PRISON CONSTRUCTION PUT ON HOLD
THE DISCOVERY OF ASBESTOS HAS STALLED CONSTRUCTION OF A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA PRISON. CONSTRUCTION ON THE MEDIUM-SECURITY FACILITY NEAR INDEPENDENCE VIRGINIA WAS HALTED AFTER WORKERS FOUND ASBESTOS IN ROCK THERE. THE…
GAS DRIVEOFF LANDS MAN IN JAIL (AP)
Police in Tusculum say a man’s attempt to drive off without paying for gasoline escalated into a host of charges before he was caught. Arrest warrants for William Curtis Myers…
BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE INVESTIGATE DEATH OF UNBORN
BRISTOL TENNESSEE POLICE SAY AN ACCIDENT LAST MONTH IN THE CITY MAY BE BLAMED ON THE DEATH OF AN UNBORN CHILD. POLICE SAID KATIE ARNOLD WAS FIVE MONTHS PREGNANT WHEN…
GREENEVILLE ELECTIONS
GREENEVILLE VOTERS WILL BE HEADING TO THE POLLS TODAY. THE MAYOR WILL BE CHOSEN FROM A FIELD OF THREE CANDIDATES. THEY ARE INCUMBENT DARRELL BRYAN, LARAINE KING AND EDDIE O’BRIEN.…
EIGHT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY RABIES
EIGHT PEOPLE IN SULLIVAN COUNTY ARE BEING TREATED FOR RABIES AFTER BEING EXPOSED TO A UNTAMED CAT IN KINGSPORT THAT TESTED POSITIVE FOR THE DISEASE. SULLIVAN COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT’S…
COCKE COUNTY JUDGE CAN’T USE COUNTY FUNDS
The Cocke County government has been ordered not to use public money to pay for the defense of a local judge accused of misconduct. The Tennessee Court of the Judiciary…
BLUFF CITY TO PAY MORE FOR WATER LINE LEAKS
IT’S GOING TO COST BLUFF CITY MORE MONEY TO FIX WATER LEAKS IN THE SMALL TOWN. CITY OFFICIALS HAVE SPENT NEARLY 50-THOUSAND DOLLARS OVER THE PAST YEAR AND COULD SPEND…
AUTOPSY REVEALS CHILD DIDN’T DIE FROM HEAT
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE INVESTIGATORS HAVE RELEASED PRELIMINARY AUTOPSY RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF A SMALL CHILD. THE THREE MONTH OLD BOY WAS FOUND DEAD INSIDE A MOBILE HOME IN CHUCKEY…
LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA GRAND JURY INDICTS MAN
A KNOXVILLE TENNESSEE MAN CAUGHT DRIVING A STOLEN HUMMER TO APPLY FOR WELFARE BENEFITS IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A COUNTY GRAND JURY. 52 YEAR OLD WILLIAM…
ARREST MADE IN BOMB THREAT
KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN CONNECTION WITH A BOMB THREAT CALLED IN ON MAY 16TH THAT FORCED THE CITY JUSTICE CENTER TO BE EVACUATED. KINGSPORT CENTRAL DISPATCH RECEIVED…
TRAIN COLLISION VICTIM INDENTIFIED
KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE RELEASED THE NAME OF THE MAN KILLED IN A TRAIN ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND. 41 YEAR OLD DENNIS CRAIG HILL OF KINGSPORT DIED IN THE THE ACCIDENT…