Month: August 2008

FOUR NORTH CAROLINA MEN ACCUSED OF ROBBING A CARROLL COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN AT GUNPOINT ARE BEHIND BARS. 20 YEAR OLD COREY SMITH, 23 YEAR OLD WILLIAM MUSIC, 20 YEAR OLD…

A FORMER TAZEWELL TENNESSEE BANK TELLER WHO ADMITTED TO STEALING MONEY FROM HER FORMER EMPLOYER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 24 YEAR OLD SHELLEY ROBERTS WAS…

TRIPLE A AUTOMOBILE CLUB IS PROJECTING A SLIGHT DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS TRAVELING DURING THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. NEARLY 34.4 MILLION AMERICANS WILL TRAVEL 50 MILES OR…

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE STILL BELIEVES FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF A DAMASCUS MAN. THE DEATH OF JOHN GRAYBEAL WOLFE, JR. REMAINS A MYSTERY AFTER…

TESTIMONY IS EXPECTED TO WRAP UP THIS MORNING IN THE TRIAL OF A MAN ACCUSED OF KILLING ANOTHER MAN OUTSIDE A JOHNSON CITY MOTEL NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO. 28 YEAR…

THE WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE BELIEVES FOUL PLAY WAS INVOLVED IN THE DEATH OF A DAMASCUS MAN OVER NINE MONTHS AGO. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS CONTINUING IT’S INVESTIGATION INTO…

IT TOOK JUST 90 MINUTES FOR A SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT JURY TO CONVICT A BRISTOL MAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE, TAKING HER TO GEORGIA, AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING…

A FORMER TAZEWELL TENNESSEE BANK TELLER WHO ADMITTED TO STEALING MONEY FROM HER FORMER EMPLOYER HAS BEEN SENTENCED IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. 24 YEAR OLD SHELLEY ROBERTS PLED…

TWO BUCHANAN COUNTY VIRGINIA WOMEN CONVICTED OF ROBBING A CONVENIENCE STORE TWO YEARS AGO HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO SERVE TIME IN PRISON. 32 YEAR OLD TINA CASEY OF GRUNDY AND…

THE DEFENSE IS EXPECTED TO PRESENT ITS SIDE IN THE TRIAL IN SULLIVAN COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT, OF A BRISTOL MAN ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING HER.…

A HAWKINS COUNTY MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING A MENTALLY CHALLENGED WOMAN EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS BEEN INDICTED BY A HAWKINS COUNTY GRAND JURY. 46 YEAR OLD KENNETH WHITE IS CHARGED…

A 12 YEAR OLD BOY AND HIS MOTHER ARE RECOVERING TODAY AFTER THEIR CAR WAS STRUCK BY A HORSE NEAR ROAN MOUNTAIN. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SUNDAY NIGHT ALONG HIGHWAY 19E.…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING A SUSPICIOUS CAR FIRE. A NISSAN ALTIMA WAS LOCATED ON FIRE OFF BIG ELM ROAD. WITNESSES TOLD POLICE THEY HEARD SOMETHING THAT SOUNDED LIKE GUNSHOTS IN…

FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT HAS LANDED AN ELIZABETHTON MAN IN JAIL ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. ZACHARY TESSIER REPORTED A BURGLARY OF SEVERAL ITEMS INCLUDING A SMITH AND WESSON 44…

THE DEFENSE WILL RESUME TESTIMONY TODAY IN THE TRIAL OF A MAN ACCUSED OF HIS PART IN THE MURDER OF A MAN NEARLY THREE YEARS AGO AT A MOTEL IN…

WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE COMMISSIONERS HAVE VOTED IN FAVOR OF THE 2008-2009 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET THAT INCLUDES A 10 CENT PROPERTY TAX HIKE. THE NEW PROPERTY TAX RATE IS $2.45 PER…

HAWKINS COUNTY’S NEW SPENDING PLAN FOR 2008-2009 INCLUDES MORE THAN 51-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN CUTS TO EMERGENCY SERVICE FUNDS. ALL 12 FIRE DEPARTMENTS WILL SEE A DECREASE OF 15-HUNDRED DOLLARS EACH,…

A HAWKINS COUNTY WOMAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO RUN OVER HER BOYFRIEND OVER THE WEEKEND WILL APPEAR IN COURT NEXT MONTH. 22 YEAR OLD ASHLEY BROOKE MABE OF CHURCH HILL…

FILING A FALSE POLICE REPORT HAS LANDED AN ELIZABETHTON MAN IN JAIL ON CHILD PORNOGRAPHY CHARGES. ZACHARY TESSIER REPORTED A BURGLARY OF SEVERAL ITEMS INCLUDING A SMITH AND WESSON 44…

A wildfire in Cocke County Tennessee near the North Carolina border continues to grow as rain moves into the mountains. The blaze is located on Rocky Top Mountain and has…

A WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE HAS ORDERED A MAN CONVICTED IN A DEADLY DRAG RACING CRASH TO REMAIN IN JAIL. BRADLEY MULLINS HAD ASKED TO BE GIVEN THE…

Rob Russell is hoping to go from a sore loser to a dark horse winner. The Democratic nominee for Tennessee’s 1st Congressional District is retiring his band, “Rob Russell &…