GREENE COUNTY SHOOTING PROBE
THE GREENE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A SUSPECT IN A SHOOTING OVER THE WEEKEND. 29 YEAR OLD JAMES BROBECK RECEIVED A GUNSHOT WOUND TO HIS RIGHT FOOT DURING…
CAR-BUS CRASH CLAIMS ONE LIFE
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT INVOLVING A GREENE COUNTY SCHOOL BUS HAS LEFT ONE PERSON DEAD. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, 29 YEAR OLD PAUL HAMMITT OF AFTON WAS KILLED…
BREDESEN SIGNS CABLE BILL (AP)
Governor Phil Bredesen has signed into law a bill to create statewide TV cable franchising in Tennessee. The measure pushed by AT&T Inc. was the result of two years of…
TRI CITIES AIRPORT LOOKING TO FORM AIRPORT AUTHORITY
THE TRI CITIES AIRPORT COMMISSION HAS COME TO A TENTATIVE CONCLUSION CONCERNING PLANS TO ESTABLISH AN AIRPORT AUTHORITY. SIX AREA MUNICIPALITIES JOINTLY OWN THE AIRPORT. THEY ARE BRISTOL TENNESSEE/VIRGINIA, KINGSPORT,…
STUDENTS VANDALISE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
FOUR SULLIVAN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ARE FACING CHARGES AFTER ALLEGEDLY BREAKING INTO THE FACILITY AND VANDALIZING THE BUILDING. SEVERAL LOCKERS AND WALLS WERE SPRAY PAINTED WITH VARIOUS MESSAGES AS…
KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED IN ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING
A MAN ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTING TO ABDUCT A KINGSPORT RESTAURANT EMPLOYEE IS BEHIND BARS. 41 YEAR OLD RONALD HUDSON IS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED AGGRAVATED ASSAULT. A FEMALE EMPLOYEE OF WAFFLE…
MOUNT CARMEL SPEED CAMERAS
The Mount Carmel traffic cameras don’t blink at initiating speeding citations. Offenders cited so far include one warning and two tickets to state troopers. The new system has also caused…
LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE REPORTED IN AREA
MOUNTAIN STATES HEALTH ALLIANCE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED A CASE OF LEGIONNAIRES’ DISEASE. THE PATIENT, AT NORTH SIDE HOSPITAL, HAS BEEN MOVED FROM INTENSIVE CARE TO A REGULAR ROOM. LEGIONNAIRES DISEASE…
JOHNSON CITY WATER/SEWER CUSTOMERS COULD PAY MORE
JOHNSON CITY WATER AND SEWER CUSTOMERS COULD TO HAVE TO SHELL OUT MORE MONEY SOON. THE CITY COMMISSION IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RATES IN ORDER TO PAY FOR FUTURE…
CITY OF WATAGUA TO START THEIR OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT
THE CITY OF WATAUGA HAS DECIDED IT WILL PROVIDE FOR IT’S OWN POLICE PROTECTION. THE SMALL TOWN DECIDED SEVERAL YEARS AGO TO ALLOW THE CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO PROVIDE…
HAWKINS COUNTY ACCIDENT CLAIMS TWO
A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HAWKINS COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND HAS CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TWO COUNTY MEN. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, 23 YEAR OLD JOHNNY WAGNER OF…