Month: September 2008

Some state employees in Tennessee in their 80s have preferred to stay on the job rather than accept a voluntary buyout plan. Gov. Phil Bredesen had hoped to eliminate 2,300…

A CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WHO WAS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY OVER THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM A LOCAL HOSPITAL. STEPHANIE SIMPSON WAS SHOT IN…

An employee of the Unicoi County Jail is accused of stealing money from inmates to pay his rent. 36-year-old Jimmy Fox is charged with two counts of theft and one…

THE OWNER OF AN AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS IN GREENEVILLE IS SELLING HIS INTERESTS. LENNIE LAWSON MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK THAT INCLUDES ALL OF HIS FAMILY’S AUTOMOTIVE INTERESTS, LAWSON CHEVROLET INCORPORATED,…

THINGS ARE BACK TO NORMAL AT PATRICK HENRY HIGH SCHOOL IN WASHINGTON COUNTY VIRGINIA AFTER A GUN EXCHANGE OCCURRED BETWEEN TWO STUDENTS. SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS ARE STILL…

A SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COUNTY IS GETTING FEDERAL GRANT MONEY TO IMPROVE SEWER AND WATER QUALITY. DICKENSON COUNTY WILL BE RECEIVING A 390-THOUSAND DOLLAR GRANT TO FINANCE THE SECOND PHASE OF…

THE CASE OF A HAWKINS COUNTY BARBER ACCUSED OF POSSESSING A LARGE AMOUNT OF DRUGS, WEAPONS AND EXPLOSIVES HAS BEEN RESET IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. TERRY KEITH CASE…

THE SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS SEARCHING FOR A PERSON OF INTEREST CONCERNING A RECENT HOMICIDE IN BLUFF CITY. 40 YEAR OLD ARTHUR BURCHARD JR. WAS FOUND IN HIS APARTMENT…

KINGSPORT POLICE CONTINUE TO SEARCH FOR A STABBING SUSPECT THAT’S BEEN ON THE RUN FOR OVER A WEEK. 20 YEAR OLD NATHAN SHANE BLEDSOE IS CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IN…

DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL BARACK OBAMA SHOOK THINGS UP IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA. HE MADE A TRIP TO LEBANON VIRGINIA YESTERDAY TO HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING TO OUTLINE HIS PLANS FOR…

A SMALL FIRE AT A KINGSPORT HOSPITAL WAS QUICKLY BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL WITHOUT ANY INJURIES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED THIS MORNING AT WELLMONT HOLSTON VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER. HOSPITAL SPOKESMAN BRAD LIFFORD…

TWO OF THREE PEOPLE ACCUSED OF OF STEALING METAL FROM A JOHNSON CITY BUSINESS WILL APPEAR IN COURT TODAY. RANDIE METCALF, SARAH INGRAM, AND PHILLIP COOK ARE ALL CHARGED WITH…

ONE OF FOUR PEOPLE ACCUSED OF HOLDING UP A JOHNSON CITY BANK EARLIER THIS YEAR HAS ADMITTED TO THEIR PART IN THE CRIME IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. KESHIA…

A HAWKINS COUNTY WOMAN ACCUSED OF TAKING MORE THAN 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM A FEDERAL CREDIT UNION HAS ADMITTED TO THE CRIME IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN GREENEVILLE. TRENA BLEDSOE PLED…

A CARTER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPUTY WHO WAS SHOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY RECENTLY IS IMPROVING BUT REMAINS IN SERIOUS CONDITION AT A LOCAL HOSPITAL. STEPHANIE SIMPSON WAS SHOT IN…

THE TOWN OF LEBANON VIRGINIA IS GEARING UP FOR A VISIT FROM DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA TODAY. THIS MARKS THE SECOND TIME OBAMA HAS BEEN IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA SINCE…

THE WIFE OF A BRISTOL VIRGINIA MAN WHO PLED GUILTY FOR TAKING INDECENT LIBERITIES WITH A CHILD HAS PLED GUILTY TO TWO MISDEMEANORS IN CIRCUIT COURT. VICKIE DUTTON IS FREE…

A NEW PLEA DEADLINE FOR NEXT MONTH HAS BEEN SET FOR A CARTER COUNTY MAN ACCUSED IN THE SHOOTING DEATH OF A JOHNSON CITY MAN A YEAR AGO THIS MONTH.…

SULLIVAN COUNTY SHERIFF WAYNE ANDERSON, WHOSE DEPARTMENT IS ASSISTING IN THE INVESTIGATION, SAYS A 41 YEAR OLD BLUFF CITY MAN WAS STABBED TO DEATH OVER THE WEEKEND. BLUFF CITY OFFICERS…

KINGSPORT POLICE ARE CONTINUING TO SEARCH FOR A MAN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO ROB A WOMAN IN THE PARKING LOT OF A CITY DEPARTMENT STORE. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED SATURDAY AT…

TWO KINGSPORT BUSINESSES ARE SHUTTING DOWN WHILE ANOTHER IS RELOCATING IN ORDER TO MAKE WAY FOR A NEW DEVELOPMENT. RALPH’S BAR AND GRILL AND CHRIST THE KING MOTEL ARE CLOSING…

A WORKER IN THE GREENE COUNTY PROPERTY ASSESSORS OFFICE HAS DIED AFTER APPARENTLY FALLING OFF A LADDER WHILE PAINTING. 47 YEAR OLD FRED RONALD OTTINGER DIED FRIDAY AT A LOCAL…