Month: October 2008

A FEDERAL GRAND JURY IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT IN ABINGDON HAS INDICTED A RICHLANDS DOCTOR ON MULTIPLE COUNTS OF OBTAINING DRUGS. 65 YEAR OLD ROY GOMEZ IS CHARGED WITH 33…

Larry McClure, a founding member of Morgan-McClure Motorsports near Abingdon, has been indicted on charges of federal tax law violations. An indictment returned by a federal grand jury in U.S.…

A southwest Virginia woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury in U.S. District Court in Abingdon on charges she embezzled nearly $488,000 from the bank where she worked.…

A JOHNSON CITY BUSINESS OWNER IS BEHIND BARS ON NARCOTICS RELATED CHARGES. 39 YEAR OLD DEMSAS ASFIDY IS CHARGED WITH FOUR COUNTS OF FELONY TRAFFICKING OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA. ASFIDY IS…

A LOUISIANA TELELCOMMUNICATIONS COMPANY HAS PURCHASED EMBARQ IN A 12 BILLION DOLLAR DEAL. CENTURYTEL OF MONROE LOUISIANA CURRENTLY OPERATES IN 18 STATES AND EMPLOYS MORE THAN 17-THOUSAND PEOPLE. 700 OF…

BRISTOL TENNESSEE IS SEARCHING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF CITY SCHOOLS. STEVE DIXON IS THE CURRENT DIRECTOR AND HAS ANNOUNCED HE WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END OF THIS SCHOOL…

A SULLIVAN COUNTY MAN ACCUSED IN THE OLDEST MURDER CASE IN THE COUNTY HAS BEEN PLACED ON HOLD AGAIN. CRIMINAL COURT JUDGE ROB MONTGOMERY HAS SAID HE WILL SENT TO…

A TRI CITIES AREA HIGH SCHOOL QUARTERBACK HAS BEEN KICKED OFF THE TEAM FOR ALCOHOL-RELATED CHARGES FOLLOWING A WEEKEND CRASH. 18 YEAR OLD JORDAN RYAN GREENWAY IS FACING DUI CHARGES…

Elections officials say the number of early voters in Tennessee has surpassed one million. State elections coordinator Brook Thompson said 1.1 million people had voted in the 2008 presidential race…

TWO PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR THEIR ROLES IN THE DEATH OF A TAZEWELL COUNTY VIRGINIA MAN IN 2005. 26 YEAR OLD WILLIAM GREEN PLED NO CONTEST YESTERDAY…

TWO BRISTOL VIRGINIA MEN ACCUSED OF TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY FROM A MOUNTAIN CITY BUSINESSMAN ARE FACING FEDERAL CHARGES. 44 YEAR OLD JEFFREY SELL AND 47 YEAR OLD WILLIAM SELL…

ALTHOUGH HE’S NOT BEEN CHARGED WITH ANY CRIME, A TRI CITIES TEACHER HAS TENDERED HIS RESIGNATION. 34 YEAR OLD JOE SEAGROVES, A SULLIVAN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER, RESIGNED ON FRIDAY…

A TRI-CITIES COMPANY IS CLOSING DOWN, LEAVING 150 PEOPLE WITHOUT A JOB. INFINITY SPAS PRESIDENT DAVID HATLEY SAYS THE COMPANY HAS BEEN BOUGHT BY LIVING WATER PRODUCTS OF TAMPA, FLORIDA.…

A KINGSPORT MAN ACCUSED OF DOUSING A KINGSPORT K-9 OFFICER WITH AN UNKNOWN LIQUID AND ASSAULTING ANOTHER OFFICER IS BEHIND BARS. 32 YEAR OLD MICHAEL SURGENER IS CHARGED WITH DRIVING…

A FORMER OFFICER WITH THE TENNESSEE WILDLIFE RESOURES AGENCY HAD ADMITTED TO ILLEGALLY SELLING A GUN. 40 YEAR OLD VICTOR DEYTON PLED GUILTY IN UNICOI COUNTY CRIMINAL COURT YESTERDAY TO…

MORE JOBS ARE BEING LOST IN BRISTOL VIRGINIA. OFFICIALS WITH CROWLEY FOODS MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT THIS WEEK THAT WILL AFFECT 75 WORKERS. THEY DECIDED TO CLOSE THE PLANT BASED ON…

MOST OF THE COUNTRY WILL BE SETTING THEIR CLOCKS BACK TO EASTERN STANDARD TIME THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. FIRE DEPARTMENTS REMIND THE PUBLIC THAT WHEN YOU CHANGE YOUR CLOCKS, YOU SHOULD…

A HIGH SPEED CHASE OVER THE WEEKEND THAT INVOLVED SEVERAL TRI CITIES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HAS LANDED AN ABINGDON VIRGINIA BEHIND BARS. THE CHASE BEGAN AROUND MIDNIGHT SUNDAY IN ABINGDON…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE TREE CUTTER IS DEAD TODAY AFTER FALLING OUT OF A TREE IN JOHNSON CITY. AUTHORITIES SAID 35 YEAR OLD ROGER DALE HOLDWAY JR. DIED AFTER PLUNGING 50…

A BRISTOL TENNESSEE MAN HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF MURDER IN DELAND FLORIDA. A JURY FOUND 32 YEAR OLD JASON BOWMAN GUILTY IN THE BEATING DEATH OF 36 YEAR OLD JAMES…

IT’S A SPOOKY GOOD TIME DURING THE 12TH ANNUAL ABINGDON VIRGINIA SPIRIT TOUR. THE WALKING TOUR IS NEARLY TWO HOURS LONG AND BEGINS AT EACH EVENING AT 7:30 P.M. ON…

Election officials in one northeast Tennessee county say multiple voters have been given incorrect ballots and voted in the wrong state House race during early voting. Sullivan County Administrator of…