EASTMAN PROJECTS STRONG EARNINGS REPORT
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…
BODY FOUND IN GREENEVILLE
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…
IDENTIFY OF BODY FOUND RELEASED
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…
ACCIDENT HALTS I-81 TRAFFIC
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…
TRAIN ACCIDENT KILLS LOCAL MAN
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…
WELLMONT WANTS TO PARTNER WITH UNICOI HOSPITAL
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…
ROGERSVILLE TEEN CHARGED IN TRAFFIC DEATH
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…
SULLIVAN COUNTY SCHOOL STUDY RELEASED
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,…
81 LUMBER TO CLOSE
A TRI CITIES BUSINESS HAS CLOSED ITS DOORS. OFFICIALS WITH 84 LUMBER BLAME DECREASING HOME CONSTRUCTION FOR THE CLOSING OF SOME 30 STORES ACROSS THE NATION INCLUDING THE ONE IN…
STUDY FINDS COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAS POSITIVE IMPACT
HOW MUCH OF AN IMPACT ON THE LOCAL ECONOMY CAN A COMMUNITY COLLEGE HAVE ON A REGION? WELL, ACCORDING TO A RECENT STUDY, NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN BLOUNTVILLE…
FRIST TO DECIDE GOVERNOR’S RUN
Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist says he likely won’t make up his mind on a gubernatorial run until next year. The Nashville Republican made those comments at a fundraiser…