Month: February 2008

A MAN WHO IS INCARCERATED IN THE CARTER COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY FOR ALLEGEDLY ABDUCTING AND ASSAULTING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND IS FACING NEW CHARGES IN SULLIVAN COUNTY. CHRISTOPHER LEE NUTTER IS CHARGED…

A TRI CITIES HEALTH CARE WORKER IS IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW ON NARCOTICS-RELATED CHARGES. CONNIE HUGHES OF WATAUGA TENNESSEE WAS ARRESTED BY JOHNSON CITY POLICE AND CHARGED WITH OBTAINING…

A RETIRED JOHNSON CITY POLICE OFFICER HAS DIED AFTER BEING STRUCK BY A VEHICLE WHILE WALKING ALONG AN AREA HIGHWAY. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, 57 YEAR OLD ORA…

FOUR PEOPLE INCLUDING A TRI CITIES PAIR ARE FACING DRUG-RELATED CHARGES AFTER AUTHORITIES RAIDED THE COUPLE’S HOME IN BRISTOL TENNSSEE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS INITIATED AFTER POLICE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS INTO ALLEGED…

VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS HAVE ANNOUNCED THE AWARDING OF SEVERAL HIGHWAY CONTRACTS IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. ONE CONTRACT VALUED AT APPROXIMATELY 1.9 MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE USED TO REPAIR THE…

A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING A FORMER BRISTOL TENNESSEE COLLEGE STUDENT IN KNOXVILLE HAS HAD HIS TRIAL DELAYED. TYLER OLSON IS CHARGED WITH KILLING JOHNIA BERRY IN 2004 OUTSIDE HER…

A KINGSPORT WOMAN WHO PLED GUILTY IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HER BOYFRIEND’S SON HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO SERVE TIME IN PRISON. AS PART OF A PLEA AGREEMENT, 48 YEAR…

SOMETHING IS STINKING AT SCIENCE HILL HIGH SCHOOL’S TECH CENTER IN JOHNSON CITY AND A KNOXVILLE COMPANY HOPES TO SNIFF IT OUT. REPRESENTATIVES FROM ALLIED SAFETY CONSULTANTS WILL DELIVER A…

THE REAR WALL OF THE HISTORIC HALE SPRINGS INN IN ROGERSVILLE HAS COLLAPSED. THE WALL FELL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A LIFESTAR AIR RESCUE HELICOPTER PASSED OVER THE INN WHICH…

TWO DUNGANNON VIRGINIA INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE IN TROUBLE AFTER ONE OF THEM BROUGHT A PELLET GUN AND KNIFE TO SCHOOL. BOTH STUDENTS ARE CHARGED WITH BEING IN POSSESSION OF…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A MAN WHO HELDUP A PIZZA RESTAURANT AT KNIFEPOINT. POLICE SAID A MAN ENTERED DOMINO’S PIZZA ON WEST CENTER STREET MONDAY NIGHT, BRANDISHED…

A report shows Tennessee has lost the top national ranking of per capita prescription drug use to West Virginia. The report by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee shows West…

THE SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION COULD SEEK OUTSIDE HELP TO FIND A NEW DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS. BOARD MEMBERS DISCUSSED POSSIBLY USING AN OUTSIDE CONSULTING GROUP HEADED UP BY RANDALL…

THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SAYS A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SOLDIER HAS BEEN KILLED IN IRAQ. 35 YEAR OLD STAFF SGT. CHAD BARRETT OF SALTVILLE DIED FEBRUARY 2ND IN MOSUL, IRAQ AS…

A MOTION TO REVOKE THE BOND OF A MAN ACCUSED OF HITTING A VIRGINIA STATE POLICE CRUISER IN SMYTH COUNTY AND THEN BEING ARRESTED AGAIN TWO DAYS LATER, HAS BEEN…

THE KINGSPORT BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMAN HAS GIVEN FINAL APPROVAL TO THE ANNEXATION OF A CONTROVERSIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE FALL CREEK COMMUNITY. KENNETH AND ANITA BATES OF ROCK SPRINGS…

John McCain has taken control of the Republican race for the White House, with key victories in major states on Super Tuesday. On the Democratic side, Hillary Clinton and Barack…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A MAN WHO HELDUP A PIZZA RESTAURANT AT KNIFEPOINT. POLICE SAID A MAN ENTERED DOMINO’S PIZZA ON WEST CENTER STREET MONDAY NIGHT, BRANDISHED…

AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A HAWKINS COUNTY WOMAN ACCUSED OF FLEEING THE SCENE OF AN ACCIDENT. 28 YEAR OLD LISA TRENT OF SNEEDVILLE IS CHARGED WITH VEHICULAR…

WITH LESS THAN FIVE MONTHS TO FIND A NEW DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS, THE SULLIVAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION MAY SEEK OUTSIDE HELP. DURING A MEETING EARLIER THIS WEEK, BOARD MEMBERS…

ELIZABETHTON CITY’S PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY HAS FAILED A STATE WATER TEST. THE CITY RECEIVED ONLY 40 OUT OF A POSSIBLE 100 POINTS IN A SANITARY SURVEY CONDUCTED IN APRIL AND…

UNICOI COUNTY LEADERS HAVE AGREED TO TAKE BIDS FROM COMPANIES TO PROVIDE AMBULANCE SERVICE TO THE COUNTY. EMERGYSTAT STOPPED RENDERING CARE TO THE COUNTY TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN IT LOST…