Month: July 2008

A NEW MAJOR HOTEL CHAIN IS LOOKING TO LOCATE IN JOHNSON CITY. THE CITY’S BUILDING AUTHORITY AND PLEASANTBURG HOSPITALITY LLC ARE EXPECTED TO SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTING A…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE LOOKING TODAY FOR TWO MEN WHO HELD UP A CITY BUSINESS OVER THE WEEKEND. AROUND 5:30 SUNDAY MORNING, TWO BLACK MEN ENTERED THE KMART ON EAST STONE…

MINIMUM WAGE EARNERS IN THE TRI-CITIES REGION AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN PAY. THE FEDERAL MINIMUM WAGE INCREASES 70 CENTS FROM $5.85 AN HOUR TO $6.55…

TRIAL FOR AN EX-KINGSPORT POLICE OFFICER FACING PUBLIC INTOXICATION CHARGES OUT OF JOHNSON CITY IS SET FOR LATER THIS WEEK. 35 YEAR OLD JASON MCLAIN OF MOUNT CARMEL WILL ANSWER…

THE INVESTIGATION IS CONTINUING INTO THE TRAGIC DEATH OF A KINGSPORT CHILD THAT WAS RUN OVER EARLIER THIS WEEK. FOUR YEAR OLD JAMARION CARPENTER WAS HIT BY A KINGSPORT HOUSING…

A JOHNSON CITY WOMAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER BEING CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A JONESBORO MAN. 21 YEAR OLD CASEY LYN REED WAS CHARGED WITH SECOND…

MEADOWVIEW MARRIOTT OFFICIALS ARE READY TO BREAK GROUND ON A MAJOR EXPANSION AND RENOVATION PROJECT EXPECTED TO POUR AN ADDITIONAL 7-MILLION DOLLARS INTO THE KINGSPORT ECONOMY. THE 15-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT…

A LONG-TIME RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE WORLD’S FASTEST HALF-MILE AND GENERAL MOTORS IS COMING TO AN END. GM ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT IT WILL NOT RENEW ITS FINANCIAL AND AUTOMOTIVE CONTRACTS…

MORE FUNNY MONEY IS SHOWING UP IN GREENEVILLE. THIS TIME AROUND, FAKE 20-DOLLAR BILLS ARE BEING PASSED AT LOCAL BUSINESSES. THREE SEPARATE POLICE REPORTS FILED THIS WEEK WITH THE GREENEVILLE…

AN ERWIN MAN ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A YOUNG GIRL ON MANY OCCASSIONS WILL UNDERGO A PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION. 26 YEAR OLD SCOTT HONEYCUTT IS CHARGED WITH 30 COUNTS OF CHILD…

EARLY VOTING FOR THE AUGUST 7TH ELECTION IS UNDERWAY IN HAWKINS COUNTY. VOTERS CAN CAST THEIR BALLOTS AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE IN ROGERSVILLE FROM 8AM TO 4PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY,…

A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN HAWKINS COUNTY HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A GREENE COUNTY MAN. ACCORDING TO THE TENNESSEE HIGHWAY PATROL, 35 YEAR OLD ALLEN LAWS WAS RIDING A DIRT…

CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF CHRIS MATHES IS NOT HAPPY WITH THE NEW BUDGET THAT WAS RECENTLY PASSED BY COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. HE SAID THE MONEY THAT HAS BEEN SET ASIDE FOR HIS…

THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF WELLMONT HEALTH SYSTEM IS HOPING TO MEND FENCES WITH A COMPETING TRI CITIES HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. ROGER MOWEN, A RETIRED EASTMAN CHECMICAL COMPANY EXECUTIVE,…

KINGSPORT POLICE HAVE RELEASED MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING A HOLDUP THIS PAST WEEKEND AT A CITY RETAIL STORE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, WHEN TWO BLACK MALES ENTERED THE K-MART…

A FEDERAL INMATE WHO WAS RELEASED DUE TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR FROM THE WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE DETENTION CENTER ON WEDNESDAY IS BACK IN POLICE CUSTODY AFTER ENJOYING ONLY A BRIEF…

FOUR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INDICTED BY A WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA GRAND JURY FOR ALLEGATIONS OF VOTER FRAUD RELATED TO ELECTIONS IN THE TOWN OF ST. PAUL. THE FOUR ARE ACCUSED…

RECORD-HIGH PUMP PRICES ARE FORCING MOTORISTS TO ADJUST HOUSEHOLD BUDGETS AND THEY SAY THEY WILL BE ALTERING THEIR DRIVING HABITS. TRIPLE A AUTO CLUB RECENTLY CONDUCTED A SURVEY. THE SURVEY…

A JOHNSON CITY MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING ANOTHER MAN HAS HAD HIS CASE BOUND OVER TO A WASHINGTON COUNTY GRAND JURY. 19 YEAR OLD MITCHELL CALL IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED…

EARLY VOTING IN TENNESSEE BEGINS ON FRIDAY AND RUNS THROUGH AUGUST 2ND. STATE PRIMARY AND COUNTY GENERAL ELECTIONS ARE UP FOR GRABS. THIS INCLUDES THE HIGHLY CONTESTED DISTRICT ONE CONGRESSIONAL…

TRAGEDY IN THE MODEL CITY. KINGSPORT POLICE SAY A FOUR YEAR OLD BOY WAS KILLED AT LEE APARTMENTS ON DALE STREET. A WORKER FOR THE KINGSPORT HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS DRIVING…

FOUR PEOPLE ACCUSED OF HOLDING UP A JOHNSON CITY BANK EARLIER THIS YEAR HAVE BEEN ARRAIGNED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. DANIEL ROUSE, TIMOTHY CAMERON, HEATHER COLLINS AND KESHIA…