Month: May 2008

A JONESBOROUGH MAN ACCUSED OF DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED IN THE VEHICULAR DEATH OF A PEDESTRIAN IS SCHEDULED TO GO TO TRIAL THIS SUMMER. 57 YEAR OLD DAVID LEE WILCOX IS…

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A TRI CITIES HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO LEAVE THE POST. WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM’S PRESIDENT AND CEO, DR. RICHARD SALUZZO, SAYS HE HAS…

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS HAS DECIDED NOT TO BE A PART OF KINGSPORT’S NEW NON-PROFIT CENTER. KINGSPORT OFFICIALS SAID THE PROPOSED 8.7 MILLION DOLLAR RENOVATION OF THE V.O. DOBBINS CENTER…

DESPITE A DISMAL HOUSING TREND, HOME PRICES IN KINGSPORT AND BRISTOL ARE ON THE RISE. THE STANDARD & POOR’S/CASE-SHILLER INDEX REPORTED YESTERDAY THAT ITS NATIONWIDE HOME PRICE INDEX PLUMMETED 14.1…

A GREENE COUNTY COUPLE CLAIM THEY WERE ROBBED BY A MAN AT A WEST GREENE SHOPPING CENTER EARLY THIS MORNING. THE SUSPECT ALLEGEDLY APPROACHED THE TWO SHORTLY BEFORE ONE O’CLOCK…

Beginning July 1, registered sex offenders in Tennessee must tell authorities any e-mail, user name or instant messaging screen name they use. Rep. Doug Overbey of Maryville sponsored the bill…

THE CARTER COUNTY COMMISSION HAS DECIDED TO GIVE A THUMBS UP FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW JAIL. THE NEW FACILITY WILL FEATURE 300 BEDS AND WILL COME WITH A…

ABINGDON VIRGINIA POLICE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE DEATH OF A CHILD WHO WAS KILLED WHEN STRUCK BY A VEHICLE IN A PRIVATE DRIVEWAY ON PANORAMA DRIVE. THE 8-YEAR OLD CHILD…

THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF A TRI CITIES HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO LEAVE THE POST. DR. RICHARD SALUZZO, WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM’S PRESIDENT AND CEO, SAYS HE HAS…

ARE YOU LOOKING TO SAVE ON FLASH LIGHTS, BATTERIES, FIRE EXTINGUISHERS, AND GENERATORS? IF YOU ARE, NOW’S THE TIME TO PURCHASE THESE ITEMS AND MORE. VIRGINIA’S FIRST HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS SALES…

CHANGES ARE IN THE WORKS FOR THE KINGSPORT AREA TRANSIT SERVICE. A FIFTH ROUTE IS BEING ADDED SO THE BUSES CAN MAKE SERVICE RUNS EVERY 30 MINUTES. IN ADDITION, SHELTERS…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF LETTING HIS TODDLER WANDER AROUND IN THE STREET UNATTENDED WHILE HE SLEPT WILL BE ARRAIGNED TODAY. 38 YEAR OLD JONATHAN BULLA IS CHARGED WITH…

A FORMER SCOTT COUNTY VIRGINIA SUPERVISOR CONVICTED OF SENDING INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL VIDEO CONTENT TO AN UNDERCOVER AGENT POSING AS A YOUNG TEEN GIRL IS SCHEDULED TO BE SENTENCED NEXT MONTH.…

A COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR A NEW FEDEX FREIGHT FACILITY IN SULLIVAN COUNTY HAS GAINED THE APPROVAL OF THE COUNTY’S REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSION. A SITE PLAN FOR THE NEW FREIGHT…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY MAN HAS DIED OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND FROM AN EQUIPMENT ACCIDENT AT HIS HOUSE. ACCORDING TO THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 70 YEAR OLD HERSHAL HUFF WAS…

A BOATING ACCIDENT ON CHEROKEE LAKE OVER THE WEEKEND HAS LEFT A HAMBLEN COUNTY MAN INJURED. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURCES AGENCY, 40 YEAR OLD MICHAEL SHAWN BANDY OF…

A GREENE COUNTY WOMAN HAS BEEN FOUND DEAD IN HER HOME. ACCORDING TO THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 49 YEAR OLD KATHY LYNN WALKER WAS FOUND DEAD ON A COUCH…

EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF PHARMACY HAS OFFICIALLY BEEN NAMED. DURING A CEREMONY YESTERDAY, THE SCHOOL WAS NAMED AFTER LOCAL AUTO DEALER, BILL GATTON. GATTON DONATED TWO MILLION DOLLARS…

Five Washington County teenagers must serve 15 years on probation and pay $105,500 in restitution to the owners of properties they set on fire. Jordan Beckett, Spencer Nelson, Samuel Mousolf…

MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT TO SEE PLENTY OF STATE TROOPERS ON THE ROADWAYS THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL WILL BE OUT IN FULL FORCE LOOKING FOR DRIVERS WHO…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE SEARCHING FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF HOLDING UP A CITY CONVENIENCE STORE EARLY THIS MORNING. POLICE SAID A WHITE MALE ENTERED THE ROADRUNNER MARKET ON SOUTH JOHN…

A JOHNSON CITY WOMAN WHO PLED GUILTY TO KILLING HER FRIEND WHILE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE TWO YEARS AGO HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME IN PRISON. 24 YEAR OLD…