GUN LEGISLATION DIES IN HOUSE
GUN-RELATED BILLS SPONSORED IN THE TENNESSEE STATE LEGISLATURE HAVE NOT HAD MUCH LUCK THIS YEAR. A NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION-BACKED BILL THAT WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE WHO VOLUNTARILY SEEKS MENTAL HEALTH HOSPITALIZATION…
STABBING LEAVES MAN CRITICAL
A STABBING IN ROGERSVILLE HAS LEFT ONE MAN CRITICALLY INJURED. POLICE SAID 50 YEAR OLD RANDALL STEWART WAS STABBED IN THE NECK EARLY YESTERDAY AT HIS HILLCREST ROAD HOME. POLICE…
WISE COUNTY POWER PLANT CONTROVERSY CONTINUES
THE VIRGINIA AIR POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD HAS DECIDED IT WILL MAKE A RULING ON WHETHER DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER RECEIVES A PERMIT TO BUILD A PROPOSED $1.8 BILLION DOLLAR COAL FIRED…
POLICE STANDOFF ENDS PEACEFULLY
WELL, WHAT STARTED OFF AS A GAS DRIVE OFF TURNED INTO A STANDOFF BETWEEN POLICE AND THE SUSPECT. VIRGINIA STATE POLICE SAID JACKIE ELIJAH MAYO HELD AUTHORITIES AT BAY FOR…
LEBANON PARTS MANUFACTURER TO LAYOFF
NEARLY 100 WORKERS AT A LEBANON VIRGINIA AUTOMOBILE PARTS MANUFACTURING PLANT HAVE TEMPORARILY LOST THEIR JOBS AS THE RESULT OF A STRIKE. OFFICIALS AT INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS HAD LAID OFF…
HAWKINS COUNTY ATTORNEY IN TROUBLE
A HAWKINS COUNTY ATTORNEY HAS BEEN PLACED ON PROBATION. THE TENNESSEE SUPREME COURT DECIDED ON THE DISCIPLINE OF JOHN S. ANDERSON. THE PROBATION IS IN EFFECT FOR AT LEAST TWO…
DENTON VALLEY RESIDENTS TO GET CLEAN DRINKING WATER
A MULTI MILLION DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT WILL SOON BRING PUBLIC WATER TO NEARLY 700 RESIDENTS IN BRISTOL TENNESSEE. CURRENTLY, THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN DENTON VALLEY ARE HAVING TO RELY ON…
APPALACHIA TOWN LEADERS WANT INPUT
APPALACHIA VIRGINIA TOWN LEADERS HAVE SENT A STRONG MESSAGE TO THE WISE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND THAT IS TO KEEP ITS HIGH SCHOOL OPEN. IF SCHOOL OFFICIALS ARE DETERMINED TO…