MODEL CITY DRUG BUST
THE KINGSPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT’S VICE AND NARCOTICS UNIT HAS ARRESTED A CITY MAN FOLLOWING A DRUG BUST EARLY THIS MORNING. OFFICERS ALONG WITH SWAT, EXECUTED A SEARCH WARRANT AT THE…
LAWSUIT FILED IN GREENE COUNTY
A SIX MILLION DOLLAR LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN GREENE COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT AGAINST A COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE LAWSUIT IS IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL 2007 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT…
ELIZABETHTON WOMAN ACCUSED IN CHECK SCAM
AN ELIZABETHTON WOMAN ACCUSED OF PARTICIPATING IN AN INTERNATIONAL INTERNET SCAM HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A CARTER COUNTY GRAND JURY. LAURIE OUCHAIB IS CHARGED WITH 29 COUNTS OF VIOLATION OF…
TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT CLAIMS ONE
A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN LEE COUNTY VIRGINIA HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A COUNTY MAN. ACCORDING TO THE VIRGINIA STATE POLICE, 45 YEAR OLD KEITH MCCLAIN WAS TRAVELING SOUTH…
COULD BULLS GAP GET A NEW POLICE DEPARTMENT?
ALTHOUGH A HAWKINS COUNTY TOWN HAS BEEN WITHOUT ITS OWN POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR FIVE YEARS, LEADERS ARE CONSIDERING THE POSSIBILITY OF RE-ESTABLISHING ONE. THE BULLS GAP BOARD OF MAYOR AND…
NEW HOTEL COMING TO JOHNSON CITY
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…
MINIMUM WAGE GOES UP TODAY
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…
CHILD DEATH INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
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…