TRI CITIES SAW LOSS OF JOBS IN SECOND QUARTER
ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS OF WORKERS HOLDING DOWN A JOB IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IS FLAT, THE TRI CITIES REGION ACTUALLY SAW A SLIGHT LOSS OF JOBS IN THE SECOND QUARTER…
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ALTHOUGH THE NUMBERS OF WORKERS HOLDING DOWN A JOB IN THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IS FLAT, THE TRI CITIES REGION ACTUALLY SAW A SLIGHT LOSS OF JOBS IN THE SECOND QUARTER…
GROUND HAS BEEN BROKEN FOR A NEW CONTROVERSIAL POWER PLANT IN WISE COUNTY VIRGINIA. DOMINION POWER IS CONSTRUCTING A 1.8 BILLION DOLLAR 585 MEGAWATT COAL FIRED POWER PLANT NEAR ST.…
East Tennessee State University officials say AT&T wireless telephone users aren’t getting campus warnings, alerts or advisories. The school in Johnson City said the company and ETSU and working to…
AN ELIZABETHTON MAN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AT HIS WIFE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH A RIFLE HAS PLED GUILTY TO THE CRIME IN CARTER COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT. 49 YEAR OLD DANA BOWMAN…
WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE AUTHORITIES HAVE CAPTURED ONE OF THE COUNTY’S MOST WANTED FUGITIVES WHO HAD BEEN ON THE LAM FOR SEVEN MONTHS. 26 YEAR OLD JACOB GREGORY OF GRAY HAD…
A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAIL CARRIER ACCUSED OF OPENING PEOPLE’S MAIL TO LOOK FOR DRUGS AND CASH HAS PLED GUILTY TO THE CRIME IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON VIRGINIA. 36…
Ninety percent of handling an emergency is being ready and communications is key to handling major events in the community. The Carter County Amateur Radio Club is offering a one…
THE WOMAN WHO MADE INTERNATIONAL NEWS LAST WEEK WHEN SHE HAD A SOUTH KOREAN ANIMAL HOSPITAL CLONE HER DOG IS WANTED ON CRIMINAL CHARGES IN CARTER COUNTY. JOYCE MCKINNEY IS…
A JOHNSON CITY COUPLE ACCUSED OF STRIKING A CITY POLICE OFFICER WITH THEIR CAR THIS PAST WEEKEND ARE BEHIND BARS. THE UNNAMED MAN AND WOMAN FACE ATTEMPTED FIRST DEGREE MURDER…
AN INTERNAL PROBE BY THE SMYTH COUNTY, VIRGINIA SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS POINTING FINGERS AT TWO OF ITS DEPUTIES. ACCORDING TO SHERIFF DAVID BRADLEY, THE INVESTIGATION WAS LAUNCHED AS THE RESULT…
FOUR PEOPLE ACCUSED OF HOLDING UP A JOHNSON CITY BANK EARLIER THIS YEAR ARE SET TO ENTER PLEAS IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE NEXT MONTH. DANIEL ROUSE AND HEATHER…
U.S. Rep David Davis says he’s seriously considering contesting the recent Republican primary he lost to Johnson City Mayor Phil Roe. Roe defeated the freshman incumbent in the 1st District…
FOR THE FOURTH TIME IN TWO YEARS, DAMASCUS VIRGINIA HAS A NEW POLICE CHIEF. BRISTOL TENNESSEE FIREFIGHTER BILL NUNLEY HAS BEEN SELECTED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL TO BE THE NEW…
THE ALLEGED LEADER OF A CRACK COCAINE RING ACCUSED OF DISTRIBUTING THE ILLEGAL DRUG IN THE BRISTOL REGION HAS ADMITTED TO THE CRIME IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON, VIRGINIA.…
Claiborne County Tennessee Sheriff David Ray will be placed on diversion and perform community service as part of a plea deal on charges of sexual assault and statutory rape. The…
A MAJOR ELECTRONICS RETAIL STORE IS COMING TO KINGSPORT. OFFICIALS WITH BEST BUY HAVE FILED FOR A BUILDING PERMIT FOR AN ESTIMATED 2.4 MILLION DOLLAR STORE. THE RETAILER WILL CONSTRUCT…
JOHNSON CITY POLICE HAVE RELEASED COMPOSITE SKETCHES OF THE SUSPECTS THEY BELIEVE WAS INVOLVED IN THE HIT AND RUN INCIDENT INVOLVING A POLICE OFFICER THIS PAST WEEKEND. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED…
KINGSPORT OFFICIALS SAY A MAJOR ELECTRONICS RETAIL STORE IS COMING TO THE MODEL CITY. OFFICIALS WITH BEST BUY HAVE FILED FOR A BUILDING PERMIT FOR AN ESTIMATED 2.4 MILLION DOLLAR…
For the third year in a row, Tennessee students taking the American College Test averaged 20.7 of a perfect score of 36 – lower than the national 21.2 average. Results…
A PETITION DRIVE IS UNDERWAY IN WASHINGTON COUNTY TENNESSEE BY THE FAMILIES OF THE VICTIMS OF A FIERY CRASH IN JOHNSON CITY THAT CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A HOMECOMING QUEEN…
A 30 DAY EXTENSION HAS BEEN GRANTED IN THE CASE OF TWO TEENS ACCUSED OF BURNING THE HISTORIC BERNARD WAREHOUSE NUMBER TWO AND DAMAGING FEDERAL PROPERTY NEXT DOOR. U.S. MAGISTRATE…
THE STATE IS GIVING SULLIVAN COUNTY UNTIL THE FIRST OF OCTOBER TO SUBMIT AN APPROVED 2008-2009 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OR STATE FUNDING WILL BE CUT. THE SULLIVAN COUNTY COMMISSION’S BUDGET…