MANY SENIORS NOT FILING FOR CHECK
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…
TUITION SET TO GO UP AT STATE COLLEGES
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…
LT. GOVERNOR RON RAMSEY TO HEAD STATE DELEGATION AT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
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…
PAROLE HEARING SET FOR CONVICTED KILLER
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…
GATE CITY DENTIST ENTERS NO CONTEST
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…
ENVIRONMENTALIST UPSET OVER WISE POWER PLANT PERMIT
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…
BRISTOL MAN ACCUSED OF ATTACKING ANOTHER MAN
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…
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA HOSPITAL NEEDS BLOOD
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…