HARRIES REMOVED FROM DEATH ROW (AP)
The Tennessee Supreme Court has announced that five inmates including one convicted of a murder in Kingsport have been removed from the state’s death row. Ronald Harries and Wayne Lee…
HAWKINS COUNTY TO RECEIVE GRANT
HAWKINS COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE A GOOD REASON TO BE HAPPY THESE DAYS. FIRST DISTRICT CONGRESSMAN DAVID DAVIS HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE COUNTY HAS RECEIVED A UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE…
FORMER CHIEF ASKS FOR GUARDIAN
THE FORMER POLICE CHIEF OF CHILHOWIE VIRGINIA WHO WAS CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL AT A POLICE SPONSORED HAUNTED HOUSE IN 2006 IS ASKING FOR A…
MAJOR POT BUST IN COCKE COUNTY (AP)
According to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, authorities have found a major marijuana growing operation in Cocke County. A Tennessee Highway Patrol helicopter pilot spotted the marijuana plants growing in…
LOCAL SOLDIERS RETURN FROM IRAQ
FAMILIES, FRIENDS, AND NEIGHBORS GATHERED TO WELCOME HOME SOME TRI CITIES SOLDIERS FROM IRAQ. 120 MEMBERS OF THE 730TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY IN GRAY, TENNESSEE RETURNED HOME YESTERDAY AFTER SERVING IN…
HIGH SPEED INTERNET SERVICE COMES TO RUSSELL COUNTY
HIGH SPEED WIRELESS INTERNET SERVICE IS COMING TO RUSSELL COUNTY VIRGINIA. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS PROVIDING A 99 THOUSAND DOLLAR FEDERAL GRANT TO ESTABLISH THE SERVICE FOR BUSINESSES…
EMMA HAWK FAILS TO SHOW UP FOR COURT
AN ARREST WARRANT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR A JOHNSON CITY WOMAN ACCUSED OF HELPING HER SON DISPOSE OF THE BODIES OF TWO GEORGIA TEENAGERS. 77 YEAR OLD EMMA ELIZABETH HAWK…
FLORIDA FUGITIVE ACCUSED IN KINGSPORT ASSAULT
A FLORIDA FUGITIVE ACCUSED OF ABUSING A KINGSPORT TODDLER IS BEHIND BARS. 32 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY COOKSTON OF KINGSPORT IS CHARGED WITH BEING A FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE. HE WAS CONVICTED…
DRUG PROBLEMS IN TAZEWELL COUNTY
A RECENT CRIME REPORT FROM THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE FOUND THAT THE COMMONWEALTH EXPERIENCED A SECOND YEAR OF INCREASES IN REPORTED DRUG AND NARCOTIC OFFENSES. TAZEWELL COUNTY COMMONWEALTH ATTORNEY DENNIS…
COAL FIRED POWER PLANT HEARING CONTINUES
Dominion Virginia Power Company is hoping this week to clear the last major hurdle to construction of a $1.8 billion coal-fired power plant in Wise County Virginia. The state Air…
ANDERSON SENTENCING PLACED ON HOLD
THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF A JOHNSON CITY NURSING HOME CONVICTED OF MEDICAID FRAUD IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE HAS HAD HER SENTENCING POSTPONED AGAIN AND THIS TIME, INDEFINITELY.…