LOCAL MAN HAS APPEAL DENIED
AN APPEALS COURT JUDGE HAS UPHELD A SULLIVAN COUNTY JURY’S VERDICT OF A MAN CONVICTED OF REPEATEDLY SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HIS STEPDAUGHTER. JEFFERY RATLIFF IS CURRENTLY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE AFTER…
COUNTIES FORM DROUGHT COALITION
Five East Tennessee counties are banding together in what may be the state’s first regional water coalition. The mayors of Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, and Union counties – all just north…
NEW FOOD CITY PLANNED FOR ROGERSVILLE
FOOD CITY HAS ANNOUNCED IT PLANS TO INVEST SIX MILLION DOLLARS TO BUILD A BIGGER AND BETTER STORE IN ROGERSVILLE. THE NEW 46-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT STORE WILL BE CONSTRUCTED ON…
LAND SWAP DEAL IN KINGSPORT NEARING COMPLETION
A KINGSPORT BUSINESS AND THE CITY HAVE WORKED OUT A DEAL THAT WILL HOPEFULLY BE A WIN WIN SITUATION FOR BOTH SIDES. KINGSPORT HAS PROPOSED GIVING THE EXXON STATION AT…
HAWKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS CLOSED
AN AREA SCHOOL SYSTEM HAS CLOSED DOWN DUE TO THE FLU EPIDEMIC. HAWKINS COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY AND TOMORROW DUE TO ILLNESS. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY ATTENDANCE NUMBERS DROPPED…
CARTER COUNTY REMAINS IDENTIFIED
THE CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS IDENTIFIED A SKELETON THAT WAS FOUND IN A WOODED FIELD IN THE MILLIGAN COMMUNITY EARLIER THIS MONTH. IT’S THAT OF 27 YEAR OLD MEGAN…
TRAFFIC CRASH CLAIMS ONE
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN KINGSPORT OVER THE WEEKEND HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY WOMAN. ACCORDING TO KINGSPORT POLICE, 31 YEAR OLD CHANDRA SIZEMORE WAS KILLED IN THE…
SULLIVAN COUNTY PROPERTY TAXES DUE
SULLIVAN COUNTY LAND OWNERS HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THIS MONTH TO PAY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES. THE 2007 PROPERTY TAX RATE IS $2.53 PER 100 DOLLARS OF ASSESSED VALUE AND…
SCOTT COUNTY STABBING LEAVES ONE DEAD
A STABBING INCIDENT IN SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA OVER THE WEEKEND HAS LEFT A WOMAN DEAD. AUTHORITIES FOUND THE BODY OF 45 YEAR OLD CYNTHIA GOODMAN IN THE DRIVEWAY OF JEFFREY…