ALLEN WON’T RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Former Virginia Governor George Allen will not be a candidate for the same office next year. He announced that in a statement to The Associated Press. Allen was governor from…
MAN SENTENCED TO LIFE BEHIND BARS
ONE OF THE SUSPECTS CONVICTED IN THE BRUTAL BEATING OF A LOCAL MAN LAST YEAR WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS. CIRCUIT JUDGE LARRY KIRKSEY SENTENCED 47…
TWO ARRESTED IN JC STABBING
Arthur Nelson AN EARLY MORNING STABBING IN JOHNSON CITY HAS LEFT ONE MAN INJURED. POLICE SAID THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND ONE O’CLOCK AT A HOME ON MCKINLEY ROAD. 42 YEAR…
LONESOME PINE SPEEDWAY GETS NEW LIFE
THE LONESOME PINE RACEWAY IN COEBURN VIRGINIA WILL BE REOPENING THIS YEAR. A NEW MANAGEMENT GROUP HEADED BY LONGTIME DRIVER, CAR OWNER AND ABINGDON BUSINESSMAN JEFF ROARK ALONG WITH LONGTIME…
KINGSPORT DRY CLEANERS ROBBED
THE KINGSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SEARCHING FOR A MAN THAT HELD UP A CITY DRY CLEANING BUSINESS AT KNIFEPOINT. POLICE SAID A MASKED MAN ENTERED MR. CLEANERS ON EASTSTONE DRIVE…
STABBING UNDER INVESTIGATION
AN EARLY MORNING STABBING IN JONSON CITY HAS LEFT ONE MAN INJURED. DETAILS ARE SKETCHY AT THIS TIME AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. POLICE SAID THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AROUND ONE O’CLOCK…
FORMER PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SENTENCED
A FORMER GATE CITY VIRGINIA PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. 47 YEAR OLD RANDALL HURT WAS SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON TO…
BRISTOL MAN RECEIVES TWO LIFE SENTENCES
A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN CONVICTED IN THE BRUTAL BEATING DEATH OF A HOMELESS MAN NEARLY TWO YEARS AGO WILL BE SPENDING THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS. JUDGE LARRY…
NEWPORT TEEN ON TBI MOST WANTED LIST
A COCKE COUNTY TENNESSEE TEEN IS NOW ON THE TENNESSEE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION’S TOP 10 MOST WANTED LIST. 18 YEAR OLD JERROD SWAGERTY OF NEWPORT IS CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL ATTEMPT…