Month: June 2008

YET ANOTHER DELAY IN THE LONG-AWAITED TRIAL OF A GEORGIA MAN CHARGED WITH DOUBLE MURDER. TRIAL FOR HOWARD HAWK WILLIS, WHICH WAS TO HAVE STARTED IN JUST OVER A WEEK,…

BLUFF CITY POLICE HAVE MADE ONE ARREST AND HAVE ISSUED A WARRANT FOR A SECOND PERSON IN CONNECTION WITH A RECENT RASH OF CATALYTIC CONVERTER THEFTS INCLUDING SOME FROM SEIZED…

SOME POSSIBLE BAD ECONOMIC NEWS. A CLEVELAND, OHIO BASED COMPANY COULD BE SHUTTING DOWN ITS GREENEVILLE TENNESSEE PLANT PUTTING SOME PEOPLE OUT OF WORK LATER THIS YEAR. OFFICIALS WITH AMERICAN…

A SHOOTING IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE OVER THE WEEKEND HAS LEFT ONE PERSON INJURED. ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE, 26 YEAR OLD JON VAZQUEZ WAS SITTING ON THE HOOD OF…

Cocke County Tennessee authorities said singer Bobby Brown was examined at a hospital after he was involved in a minor car crash during filming of a reality show in rural…

MORE THAN TEN MILLION DOLLARS IS BEING GIVEN TO VIRGINIA COMMUNITIES FROM THE STATE’S DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT. SCOTT COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF GATE CITY WILL BE GETTING SOME OF…

A ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THE WHEREABOUTS OF A MAN ACCUSED IN THE ROBBERY AND MURDER OF A KINGSPORT CANDLE SHOP OWNER AND ANOTHER…

A CHUCKEY TENNESSEE MAN IS ACCUSED OF ASSAULTING A MENTALLY CHALLENGED PATIENT WHOM HE WAS ENTRUSTED TO CARE FOR AT THE TIME. JOHNSON CITY POLICE CHARGED 48 YEAR OLD JOHN…

A KINGSPORT MAN CONVICTED OF CHILD SEX CRIMES WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE BEHIND BARS. A JUDGE ORDERED 67 YEAR OLD DONALD LYNCH TO SERVE 66 YEARS IN…

A KINGSPORT MAN FACING FEDERAL CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES WILL BE ARRAIGNED TODAY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE SHERIFF’S OFFFICE ARRESTED 37 YEAR OLD JASON BRAD…

JOHNSON CITY WILL HAVE A NEW LEANER 2008-2009 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET IN PLACE STARTING TOMORROW. THE 200 MILLION DOLLAR OVERALL SPENDING PLAN WAS APPROVED LAST WEEK ON FINAL READING. OFFICIALS…

The State Corporation Commission has approved Dominion Virginia Power’s proposed 18 percent rate increase. The commission issued an order Friday approving the increase. A residential customer using 1,000 kilowatts of…

A DETROIT, MICHIGAN MAN HAS BEEN ORDERED TO SPEND TIME IN PRISON FOR TRAFFICKING NARCOTICS INTO VIRGINIA. 27 YEAR OLD TERRANCE ORLANDO CHATMAN, JR. PLED GUILTY ON APRIL 22ND TO…

MANY SENIORS ARE NOT FILING FOR THEIR REBATE CHECKS. SO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE SAYS IT’S TAKING STEPS TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR RETIREES AND DISABLED VETERANS TO FILE FOR…

The state Board of Regents has approved tuition hikes for colleges throughout Tennessee. Tuition will go up approximately 6 percent at most of the system’s schools, including community colleges and…

Senate Speaker Ron Ramsey has been elected to head the state’s delegation to the Republican National Convention in September. The Blountville Republican was chosen at a recent meeting by the…

A CARTER COUNTY MAN CONVICTED IN THE DEATH OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW COMES UP FOR A PAROLE HEARING LATER TODAY, AND THE PUBLIC IS SPEAKING OUT AGAINST IT. RICKY HARRIS IS…

A GATE CITY DENTIST, ACCUSED IN A FATAL BOATING CRASH ON BOONE LAKE, HAS DECIDED TO ACCEPT A DEAL FROM PROSECUTORS. DR. WRAY CHAFIN PLED NO CONTEST TO CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT…

Environmentalists plan a court challenge to the state air board’s approval of a new coal-fired power plant in Wise county Virginia. John Suttles of the Southern Environmental Law Center says…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN ACCUSED OF BREAKING INTO HIS ESTRANGED WIFE’S HOME IN KINGSPORT AND ASSAULTING A PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED MAN IS BEHIND BARS. 31 YEAR OLD CLINT REECE IS CHARGED…

A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL IS IN CRITICAL NEED FOR BLOOD. JOHNSTON MEMORIAL IS HOLDING AN EMERGENCY BLOOD DRIVE TODAY IN ABINGDON. MEDICAL OFFICIALS WILL BE ON HAND AT THE EVENT…

A GATE CITY DENTIST, WHO’S ACCUSED IN A FATAL BOATING CRASH ON BOONE LAKE, HAS WORKED OUT A DEAL WITH THE PROSECUTION. WRAY CHAFIN WAS CHARGED WITH CRIMINALLY NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE,…