Month: April 2008

Regulators and company officials say a chemical spill at the Eastman Chemical Company plant in Kingsport caused no harm to the environment. The spill occurred Friday when one of the…

A TEXAS MAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A KINGSPORT BUSINESS EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A SULLIVAN COUNTY GRAND JURY. 48 YEAR OLD KENNETH VAYDAK OF WEST VICTORIA TEXAS…

A KINGSPORT MAN WHO PLED GUILTY TO TAKING MONEY FROM A BUSINESS HE FOUNDED HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME BEHIND BARS. JEFFREY TANKERSLEY PLED GUILTY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT…

AUTHORITIES ARE SEARCHING FOR A GREENE COUNTY WOMAN WHO HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING BY HER FAMILY. 29 YEAR OLD APRIL HENSLEY OF THE LOST MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY WAS LAST SEEN SUNDAY…

KING COLLEGE IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA HAS NAMED THE LEADER OF IT’S BRAND NEW PRIVATE SCHOOL. SUSAN MELKOWSKI WILL TAKE OVER THE REINS OF KING ACADEMY. THE ACADEMY IS A TUITION-BASED…

THREE BRISTOL VIRGINIA POLICE OFFICERS WERE INJURED AND ANOTHER MAN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL FOLLOWING AN INCIDENT IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CITY CONVENIENCE STORE. AUTHORITIES OBSERVED WHAT APPEARED…

OFFICIALS WITH KINGSPORT BASED EASTMAN CHEMICAL COMPANY HAVE SAID THE COMPANY’S FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS FOR THIS YEAR WILL BEAT WALL STREET EXPECTATIONS. COMPANY OFFICIALS SAID EASTMAN WILL EXCEED THE HIGH…

TESTIMONY IS EXPECTED TO RESUME TODAY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT IN THE MURDER TRIAL OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN. 41 YEAR OLD PONCHO JUAN DELGADO IS CHARGED WITH…

POLICE IN GREENEVILLE ARE INVESTIGATING THE DISCOVERY OF A BODY. VERY FEW DETAILS ARE BEING RELEASED AT THIS TIME. AUTHORITIES SAID THE BODY WAS DISCOVERED YESTERDAY IN SOME WOODS JUST…

A HISTORIC LANDMARK IN CARTER COUNTY HAS RECEIVED FEDERAL GRANT MONEY. ELIZABETHTON’S COVERED BRIDGE HAS RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 320-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. THE FUNDS WILL BE…

UNICOI COUNTY AUTHORITIES SAY THE SEARCH FOR TWO GIRLS WHO WERE MISSING IS OVER, AND ONE PERSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED. 12 YEAR OLD KELSEY RENEA HATCHER AND 15 YEAR OLD…

GREENEVILLE POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE MAN WHOSE BODY WAS DISCOVERED IN A WOODED AREA IN THE CITY. THE BODY OF 40 YEAR OLD ROBERT BURL HONEYCUTT WAS…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE BATTERY COMPANY IS SEEKING TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF CONTAMINANTS IT ALLOWS INTO THE AIR. THE TENNESSEE DIVISION OF AIR POLLUTION HAS RECEIVED THE REQUEST FROM EXIDE…

A COLLISION BETWEEN A TRACTOR TRAILER AND A VEHICLE SHUT DOWN TRAFFIC ON TUESDAY MORNING ON INTERSTATE 81. THE SOUTHBOUND LANE OF THE INTERSTATE NEAR BLOUNTVILLE JUST NORTH OF EXIT…

VIRGINIA IS THE STATE TO MANDATE THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS OFFER INTERNET SAFETY CLASSES FOR ALL GRADE LEVELS AND IT’S ONE OF MANY MEASURES BEING TAKING NATIONALLY TO PROTECT YOUNG WEB…

AUTHORITIES IN ABINGDON VIRGINIA SAY A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED BY A TRAIN. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED TUESDAY MORNING NEAR THE ABINGDON VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE VICTIM, 49 YEAR OLD…

A COEBURN VIRGINIA NATIVE HAS WON THE TOP SPOT ON A REALITY TELEVISION SHOW. HOLLY KISER HAS BEEN NAMED THE WINNER OF BRAVO CHANNEL’S “MAKE ME A SUPERMODEL” CONTEST. SHE…

WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM IS PROPOSING TO PARTNER WITH UNICOI COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. WELLMONT IS PROPOSING TO BUY 50.1 PERCENT TO 90 PERCENT OF THE HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND THEN BUILD A…

A CHURCH HILL TATTOO ARTIST ACCUSED OF INKING ONE UNDERAGE GIRL AND PIERCING THE TONGUE AND NOSE OF TWO OTHERS IS WILL BE ARRAIGNED TODAY IN HAWKINS COUNTY SESSIONS COURT.…

AN ARRAIGNMENT DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A ROGERSVILLE TEEN ACCUSED OF CAUSING A CRASH TWO YEARS AGO THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF HIS PASSENGER. THE TEEN, WHO’S NAME IS…

A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA OVER THE WEEKEND HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TWO HURLEY MEN. ACCORDING TO THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 45 YEAR OLD JAMES LARRY…

ACCORDING TO A RECENT SCHOOL CAPACITY REPORT, FOUR SCHOOLS IN SULLIVAN COUNTY FACE SERIOUS OVERCROWDING OVER THE NEXT TEN YEARS. ACCORDING TO TERRY GILHULA WITH PARTNERSHIP FOR EDUCATION FACILITIES ASSESSMENT,…