JOHNSON CITY FIRE DESTROYS BUSINESS
JOHNSON CITY FIREFIGHTERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTAIN A FIRE AT A CITY BUSINESS. THE BLAZE STARTED AROUND TWO THIRTY THIS MORNING AT “THE HOUSE OF PANELING” ON EAST MARKET…
BRISTOL VIRGINIA COUPLE CONVICTED
A BRISTOL VIRGINIA COUPLE HAS BEEN CONVICTED ON DRUG CHARGES. 27 YEAR OLD AMANZA JAMES POLLINO AND 19 YEAR OLD AMBER MARIE LAWS WERE FOUND GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE…
EASTMAN TO HELP REDUCE POLLUTION
EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY IN KINGSPORT WILL BE INVESTING 200 MILLION DOLLARS IN EQUIPMENT TO REDUCE AIR EMISSIONS. THE MOVE IS PART OF THE COMPANY’S EFFORTS INVOLVING A 1.3 BILLION DOLLAR…
ETSU TO BEGIN MESSAGING SYSTEM
A NEW TEXT ALERT MESSAGING SYSTEM WILL BE GOING ONLINE SOON AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY IN JOHNSON CITY. BEGINNING NEXT MONDAY, ETSU WILL START SIGNING UP ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS,…
MAN WANTED BY COLORADO AUTHORITIES
A GREENE COUNTY MAN WANTED IN BOULDER COLORADO FOR ALLEGEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A TEENAGER 14 YEARS AGO, HAS WAIVED EXTRADITION AND WILL BE HEADING BACK SOON TO COLORADO. 65 YEAR…
RUSSELL COUNTY MAN PLEADS GUILTY
A RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN ACCUSED OF HAVING SEX WITH A CHILD HAS PLED GUILTY TO THE CRIME IN CIRCUIT COURT. MATTHEW SMITH PLED GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF CARNAL…
MOUNT CARMEL CITY HALL BACK TO NORMAL
EVERYTHING’S BACK TO NORMAL THIS MORNING FOLLOWING A GAS LEAK AT MOUNT CARMEL CITY HALL. THE LEAK WAS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY MORNING WHICH FORCED CITY HALL TO CLOSE AND BE EVACUATED.…
ANNUAL TOY DRIVE UNDERWAY
ONCE AGAIN THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AUXILLARY IS GEARING UP FOR IT’S ANNUAL “NEEDY CHILDREN’S TOY DRIVE.” ACCORDING TO LT. DON MONTEITH, THE PROGRAM IS GETTING LARGER EACH YEAR…..…
SALTVILLE RADIO STATION OWNER DUE IN COURT
Jeff Raynor THE OWNER OF A SALTVILLE VIRGINIA RADIO STATION ACCUSED OF SOLICITING SEX FROM A CHILD OVER THE INTERNET IS SET TO APPEAR IN SMYTH COUNTY TODAY FOR A…
DB STUDENT DIES AFTER FALL
A KINGSPORT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT WHO SUFFERED SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES IN A RECENT ACCIDENT HAS DIED. FELLOW STUDENTS, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS ARE MOURNING THE DEATH OF 18 YEAR OLD JON…
TEN YEAR OLD GIRL RECOVERING
BRISTOL VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES SAY A 10-YEAR OLD GIRL WHO WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON NEWTON STREET REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. 29 YEAR OLD CLAUDIA…
JOHNSON CITY MAN FACING CHARGES
JOHNSON CITY AUTHORITIES HAVE ARRESTED A CITY MAN IN CONNECTION WITH A DISTURBANCE AT HIS RESIDENCE. POLICE ANSWERED A CALL TO TODD DRIVE WHERE THEY DISCOVERED 20 YEAR OLD ANDRE…
JUVENILE IN CRITICAL CONDITION
BRISTOL VIRGINIA AUTHORITIES SAY A 10-YEAR OLD JUVENILE WHO WAS STRUCK BY A VEHICLE ON NEWTON STREET REMAINS IN CRITICAL CONDITION IN BRISTOL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER. 29 YEAR OLD CLAUDIA…
KINGSPORT BMA ACTS ON PROPERTIES
KINGSPORT CITY LEADERS HAVE APPROVED THE PURCHASE OF TWO DOWNTOWN PROPERTIES THAT WILL LIKELY BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROPOSED ACADEMIC VILLAGE. THE BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMAN DECIDED…
JUVENILE COULD BE TRIED AS ADULT
IF THE PROSECUTOR HAS HIS WAY, A 14 YEAR OLD BOY ACCUSED IN THE SHOOTING OF A GROSECLOSE TRUCK STOP CLERK COULD BE TRIED AS AN ADULT. THE JUVENILE WAS…
KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF CHILD ABUSE
A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF ABUSING AND THREATENING HIS FOUR YEAR OLD SON IN FRONT OF A NURSE IS FREE ON BOND. RONALD RILEY SR. IS CHARGED WITH CHILD ABUSE.…
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA ELECTIONS
A look at Virginia Elections this morning. In Washington County Virginia, Sheriff Fred Newman had no problems winning a third term after garnering nearly 70 percent of the vote. He…
TAZEWELL SOLDIER BURIED
A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA SOLDIER THAT WAS KILLED WHILE SERVING OUR COUNTRY IN IRAQ HAS BEEN LAID TO REST. 39 YEAR OLD SEARGENT DAVID BO LAMBERT WAS KILLED OCTOBER 26TH…
CHRISTMAS COMING TO KINGSPORT
ALTHOUGH CHRISTMAS ISN’T UNTIL NEXT MONTH, MODEL CITY VISITORS WILL SOON BE NOTICING THE LOOKS OF THE HOLIDAY SEASON COMING TO TOWN. NEW CHRISTMAS DISPLAYS WILL BE ADORNING THE DOWNTOWN…
EX POLICE CHIEF PLEADS GUILTY
Dwayne Sheffield Former Chilhowie Virginia Police Chief Dwayne Sheffield entered a plea just as his trial on sex charges was set to begin. Sheffield entered an Alford plea yesterday to…
LOCAL MEN FACING BURGLARY CHARGES
TWO WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE RESIDENTS ARE FACING SEVERAL CHARGES AFTER THEY ALLEGEDLY BURGLARIZED A BUSINESS IN THE SOUTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY. ACCORDING TO INVESTIGATORS WITH THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 18 YEAR OLD…
NEW BRIDGE COMING TO KINGSPORT SOON
CONSTRUCTION IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN SOON ON A NEW REPLACEMENT BRIDGE IN KINGSPORT. BIDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TAKEN ON THE NETHERLAND INN ROAD BRIDGE ACROSS THE HOLSTON RIVER. IT WAS…