Month: May 2008

The Tennessee National Guard has put soldiers of the 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment on alert. Members of the state’s largest military unit, with about 4,000 soldiers including some in the…

A memorial service for gospel great Dottie Rambo, who died in a tour bus crash Sunday near Springfield, Mo., will be held next week in Nashville. The service will be…

THE DEATH EARLIER THIS YEAR OF A CRANE OPERATOR AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE IN KINGSPORT HAS BEEN RULED ACCIDENTIAL. 47 YEAR OLD CHARLES DEWEY SLAGLE WAS KILLED WHEN THE CRANE…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF’S OFFICE MOST WANTED SUSPECT HAS BEEN EXTRADITED FROM CALIFORNIA. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF ED GRAYBEAL, 27 YEAR OLD CHARLES WAYNE MILLER OF TELFORD WAS RETURNED TO…

WASHINGTON COUNTY JUDGE ROBERT CUPP HAS DECLARED A MISTRIAL IN THE FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND ARSON CASE OF PONCHO JUAN DELGADO OF JOHNSON CITY. THE TRIAL WAS DELAYED LAST MONTH…

TWO BRISTOL TENNESSEE RESIDENTS ARE BEHIND BARS ON DRUG RELATED CHARGES. A THREE MONTH INVESTIGATION BY THE VICE UNITS OF THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE AND BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE, AND…

A JOHNSON CITY NURSE ACCUSED OF PHYSICALLY AND VERBALLY ABUSING A DEPENDENT ADULT PATIENT SHE CARED FOR IN A HOME FOR MENTALLY RETARDED ADULTS HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A WASHINGTON…

A HAWKINS COUNTY MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING UP TO 27 OF HIS NEIGHBORS GOATS IS APPEALING HIS CONVICTION. JEFF STOLTZ WAS FOUND GUILTY EARLIER THIS YEAR ON CHARGES OF INTENTIONAL…

A proposal that would allow the Tennessee Department of Education to develop a curriculum for the academic study of the Bible in public schools has passed the House. The legislation…

AN AUGUST PLEA DATE HAS BEEN SET FOR A KNOXVILLE TEENAGER ACCUSED IN A SHOOTING INCIDENT LAST DECEMBER IN JOHNSON CITY. 18 YEAR OLD VINCENT MARTEZ BROWN IS CHARGED WITH…

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE GOVERNOR’S HIGHWAY SAFETY OFFICE, MANY LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN NORTHEAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HAVE KICKED OFF THE SUMMER TRAFFIC INITIATIVES. WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF ED…

BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE SAY A SUICIDE NOTE WAS FOUND WITH THE BODY OF A MOTHER WHO MAY HAVE KILLED HER YOUNG DAUGHTER AS WELL AS HERSELF IN A CONDO ON…

FIRE OFFICIALS HAVE RELEASED THE CAUSE OF A FATAL HOUSE FIRE IN ROGERSVILLE. A FAULTY ELECTRICAL OUTLET IS BEING BLAMED FOR CAUSING THE BLAZE THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF 86…

ERWIN TENNESSEE IS NOW SEARCHING FOR A NEW POLICE CHIEF. CURRENT CHEIF, JIM HICKS, HAS ANNOUNCED PLANS TO RETIRE. HICKS HAS HEADED THE DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS AND…

FEW DETAILS HAVE BEEN RELEASED INTO THE DEATHS OF 33 YEAR OLD BRISTOL TENNESSEE WOMAN AND HER DAUGHTER. THE BODIES OF IVORY BLACK CLARK AND 6 YEAR OLD SYDNEY BLACK…

A NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A JOHNSON CITY BANK HAS WAIVED HER CASE TO A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE GRAND JURY. 20 YEAR OLD BRITTANY HILL OF RALEIGH IS…

A 65 MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED AGAINST A FORMER HAWKINS COUNTY TEACHER AND THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION BY THE FAMILIES OF FIVE STUDENTS. CLINCH SCHOOL TEACHER AND…

A KINGSPORT MAN IS BEHIND BARS IN CONNECTION WITH NUMEROUS CHARGES RELATED TO THE THEFT OF COPPER WIRE AT A LOCAL BUSINESS. ACCORDING TO WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF FRED NEWMAN,…

A MADISON COUNTY NORTH CAROLINA MAN BEING CALLED ONE OF THE REGION’S BIGGEST SUPPLIERS OF DRUGS IS BEHIND BARS IN UNICOI COUNTY. ACCORDING TO UNICOI COUNTY SHERIFF KENT HARRIS, BILLY…

A WEEKEND HOUSE FIRE IN ROGERSVILLE HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A CITY WOMAN. 86 YEAR OLD FRANCES CARR DIED IN A BLAZE AT HER HOME ON SPRING STREET SATURDAY…

THE BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS INVESTIGATING WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE A MURDER/SUICIDE OF A MOTHER AND HER YOUNG DAUGHTER. THE BODIES OF 33 YEAR OLD IVORY BLACK-CLARK AND…

BRINGING A POPULAR COUNTRY MUSIC SINGER TO EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS LEFT THE COLLEGE SCRAMBLING FOR MORE MONEY. THE COST TO BRING FORMER AMERICAN IDOL WINNER…