. THE “HOUSE OF PANELING” ON EAST MARKET STREET…

A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO KILL A WOMAN WHO WAS SET TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIM IN COURT, IS BEHIND BARS. 50 YEAR OLD ARTHUR TIMOTHY BARRETT IS CHARGED…

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating an incident in Morristown Tennessee in which a helicopter pilot was partially decapitated when he was struck in the head by his helicopter’s rotor.…

A NUCLEAR FUEL SERVICES EMPLOYEE IS BACK TO WORK IN ERWIN TENNESSEE AFTER BEING SPRAYED WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL. NFS SPOKESMAN TONY TREADWAY SAID A MALE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A…

A NEW MEDICAL FACILITY COULD BE COMING TO THE TRI CITIES SOON. OFFICIALS WITH WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM SAY THEY PLAN TO BUILD A MEDICAL COMPLEX IN THE BOONES CREEK SECTION…

DUNGANNON VIRGINIA ARE UNDER A BOIL WATER ALERT. RESIDENTS ARE BEING ASKED TO USE BOILED TAP WATER OR BOTTLED WATER FOR DRINKING AND COOKING PURPOSES AS A SAFETY PRECAUTION. THE…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN ERWIN HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A KINGSPORT TEEN. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, 19 YEAR OLD DANIELLE BISHOP WAS KILLED…

Tennessee Highway Patrol Colonel Mike Walker (center) flanked by Colonel J. Christopher Murphy of the Alabama Department of Public Safety, and Colonel Michael Berthay director of the Mississippi Highway Patrol…

Eddie Arnold Leach A KINGSPORT MAN IS FACING ASSAULT CHARGES AFTER POLICE SAY HE ALLEGEDLY SHOT ANOTHER MAN FOLLOWING A DISPUTE. SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO A CALL OF…

AN ALTERCATION BETWEEN TWO INTOXICATED FRIENDS IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE HAS RESULTED IN ONE OF THE MEN BEING SHOT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON ED MARTIN ROAD IN GRAY. 18 YEAR…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HAWKINS COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A ROGERSVILLE MAN. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, KIM GOODWIN WAS TRAVELING ALONG HIGHWAY 70 NORTH LAST…

A SHOOTING IN SULLIVAN COUNTY HAS LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED. ACCORDING TO THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, A MAN IN HIS TWENTIES WAS SHOT IN THE KNEE BY A RELATIVE…

OFFICIALS AT KING PHARMACEUTICAL IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE ARE PLEASED WITH THE LATEST THIRD QUARTER RESULTS. THE COMPANY HAS TAKEN SIGNIFICANT STEPS TO BETTER POSITION ITSELF FOR LONG TERM GROWTH. THIS…

A SHOOTING INCIDENT IN JOHNSON CITY HAS LANDED ON MAN BEHIND BARS. 30 YEAR OLD ALLEN RHYMER IS CHARGED WITH SIMPLE DOMESTIC ASSAULT AND FELONY RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT. POLICE SAID RHYMER…